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Senior Director, Human Relations

McCormick & Company

Hunt Valley, MD • Hybrid

$140K - $253K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 8 days ago


McCormick & Company rating

8.2

Company rating: 8.2 out of 10

Based on 45 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

68th of 442 rated food and drinks producers


Job description

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments - and we're only getting started. At McCormick, we're always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees - all 14,000 of us across the world - are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire an Senior Director, Human Relations immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you'd expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices 

Position Overview:

Leads the strategic HR direction for the assigned group/function, enabling enterprise priorities while serving as the primary HR Business Partner to the Vice President/Senior Leader of their function or group. Provides end-to-end Human Relations leadership across strategy development and execution. Acts as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders and their teams, designing and implementing programs that advance both short- and long-term business objectives. Accountable for the development and delivery of integrated HR and business plans, including employee and labor relations; talent acquisition and management; leadership coaching and development; performance management; organizational effectiveness and change management; compensation administration and communication; regulatory compliance and risk mitigation; and People Support program identification and execution.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provides leadership and direction for assigned groups or functions within the business unit. In conjunction with company-wide initiatives, develops programs and systems that enhance organizational capabilities and accelerate the ability to achieve business results. Troubleshoots large-scale operational and strategic issues.
  • Responsible for all facets of HR functional strategy implementation: talent and performance management, compensation management, recruiting and staffing, communication. employee and labor relations.
  • Partners with leadership teams to establish, and implement, functional strategy and direction particularly with respect to development of organizational capability, aligning with enterprise priorities.
  • Provides leadership to management teams in order to identify functional and organizational opportunities relating to human resource policies, procedures and/or programs, influencing senior leaders in their function or group.
  • Responsible for development of direct reports.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources of similar field of study. MBA preferred.
  • 15+ years of progressive plant (CPG/FMCG) and business unit HR experience.
  • 7+ years in Senior HR leadership roles.
  • Networking capabilities, influencing others, clear and concise communicator, must build relationships and value people. Customers are internal - interacts daily Interacts outside of business unit within function and in role as committee member on a regular basis.
  • Strategic Leadership - Critical, Risk Taking/Innovation - Critical, Personal/Team Leadership - Critical.
  • Industry expertise preferred but not required.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future. 

Base Salary: $140,610-253,080

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick's Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan/ McCormick's Sales Incentive Bonus (SIB) Plan/ McCormick's Dividend Program.

In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include: 

  • Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
  • Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
  • Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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