Director HR, Enterprise Digital, IT and Cybersecurity

A key influencer of Regal Rexnord’s short and long‑term success depends on the ability to have the right talent, in the right roles at the right time to drive the enterprise strategy.

Reporting to the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) and functionally to the Corporate VP of Human Resources will serve as a key business partner to the CDIO and senior leadership team. Serve as an important member of the CDIO’s leadership team, contributing to the function’s strategy, direction and overall effectiveness. This is a hands‑on role that is responsible for leading the function’s global human resources function and defining, developing and implementing strategic HR initiatives to influence the function’s impact on the Regal enterprise.

Responsible for leveraging their experience to manage and execute the IT function’s full scope of talent acquisition, workforce planning, leadership development, building a high‑quality diverse leadership pipeline, succession planning, performance management, associate engagement, workforce diversity and inclusion.

The IT function consists of 600 associates and spans across the globe. The primary regional sites include:
Grafton, WI, Hyderabad, India, Manila, Philippines, Shanghai, China and Juarez, Mexico. Will partner will local country HR leaders to achieve outcomes.

This HR Director also serves as a key partner to the Corporate VP of HR. Responsible for providing insights, guidance and expertise that aids in the development of corporate and enterprise HR initiatives and priorities; and provides leadership in the effective implementation and desired outcomes/KPIs for their IT function. Acts as a liaison on HR matters between the IT function and Corporate HR function.

Responsibilities

Workforce Planning

• Conducts workforce planning based on the IT function’s strategy, leverages data and analytics to identify priorities.
• Develops talent acquisition plans that encompass the global IT organization. Specifically leads all US recruitment, selection and onboarding activities. Collaborates with local country HR and IT leaders on their local recruitment and onboarding activities.
• Manages the immigration and work authorization needs of the IT function.
• Assesses needs and draws connections across the IT function; identifies implications from a talent, structure and skills requirements. Develops and maintains a competency inventory of the skills, technology and experiences of the global IT function. Anticipates future skills and technology needs for the IT function.
• Contributes to the organizational design and restructuring plans to optimize global IT resource allocation.

Talent Management/Leadership Development/Diversity & Inclusion

• Develops and leads the IT talent management initiatives to establish career ladders that lead to a pipeline of diverse IT leadership talent.
• Leverages talent across the global function (facilitator) to identify opportunities for developing future IT leadership talent.
• Key partner in facilitating the development and execution of experience‑based development plans for high potentials; ensures meaningful exposure to the CDIO and IT leadership team.
• Manages the talent review and succession planning process; provides expertise and guidance to the CDIO and IT leadership team.
• Implements actions to create a highly engaged, high performing, and inclusive work environment across the function.
• Demonstrates the use of 80/20, continuous improvement to deliver results aligned with the IT function and Regal Rexnord’s enterprise HR strategy, including KPIs.

Functional Expertise

• Based on previous HR Business Partner experience, is able to provide hands‑on coaching to a “C‑suite” executive (CDIO) and IT leaders on all talent matters.
• Ensures strong leadership capabilities are present within the IT leadership team in the selection, development and evaluation of IT talent.
• Experienced to resolve daily or complex employee relations investigations and resolution of major issues.
• Key advisor and coach to the function’s IT leaders on appropriate HR practices and policies; insures implementation and compliance.
• Identifies opportunities to simplify processes and enhance value of HR to…