VP Human Resources
About The Position
The Vice President, Human Resources is the senior HR executive for the Industrial Direct Business organization across the United States and Mexico. The role develops and executes human capital strategies that support growth, strengthen organizational capability, and foster a high-performance, customer-focused culture. As a member of the leadership team, the Vice President partners with business leaders to align talent, organizational design, compensation, employee engagement, leadership development, succession planning, and workforce strategies with company priorities. The position reports directly to the US & Mexico business unit president. The Vice President leads the HR function and its team, advises executive leadership, and partners with sales, service, distribution, and operational leaders. The role oversees talent management, acquisition, organizational development, compensation and total rewards, employee and labor relations, compliance, HR systems, and workforce planning across U.S. and Mexico operations. The position is based in Huntersville, North Carolina, and requires travel up to 25% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 15 years of progressive HR leadership experience.
- At least 5 years in a senior HR leadership role supporting multi-location operations.
- Experience supporting geographically dispersed sales, installation, service, and customer-facing operations.
- Ability to appropriately handle highly confidential and sensitive matters.
- English fluency required.
- Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree preferred.
- SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent certification preferred.
- Experience leading HR functions across the United States and Mexico preferred.
- Spanish proficiency is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Translate strategic and tactical business plans into HR strategic and operational plans across direct sales, service operations, and functions.
- Champion organizational design and culture initiatives that improve performance and scalability.
- Build, lead, coach, and develop a responsive, credible team of HR professionals.
- Develop and continuously improve compensation and sales commission plans aligned with strategic objectives.
- Identify and apply leading-edge HR programs and best practices, including leveraging practices from other ASSA ABLOY businesses where practical.
- Lead development and deployment of the organization’s talent management strategy.
- Develop HR planning models to identify competency, knowledge, and talent gaps, and create programs to address them.
- Establish succession planning for key contributor and management positions, along with training and development programs to prepare employees for greater responsibilities.
- Champion technology solutions, engagement, development, learning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Influence retention and culture through organizational design and development, training, and change management.
- Develop and deploy performance management and compensation systems that link compensation to performance measured with a balanced scorecard.
- Communicate standards of excellence, establish mechanisms for evaluating metrics, and drive improvements in the HR function.
- Manage HR information systems databases and reporting for critical analysis of the HR function and workforce; maintain systems that meet executive and management information needs.
- Advise executive leadership on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent management, culture, and change management.
- Lead talent acquisition, succession planning, leadership development, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Guide business teams on labor relations strategy and employee relations issues to improve operating performance.
- Manage labor and employee relations strategies, analyze labor costs, and implement strategies to improve cost structure.
- Represent management in collective bargaining negotiations.
- Lead HR aspects of pre- and post-merger integration, including restructuring and workforce changes to maximize efficiency and operational results.
- Participate in evaluating acquisitions and divestitures and lead HR integration activities.
- Serve as Chief Compliance Officer and oversee the Company’s employment and labor law compliance program, including education, communication, auditing, monitoring, investigations, corrective actions, and regular executive reporting.
- Lead compensation, benefits, and total rewards strategies; oversee employee and labor relations matters where applicable.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. and Mexican employment laws and regulations.
- Partner with sales, service, distribution, and operational leaders to support growth and operational excellence.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
