- Company Name
- Enviva
- Job Title
- Director, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Director, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness
**Role Summary:**
Strategic leader responsible for designing and executing enterprise‑wide talent and organizational effectiveness programs that drive operational excellence and sustainable growth. Leads a small HR team focused on talent acquisition, talent management, and learning & development, while partnering with executive leadership, plant managers, and HR business partners to strengthen leadership capability, workforce effectiveness, engagement, and organizational design across corporate and manufacturing operations.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver measurable results in talent strategy, succession planning, and workforce stability.
- Build and maintain a high‑performing HR team that operates efficiently in a fast‑paced, industrial environment.
- Influence senior leaders on talent and organizational direction and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Travel as required to support plant and corporate initiatives.
**Key Responsibilities:**
1. **Talent & Organizational Strategy**
- Design and implement enterprise‑wide talent strategies (leadership development, succession planning, high‑potential programs).
- Conduct organizational capability assessments, identify gaps, and provide insights to inform talent decisions.
- Partner with the executive team to build leadership skills at all levels, focusing on frontline supervisors, plant managers, and functional leaders.
2. **Engagement & Retention**
- Lead engagement and retention initiatives that enhance workforce stability, productivity, and safety across plant and port operations.
3. **Organizational Effectiveness**
- Drive initiatives that improve structure, decision‑making, accountability, and collaboration.
- Support organizational design and workforce planning to simplify structures and improve effectiveness.
4. **Team Leadership**
- Lead, mentor, and develop HR professionals in Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Learning & Development.
5. **Talent Acquisition**
- Build employer brand with communications; design cost‑effective, efficient recruitment processes.
- Build recruitment platforms, source candidates from multiple channels, execute full‑cycle hiring.
- Implement selection tools and lead candidate comparison discussions to shorten time‑to‑hire.
6. **Talent Management**
- Partner with HR Business Partners to create onboarding programs.
- Develop internal advancement, promotions, and career‑pathing initiatives.
- Champion performance‑driven, safety‑focused culture; oversee performance and talent review processes.
- Lead succession planning for critical leadership roles.
7. **Learning & Development**
- Oversee learning initiatives focused on leadership, technical and operational capabilities.
- Develop and deliver programs that support rapid growth and readiness for future organizational states.
**Required Skills:**
- Strategic HR leadership with strong business acumen.
- Expertise in talent acquisition, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational design.
- Proven ability to lead high‑performing HR teams.
- Strong project management, analytical, and change‑management capabilities.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to influence at all levels.
- Ability to work effectively in a manufacturing environment; familiarity with plant operations and safety culture.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or related field.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Senior HR certification (e.g., SHRM‑SP, HRCI‑SPHR) strongly preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive HR management experience, including 5+ years in a senior talent or organizational effectiveness role.