Director - Human Resources

Job Title Director – Human Resources, Professional Products Division DMI

Division: Corporate

Location: Hudson Yards, NYC

Reports To: VP – Human Resources

Who We Are:

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity.

At L’Oréal, Human Resources is an incubator of talent where we find, recruit, and develop brilliant minds around the world. We provide expertise on topics like organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, pay, HR advice, learning & development, well-being, and talent acquisition among others. Come join our dynamic team and help us elevate the employee journey!

What You Will Do:

The Director, HR is responsible for supporting brands in the Professional Products Division from an HR Business Partner standpoint. This role will partner with the VP – HR to support the PPD US DMI. They are responsible for all HR initiatives for their respective client groups and will be working with functional groups to help attract, recruit, develop, train, motivate and engage employees while aligning with the overall business strategy.

Job Guidelines:

• Employee engagement – partner with executive and brand business leaders to improve and maintain strong employee engagement as measured by Pulse surveys
• Workforce planning and headcount management - Perform analysis of current structure and make recommendations continued efficiency while managing financial parameters.
• Change management – partner with business leaders, legal and HR colleagues to lead effective change
• Recruitment – In collaboration with Talent Acquisition, participate in interview process for key posiitons and make recommendations for final decisions.
• Employee development and performance – Partner with leaders and employees in the career development process by, providing coaching and counsel to unlock performance and potential.
• Succession planning -Lead the Talent Review process for the DMI team. Liase with global counterparts to ensure alignment on strategies and objectives.
• Organizational design effectiveness - Understand business objectives and implement organizational improvements while developing PPD as a #GreatPlaceToWin
• Retention strategies - Analyze internal and external data to make recommendations on retention strategies for key talent.

What We Are Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Proficient using Microsoft office
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with sensitivity to confidentiality.
• Strong communication skills
• Experience with HRIS
• Ability to deliver results in a fast paced environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or related field preferred
• 10+ yrs of related HR generalist experience required

Technical / Professional

• Sound organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Data management - Solid knowledge of employee data system and integration points.
• Data analysis - Evaluates data to assess business implications, and make sound recommendations.
• Strategic thinking - In-depth knowledge of HR best practices and trends (i.e. succession planning, people assessment, etc.).
• Total rewards compensation management - Work with Total Rewards to evaluate employee pay levels; support base pay recommendations consistent with policy guidelines.
• Compensation - In-depth knowledge of policies and process.
• Legal - Solid understanding of laws and statutes pertaining to equal opportunity employment and labor groups.
• Employee relations - Champion work environment vision through relationships with employees, provide advice and coaching to employees and facilitate employee events.
• Business acumen - In-depth knowledge of business objectives, the people aspect of brand, category, retail dynamics, competitors, market trends and consumers.

What’s In It For You:

• Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
• Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
• Learning & Development Opportunities (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
• Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs
• Salary Range: $139,700 - $169,235
• Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
• Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, Monthly Mobile Allowance)
• Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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