HR Director - Global Operations - Decatur, IL

ADM; Decatur (IL); Sur place; USD 174 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Résumé du poste

ADM in Decatur, IL is seeking an HR Director to serve as the primary HRBP for Global Operations, supporting legacy businesses across North America. The role partners with executives to align people strategies with operational priorities, strengthen capability, and ensure consistent HR practices across a global manufacturing network.

This exempt position leads a regional HR team, drives workforce planning, organizational design, succession, and leadership development while guiding employee

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Master’s degree or professional certification in HR/Business/Org Psychology desirable.
• Experience with HR centers of excellence and executive partnership.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute Global Operations people strategy for legacy AS&O, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Milling.
• Act as trusted advisor to Global Operations leaders on organization effectiveness and talent priorities.
• Lead, coach, and develop regional HR managers with clear priorities and performance expectations.
• Provide leadership for North American plant HR managers and ensure governance and delivery.
• Translate business strategy into workforce plans including succession and leadership development.
• Partner with Finance, Talent, Learning & Development, and Total Rewards to deliver scalable HR solutions.
• Lead organizational design, integration, and change management to improve effectiveness.
• Advance employee engagement, inclusion, and culture across regions and plants.
• Support labor and employee relations strategies with risk management and policy alignment.
• Establish and monitor key people metrics and drive timely execution.

Connaissances

Strategic HRBP

People leadership

Organization design

Workforce planning

Talent management

Succession planning

Change leadership

Employee engagement

Organizational effectiveness

Communication

Critical thinking

Cross-cultural communication

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s in HR / MBA / Organizational Psychology / Development

SHRM/PHR/SPHR certification

Description du poste

HR Director - Global Operations - Decatur, IL

Decatur

IL - Illinois

Human Resources

Job Description

HR Director - Global Operations - Decatur, IL

This is an exempt level position.

Position Summary:

ADM is seeking a strategic and highly collaborative HR Director to serve as the primary Human Resources Business Partner for the Global Operations organization supporting the legacy businesses, including Ag Services & Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Milling. This leader will partner with Global Operations executives and business leaders to align the people strategy with operational priorities, strengthen organizational capability, and drive consistent HR practices across a complex, global manufacturing network. This position will be directly responsible for the North America region and collaborate as required with HR teams in other regions.

Additional Context:

• Serve as the lead HRBP for the Global Operations leadership team, including both manufacturing leaders as well as technology center leaders across the legacy operations, ensuring the people agenda supports business performance, operational reliability, and long-term growth.
• Lead and develop a team of regional HR managers and provide strategic direction, governance, and functional accountability for plant HR managers throughout North America.
• Align global, regional, and site HR priorities while promoting consistent standards, clear decision rights, and strong partnership across operations leadership and HR.
• Lead critical initiatives in workforce planning, organizational design and effectiveness, succession, talent development, employee experience and engagement, labor strategy, and cultural transformation.
• Demonstrate influential leadership through strong relationship-building, coaching, feedback, and mentoring, creating an environment in which leaders and employees can thrive.
• Navigate effectively between strategy and execution—partnering with senior leaders on multi-year priorities while ensuring strong delivery of day-to-day people solutions across regions and plants.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the Global Operations people strategy for the legacy AS&O, Carbohydrate Solutions, and Milling businesses, addressing short- and long-term needs across organizational structure, workforce capability, leadership, culture, and location strategy.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Global Operations leaders, providing data-informed counsel on organization effectiveness, workforce risks, talent priorities, and change initiatives.
• Lead, coach, and develop regional HR managers, establishing clear priorities, operating rhythms, and performance expectations across the HR team.
• Provide functional leadership and accountability for North American plant HR managers, strengthening capability, consistency, governance, and delivery across manufacturing sites.
• Translate business and operational strategies into integrated workforce plans, including critical-role planning, succession, talent deployment, leadership development, and capability building.
• Partner with Operations leadership, Finance, Talent, Learning and Development, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Employee Relations, and other HR Centers of Excellence to deliver practical, scalable solutions.
• Lead organizational design, restructuring, integration, and change management efforts that improve effectiveness, clarify accountabilities, and enable operational performance.
• Advance employee engagement, retention, inclusion, and culture initiatives across regional and plant environments, using workforce insights to identify priorities and measure impact.
• Support labor and employee relations strategies, ensuring proactive risk management, sound decision-making, and alignment with company policies and applicable requirements.
• Establish and monitor key people metrics, identify trends and risks, and hold HR leaders accountable for timely, high-quality execution.

Required Skills:

• Proven ability to operate as a strategic HR business partner to senior operations leaders in a complex, global, and matrixed organization.
• Strong people leadership capabilities, with experience leading regional HR teams and influencing site-based HR professionals through functional accountability.
• Skilled in business transformation, organization design, workforce planning, talent management, succession, change leadership, employee engagement, and organizational effectiveness.
• Strong business and operational acumen, with the ability to connect people priorities to safety, reliability, productivity, cost, growth, and customer outcomes.
• Ability to communicate and operate with authenticity, candor, and positive intent while building enduring trust across executive, regional, and plant stakeholders.
• Critical thinking and solution orientation, with equal strength in connecting business issues, workforce insights, and people relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to influence, facilitate, and communicate effectively across cultures and organization levels.
• A self-starter who can thrive in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments, exercise sound judgment, and consistently deliver on commitments.

Required Experience:

• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources Generalist and HR Business Partner experience, including leadership responsibility in a complex organization.
• Experience supporting global operations, manufacturing, supply chain, or a similarly distributed, asset-intensive business environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading regional HR professionals and providing functional direction to plant- or site-based HR teams.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and translating business strategy into workforce, organization, talent, and culture priorities.
• Experience leading organizational transformation, change management, organizational effectiveness, talent management, and organization design.
• Experience with employee and labor relations in manufacturing environments strongly preferred.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Education/Certifications:

• Master’s in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Psychology or Development.
• Human Resource Certification (SHRM, PHR, SPHR)

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

$174,000.00 - $260,000.00

Salaried Incentive Plan

The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus and a long-term incentive plan

Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:

• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).

Additional benefits include:

• Paid time off including paid holidays.
• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

*Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments—environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

Req/Job ID

113948BR

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#LI-LR2