HR Director, Global Q&R & R&D (Hybrid)

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs spices seasonings and condiments and were only getting started. At McCormick were always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees all 14000 of us across the world are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire an HR DIRECTOR GLOBAL Q&R & R&D immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley Maryland.

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best addition to the benefits youd expect from a global leader (401k health insurance paid time off etc.) we also offer:

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

Position Overview

McCormick is seeking an experienced and highly strategic HR Director Global R&D and Quality to serve as a trusted business partner to the Chief Science Officer and the global Research & Development and Quality leadership teams.

Reporting to the Vice President Human Relations this role will provide HR leadership across all facets of people strategy organization effectiveness talent management leadership coaching change management employee engagement and culture. The HR Director will play a critical role in enabling the short- and long-term goals of the global R&D and Quality functions by building organizational capability strengthening leadership effectiveness and ensuring teams are positioned to deliver against McCormicks growth innovation quality and business priorities.

This is a highly visible global role requiring strong business acumen sound judgment high emotional intelligence and the ability to influence senior leaders in a complex matrixed environment. The role will lead a small HR team and will have two direct reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic HR Business Partnership
• Serve as the primary HR business partner to the Chief Science Officer and senior leaders across global R&D and Quality.
• Develop and execute people strategies that directly support functional priorities business objectives innovation goals and quality excellence.
• Provide counsel to leaders on organization design workforce planning leadership effectiveness talent development engagement and culture.
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner bringing insight challenge and practical HR solutions to complex business and people matters.

Change Management and Organization Effectiveness

• Lead and support organizational change initiatives across global R&D and Quality ensuring clear communication leader readiness employee adoption and sustained impact.
• Partner with leaders to assess organizational capabilities identify gaps and implement solutions that improve effectiveness agility collaboration and performance.
• Help leaders translate business strategy into effective organization structures talent plans and ways of working.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement inclusion accountability and innovation.

Talent Leadership and Performance

• Drive talent management processes including succession planning performance management leadership development capability building and talent reviews.
• Coach senior leaders and people managers to strengthen leadership effectiveness team performance and employee engagement.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and business leaders to attract assess and develop high-caliber talent for critical roles.
• Support the development of diverse talent pipelines and inclusive leadership practices across global functions.

Employee Relations Culture and Engagement

• Provide leadership and guidance on employee relations matters ensuring fair consistent and values-based outcomes.
• Partner with leaders to foster a positive inclusive and high-performing culture aligned with McCormicks values.
• Use employee insights engagement data and business feedback to identify trends and recommend meaningful actions.
• Serve as a credible empathetic and balanced advisor on sensitive people matters.

HR Functional Delivery and Team Leadership

• Ensure effective deployment of HR programs processes and initiatives across assigned client groups including compensation talent performance recruiting engagement and organizational planning.
• Partner closely with HR Centers of Excellence and regional HR teams to deliver integrated business-relevant solutions.
• Lead coach and develop a team of two direct reports ensuring clear priorities strong execution and continued professional growth.
• Represent the needs of global R&D and Quality in enterprise HR initiatives and cross-functional forums.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Organizational Development or a related field.
• 10years of progressive HR experience including significant HR business partnering experience.
• Minimum of 5 years HR leadership experience.
• Experience supporting senior executives and leadership teams in a complex global matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in strategic HR partnership talent management organization design change management employee relations performance management and leadership coaching.
• Proven ability to influence challenge and advise senior leaders with credibility and confidence.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect people strategies to business outcomes.
• Excellent communication facilitation relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• High emotional intelligence sound judgment discretion and the ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop HR talent.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in Human Resources Business Organizational Development or related discipline.
• HR certification preferred.
• Experience supporting R&D Quality Science Technical Innovation Product Development or related technical functions.
• Experience in a global consumer goods food flavor ingredients manufacturing science-based or regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of global talent practices leadership development and organizational transformation.

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