Associate Director Human Resource Jobs in Minnesota

Job Title: Director, Human Resources 

FLSA Status: Exempt 

Department: Human Resources 

Reports to: VP Human Resources

GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:

The role is responsible for designing, leading, and executing strategies that drive organizational effectiveness, talent management, and culture at Loram. This role oversees the Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and North America HRBP teams, serving as a key architect of programs that attract, develop, and retain top talent.  Partners closely with executive leadership to align people initiatives with business objectives, foster a high-performing culture, and lead change management and employee relations efforts across the organization.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Lead the Learning & Development team, including creation of leadership development programming, learning governance, training effectiveness, and alignment of learning priorities to current and future business capability needs.
• Lead the North America HRBP group, ensuring HR Business Partners are a strategic consultant leveraged to deliver consistent, proactive, and business-aligned support in areas such as organizational design, employee relations, performance management, workforce planning, manager coaching, and change management.
• Lead the Recruiting/Talent Acquisition team, focusing on recruiting strategy, employment branding, candidate experience, selection processes, hiring effectiveness, and partnership with business leaders to meet talent needs.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and change leader to executives and people managers, designing and facilitating interventions that improve team effectiveness, organizational structure, leadership capability, and cultural transformation.
• Leverage data and talent analytics to assess organizational needs, monitor recruiting, learning, workforce, and engagement trends, measure program effectiveness, and deliver actionable insights for continuous improvement.
• Partner with executives and talent leaders to identify organizational capability needs and leadership/talent priorities. 
• Support organization wide workforce planning efforts
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators throughout the organization to ensure teams are aligned, scalable, and responsive to business needs.
• Be a key leader in the HR organization – partnering closely with the Total Rewards Director and global HR Directors to align and build common practices and approaches where possible
• Manage budgets, resources, vendor relationships, tools, and external partnerships for OD, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and HRBP functions.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree in OD HR, BA, Psych, or a related field

Experience

• Minimum of 10 yrs of experience in OD, talent management, or related HR leadership roles
• Direct experience leading teams in Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and/or HRBP functions
• Proven track record designing and implementing large-scale OD initiatives, including leadership development, succession planning, and culture transformation
• Experience in a complex, matrixed, multi-location environment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experienced in OD, talent management, and adult learning.
• Strong grasp of employment laws (FMLA, FLSA, ADA, EEO) with legal collaboration experience.
• Skilled in facilitation, coaching, and consulting.
• Effective communicator and relationship-builder across all levels.
• Data-informed decision maker with a track record of leading teams, driving change, and fostering inclusive, emotionally intelligent workplaces.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in OD, Industrial/Organizational Psych, HR, or related field
• Certification in OD, Coaching, Change Management (e.g., Prosci, SHRM-SCP, Hogan, Korn Ferry)
• Demonstrated experience in union negotiations, labor relations, or collective bargaining
• Background in the manufacturing, rail, or industrial sector
• Experience supporting international operations
• Familiarity with HR technology platforms, talent analytics, learning management systems, and survey/assessment tools (e.g., Cornerstone, Dayforce, Culture Amp, SuccessFactors)

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

This position requires successful completion of:

• The subject’s name must correspond to their Social Security number and date of birth.
• A nationwide, federal, and state criminal background check will be conducted. Up to a seven-year history will be considered, including incarceration or court supervision. Findings will be reviewed relative to the position requirements.
• Current and prior relevant employment experience will be verified to confirm the candidate meets the minimum required years of experience for the position.
• Post-secondary education at the associate degree level or higher will be verified, including degree(s) earned and dates of completion.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. A Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check will be conducted upon hire and annually thereafter in accordance with Loram’s Driving Policy.
• All applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug test. Employees in safety-sensitive positions are subject to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-incident drug and/or alcohol testing in compliance with federal regulations and company policy. Corporate non safety applicants are subject to drug test.

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Office deskwork, requiring sitting, walking, using phone & computer 
• May lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally 
• Travel up to 30% 
• Can tolerate variable and sometimes challenging conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad or industrial environment