Sr Manager Strategic Business Talent Partner Legal Finance

Job Location: Hershey, PA
NOTE: This position requires in office an average of 2-3 days per week. Our ideal candidate will be located within a drivable distance to Hershey.

The Senior Manager Strategic Business Talent Partner Legal and Finance (SBTP) is a key Human Resources leader reporting to the Senior Director SBTP Finance, IS, Supply Chain. The SBTP works closely with the Finance and Legal leadership teams to deliver talent strategies aligned to business priorities. Top candidates will have high business acumen and analytical skills with proven ability to coach and influence senior leaders and lead virtual and cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding results. This role will develop and deliver talent strategies to advance leader and team performance and help our continued Transformation efforts to evolve our ways of working. While this role primarily support Finance and Legal, other project support across IS and SC may be required to support the Senior Director.

Accountabilities
Core Responsibilities / Outcomes Expected

Lead the talent strategy for Finance and Legal teams:

-In partnership with Sr Dir, translate business strategy and set HR strategy against business area/initiative

-Identify capabilities needed to meet business goals, clarify gaps, build plan to address gaps, implement plans, measure and sustain progress
-Validate critical skills and roles against business needs, architect successful succession plans and drive a deep bench of talent
-Lead performance calibrations to ensure business delivery, partner on development plans to accelerate employee readiness
-Implement and monitor talent outcomes, people costs and help deliver the financial forecast.

Coaching and partnering with Executive leaders across the function
-Coach and influence the executive team of the Finance and Legal teams.
-Diagnose areas inhibiting success, co-create solutions to overcome, coach and support member to drive towards and achieve process

Project leadership and Change Management
-Consult, design, implement and execute change management strategy and plan components against business initiatives
-Lead organizational design work to ensure most efficient ways of working, aligned to SG&A budgets
-Prepare change strategies for enterprise or functional initiatives

Preferred skills
Other Applicable Scope Defining Dimensions

-Talent Expert - Experience in Talent, Performance and Org development
-Strategic problem solving
-Commercial judgement + financially capable
-Leader Influencer - Trusted advisor + change manager
-Analytics & Technology - Data savvy and tech enthusiast

Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

-Demonstrated experience scaling support across a large and growing global organization
-Demonstrated solid judgment experience assessing risk relative to the business
-Demonstrated learning and leading in a constantly changing environment and to cultivate relationships across teams

Experience & Education

Bachelor's degree required (HR or related field)
7+ years of relevant experience (HR generalist, change management, project management)

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