Diversity & Inclusion Specialist

Date: Jul 31, 2020

Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Operations

We work in an industry where new opportunities are emerging every day. And as these new opportunities emerge, we see the potential to make a difference. Across 180+ countries, we have an environment that respects and supports your ambitions and aligns with our values of Respect, Professionalism and Perseverance.

Our Exciting Opportunity:

As the Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Operationsyou will be given the opportunity to play a meaningful role in continuously improving our workplace. Can you see yourself using your skills to help ensure strategic changes and improve belonging across Company's North American market area? If so, we want you to be part of our Talent team! You will partner closely, internally, with the D&I team, the Communications team, and other key members of the HR team to ensure alignment and focus. Your experience, insights, and confidence will help us to deliver and continue to make Company an outstanding place to work!

This role will be based in Plano, Texas and reports to the Head of Diversity and Inclusion.

You will:

• Help to build, integrate and promote lasting D&I solutions and plans that cultivate an open and inclusive environment
• Provide consultation to HR Business Partners on D&I unit strategies and action plans; including talent planning and career growth & development.
• Report out on overall D&I Budget (ex. how are we tracking without human capital investments in ERG, Program spend, UR spend, L&D spend)
• Conduct quarterly D&I progress and action planning sessions
• Coordinate and drive partnership with consultants, employment attorneys, recruiters, Talent Management, and Compensation and Benefits partners to craft annual US governmental affirmative action plans.
• Partner with HR reporting team and vendors to submit annual EEO reporting; handle vendor contracts / relations related to these activities.
• Govern D&I communications including plans, design, content, and maintenance of all channels in partnership with communications / branding team.
• Perform external research and benchmarking; use data, insights, and industry trends to lead, influence, support, and facilitate organizational change.
• Network with other leading organizations on D&I standard methodologies
• Partner with Global D&I team on annual D&I reporting

You have:

• Solid organization and prioritization skills; attention to detail and a goal-orientation.
• Capability to switch gears rapidly; able to work in ambiguous situations.
• Research, benchmarking and project implementation skills.
• Consultative skills
• Influencing without authority, thinking and perform proactively, and function independently
• High level of comfort using data in decision making; analytical, strategic and programmatic thinking
• Interpersonal savvy and cross-functional team experience
• Excellent active listening, verbal, written and presentation skills
• Internal and external networking skills

Do you believe that an organization fostering an environment of cooperation and collaboration to execute with speed creates better business value? Do you value a culture of humanness, where fact based decisions are important and our people are encouraged to speak up? Do you believe that diverse, inclusive teams drive performance and innovation? At Company, we do. 

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/Disabled/Veterans.  We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, protected veteran status, union membership or genetics information. Company complies with applicable country, state and all local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location across the world in which the company has facilities. In addition, Company supports the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and the United Nations Global Compact.

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Company expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, protected veteran status, union membership or genetic information.

Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by Company or (c) consistent with Company’s legal duty to furnish information.

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