HR Lead and Business Partner for Mondi Americas

Mondi AG•Romeoville, IL

48d•$150,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Mondi is a global leader in packaging and paper, contributing to a better world by developing and producing products that are sustainable by design. Sustainability is at the heart of our strategy and intrinsic to the way we do business, which enables us to offer a broad range of innovative solutions for consumer and industrial end-use applications. We are a truly global team, with our 24,000 people working across 100+ production sites in more than 30 countries, united by our common purpose. Join us at Mondi, where we strive to make a positive impact through responsible business practices and continuous innovation in packaging and paper solutions. The primary purpose of the role is to partner with President and Leadership Team of Mondi’s Paper Bags segment in the Americas region to drive lasting business success through a high-impact people, organization and culture agenda. Paper Bags in Americas encompasses 8 manufacturing sites across the US, Mexico and Colombia. In addition, the role ensures consistency and alignment of HR practices across Mondi’s different business segments in North America — including Consumer Flexibles and Release Liner (one site each in the US), and Kraft Paper (one site in Canada). It serves as the senior HR contact for the three site HR teams in the region, providing guidance and support to ensure country-relevant HR approaches are applied consistently and effectively and aligned with Mondi Group standards and local laws and regulations. The total employee base in Mondi Americas is approximately 1900 people. The role leads a team of approximately 20 HR professionals in Paper Bags and in addition, serves as the senior HR partner in the region for the 3 site HR partners.

Requirements

Education & HR Expertise: Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred
Comprehensive HR Knowledge: Skilled in workforce planning, talent management, organizational development, assessment and selection, compensation and benefits, HR operations, systems and analytics, culture and inclusion, and U.S. labor regulation
Industry Experience: Background in manufacturing or processing industries, ideally within consumer goods or packaging preferred
Leadership in Multinational Environments: Proven ability to lead in global, matrixed organizations, balancing global and local priorities; experience with Latin American employee populations is a plus
Team Leadership & Delivery: Track record of managing dispersed HR teams to deliver consistent services across multiple sites and business units
Influence & Relationship Building: Strong capability to coach, influence, and communicate effectively with senior leadership and employees at all levels
Commercial & Strategic Acumen: Understanding of financial drivers (EBITDA, cash flow) and ability to contribute to strategic discussions and execution of people strategize
Resilience & Cultural Agility: Pragmatic, adaptable leader who navigates ambiguity and demonstrates cultural sensitivity across diverse regions
Additional Requirements: Willingness to travel (30–50%); multilingual skills are an advantage

Nice To Haves

Industry Experience: Background in manufacturing or processing industries, ideally within consumer goods or packaging preferred
Leadership in Multinational Environments: Proven ability to lead in global, matrixed organizations, balancing global and local priorities; experience with Latin American employee populations is a plus
Additional Requirements: Willingness to travel (30–50%); multilingual skills are an advantage

Responsibilities

In partnership with Americas President Paper Bags and the Leadership Team, execute Mondi Group strategy and deliver business targets - including but not limited to revenue, profitability, safety and sustainability - by driving both long-term and short-term HR strategies that directly support and enable business objectives, leveraging key HR KPI’s and robust daily management
Partner closely with the Paper Bags Americas leadership team to shape a strong and capable organization — ensuring the right people, structures, and skills and culture are in place through workforce planning, capability building, organisation design/effectiveness, performance management, team and leadership development, and succession planning as well as employee engagement and team effectiveness
Drive strategic workforce planning to ensure the business has the right skills and capacity to deliver on current and future demands
Lead the talent agenda including talent development and succession planning for critical roles and future skills needs
Provide direct, timely coaching to senior leaders to strengthen leadership capabilities and decision-making
Partner with the Americas President Paper Bags and the Leadership Team to activate and embed a contemporary organizational culture and leverage change acceleration techniques to assist in driving broad change
Act as an organizational & simplification champion by shaping organisational structures that reduce complexity, drive clear accountability and collaboration
Lead a team of up to 8 HR direct and indirect reports and provide overall HR leadership to the HR professionals in the region, delivering appropriate coaching, mentoring and development opportunities (including exposure to HR Business Partner skills and experiences), communicating proactively, and ensuring HR team engagement & retention
Serve as the custodian to ensure that all Americas HR employment policies and practices are in compliance with local state and applicable federal legislation and that the employee relations are managed in harmony with Mondi’s values and business ethics
Maintain communication lines and serve as a trusted advisor to Mondi Group senior leaders on all changes related to HR trends and legislation in the Americas
Actively contribute to the global HR agenda as a member of the Mondi Flexible Packaging HR Leadership Team and Mondi Group Extended HR leadership team, collaborating with CoEs and Segment HR business partners and HR leads from other geographies and supporting development and execution of key business-relevant HR initiatives