Employee Engagement Director

The Director Employee Engagement is a strategic HR leader responsible for shaping the enterprise approach to employee engagement inclusion listening andguidance toourEmployeeResourceGroup (ERG)communities.As a trusted advisor to Sr. Leadersand strategic partners this leader applies systems thinking to diagnosing gaps and opportunities and integrating recommendations and solutions into talent practices leadershipdevelopmentpeople processesandprograms and decision-making forums.This roleconnects employee engagement strategies to business performancethroughpractical roadmaps measurement routines and leader and team accountability practices and develops long term strategiesthat foster a workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute their best work.

This role is located at our Arden Hills MN corporate headquarters. Hybrid work arrangement (In office TuesdayWednesdayand Thursday each week)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the enterprise strategy for employee engagement inclusion listening and employee communities translating business priorities into multi-year roadmaps and measurable outcomes.

• Serve as the organizations thought leader on engagement employee voice belonging and community-building practices that strengthen performanceandemployee experience.

• Establish governance and strategic direction for ERGs and employee communities ensuring they advance businessobjectivesincluding talent attraction retentiondevelopmentand community impact.

• Build leadership capability among ERG leaders champions and executive sponsors.

• Identifyand translate workforce data and benchmarks societal and industry trends into insights and practical recommendations for senior leadership and HR Practices.

• Partner across Talent Management Talent Acquisition Learning Communications Community Impact HR leaders and business teams to embed engagement andinclusioninto talent practicesandemployee life-cycle moments.

• Advise executive HR and business leaders on leadership actions that support inclusive engaging team environments and employee listening outcomes.

• Develop andleverageexternal partnershipssuch asindustry associations community organizations and thought leadersrepresentingthe organization in external forums and benchmarking networksto strengthen the companys employer brand and community impact.

• Bachelors degreein Human Resources or related field;Mastersdegreepreferred.

• 10 years of progressive and broad HR leadership experiencein areassuch asemployeeengagement inclusion and belonging employee listening Talent Management employee experience organizational effectiveness Change Management Business PartnerorrelatedHRdisciplines.

• Experience successfully building and scaling ERGs employee communities listening strategies engagement measurement practicesandenterprise employee experience initiatives.

• Provideleadership to Employee EngagementConsultantand Listening and AssessmentConsultant

• Demonstrated ability to understand and navigate an evolving external landscape including social regulatory and marketplace dynamics and translate implications into practical values-aligned business and talent strategies.

• Recognized thought leaderwith an established professional network in employee engagement inclusion belonging employee listening leadership development or workplace experience.

• Proven ability to influence senior executives and drive change across complex/highlymatrixedorganizations.

• Experience leading large-scaleenterpriseprograms governance models and cross-functional initiatives.

$163520-$245280.In most cases candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.