Human Resources Programs Manager

Hunter-Industries; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate culture

Park-like campus

Wellness center

Company events

Donation matching

Career development & profit sharing

Job summary

Hunter Industries seeks a Human Resources Programs Manager to design, deliver, and continuously improve enterprise-wide talent programs including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and skills initiatives.

This role translates talent strategy into scalable, well-adopted programs that provide leaders with consistent, effective processes to strengthen performance, leadership capability, and organizational bench strength.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.
• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP certification preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Human Resources.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements enterprise talent management programs to build organizational capability.
• Leads the Talent Programs team and oversees hiring, training, and performance management.
• Leads enterprise performance management with goal setting and calibration of development and succession plans.
• Drives succession planning and talent reviews with readiness criteria and high-potential identification.
• Partners with Learning & Development, Employee Relations and HR Business Partners to support development frameworks.
• Develops change management efforts to ensure adoption and sustained impact of talent programs.
• Measures program effectiveness using data and KPIs and informs strategic talent decisions.
• Collaborates with HRIS for system enhancements, reporting, and process improvements.

Skills

Talent management

Leadership development

Communication

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP

Tools

MS Office

HRIS

Job description

Hunter Industries is seeking a Human ResourcesPrograms Manager who designs, delivers, and continuously improves, enterprise-wide talent programs, including but not limited to performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and skills initiatives. This role translates talent strategy into scalable, well-adopted programs that provide leaders with consistent, effective processes to strengthen performance, leadership capability, and organizational bench strength across the talent lifecycle.

Essential Functions:

• Designs and implements enterprise talent management programs, including performance management, career development, talent assessment, and succession planning, to build organizational capability and support business objectives.
• Manages the Talent Programs team and is responsible for hiring, training, performance management, and other people leadership activities
• Leads the enterprise performance management process, including goal setting, performance conversations, calibration, and alignment with development, rewards, and succession planning strategies.
• Drives the enterprise succession planning and talent review processes by defining role criticality, readiness criteria, and high-potential identification standards, and ensuring consistent evaluation of performance and potential.
• Partners with Learning & Development, Employee Relations and HR Business Partners to support actionable development framework that strengthens leadership bench depth and future readiness.
• Develops and executes change management efforts for talent programs by driving stakeholder engagement, communication, training, and adoption to ensure successful implementation and sustained impact.
• Uses data, analytics, and key performance indicators to measure program effectiveness, identify trends, and inform strategic talent decisions.
• Partners with HRIS to support the technology, reporting, and system processes that enable talent programs, including system enhancements, testing, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Builds strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels and serves as a resource to support adoption and effective use of talent programs.

Education / Training Required and Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field of study or a combination of education and relevant work experience.
• PHR/SPHR or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Certification preferred.

Experience Required and Preferred:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Human Resources.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory responsibilities.
• Experience working within a Center of Excellence (CoE) model preferred.
• Exposure to global or matrixed organizations preferred.

What You Bring:

• Requires excellent organization, planning and project management skills, the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks, and to work within timelines and deadlines.
• Requires excellent relationship and trust-building, business partnering and interpersonal skills; the ability to interface with all employees at all levels; high level of personal integrity and confidentiality.
• Requires strong business acumen, the ability to be an effective team player with an unwavering commitment to delivering desired results.
• Requires strong knowledge of current applicable federal, state, and local employment law/regulations and HR practices, including methods and techniques used in organizational development, talent management, conflict resolution, total rewards administration and training and development.
• Requires strong detail-orientation and accuracy coupled with excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Requires strong listening, presentation, training, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Requires computer proficiency in Windows, MS Office and HRIS systems.

What We Offer:

• Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
• Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
• On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
• FUN company events!
• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
• Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings.Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The annual salary for this opportunity ranges from $114,000 - $130,000

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected annual salary range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.

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