Director, Human Resources

Corbion•Lenexa, KS

About The Position

The HR Director, North America is a senior People leader and strategic partner to the North America Leadership Team. The role shapes and delivers the regional People Agenda, translating business priorities into practical workforce, organization, leadership, talent, capability, culture, and engagement outcomes. It combines commercial business partnership and strategic influence with operational rigor across U.S. and Canadian employment practices, employee and labor relations, benefits, payroll governance, fiduciary responsibilities, policy, and compliance. The Director leads organization design, workforce planning, succession, talent reviews, performance management, and change initiatives, while developing leadership capabilities and strengthening an inclusive, high-performing culture. The role oversees the core HR agenda through a team of HR professionals, safeguards compliance and governance across the United States and Canada, provides labor relations leadership, and guides benefits and payroll governance. It also exercises applicable fiduciary oversight, improves and harmonizes HR processes where appropriate, and partners with global Total Rewards, HR Operations, Talent, and Learning teams to support a strong employee and manager experience. Success means the North America Leadership Team regards HR as an essential business partner; the regional People Agenda is actionable and connected to business performance; leadership and talent pipelines are stronger; employees experience fair and consistent practices; and compliance, labor, benefits, payroll, and fiduciary obligations are managed with discipline.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline.
At least 10 years of progressive HR experience, including senior HR leadership or business partnering responsibility in a complex organization.
Experience managing a team of HR professionals and inspiring and empowering team members.
Strong business acumen and a track record of influencing senior leaders, connecting people decisions to business outcomes, and operating effectively in a global matrix.
Deep practical knowledge of U.S. and Canadian HR practices, including employment compliance, employee and labor relations, investigations, performance management, policy, benefits, payroll, and fiduciary governance.
Demonstrated ability to lead organization design, workforce planning, talent and succession, culture, engagement, and complex change.
Excellent judgment, integrity, and discretion, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, manage risk, and handle confidential matters.
Strong analytical and project leadership capabilities, including delivery of complex cross-functional initiatives on time and within budget.
Executive presence and outstanding communication, coaching, influencing, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
Collaborative, pragmatic leadership style, high degree of autonomy, and commitment to developing people and strengthening teams.

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree is advantageous.
SHRM-SCP or SPHR certification is preferred.
Experience supporting a mix of manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, and corporate functions is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with the North America Leadership Team to shape and deliver an integrated regional People Agenda aligned with business strategy.
Provide independent judgment and a strong people perspective to leadership decisions; coach senior leaders and challenge constructively.
Lead organization design, workforce planning, succession, talent reviews, performance management, and change initiatives.
Identify critical roles and capability gaps, strengthen succession pipelines, and partner with Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development.
Strengthen an inclusive, high-performing culture by translating company values into leadership practices and supporting accountability and engagement.
Lead the core HR agenda with a team of HR professionals, maintain effective employee lifecycle policies and practices, and advise on complex employee relations matters, investigations, performance, discipline, conflict resolution, and organizational change.
Develop HR team members and provide opportunities for them to grow and deliver.
Monitor U.S. and Canadian federal, state, provincial, and local employment requirements; review policies and practices; assess risk; and ensure appropriate controls, documentation, and escalation.
Shape union and collective bargaining strategy, support negotiations, maintain constructive labor relationships, and prepare for emerging labor issues.
Guide the strategy, design, implementation, and effectiveness of benefits programs and ensure timely, accurate, controlled payroll delivery.
Fulfil applicable plan fiduciary responsibilities and oversee plan administration, investment governance, expenses, and payroll-related controls.
Harmonize HR processes across the United States and Canada where beneficial, use workforce data and external insights, and partner with global Total Rewards, HR Operations, Talent, and Learning teams.
Build trusted relationships across functions and levels, manage external advisers and vendors as needed, and lead and develop HR team members.