Director, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness

The Enviva team is driven by our shared vision for a renewable energy future. We are a fast-growing, purpose-driven, global energy company specializing in delivering sustainable wood bioenergy solutions. We are the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets, which provide a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels.

The Director, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness is a strategic leader responsible for building the talent, capabilities, and organizational systems required to drive operational excellence and sustainable growth. This candidate will lead core talent initiatives and a small team in talent acquisition, talent management, and learning and development. This role partners closely with executive leadership, plant managers, and HR business partners on succession planning and strengthening leadership capability, workforce effectiveness, employee engagement, and organizational design across corporate and manufacturing operations.

The ideal candidate combines strong business acumen with deep expertise in talent management, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, industrial manufacturing environment. The position reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and is based in Raleigh, NC with some travel required as needed.

• Design and execute enterprise-wide talent strategies, including leadership development, succession planning, and high-potential programs that align with Enviva’s Operating Agenda.
• Assess organizational capabilities, gaps, and needs to support an informed talent strategy.
• Identifies organizational strengths and opportunities to guide talent decisions.
• Partner with executive team to build leadership skills at all levels, with a strong focus on frontline supervisors, plant managers, and functional leaders.
• Assess talent gaps and accelerate development or capability upgrades where needed.
• Lead engagement and retention strategies focused on workforce stability, productivity, and safety across plant and port operations.
• Lead organizational effectiveness initiatives that improve structure, decision-making, accountability, and collaboration.
• Support organizational design and workforce planning efforts across plants and corporate functions to simplify structures, reduce complexity, and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of HR professionals in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Learning & Development.

• Partner with Communications to build the Enviva brand and articulate a clear and compelling message about our mission, values and products/business to candidates.
• Work with hiring managers to understand needs and the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to carry out recruitment efforts in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
• Build out Enviva’s recruitment platform by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, social media, and internet sites.
• Support Talent Acquisition team in the design and execution of the full cycle recruitment process for candidates, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate and hiring manager experience, including screening applicants, scheduling interviews, presenting and negotiating offers.
• Implement selection tools to properly assess candidates prior to offer.
• Lead candidate comparison discussions, debriefs and reports to ensure Enviva has the right talent in the right seat and streamline processes to shorten time to hire without sacrificing on quality.

• Partner with HR Business Partners to create effective onboarding programs to welcome, support, and quickly ready talent for their role.
• Build internal programs that support internal advancement, promotions, and career pathing (i.e., internships, apprenticeships, talent reviews, etc.)
• Build internal capability at scale, with emphasis on technical/skilled trades, frontline supervisors, plant managers, and high-impact operational leaders.
• Champion a strong performance-driven, safety-focused, and values-based culture across the organization.
• Lead succession…