Job Description

Job Duties

• Designs and implements strategies collaboration with ESD leaders to best address business and talent and people objectives. Builds relationships with senior leadership across functions and regions to understand key business strategies initiative and objectives.
• Collaborates with leadership to create and provide innovative Human Resources solutions.
• Interfaces and collaborates with global and regional HR organizations to effectuate ESD talent and people related strategies and initiatives.
• Culture – Work with ESD senior leadership team to develop and lead efforts relative to culture transformation and change management based on strategic organizational changes.
• Learning & Development – Identifies training needs and actively supports the career development of employees within ESD. Collaborates with the HR Learning and Development group to develop and deliver training and development programs that are aligned with business objectives.
• Organizational Design & Development – Lead global ESD efforts around goal and performance management, talent and succession management. Provides consultative guidance in the development of organizational design, culture, high performing teams, and employees building on strengths and competencies of employees.
• Compensation – Lead compensation planning for ESD and identifies compensation issues and reviews with management and the compensation teams to ensure pay equity and market position.
• Provides regular HR analytics to ESD leadership to communicate emerging issues and trends and recommends mitigation strategies.
• Provides leadership and guidance regarding employee and labor relations in collaboration with Legal and local HR business partners in various regions. Responds to sensitive and confidential issues and concerns raised by all levels of employees in a confidential, timely and objective manner. Responsible for Human Resources investigations when necessary.
• In conjunction with stakeholders within both the business and Human Resources identifies and recommends changes/improvements to policies and processes and aids in developing new policies and practices that will add value to the organization.
• Collaborates with Human Resources leadership and peers to strive towards consistent Human Resources policies and practices throughout the organization while representing the needs and strategy of ESD.
• Regularly visits and interfaces with business leaders and employees in various locations when feasible.
• Manages overall HR ESD Budget to ensure that costs are managed closely.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or Industrial Regions, business or related field or equivalent knowledge and experience desired; Masters’ degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive combined regional and global HR experience as a strategic HRBP.
• Experience must include a minimum of 5 years as a people leader at the professional level.
• Experience should include such areas as: talent acquisition, employee relations, L&D/OD, compensation, and benefits. Thorough knowledge of global/regional employment related laws and regulation trends.
• High energy and be willing to be agile in working across regions and time zones.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point applications is essential.
• Other Considerations (travel/hours availability, etc.): As mentioned this is a global role and will require attending early and late meetings regularly and in accordance with our global working guidelines. Ability to travel by plane 10-15%.

• Progressive Human Resources thinker with the ability to bring creative solutions to the table.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to develop a communication and change plan.
• Strategic HR capabilities and strategic agility.
• Ability to forge and maintain strategic business relationships and partnerships on a regular basis.
• Ability and courage to provide feedback and coaching at all levels in the organization.
• Strong planning and project management skills.
• Critical thinking to problem solving and consider the impact of proposed solutions of all aspects of the process.
• Ability to interface with employees at all levels and handle information in a confidential manner.
• Ability to respond to challenging situations and individuals in a professional courteous manner.