Director of Human Resources

Overview:
The **Director of Human Resources** will collaborate with HR and business leaders to help develop and lead the People strategy activities for their area of business. In this role, you are using a strategic mindset, industry and employment data/trends, to lead a team in the identification of opportunities, development of solutions and strategies that focus on the attraction, retention and development of NFI employees. The role will provide leadership and direction to a HR Managers and HR Business Partners for a region/area of NFI business, while collaborating with other HR functional areas such as Compensation, Talent, Benefits, HCMS, Legal and Communications to maximize efficiencies, maintain a positive workplace environment, and contribute to the attainment of company goals and objectives. Reporting to the VP or SVP of HR Operations, this role is responsible to collaborate with other Director of HR Operations and HR functions to deliver programming that result in positive employee relations, collaborates in the development of policy and programs, executes talent and performance management, and ensures labor and regulatory law compliance for their areas of responsibility. These programs and the HR team influence the growth of the business through its people keeping in line with the company's core values, competencies and the organization’s culture.

**Responsibilities**:
**Strategic HR Operational Partner**
- Develops and maintains effective relationships with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of HR and business strategy driving operational growth and exceptional service.
- Stay in front of industry trends and their potential impact to the organization. Partners with senior leaders (Director/VP’s) and their respective teams, using data driven solutions to drive business goals through People strategies such as: attracting new talent, developing employees, ensuring effective total rewards programs, management of employee relations, development of succession plans, propose organizational design changes and other strategies focused on retention and sustaining the NFI culture.
- Develops and utilizes key employee data/metrics to evaluate the health of the business/departments. Uses data to develop goals, objectives and programs to ensure the attraction, retention and development of employees in areas of responsibility.
- Works within a fast paced, highly evolving organization to collaborate with local and HR management to develop, manage and execute People Strategy activities to support the growth of NFI and priorities of the future organization.
- Provide HR Leadership to all employees and business area leaders to assist them in carrying out their management responsibilities.
- Collaborate with Talent teams that effectively attract new talent to NFI during the startup of new business operations throughout the year.
- Collaborate with Talent teams to plan and execute organization development initiatives as needed by area, such as organization design, change management, organizational effectiveness programs, employee coaching, career development planning.
- Leads and participates in cross-functional work teams and committees to execute People facing and other HR initiatives for NFI.
- Ensures a performance driven culture through the development and implementation of consistent coaching, counseling and development across assigned business areas.
- Coaches business leaders to achieve superior results, operational excellence and alignment within and between divisions, in conjunction with successful and productive employee interactions.
- Substantively contributes to the development of the wider HR strategy and works closely with Human Resource Leadership to ensure a cohesive and coordinated body of work.

**HR Team Leader**
- Builds, develops and motivates a team of HR professionals who possess a high level of HR professional experience and knowledge. Position a team that can quickly understand the operation of NFI, along with the business opportunities and issues that require attention while maintaining focus on the key internal and external customers.
- Provides leadership, development and holds accountable team members with the uncompromising goal of creating a high performing HR team. Leads efforts and programs with HR Managers to maintain positive employee relations and union avoidance through interaction with employees including formal training for staff.
- Collaborates with HR functional team members to design, test and implement well thought out and strategic initiatives in key areas such as talent acquisition/management, succession, rewards and recognition, compensation, orientation/onboarding, culture activities and employee engagement.
- Leads and develops a team to utilize data driven solutions in the support of goals, objectives and programs in area of responsibility.
- Develops and collaborates with key HR, legal and business leaders on the establishment and interpretation of HR policies