Director, HR

WM•Houston, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Human Resources department, the Director will be charged with providing world class strategic people solutions and guidance to assigned leaders and business segments. The HR Director is responsible for developing, guiding and executing initiatives in the areas of culture, change management strategic coaching, talent assessment and development, succession and performance management to drive high performance in for a diverse workforce in an emerging and fast paced enterprise. This is a Houston based role, in office Monday through Thursday.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
Ten (10) years experience managing human resource systems, process, programs and implementations (in addition to education requirement).
Possess & leverage business acumen to drive shareholder value
Strong analytical & diagnostic skills
Ability to assess & develop individuals' knowledge, skills, and ability
Innovative mindset identifying new ways to solve work problems resulting in unique/differentiated solutions.
Ability to gain acceptance of ideas and commitment to action that support specific work outcomes through professional influence
Utilizes workforce data to identify People insights to make proactive solutions

Nice To Haves

SPHR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Coaches and advises leaders, supporting multiple functions/departments to create a high-performance culture through talent management, performance management, and leadership development (coach, counsel, career development, performance mgt).
Identifies and activates People solutions that impact the Company’s ability to meet business objectives.
Participates as a key member of business leadership team providing progressive people solutions such as integrated talent management, workforce planning, succession planning, organization structure to increase business impact.
Support Corporate Operations and Business Optimization business units with a track record of enterprise-level HR leadership that bridges corporate strategy and initiatives into Field Operations.
Lead a team of 2-3 direct reports and 1-2 indirect reports supporting approximately 1200-1500 employees.
Partners and collaborates with appropriate Centers of Expertise to develop holistic People strategies and initiatives to support business objectives at an Enterprise, Area, and Functional level.
Leads/manages projects and/or participates as a project member on People initiatives as assigned by the Senior People Leadership Team.
Hires, leads, educates, develops, coaches, and performance manages members of the People Organization.
Proposes People solutions and/or organizational changes based upon an analysis of critical business opportunities.
Help shape the business strategy, conduct organizational diagnoses to determine which capabilities are most critical, design and deliver people practices to accomplish strategy.
Develops written and oral presentations that have high clarity and impact.
Provides regular written reports as needed to Senior Leadership.
Delivers People solutions that are considered value added, measurable, directly tied to the business objectives
Serves as an advisor to management for employment related legal issues and ensures local compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local employment laws.
Leads organizational change initiatives that support WM’s strategic business framework.
Identifies and applies new ideas to adapt to changing work demands.
Partners with the Senior People Team to identify and prioritize opportunities for process improvement and new initiatives.
Leadership activity will include talent management through proper succession planning programs for key contributor and management positions, learning and development programs for preparing employees for career advancement and employee development programs to enhance employee knowledge and understanding of the business of the Company and the waste industry.
Develops and implements policies and programs for effective management of the people resources of each department. Included, but not limited to, this area are programs associated with employee relations, diversity & inclusion, sexual harassment, employee complaints, external education and career development.
Provides technical advice, knowledge sharing, coaching and guidance to others within the human resources discipline.
Continually challenges and improves the programs, policies, practices and processes associated with meeting the strategic and operational people issues of the organization.
Provides thought leadership to developing and maintaining the skills needed to be an effective business partner.
The HR Director will not only demonstrate, but will also lead initiatives, promote participation, and recognize employees and leaders that live WM Commitments and Values.