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Job ID: 2539

Alternate Locations: United States-Connecticut-Norwalk; United States-Georgia-Atlanta; United States-Massachusetts-South Deerfield; United States-North Carolina-Huntersville

Newell Brands is a leading $8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.

The Sr. Director, Human Resources will provide HR business partner support for our Home & Commercial Segment leadership. This person will work closely with the leadership team to support growth objectives and help meet future talent needs. They will build a deep understanding of both the business direction and talent priorities to ensure successful implementation of key high-touch people processes and initiatives. They will also partner closely with the other centers of excellence within the talent function, such as talent attraction and acquisition, talent development and total rewards, to ensure seamless execution of talent initiatives across the organization. This position can be located out of any of the following locations: Atlanta, GA/Huntersville, NC/South Deerfield, MA/Norwalk, CT.

Key Responsibilities:

· Build relationships with business leaders to offer thought leadership on organizational and people-related strategy and execution.

· Understand the business strategy and identify opportunities to increase alignment with the strategy by helping business leaders identify, prioritize and build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and processes.

· Act as the advocate for leading the talent management and development plans for the business unit with a focus on enhancing the quality of leaders and managers, building skills and capabilities of the workforce, and ensuring succession bench strength.

· Diagnose gaps between current and desired organization performance and deploy actions to resolve gaps, including organization redesign, process change, coaching and training.

· Analyze workforce trends to model and forecast future labor requirements to support senior leaders in workforce planning and succession management.

· Review key business performance targets and their related talent implications with business leaders.

· Assist business unit leaders to create development programs for high-potential employees.

· Identify and drive the sharing of best practices across functions to facilitate continuous improvement.

· Act as a liaison between the line, HR operations and COEs to ensure HR services are aligned with internal client needs.

· Coach senior leaders to improve leadership abilities, relationships among teams/individuals and interpersonal communications, as well as deliver effective performance feedback.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field

· 12+ years of experience as an HR professional with increasing levels of responsibility

· Proven leadership, coaching, relationship building and effective conflict resolution skills

· Strong business acumen, communication and presentation skills

· Experience with change management

· Must be able to develop top talent in all functional areas

· Demonstrated experience in project planning and management

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.