Vice President of Human Resources, Corporate Functions

Vice President of Human Resources Corporate Functions

The Company

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Join our top-notch team of more than 43500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the worlds most beloved brands including DEWALT BLACKDECKER CRAFTSMAN STANLEY CUB CADET and HUSTLER.

The Role

The Vice President of Human Resources Corporate Functions provides strategic senior leadership and direction for Stanley Black & Deckers corporate functions and consults with the senior leadership team on a broad array of issues across Finance IT Legal Strategy and other enterprise-wide support areas. The VP HR Corporate Functions supports the mission and strategic plan of the company ensures compliance with all applicable human resources laws regulations and policies establishes best practices and creates a human resources organization that provides excellent consultative strategic and operational services.

Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer of the company the Vice President of HR Corporate Functions will lead a team of HR professionals who interface directly with our employees and business leaders to meet the businesss current and future operational needs. This person will leverage our global HR operating model to accomplish key business objectives implement culture change develop the business model and ensure the business has the resource capability and leadership bench strength to achieve our growth strategies.

This position will be a part of Stanley Black & Deckers HR Leadership Team (HRLT) and can be based in Charlotte North Carolina Towson Maryland or New Britain Connecticut.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate as a strategic partner to the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer General Counsel Chief Information Officer and their global leadership teams to align people strategies with business objectives across global markets.
• Provide HR leadership and guidance for corporate functions establishing overall goals objectives and team vision while providing training and development opportunities for direct reports supporting their continuous growth and learning.
• Drive global effectiveness and lead people change management initiatives ensuring stakeholder engagement and connectivity within a highly matrixed environment.
• Ensure alignment with HR partners across the business units corporate functions and Centers of Excellence (COEs) with cross-functional activities and priorities.
• Drive adoption of new global HR operating model and standardized processes within Corporate HR.
• Partner with COEs to develop and implement best in class human resources processes in assessment selection leadership and employee development employee engagement labor relations reward and recognition communication and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and execute an HR plan aligned with business objectives to include organizational design succession planning talent management goal alignment and internal communications.
• Develop critical metrics to measure the performance/health of the business ensuring functional success as well as ensuring achievement of business commitments to customers.
• Champion Stanley Black & Deckers evolving business strategy and culture change transformation. Lead transformation efforts required to build organizational capability to achieve business results.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have demonstrated success leading a company through significant transformation in a global public company. This individual will have exceptional leadership skills in organizational strategy effective program and process execution identifying and developing organizational capability and change management.

• 15 years of experience with progressive responsibility in human resources roles ideally in a combination of plant commercial and corporate environments for a global public company.
• Deep understanding of business needs with global scope is essential; the successful candidate must be able to gain confidence from the business leadership team and HR partners around the globe. Exceptional interpersonal influencing and communication skills in a matrixed environment are a must.
• Significant experience in strategy organizational capability change management business partnering and labor relations; Exposure to manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Strong influencing negotiation and relationship-building skills with senior stakeholders and proven track record of enterprise-wide impact.
• Strong academic background supported by a bachelors degree in Business Human Resources I/O Psychology Labor Relations or related field required; an MBA or masters degree is preferred.
• Proven ability to gain confidence from the business leadership team and HR partners. Demonstrated experience partnering with executive leadership.
• Understanding of global labor relations and experience with both union and non-union sites around the world. Experience with European Works councils is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze business financial and people related data and determine appropriate actions.

You will receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical dental life vision wellness program disability 401(k) Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

We want our company to be a place you will want to be and stay:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20 brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity equity and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

You will get that pride that comes from empowering makers doers protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. Were more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We are visionaries and innovators. As successful as we have been in the past we have so much further to go. Thats where you come in.

• This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level geographic location job-related knowledge skills qualifications experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.

• The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.

• The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.

• Medical dental life vision disability401(k) Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.

We Dont Just Build The World We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS DEWALT CRAFTSMAN MAC TOOLS and Black Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art smart factory products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843 but that hasnt stopped us from evolving into a vibrant diverse global growth company.

What Youll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths arent linear here. Being part of our global company with 60 brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Benefits & Perks

Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical dental life vision wellness program disability retirement benefits Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Time Off including paid vacation holidays & personal days and tuition reimbursement. And of course discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
Youll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veterans status or any other protected characteristic.

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