Become part of the Converse Team
Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.
Who Converse represents is who Converse hires. If you're one-of-a-kind, you should try us on.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
In collaboration with others, you'll help build and implement Functional HR Strategy across multiple teams and business units! You will report to the Sr. Director, Business HR Global Converse and will collaborate across all HR COEs. You primarily are aligned to the North America and Global Partner Market Converse leaders and their respective leadership teams.
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WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Converse HR team is seeking a Director-level HR Leader to support the North America Geography and Global Partner Markets team. We are looking for a passionate HR leader to execute and deliver key HR programs, practices and policies to the business, managers, and employees! We need a leader who will serve as a key resource for employees through sensing, listening, providing mentorship and directing inquiries to the appropriate HR specialists. We are searching for an HR professional who thrives in ambiguity, is flexible and adaptable to change in a fast-paced organization and can demonstrate strong executive communication and presentation skills to communicate across all levels of the organization.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resource Management, Behavioural Science or equivalent combination of relevant experience, education, and training.
- 10+ years of experience of demonstrated business-facing HR experience, specialty areas or similar role.
- Well-developed industry knowledge, market insight, and proven enterprise thinking.
- Demonstrable experience developing partnerships with business leaders, particularly in helping them manage significant organizational change during periods of realignment and growth.
- Experience supporting retail and/or corporate HR.
- Experience leading or partnering with Org Design/Org Effectiveness, Talent Management, Employee Relations, Recruiting, and Total Rewards.
- Proven experience setting and leading complex organizational effectiveness and design initiatives, as well as multi-year talent strategies.
- Demonstrable experience setting and leading organizational efficiency and design initiatives, as well as multi-year talent strategies.
- Available to travel 10%.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
In this role, you'll provide HR functional expertise on business strategies, as well as sound business expertise, to managers and teams. You will also be responsible for the following:
- Build organizational alignment and capability through development and/or facilitation of appropriate leader focused interventions (e.g., team effectiveness, goal development and alignment, manager capability, employee engagement, etc.).
- Own the strategic workforce plans that are aligned with business strategies and objectives and apply diagnosis skills and core metrics to guide COEs in the shaping of appropriate and innovative HR solutions.
- Oversee and manage the state of the bench, succession, career planning, and functional excellence, while also sharing business inputs with COEs and Employee Services, enabling them to create business focused solutions.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form .
Converse is more than a company; it's a worldwide advocate for self-expression. This belief motivates our employees, permeates our working environment and inspires our products. No two of us look or think exactly alike. We are each one-of-a-kind. Individually and as a culture, we have the freedom to create and grow professionally. Generous benefits packages only sweeten the experience. From Boston to Shanghai, from Brand Design to Finance, Converse is a brand that celebrates the unique and creative people of the world. Together, we're different.
Benefits
Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.