Senior Director, Talent Management

Ergon Inc. seeks a full-time Senior Director Talent Management to join our Human Resources team in Flowood MS. The Senior Director Talent Management provides executive leadership for Ergons enterprise Talent Management strategy spanning Talent Acquisition Talent Management systems and governance and Talent Development. This role is responsible for architecting and integrating scalable enterprise-wide people systems that strengthen Ergons talent reservoir improve retention enhance leadership capability and build a unified talent ecosystem. The Senior Director establishes governance standards and operating mechanisms that ensure consistency and excellence across divisions while empowering Directors embedded HR teams and business leaders to execute effectively.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration Organizational Development Engineering or related field required.
• Masters degree preferred.
• 15 years of progressive HR or talent leadership experience.
• 7 years leading enterprise-level talent learning or leadership functions.
• Proven success designing and scaling enterprise talent systems across multiple businesses or regions.
• Demonstrated experience leading senior HR leaders and driving cross-organizational alignment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set and steward the enterprise talent vision framework and multi-year roadmap.
• Align Talent Acquisition Talent Management and Talent Development strategies with Ergons culture values and long-term growth objectives.
• Establish governance structures standards and operating mechanisms to drive consistency across divisions and embedded HR teams.
• Ensure enterprise-wide compliance and disciplined execution of talent systems and annual cycles.
• Lead the enterprise Talent Management organization through three Directors: Talent Acquisition Talent Management and Talent Development.
• Drive strategic prioritization capability building and integration across HR.
• Ensure talent systems are scalable measurable and aligned to evolving business needs.
• Build leadership depth and succession within the Talent COE structure.
• Guide the Recruiting Center of Expertise to deliver best-in-class hiring practices.
• Improve quality-of-hire time-to-fill and first-year retention outcomes.
• Oversee enterprise workforce planning and talent reservoir strategy.
• Develop key talent segments including early career pipelines leadership roles and critical skill capabilities.
• Ensure systems support data-driven talent decisions and accelerate leadership readiness.
• Drive consistency and adoption across business units.
• Shape enterprise leadership development architecture.
• Align development strategy with Ergon competencies and future business capability needs.
• Build alignment and shared accountability across Business Unit and Division HR leaders.
• Champion Ergons values: Respectful Relationships Empowered Service Purposeful Growth and Selfless Leadership.
• Model collaborative decision-making and enterprise-first leadership.

Why Ergon Inc.

At Ergon we are a relationship-driven family-owned company that values the growth and contributions of each employee. Headquarters in Flowood Mississippi we take pride in maintaining a close-knit small-company atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. With approximately 4500 employees we operate in multiple sectors including pavement & pavement preservation specialty refining logistics construction and specialty chemicals. Our people are the foundation of our success and we are committed to fostering a workplace where talent is recognized rewarded and empowered. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching & profit sharing
• Health Dental Vision and Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid holidays vacation and sick leave
• Tuition assistance
• Opportunity to shape enterprise-wide compensation strategy
• Collaborative inclusive and performance-driven culture
• Career growth in a dynamic diversified organization

At Ergon Inc. we live by our core values:

• Empowered Service: Together were committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do whats right provide solutions and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. Thats empowered service.
• Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We dont say were experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise category innovation and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
• Purposeful Growth: We believe employee and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has continually reinvested tremendously back into the business not just growing for the sake of growing but growing carefully and strategically.
• Respectful Relationships: Together we foster a culture of respect acceptance and diversity of ideas and people. Our differences make us stronger. Were united by our shared values constantly forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Senior Director Talent Management

Location: Flowood MS

Required Experience:

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