Human Resources Manager - Decatur, IL

MSCCN; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM is seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager (HRM) to serve as a hands-on HR business partner for ADM’s Ag Services & Oilseeds organization across North America. Based in Decatur, IL, you will collaborate with leaders to strengthen leadership capability, build talent pipelines, and improve organizational effectiveness.

The role partners with on-site Decatur colleagues, supporting employee relations, workforce actions, and leadership needs while providing local HR presence.

Qualifications

• Strong HR business partnering skills and business acumen.
• Experience across core HR disciplines including talent management, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning, and compensation.
• Ability to operate as a strategic partner and hands-on HR practitioner.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as HR business partner for AS&O leaders, translating business needs into people plans.
• Lead talent review and succession planning with critical roles and high-potential talent.
• Support organizational design, change management, and workforce effectiveness initiatives.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, performance, and confidential colleague matters.
• Support leadership development, onboarding, and development programs.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Coaching

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Psychology

Job description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS- Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. Unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

Job Description

Full-time, Exempt

Position Summary

The Human Resources Manager (HRM) is a hands-on HR business partner responsible for developing and delivering people strategies in support of ADM's Ag Services & Oilseeds (AS&O) organization across North America. Based in Decatur, Illinois, this role partners closely with business and HR leaders to strengthen leadership capability, build talent pipelines, support workforce and succession planning, and improve organizational effectiveness and colleague engagement. In addition to primary responsibility for AS&O, the HRM serves as a key on-site HR partner for ADM's North American headquarters in Decatur, providing local support to Decatur-based colleagues in partnership with their aligned HR teams. This may include support for employee relations matters, organizational changes, leadership and colleague needs, workforce actions, and other situations where local HR presence or coordination is beneficial. This role offers the opportunity to work across a broad range of strategic and operational HR priorities. The HRM will serve as a trusted advisor to leaders while maintaining hands-on ownership for the effective execution of people programs, processes, and colleague matters. Success requires strong business acumen, sound judgment, curiosity, and the ability to move comfortably between longer-term people priorities and the day-to-day needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic HR Partnership

• Serve as an HR business partner for assigned AS&O leaders and organizations, providing consultation and support across talent, leadership effectiveness, organization design, workforce strategy, and colleague matters.
• Develop a strong understanding of AS&O's business strategy, operations, priorities, and talent needs and translate those priorities into actionable people plans.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and managers, providing coaching, insight, and constructive challenge to strengthen leadership effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Anticipate organizational and talent needs and proactively identify practical solutions.
• Use business, workforce, and talent insights to inform recommendations and people decisions.

Talent Management & Succession

• Lead and facilitate talent review and succession planning processes, including identification of critical roles, succession risks, high-potential talent, and development priorities.
• Partner with leaders to build strong internal talent pipelines and increase readiness for critical roles.
• Assess current and future capability needs and help address gaps through development, internal movement, external hiring, or role design.
• Support leadership development, coaching, career planning, and targeted development for key and high-potential talent.
• Drive follow-through on talent and succession priorities to ensure plans translate into meaningful development and movement.

Organizational Effectiveness & Change

• Partner with leaders on organization design, role clarity, team effectiveness, and organizational capability.
• Support organizational changes and business transformation efforts, helping leaders effectively plan for and navigate the people implications of change.
• Identify opportunities to simplify ways of working, strengthen collaboration, and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with leaders to assess organizational health and colleague feedback and translate insights into meaningful actions.

Employee Relations & Leader Support

• Provide practical, hands-on guidance and support to leaders on employee relations, performance management, workplace concerns, and other colleague matters.
• Coach leaders to navigate complex or sensitive people situations with sound judgment, consistency, and appropriate urgency.
• Partner with Employee Relations, Legal, and other HR resources as appropriate to assess risk and determine effective solutions.
• Apply a strong working knowledge of U.S. employment law, ADM policies, and HR practices to support fair, consistent, and effective outcomes.
• Support effective execution and follow-through on employee relations and performance matters while maintaining appropriate documentation, discretion, and confidentiality.

Learning & Development

• Partner with leaders and HR Centers of Expertise to identify learning and capability priorities and implement development solutions aligned to business needs.
• Coordinate and support leadership development, training, talent forums, workshops, and other development activities.
• Support onboarding and integration of new leaders and key talent.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, feedback, accountability, and development.

Compensation & Workforce Planning

• Partner with leaders, Finance, and the Rewards Center of Expertise to support workforce and compensation planning.
• Facilitate annual compensation and other core HR processes, providing leaders with analysis, guidance, and recommendations consistent with ADM philosophy and policy.
• Use workforce and talent data to identify trends, inform decisions, and support effective investment in people.
• Partner with leaders to ensure workforce capacity and capabilities align with current and future business priorities.

Decatur NAHQ & Broader HR Support

• Serve as an on-site HR resource for Decatur-based corporate functions, partnering with their aligned HR teams when local support is needed.
• Provide local coordination and support for colleague, organizational, and leadership needs where an on-site HR presence adds value.
• Support broader Decatur and North America HR priorities, programs, and strategic initiatives.
• Build strong partnerships across the HR organization to ensure effective coordination, clear ownership, and a consistent colleague and leader experience.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes, leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and the colleague experience.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Required Skills & Capabilities

• Strong HR and business acumen with the ability to connect people and organizational decisions to business outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to build credibility with leaders, earn trust, constructively challenge thinking, and influence outcomes.
• Ability to operate as both a strategic HR business partner and a hands-on HR practitioner.
• Strong coaching and employee relations skills with the judgment and confidence to navigate complex or sensitive people matters.
• Strong talent assessment and organizational judgment, with the ability to identify capability gaps and translate them into actionable solutions.
• Ability to move seamlessly between strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with comfort using data and insights to inform recommendations.
• Strong facilitation, planning, and project management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment with ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters.

Required Experience

• Approximately 7+ years of progressive professional experience in Human Resources or closely related roles within a complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with leaders, influencing people and organizational decisions, and executing HR priorities.
• Experience across core HR disciplines, including talent management, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning, and compensation.
• Experience supporting organizational change, organizational effectiveness, or workforce initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively across multiple stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
• Experience supporting commercial, operations, agricultural, commodity, manufacturing, or similarly complex businesses is preferred but not required.

Education & Certifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

Preferred

• Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Professional HR certification such as SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR/SPHR, or another relevant certification.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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:

$100,100.00 - $184,700.00

Salaried Incentive Plan

The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus