Director of HR Functional Excellence responsible for HR process efficiency and analytics strategy. Leading projects and partnerships to enhance HR capabilities at McCormick.
Responsibilities
Lead the prioritization of an integrated HR project portfolio (transformation, technology, business-aligned projects and processes) and provide functional project management support for prioritized strategic projects and processes;
implement project tracking and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility on initiative progress and outcomes.
Partner with HR leaders to allocate resources effectively across competing demands, ensuring financial discipline and alignment with budget.
Monitor delivery health, risk, and value realization of all HR projects and programs and conduct post-implementation reviews and benefit realization tracking to ensure ROI achievement.
Lead the prioritization, design and continuous improvement of scalable, efficient, and employee-experience focused HR processes.
Partner with HR Technology and GBS to align on priorities and ensure delivery, enabling and elevating the utilization of GBS and T&T services for the Function.
Develop and shape the analytics & insight strategy and execution for the HR function, in partnership with the central enterprise data and analytics team.
Generate actionable people insights that inform people strategy and decision-making to result in a competitive advantage for McCormick.
Transform from retrospective reporting to predictive analytics.
Partner directly with H2R Data Management Team Director to shape and align on HR data standards and governance to ensure integrity and accuracy of all people data.
Develop the AI strategy and roadmap for the HR function in partnership with HR Technology and Global Business Solutions Transformation team.
Facilitate AI initiative resourcing, project planning and enablement.
Create a project portfolio that helps advance the HR digitalization journey through more predictive analytics and use of AI to improve HR’s performance.
Active participation as member of enterprise AI governance boards and steering committees.
Develop vendor management framework for the function (approach, governance, performance scorecards and KPI’s, alignment, efficiency, business review cadence), in partnership and aligned with Procurement.
Identify opportunities to rationalize, consolidate, or renegotiate vendor contracts in partnership with Procurement.
Drive strategic vendor partnerships that enhance HR capabilities and innovation.
Manage vendor-related risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree preferred in business, human resources, or related field.
Significant progressive experience in HR operations, business transformation, analytics, project and process management and excellence.
Proven ability to manage complex program portfolios across HR domains (HRBP, Shared Services, HR Operations, Total Rewards, Talent Management, Employee Experience).
Experience with project management frameworks (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid approaches).
Experience in leadership positions managing enterprise-wide initiatives.
Experience in implementing AI frameworks (Generative, Agentic, etc.) to improve performance.
Strong business acumen with ability to connect HR operations to business outcomes.
Understanding of HR technology landscapes (SAP SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, AI, Power BI,) and how to drive enablement through systems.
Strong analytical and performance orientation – skilled at influencing and defining KPIs, Human Capital Insights, and using data to inform priorities and decisions.
Proficiency with portfolio management tools and methodologies.
Excellent communications and change leadership.
Customer-centric mindset focused on user experience and value delivery.
Innovation focused to leverage emerging technologies and methodologies.
Exceptional stakeholder management across diverse, global audiences.
Organizational agility to navigate and influence across matrixed organization.
Benefits
Competitive and comprehensive benefits
Culture built on respect and opportunities for growth
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