ITW (Illinois Tool Works Inc.) is a Fortune 200 company and is one of the world’s leading diversified manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, automotive components, consumables, and related service businesses. Operations in 55 countries Employee base of more than 48,000 Broad portfolio of more than 17,000 granted and pending patents
Human Resources Director
Location
United States
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$130K - $150K / year
Seniority
Lead
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Human Resources Director
Illinois Tool Works
Role Description The Human Resources Director serves as the strategic HR business partner for Retail Shared Services (RSS), partnering closely with the VP of Sales and RSS Leadership Team to drive organizational effectiveness, talent development, culture, and business performance. This role develops and executes people strategies that support business growth, organizational transformation, and operational excellence across a geographically dispersed commercial and support organization. The Human Resources Director provides strategic leadership in: - Organizational effectiveness - Talent management - Succession planning - Leadership development - Compensation - Employee relations - Change management As a trusted advisor to leaders across RSS and the Automotive Aftermarket platform, this role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution to build organizational capability, strengthen leadership effectiveness, and drive business results. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field required. - Master's degree and/or professional HR certification preferred. - 7+ years of progressive HR leadership experience. - Experience across multiple HR disciplines including talent management, organizational development, compensation, employee relations, leadership coaching, and change management. - Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders to drive organizational effectiveness and business results. - Strong business acumen with the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and translate insights into actionable recommendations. - Proven experience leading organizational change, talent management, succession planning, and leadership development initiatives. - Experience supporting incentive compensation and performance-based reward programs preferred. - Experience working within a matrixed, multi-location organization. - Experience supporting commercial, sales, or customer-facing organizations preferred. - Willingness to travel. Requirements - Partner with the VP of Sales and RSS Leadership Team to develop and execute people strategies that support business objectives, growth plans, and organizational priorities. - Develop a deep understanding of the business, customers, channels, and growth drivers to provide strategic HR leadership and guidance. - Identify organizational implications of business strategies and develop plans that strengthen capability, effectiveness, and execution. - Lead change management efforts that support organizational transformation and evolving business needs. - Drive a strong culture of talent management and leadership development to strengthen organizational capability and future leadership readiness. - Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and workforce planning processes to ensure readiness for current and future business needs. - Develop deep understanding of organizational talent and leadership capability to inform talent investment and succession decisions. - Coach leaders on talent assessment, performance management, employee development, and leadership effectiveness. - Develop and execute talent action plans that strengthen leadership pipelines and accelerate readiness for key and critical positions. - Partner with leadership to optimize organizational structure, team effectiveness, and workforce alignment to support business objectives and organizational growth. - Support execution of ITW principles including 80/20 Front-to-Back and Strategic Sales Excellence initiatives. - Foster a high-performance culture that promotes accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. - Lead employee engagement efforts and help shape a positive employee experience across a largely remote organization. - Advise leaders on employee relations matters and proactively identify trends or issues that may impact engagement, performance, or organizational effectiveness. - Partner with leaders on compensation planning, performance management, and reward programs that support business objectives. - Provide expertise in sales incentive plans, performance measurement, and talent investment decisions. - Support annual compensation processes including merit planning, organizational reviews, and market assessments. Benefits - Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental leave. - Base salary range for this position is $130,000-$150,000. - This position is also eligible to participate in the bonus management incentive program.
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