Director - Talent Development & Recruiting - Lafarge - Chicago

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Position Summary:
The Director, Talent Development & Recruiting will work as a business partner with key HR and operational stakeholders to develop a comprehensive strategy for learning and development in support of the business. They will have overall responsibility for developing the strategic vision for the management and development of Lafarge’s talent function. This includes Executive and Leadership Development, Talent Management, Workforce and Succession Planning, Learning and Skills Development, Performance Management and Career Planning. The individual is expected to work closely with the leadership team to define and implement a performance and development culture at Lafarge that provides a competitive advantage for the company and positions them to have the talent, leadership and bench strength to grow and capture market share. The position is expected to help define the strategic vision for Talent Development, execute on the plan, including the change plan, necessary to implement the strategy, while building and driving operational excellence, implementing world class processes throughout the entire organization, managing to a set of well-defined metrics and through a hands-on approach to leadership.

Key Responsibilities:
Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas.
Establishes and champions the processes for identifying and managing the development of targeted employee population to include: high potentials, people to watch, LLDP/CPs, and diversity.
Liaisons with external sources to identify best-in-class practices and systems for talent development and facilitates their implementation in-house.
Influences key HR and operational staff to ensure talent development is fully integrated in the business cycle.
Ensures the organization establishes annual talent development targets and facilitates regular progress review with key stakeholder to achieve those targets.
Develops and manages talent development budget(s).
Partners with the Lafarge Group learning and development staff and counterparts to support Group-sponsored talent development initiatives in the operations.
Leads the development and implementation of the annual training plan.
Supports HR staff with the learning and development activities for the targeted employees as required.
Supports the VP, HR with developing required action plans in support of the human capital issues identified from the O&HR process.
Supports VP, HR and key business leaders with a systematic progress reviews process for the human capital action plans.
Develops and manages organization-wide talent management/ development KPI’s.

Desired Skills and Experience
Qualification Profile
8-10 years of HR experience in a global corporation and/or consulting firm with a background in Talent Management, Workforce Planning and Leadership Development. Organization Development, HR Business Partner and Consulting experience valued.
A Bachelor’s degree, and ideally, a post-graduate degree in a business or HR discipline.
Demonstrated skill at managing the design and implementation of talent development and leadership development solutions.
Strong results orientation.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal mediums.
Ability to consult effectively with leaders at every level.
A high level of persistence and efficacy in uncovering and solving problems within organization systems.
Ability to develop effective global relationships and deliver solutions with a global point of view.
Ability to identify and execute innovative solutions and learn/ adapt from implementations.
Keep a customer point of view front and center in all work products.
A healthy “dissatisfaction with the status quo” and a willingness to take calculated risks.
An inspired leader and charismatic team builder who is able to define the vision and lead the charge.
A sense of urgency and the ability to communicate it to the team.
Impeccably honest and ethical.

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