Director Human Resources

Req ID: 9214

Remote Opportunities: Onsite

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

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Job Summary

As the Director, Human Resources Manager Lead in Mexico, you will lead and direct the routines of a team of HR Managers who provide local support and guidance to people managers in a specified business unit. As the lead you will ensure your team has the knowledge and capability to effectively deliver HR programs as consistently as possible. You will oversee a broad team of HRMs and provide guidance and direction to ensure alignment with HR Strategic Advisors(SAs), COEs(Centers of Expertise) and people leaders.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

Responsible for setting and achieving goals for the HRM team, in partnership with other HRM Leads to ensure alignment and consistency
Coach and mentor HRMs to grow and develop within their role and future career aspirations
Work closely with people managers to make talent decisions, providing coaching related to exit interviews, handling difficult situations, terminations, performance improvement plans, and preparing for performance/compensation conversations
Oversee the delivery of key talent programming, partnering and coaching People Managers throughout the process; programs include: performance management, talent acquisition, merit administration, career development, training and learning curriculum, annual enrollment, communications and change management, DEI events and initiatives, internal mobility, and local succession planning and talent review (with People Managers)
Understand HR-related business issues and have a broad knowledge of the industry to support leaders by bringing in appropriate resources to solve challenges
Partner with HR Strategic Advisor(s) on translating business strategy into rhythms and execution at site levels
Operate as the key trusted HR Business Partner to People Leaders and to other members of the local/regional management team, acting as the expert on people and organizational issues
Serve as/support cultural champions, embodying the Acuity Brands values and principles, ensuring organizational actions are tied to principles, and injecting language/expectations around culture throughout the business
Provide strategic support across HR functional areas, liaising between HR and business/site to ensure that programs remain globally consistent and locally relevant/compliant
Assist People Managers to make talent decisions, providing coaching related to exit interviews, handling difficult situations, terminations, performance improvement plans, and preparing for performance/compensation conversations
Work closely with the COEs to incorporate employee insights and lead the effective rollout of HR programs such as performance management and merit administration
Improve results/effectiveness of teams by ensuring that HR strategies and plans are translated into specific actions and tangible results
Provide coaching and assistance to People Managers, helping to advise on new positions, career frameworks, and talent acquisition Coordinate with HR Process Operation team, relevant RPO partners, and hiring managers to ensure seamless onsite interviewing and selection processes.

Skills and Minimum Experience Required

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of human resources management experience
Must be able to travel within Mexico & USA (Valid VISA & Passport)
Strong verbal and written communication skills (English & Spanish)
Ability to lead, direct, and develop a team
Strong performance management skills and ability to guide leaders through steps
Learning and development knowledge with ability to leverage resources
Proficiency in data judgement, including analyzing, interpreting, and communicating data effectively
Talent program delivery management and execution experience
Detailed orientated with a bias for action
General knowledge of employment law/policies
Financial acumen
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) Teams, and SuccessFactors
This is an Onsite position.

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We value diversity and are an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, and religion.

Any unsolicited resume submitted to Acuity Brands by a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Brands mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Acuity Brands employees or to the Acuity Brands resume database, shall be deemed the property of Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands will NOT pay a fee for any hiring resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume will be deemed by Acuity Brands to have been referred by the Agency free of charge or fee. This includes any agency that is an approved/contracted provider but does not have the proper approvals to participate in a search.

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