HR Director

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. 

In Mexico, work with our caring colleagues from our 6 innovative research, creation, and production centres to help us grow with purpose. Every day, your talent, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

HR Director, your future opportunity?

Role Mandate

• Establish HR as a visible and high value business partner with the Taste & Welbeing and Fragrances and Beauty business units, Shared service and all other key stakeholders. HR deliverables in areas such as Work Force Planning, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Organisational Development and Change Management.
• As an HR site Director, implement all critical HR processes, employee communication and policy requirements in Mexico sites and ensure each site complies with the relevant country labour legislation.
• Provide HR leadership to the Mexico HR team and build a sustainable and high performing HR organisations in the region
• Act as a key member of the Mexico HR team (F&F Regional HR head, HR Directors, COE L&D, COE TA) supporting the development of/and execution of Givaudan's Global HR priorities and the annual Engage processes in the region

You'll report to the HR Regional LATAM Head, based in our San Ángel site working 4 days at the office and 1 day remote.

In this exciting opportunity, you'll:

HR Business Partnering

• Use your business knowledge to advice, coach and provide sustainable solutions to the sub region leaders on workforce planning, engagement strategies and succession management
• Act on business talent needs, issues and work as part of the wider HR organisation to guide talent outcomes and develop the next generation of leaders
• Develop a trust and coaching relationship with the leadership
• Drive employee engagement agenda with the business
• Partner business and play an integral role in transitions for acquisitions, greenfield and brownfield projects.

HR Site Management

• Ensure the Local Management Committee & Mexico HR agenda is fully embedded in; Engage, our people management platform, our Talent Acquisition delivery model, our Learning & Development platform and our Rewards and International Assignments strategy
• Ensure our main annual people processes are well performed in Mexico-Performance Management and goal setting-Mid-Year performance reviews -Individual Development Planning-Talent Management -Compensation and Benefits processes
• Ensure site management of all local HR practices such as recruitment, employee data management, payroll, benefits admin.
• Build partnership with HR colleagues in other countries and with the Centers of Expertise to ensure change management/stakeholder management is carried out in all activities
• Be an active member of the Mexico Management Committee
• HR leader
• Provide your team with clear goals and direction to ensure excellent HR field deliverables to the business
• Lead the HR Team development by providing stretch assignments, support and coaching
• Develop your team and address under performance

Mexico HR team member

• Build a 'one HR' collaborative relationship with the other South Cone, Brazil and GBS HR team members
• Ensure HR deliverables are coordinated and aligned between field HR and COE HR team members
• Provide support in global HR projects.

You?

Your professional profile includes:

• University degree
• At least 12+ years of experience, in a mixture if field, specialist, generalist and HR team leadership roles
• Experience in HR business partnering in an international and matrix environment
• Experience developing Talent Management, Staffing, Leadership development, Change Management, Organisational Effectiveness
• Consultancy, enquiry skills and change management skills
• Knowledge of Compensation and Labour Relation challenges in Mexico
• Project management and implementation skills

We offer the following benefits:

• Annual bonus.
• Medical insurance coverage.
• Pension Plan.
• Career Development Opportunities with access to many virtual learning sessions.
• Food Coupons
• Savings Plan

#LI-Hybrid

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.