U.S Director, Human Resources

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Full Time Human Resources Westlake, LA, US

5 days ago Requisition

This position leads the strategic and operational human resources function across Lotte Chemical USA Corporation and its affiliates, joint-ventures, and assigns (“Company”). This position serves as a confidant and collaborative advisor to leadership on people, employment, and compliance programs including implications of decisions in a complex, matrixed, multi-employer environment that includes a foreign-based parent company, multiple U.S. entities, controlled-group companies, and a 50/50 joint venture.

This is a working role leading the function, handling corporate duties, serving as a member of the leadership team, assessing all things HR, and performing its own day-to-day work.

• Leads, plans, develops, organizes, implements, directs, and evaluates entire Human Resources function for the Company
• Serves as solution‑focused business partner to executives and operations leadership; advises on business, employment, compliance, and risks of key decisions and programs
• Translates strategic and tactical business plans into HR strategic and operational plans
• Participates as member of leadership teams; assists leadership as strategic partner with particular emphasis on people impact
• Navigates highly matrixed, multi‑entity environment; builds trust; aligns HR practices across partners and leadership
• Ensures aligned, consistent HR delivery and sound business processes across corporate and site operations; assesses and recommends HR service/delivery and staffing model
• Partners with business on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and skills assessment; recommends structures and staffing levels
• Serves as change agent; partners with executives and operations leadership to shape vision and guide effective change‑management programs
• Interprets and advises executives and leadership on talent management, culture, leadership development, and performance management; directs HR team in talent acquisition and staffing
• Evaluates Company culture; provides recommendations and implements plans to achieve desired culture
• Leads, develops, and mentors HR team in cutting edge and progressive HR programs; invests in growth of HR staff
• Sets standards to measure HR function and other critical departments; ensures staff, processes, and infrastructure sustain empowered employee environment
• Partners with leaders to build a positive, engaging work environment and a fair, responsive approach to employee relations
• Oversees all areas of HR including, but not limited to, benefits, compensation, incentive compensation, retirement, employee relations, talent acquisition, employee development, performance management, salary administration, engagement, and payroll; develops progressive and proactive compensation and benefits programs
• Provides guidance on employment law and regulatory compliance as one component of balanced HR advice; partners with outside employment law counsel as necessary
• Leads controlled‑group efforts; coordinates government reporting and multiple audits; prepares, reviews and approves related documentation
• Establishes short‑ and long‑range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures; formalizes and documents HR processes and delegations of authority; standardizes solutions to deliver business results
• Evaluates and recommends HR outsourcing opportunities and technology solutions to improve processes, data integrity, and analytics
• Develops and manages annual HR and labor budgets; manages internal communications and verifies all Company‑wide employee messages
• Oversees administrative functions as appropriate
• Abides by all safety procedures and practices applicable to location and position; participates in appropriate safety training; demonstrates commitment to and support of EHSS principles and values; champions safety
• Performs other duties assigned by management that generally fall within the expected…