Senior Director, Human Resources Job Description
Senior director, human resources
provides guidance and direction to Viacom management on sensitive employee relations, compensation, staffing, performance management, union relations, HRIS, record keeping and training & development.
Senior Director, Human Resources Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Facilitate the development and execution of significantly enhanced talent management and retention strategies and processes.Partner with the Senior Director of Recruiting – to build on current practices of attracting and retaining world-class talent
Providing counsel on employee relations strategy, including investigation of issues, state/government programs and compliance with legal requirements, disciplinary actions, development & coaching support
Partnering with the corporate Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Employee Relations functions to effectively deliver HR programs and initiatives
Support/drive initiatives and efficient processes, in close co-ordination with CoE Talent and in close alignment with global HR partners, in the areas of learning/training, leadership, performance and succession, talent acquisition/recruiting organizational development efforts
Providing counsel on employee relations strategy, including investigation of issues, government programs and compliance with legal requirements, disciplinary actions, and coaching support
Partner with G/O Digital leadership to identify, cultivate and drive key Talent Management initiatives to include leadership development, talent and performance management, change management, and workforce and succession planning
Lead the management, mentoring and development of G/O Digital’s HR team members to pivot from a short term, transactional focus to a long term, strategic business partner outlook
Provide sound employee relations advice
Effectively partnering with operational teammates and senior leadership on key issues, regional support, and business strategy
Serving as a member of the HR Leadership Team & the combined PC/Canyons Senior Leadership Team
Senior Director, Human Resources Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Senior Director, Human Resources
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: SPHR, PHR, SHRM, HR, SCP, PMP, CP, MRT
Education for Senior Director, Human Resources
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Employers hiring for the senior director, human resources job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Human Resources, Business, Education, Business/Administration, MBA, Human Resources Management, Management, Psychology, Graduate, Administration
Skills for Senior Director, Human Resources
Desired skills for senior director, human resources include:
Performance management
Employee relations
Excel
PowerPoint
Practices
Diversity
HRIS systems
Organizational diagnosis
Outlook
Recruiting
Desired experience for senior director, human resources includes:
Manages diverse relationships well
Minimum 8 years supervisory experience in HR department, preferably in a multi site environment
Prior experience in aligning company culture, values and guest service preferred
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, experience in PeopleSoft and SuccessFactors preferred
Written and Oral English Language skills, Spanish a plus
Needs strong change management, analytical skills, operational partnership skills, teambuilding, relationship orientation, excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a collaborative matrixed environment
Senior Director, Human Resources Examples
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Senior Director, Human Resources Job Description
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Our company is looking to fill the role of senior director, human resources. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for senior director, human resources
- Leadership and oversight of labor relations strategy including administration of the Canyons collective bargaining agreement
- Oversee multiple direct reports across generalist and specialist functions
- Position reports to VP of Human Resource Operations and dotted line to COO of PC/Canyons
- Set the vision, strategy and tone for HR function key organizational platforms including structure, leadership, talent and culture
- Provide thoughtful leadership, coaching and counsel to senior business leaders in order to enhance organizational design and effectiveness, culture and talent capabilities
- Analyze, interpret and apply talent and performance metrics to help influence change and develop business strategies and solutions that will optimize talent and drive high performing teams
- Develop competency models as the framework for defined career paths
- Cultivate strong internal relationships with his/her peers within both the business and the function while acting as a strong and visible advocate for the people in the organization
- Facilitate discussions and offer constructive feedback between employees and managers
- Implement the overall instructional design strategy the move towards a new learning paradigm focused on social and informal learning, embedding of the 70/20/10 model and use of new technology (gamification, mobile learning, MOOCs, wikis )
Qualifications for senior director, human resources
- Experience within a highly respected company with a track record of developing collaborative relationships with top levels of management and an understanding of what it takes to drive a truly innovative culture
- Ability to communicate and act with a high level of passion and enthusiasm, and be energized by the opportunity to drive HR programs with a creative and fun approach consistent with G/O Digital’s core values
- Relevant expertise in succession planning and talent management across all levels of the organization
- Previous experience managing change and uncertainty with an organization experiencing explosive growth while showing the ability to anticipate and respond to future changes and opportunities
- High energy level and a positive attitude
- Focus on results people with sound judgment ability to balance other business considerations
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a senior director, human resources. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior director, human resources
- Gather and analyze trends and data to diagnose issues that hinder or prevent business success
- Builds organizational capability through development and/or facilitation of appropriate senior leadership team (i.e., team effectiveness, goal development and alignment, manager capability)
- Responsible for setting talent acquisition and talent management strategy
- Owne and drive a portfolio of global HR projects for Global DA
- Create and maintain strategic partners with clients and managers to ensure that HR strategy is aligned with those of the business
- Consolidate and summarize priority initiatives into the HR Strategy
- Provide oversight to the transformation Project Management Office (PMO) -- Ensure efficient and simple routines and templates are in place to support PMO activities
- Design and lead initiatives to drive the change in HR - Identify, prioritize and recommend possible actions to drive the HR journey
- Act as a sponsor delegate for change initiatives in HR
- Develop recommendations for changes to HR’s processes, operating model or technology
Qualifications for senior director, human resources
- Strategic thinker hands on operator
- Minimum 8 years supervisory experience in HR department
- Prior experience in labor relations strongly preferred
- Hands-on Human Resources leader with proven experience leading the HR function within a high paced, digital driven organization
- Must have working knowledge of CA employment law, recruitment, selection and retention initiatives, EEO, EEOC, benefits administration, labor relations, affirmative action
- Must be knowledgeable of compensation systems, design and our goal of pay for performance
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a senior director, human resources. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for senior director, human resources
- Leverage your strong organizational development and change management expertise to create the right structures to meet our business, culture and employee needs
- Facilitate and drive initiatives and provide strong project management oversight to land changes and improve our company
- Act as a trusted and empathetic advisor to coach and mentor our leaders and our people to develop
- Work closely with our stakeholders, including their feedback and encouraging others to do the same
- Exercise strong problem solving to understand trends, creativity and relationship building knowledge and skills
- Help us develop new ways to recognize great work and help our employees grow their careers
- Leverage great communication skills
- Travel typically once or twice a quarter
- Partner with Sales Compensation, Corporate and LSG Total Rewards teams, and HR Business Partners to influence sales rewards strategies that sustain the right focus for peak performance
- Managing a range of human resources services, focusing on the Commercial function, the HR Business Partner provides proactive HR leadership and consultation to business groups supporting managers and employees of the organization
Qualifications for senior director, human resources
- Self-confident yet unassuming
- Bachelors and/or relevant experience required (Business, Psychology/IO Psych, ILR)
- Masters level preferred (Business, ILR, IO Psych, OD)
- A BA/BS degree required with advance degree or certifications preferred
- Experience leading change and cultural transformation within a global organization
- Ability to handle incoming requests outside of business hours and to coordinate with global colleagues
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Senior Director, Human Resources Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of senior director, human resources. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior director, human resources
- Apply HR expertise and understanding of GSG’s business to deliver strategic input and lead quality solutions in areas such as talent acquisition, performance management and employee relations
- Ability to function as an internal coach by identifying and resolving issues, encouraging best management practices, anticipating internal organization issues, and proposing solutions
- Collaborates with the National Recruiting team for stores
- Develop meaningful performance management initiatives to identify and motivate high performers
- Develop rapport with functional area executives and department managers and provide HR guidance on employee compensation, organizational design and change, retention management, compliance with labor and employment regulations, employee development, selection and performance management
- Coordination of all recruitment, hiring, career development and performance management initiatives
- Fills the role of strategic advisor in meeting facilitations
- Ensures organizational success in complex business situations such as mergers, acquisitions, exceptional business trajectories, and /or reorganizations
- Overseeing payroll and benefits in conjunction with professional employer organization (PEO)
- Running semi-monthly payroll
Qualifications for senior director, human resources
- 12-15 years human resources experience with substantial expertise in a generalist and business partner capacity with a large, matrixed company
- Experience with continuous process improvement methodologies (Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Practical Process Improvement)
- Serve as a senior advisor, counsel, and confidant to the Technology leadership team
- Demonstrate agile Human Resources leadership aligned to a changing business and company environment
- Deliver a powerful Human Resources strategy that is aligned to business strategy, needs, and results
- Continue the development of a strong, effective and respected human resource organization
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of senior director, human resources. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for senior director, human resources
- Full responsibility for the Human Resources operational and business partnership functions for UT and management of HR Generalist team
- Oversee recruitment process through life cycle
- Have recent experience working in the technology or digital sectors
- Ideally have experience supporting HR across Europe
- Be comfortable working in a fast-growth
- Develop a solid strategic human resource plan to support and drive the needs of the business
- This position is the “next generation” of the HR Business Partner, working side-by-side with your business units driving Organizational Effectiveness (OE) drawing upon extensive business and HR acumen to provide advice and counsel as a partner to the business leaders and client group
- Lead and set the vision for HR within your client group, working in partnership with other members of the HR leadership and COEs
- Help set and deliver against the Global HR and client group business objectives
- Implementing and adapting corporate, regional or client group programs
Qualifications for senior director, human resources
- Champion and lead the planning, development, communication and implementation of the talent management process
- Be instrumental in driving Human Resources services while managing cost, and influencing the specialty functions (compensation, benefits, training)
- At least 3 years as a Human Resources Business Partner
- At least 10 years of HR or relevant HR Business Partner Manager experience
- Demonstrated examples leading large scale company change and the implementation of those plans
- Broad knowledge and experience in human resource management