Director, HR Commercial Functions

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Job Description

The Director, HR Commercial Functions will provide strategic HR leadership and be responsible for managing global human resources activities for our Sales, TCS, Marketing, and Business Management functions. This individual will partner with senior leaders to provide consultative HR support and counsel, align business needs to drive the human capital strategy, and determine how to best use their talent-base to innovate and support business objectives. The HR Director will be a key member of the Human Resources team and be an authentic business leader with a central role in continuing to build and shape the organizational strategy and design, including strategic transformation and restructuring. This position will also lead and execute critical HR processes for talent management, development and succession planning. This position will be located in Columbia, MD.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to develop organizational strategies to include change management, and ensure organizational capability to match business strategy, anticipating and preparing for future business needs.
• Ensure internal client groups have the resource capability and bench strength to achieve Grace’s goals and growth strategies.
• Provide leadership, guidance and counsel to leaders, with special emphasis on matters related to talent, organizational change, and human capital.
• Provide leadership to the client leadership teams to ensure understanding and execution of strategic plans and HR strategies, partnering with other HRBPs to ensure alignment across Grace, and the development of talent.
• Execute on day-to-day HR processes and initiatives, including but not limited to Talent Acquisition, Organization Design, Talent Reviews, Performance Reviews, merit and bonus processes, M&A activities, and other relevant initiatives, utilizing the HR Business Services team as appropriate.
• Develop an HR plan aligned with Grace’s objectives to include organizational design, succession planning, talent management, goal alignment, and communications.
• Collaborate across the organization to ensure commitment to the organization’s mission, values and long-range strategy, as well as the successful execution of talent management initiatives.
• Lead culture change and organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Engage in long-range scenario planning with consideration for the impact of various talent risks.
• Continuously evaluate existing talent and organizational structures to maximize efficiency and meet the needs of business, influencing the business leaders to drive change.
• Coordinate and partner with other HR groups including Rewards and HR Operations, Talent Management, Total Rewards, and global HR Business partners.
• Partnering with regional HR teams, ensure human resources policies, procedures, and practices are implemented successfully at all levels.

Required Qualifications

Benefits

Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and / or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.

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