Director P&O Corporate Functions

Mars•Chicago, IL

10d•$153,600 - $211,200

About The Position

The P&O Director, Corporate Functions operates as the lead strategic business partner to the senior leaders of MSNA’s steering and enablement functions: Finance, Corporate Affairs, Enterprise Deployment, and Legal. Reporting directly to the SVP of People & Organization (P&O), this role is responsible for shaping and executing the talent, organization, and capability strategies that allow these functions to effectively support, safeguard, and accelerate the MSNA Operating Model. In a post integration environment, this role requires a leader who can operate with high urgency to accelerate organizational effectiveness, drive cultural harmonization, and optimize structures to fully realize value creation.

Requirements

Proven expertise in leading organizations through change or strategic alignment.
High-altitude HR capability with proven experience aligning capabilities to business needs.
Understanding of the operational and financial levers of a major regional consumer goods business.
Exceptional communication skills with the capability to challenge, coach, and influence senior leaders constructively.
Proven agility in navigating and simplifying complex matrix and shared capability networks.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (Master's preferred); minimum of 8–10 years of progressive HR experience, with significant tenure as an HR Business Partner supporting corporate, shared services, or enterprise-level functions.

Responsibilities

Partner with leaders to shape business priorities into robust, functional people strategies.
Design, optimize, and align functional structures to seamlessly support the needs of the regional operating model.
Provide strategic coaching to functional leaders, enhancing leadership team performance, functional capability, and collaborative decision-making across matrixed boundaries.
Lead the talent agenda, driving succession planning, high-potential identification, and critical capability building.
Identify capability gaps and partner with Centers of Expertise (CoEs) to deploy targeted development and recruitment strategies.
Ensure a healthy, diverse, and inclusive talent pipeline.
Champion a high-performance, values-driven culture rooted in The Five Principles.
Integrate regional Associate Experience priorities into functional touchpoints, embedding culture and inclusive leadership.