Director, Global Talent Management

Since 1965, Stoneridge has designed and manufactured advanced, award-winning technologies including driveline and transmission actuation systems, vision systems, emissions control systems, safety systems, and security and monitoring systems for vehicle OEMs in the commercial vehicle, automotive, off-highway and agricultural vehicle markets. We're focused on the areas of greatest market need - both today and tomorrow. Our core products and technologies are aligned with industry megatrends including safety and security, vehicle intelligence, fuel efficiency and emissions. Join the Stoneridge Team as we continue to build upon our strong history and reputation for quality products to deliver innovative products and systems that address a need, exceed our customers' expectations, and motivate our team.

Position: Director, Global Talent Management

Type of position: Exempt

Reports to: CHRO

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Global Talent Management for Stoneridge is responsible for leading and developing the Talent Management processes, tools and systems across the company.

Talent Management includes:

• Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding

• Culture & Engagement

• Leadership Development & Employee Training

• Performance Management

• Talent Review and Succession Planning

• Change Management

The Director, Global Talent Management partners with and supports the HR Team and business leaders globally to achieve our business strategy and goals. This work is foundational in support of maximizing our talent - to continue to partner with the business to ensure our culture is one where all people at all levels belong, contribute, and excel.

The Director, Global Talent Management reports to the CHRO. The position is based out of our Novi, MI headquarters and requires some travel (up to 20%). The position requires communication globally - supporting our business and operations teams across Stoneridge.

Key Job Responsibilities included but not limited to:

• Helps execute the HR strategy and owns responsibility for overall Talent Management functional effectiveness globally

• Leads the Talent Management global processes, tools, and systems globally

• Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding, Culture & Engagement, Leadership Development & Employee Training, Performance Management, Talent Review and Succession Planning, Organization Design

• Manages and develops best practice processes and tools leveraging outside benchmarks and continuous improvement of current state

• Partners with Corporate and Divisional HR, senior leaders, and people leaders broadly to implement and continuously improve capabilities in HR, leaders, and talent globally

• Develops Talent and creates a pipeline of ready talent to achieve business strategies

• Manages the Stoneridge Talent Review process including Performance /Potential rating and calibration, Succession, Workforce Planning, Development Programs & Plans, Talent Assessment, Competencies & Skills Assessment, Training Strategy, Plans and Programs for key focus areas, Coaching & Feedback, Change Management

• Leverages continuous improvement tools to drive continued operational improvements

• Ensures engagement of the entire team through strong communication and clear direction

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Experience:

• Requires 10 plus years of experience focused on talent management work, preferably with global reach - including experience with the following in some capacity: training development and implementation with experience with e-learning management, development, and implementation.

• Performance management communication, implementation, and leadership

• Talent review process work and coaching

• Talent acquisition/recruitment process and employment branding

• Culture and engagement

• Change management

• Track record of driving employee engagement; identification of organizational opportunities and gaps, determining solutions, and implementing them with global reach

• Extensive experience in collaborating with leaders and providing coaching

Attributes and Skills:

• Strategic Thinking and Leadership

• Capable of creating and achieving a desired future state (vision) through influence on company values, individual and group goals, execution of plans, value reinforcements, and systems.

• Impact

• Commanding attention and respect, showing an air of confidence without creating an air of superiority. Must have "executive presence" and be able to immediately establish credibility within the organization and with customers and partners.

• Teamwork/Collaboration

• Working effectively with both direct and indirect (those outside the formal line of authority) organizations to accomplish company goals; taking actions that respect the needs and contributions of others; contributing to and accepting the team's decisions; subordinating personal objectives to the objectives of the company or team.

• Strategic Orientation

• The successful candidate will have a strategic and broad approach and will have proven his/her ability to establish strategy and to translate it into an effective, long-term action plan. He/she will have a track record of anticipating potential problems through effective analysis and proactively seeking solutions.

• Developing Organizational Talent

• Developing members' skills and competencies by planning effective development activities related to current and future positions and needs.

• Organizational Awareness

• Having and using knowledge of systems, situations, pressures and culture within the company to identify potential organizational problems and opportunities, perceiving the impact and the implications of decisions on other components of the company as well as the impact on clients and suppliers. Being able to work closely with functional support organizations to effectively achieve goals.

• Communications

• Presenting ideas effectively both verbally and in writing. Able to motivate and inspire both direct and indirect organizations through effectively articulating the opportunities and challenges throughout the organization.

• Integrity

• Nothing less than 100 percent ethical conduct can be acceptable.

• Results Orientation: Drive to achieve results and goals in the short and long term.

• Sense of Urgency: Ability to push high priority projects through in a fast-paced environment.

• High Intellect: Conceptual, strategic; ability to probe into specifics when necessary. Analytical and fact-based, but able to draw on intuition, knowledge, and experience. Ability to prioritize the most relevant from all other issues. Creative and independent thinker. Open minded.

• Adaptive to change: Ability to adapt to work effectively in an environment of change, uncertainty, and ambiguity. Must be able to make pragmatic decisions in a timely fashion.

• High Energy - setting the example by the highest work ethic and passion to excel.

• Technology Awareness

• Maintaining an open mind to the possibilities created by new technology advancements. Accepting responsibility for staying abreast of technology waves and resultant business implications.

Education and Certification Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.

• Master's degree

• MBA, human resources or organizational development preferred

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time including US and internationally

Stoneridge is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by the applicable laws in the countries we operate. Stoneridge also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.