Director, People

Job Description

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Qualified candidates would ideally be located in IL, IN or KS.

I. Job Summary

As a member of the People Organization the Director will be charged with providing world class strategic people solutions and guidance to assigned leaders and business segments. The People Director is responsible for developing, guiding and executing initiatives in the areas of culture, change management strategic coaching, talent assessment and development, succession and performance management to drive high performance in for a diverse workforce in an emerging and fast paced enterprise.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

• Coaches and advises leaders, supporting multiple functions/departments to create a high-performance culture through talent management, performance management, and leadership development (coach, counsel, career development, performance mgt).
• Identifies and activates People solutions that impact the Company's ability to meet business objectives.
• Participates as a key member of business leadership team providing progressive people solutions such as integrated talent management, workforce planning, succession planning, organization structure to increase business impact.
• Partners and collaborates with appropriate Centers of Expertise to develop holistic People strategies and initiatives to support business objectives at an Enterprise, Area, and Functional level.
• Leads/manages projects and/or participates as a project member on People initiatives as assigned by the Senior People Leadership Team.
• Hires, leads, educates, develops, coaches, and performance manages members of the People Organization.
• Proposes People solutions and/or organizational changes based upon an analysis of critical business opportunities. Help shape the business strategy, conduct organizational diagnoses to determine which capabilities are most critical, design and deliver people practices to accomplish strategy.
• Develops written and oral presentations that have high clarity and impact. Provides regular written reports as needed to Senior Leadership.
• Delivers People solutions that are considered value added, measurable, directly tied to the business objectives.
• Serves as an advisor to management for employment related legal issues and ensures local compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local employment laws.
• Leads organizational change initiatives that support WM's strategic business framework.
• Identifies and applies new ideas to adapt to changing work demands.
• Partners with the Senior People Team to identify and prioritize opportunities for process improvement and new initiatives.
• Leadership activity will include talent management through proper succession planning programs for key contributor and management positions, learning and development programs for preparing employees for career advancement and employee development programs to enhance employee knowledge and understanding of the business of the Company and the waste industry.
• Develops and implements policies and programs for effective management of the people resources of each department. Included, but not limited to, this area are programs associated with employee relations, diversity & inclusion, sexual harassment, employee complaints, external education and career development.
• Provides technical advice, knowledge sharing, coaching and guidance to others within the human resources discipline.
• Continually challenges and improves the programs, policies, practices and processes associated with meeting the strategic and operational people issues of the organization.
• Provides thought leadership to developing and maintaining the skills needed to be an effective business partner.
• The People Director will not only demonstrate, but will also lead initiatives, promote participation, and recognize employees and leaders that live WM Commitments and Values.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of managerial employees. This includes:

• Direct supervision of three (3) or more full-time employees

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's Degree (accredited), or in lieu of degree, High School Diploma or GED (accredited) and four (4) years of relevant work experience.
• Experience: Ten (10) years' experience managing human resource systems, process, programs and implementations (in addition to education requirement).

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• SPHR certification preferred.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Possess & leverage business acumen to drive shareholder value.
• Strong analytical & diagnostic skills
• Ability to assess & develop individuals' knowledge, skills, and ability.
• Innovative mindset identifying new ways to solve work problems resulting in unique/differentiated solutions.
• Ability to gain acceptance of ideas and commitment to action that support specific work outcomes through professional influence.
• Utilizes workforce data to identify People insights to make proactive solutions.

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to travel 20% - 40% of the time.
• Normal setting for this job is an office setting (3 days a week) and ability to travel within market area.
• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) most of the workday.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely.
• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely.
• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements occasionally as necessitated by travel to field operating units.

Benefits

At WM each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on Pension, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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About Us

ABOUT WM

WM (WM.com) is North America's largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM's fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks - the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America - where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company's sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

About the Team

WM Leaders are a critical part of our People First culture. The proud, caring and resilient members of the WM family are the foundation for our success. We commit to taking care of each other, our customers, our communities and the environment. We are Leaders in Sustainability & Environmental Solutions.

WM is more than just managing waste. We're industry leaders helping people and organizations achieve their sustainability goals, and We Are Always Working for a Sustainable Tomorrow.