Vice President Human Resources

RVice President Human Resources (Open)

Location:

Lawrenceville GA - Sever Rd - Management - Dry-ice

The HRVP drives the development and execution of HR strategies by partnering proactively with stakeholders and clients to achieve organizational goals. By offering expertise on organizational effectiveness the HRVP guides the business through collaboration with HR Centers of Excellence (CoEs) and the Business Support Center (BSC) to deliver high-quality HR services. Additionally they advise management on navigating Human Resource challenges and opportunities while maintaining compliance with Company policies and all regulatory requirements.

• Hybrid Work Schedule

• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life including Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D and Disability Insurance.

• Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.

• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match Tuition Assistance Paid Holidays Vacation and Sick time.

• Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment

Recruiter: Deondre Taylor

Strategic Business Partnership & Consulting

• Engage deeply with the broad business vision to align HR priorities with strategic goals and organizational missions

• Influence human capital outcomes by leveraging a strong understanding of business operations and financial drivers

• Employ data-driven insights and AI analytics to inform HR strategies and foster continuous improvement

• Act as a catalyst for cultural change advocating for diversity equity and inclusion while enhancing engagement through systemic improvements

Human Capital Optimization

• Lead comprehensive workforce planning (including annual PEX HDCT target setting) including talent acquisition succession planning performance management and engagement to support the overall labor needs of the business

• Cultivate robust talent pipelines and facilitate regular talent reviews to identify High Potentials and develop future leadership. Conduct and participate in regular cadence talent reviews (business functional) at the local and company level where required

• Good understanding of Airgas and International Mobility processes

• Collaborate with CoEs to ensure compliant and effective labor relations minimizing organizational risk while attracting diverse talent

• Mentor the HR team providing feedback and opportunities for professional growth

Strategic Planning & Additional Duties

• Direct long-term HR strategies that anticipate human capital needs and align with Airgas and Air Liquide global initiatives

• Lead HR activities related to Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and manage associated risks

• Promote efficiency by directing leaders to self-service portals and utilizing the HR BSC to scale administrative tasks

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business or a related field

• Minimum of 10 years in an HRBP leadership role

• At least 5 years of experience successfully leading teams

• Proven success managing HR in mid-to-large manufacturing or distribution environments with remote operations

• Strong business/financial acumen and digital proficiency (Workday Google Workspace PowerBI AI)

• Exceptional collaboration and influence skills; high degree of change people and mental agility

• Strategic global mindset with the ability to work independently and with a sense of urgency

• Comfortable communicating and interacting with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds across Air Liquide Airgas and externally

• Demonstrate the influencing and leadership skills required to drive continuous improvement of processes to maximize the Air Liquide Airgas and local business performance

• Moderate travel (some overnight)

• Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites which have varying environments/conditions layouts and accessibility

Benefits

We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision plans short-term and long-term disability life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) pre-tax commuter transportation benefit parental leave vacation sick time floating holidays jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.

Additionally we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds tuition reimbursement discounted college tuition for eligible employees dependents and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their race gender sexual orientation religion disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

About Airgas

Airgas an Air Liquide company is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial medical and specialty gases as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18000 associates Airgas fosters a culture of safety customer success sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide a world leader in gases technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66500 employees Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team you play an important role in the success of your team making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and turn youll find a welcoming workplace where youre valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact us by email at

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