HR Technology Functional Lead

Dow; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dow has an exciting opportunity for an HR Technology Functional Lead, based in locations including Midland, Houston, or Sao Paulo. This role involves leading HR improvement initiatives, analyzing business challenges, and working closely with product leaders, requiring strong expertise in HR technology and project management.

Benefits

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity

Benefits supporting physical, mental, financial, and social well-being

Competitive retirement program

Employee stock purchase programs

Robust medical and life insurance packages

Opportunities for training and community involvement

Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility

Paid time off for new parents

Paid time off to care for family members

On-site fitness facilities

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6.
• At least 7 years of relevant working experience.
• Ability to work legally in the United States; no visa support available.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in improvement initiatives.
• Define requirements and collaborate in configuration.
• Partner with specialists to ensure process consistency.

Skills

Human Resources Information Systems

Systems Development

Project Management

Data Privacy

Influencing Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for an HR Technology Functional Lead! This position can be located in Midland (MI, USA), Houston (TX, USA), Sao Paulo (BRA) or Terneuzen (NLD). In this role, you will work with the HR Discipline Leaders and Product Leads to provide consulting support for future improvements and functionality within our core technologies. You will play a key role in HR continuous improvement projects, including requirements, designs, testing, implementation, and end user support.

This role will require specialized, in-depth knowledge and advanced expertise in your discipline or functional area. You will need to analyze and identify internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services. You should be able to communicate difficult concepts to others and persuade others to adopt a different point of view.

It is your responsibility to be able to use sophisticated analytical thought and judgement to identify innovative solutions. You will need to be able to lead others to solve complex problems and potentially lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity. Your performance impacts business direction through the development of new products or services.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in improvement initiatives.
• Define requirements and use cases and collaborate with team members to translate into configuration.
• Partner with specialists to ensure consistency in process governance and communication to global teams.
• Stay up to date on latest technology offerings and evaluating appropriateness of deployment.
• Participate in system development and build activities.
• Create test plans and/or scripts and participate in testing activities as they align with the testing strategy.
• Participate in business case development, providing input into benefits and strategic alignment of opportunities utilizing business process knowledge and business / functional understanding.
• Identify and escalate issues to manage risk and ensure on time solution delivery.
• Collaborate with Discipline Leaders and Talent Acquisition SMEs to support business process improvements and functionality enhancements.
• Partner cross functionally with other teams to ensure work process and functional integrations.
  

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant working experience.
• For U.S. Applicants: A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Your Skills

• Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS): Experience managing HR Technology or Business Process Outsourcing vendor relationships.
• Systems Development: Experience leading systems development lifecycle for HR enhancement requests, configuration and change requests ideally in Agile methodology.
• Project Management: Experience managing small-to-medium sized technical projects.
• Data Privacy: Knowledge of HR data privacy principles and experience handling confidential HR data and records consistent with those practices.
• Influencing Skills: Ability to persuade and encourage others to collaborate effectively.
• Track record of leading courageously, delivering innovative solutions, and generating customer value.

Additional Notes

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Benefits – What Dow offers you

We invest in you.

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.