Strategic HR Director: Lead Culture & Talent

Porter Pipe & Supply Company; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Porter Pipe & Supply Company in Addison, IL seeks a Director of Human Resources to lead strategic and operational HR initiatives across multiple locations. You will translate people, talent, and culture strategies into practical programs, advise senior leaders, and oversee HR operations, compliance, and talent development.

This role balances strategic thinking with hands-on leadership to foster Porter’s values and a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Strong strategic and operational HR leadership capability.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with executives, managers, and team members
• Strong employee relations, investigation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to translate business strategy into practical people strategies and actions.
• Excellent communication and cross functional collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make business decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, delegate to, and hold an HR team accountable.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and HR best practices.
• Ability to operate effectively in a growing, multi-location organization.
• High degree of integrity, professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Proficiency with HRIS, talent management systems, Microsoft Office, and emerging HR technologies.

Responsibilities

• Translate the company’s people, talent, culture, and organizational strategy into effective HR programs, practices, and execution across Porter Family Companies.
• Serve as a trusted HR advisor to leaders and team members on organizational, talent, performance, and employee matters.
• Lead and develop the HR team, establishing clear expectations, accountability, priorities, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Provide leadership and oversight for employee relations, including complex investigations, performance concerns, disciplinary actions, conflict resolution, and terminations.
• Provide thoughtful, consistent guidance while balancing business needs, employee experience, company culture, and legal requirements.
• Partner with leadership on talent planning, succession planning, employee development, and performance management, including continuously improving the company’s performance management processes and practices.
• Oversees talent acquisition strategy and ensures recruiting practices support both current hiring needs and the organization’s longer-term talent strategy.
• Identifies organizational and people trends through HR data, employee feedback, turnover, recruiting metrics, and other workforce analytics and recommends appropriate actions.
• Ensures HR policies, practices, and decisions are compliant with federal, state, and local employment laws while remaining aligned with Porter’s culture and business needs.
• Protects and strengthens Porter’s culture as the organization grows by promoting an environment where team members feel respected, heard, accountable, and connected.
• Develops, reviews, and improves HR policies, procedures, processes, and systems to support consistency, scalability, and an excellent team member experience.
• Provides oversight and guidance for onboarding and offboarding practices to ensure they reflect Porter’s culture and values.
• Partners with Payroll & Benefits leadership to ensure HR, payroll, benefits, and HRIS processes are appropriately aligned and operating effectively.
• Builds strong relationships throughout Porter Family Companies and maintains a visible HR presence across locations.
• Maintains knowledge of HR trends, employment law, emerging technology, and best practices and evaluates their relevance to Porter.
• Models and reinforces Porter’s values of Family, Faith, Fun, Excellence, Safety and Integrity.
• Travels to Porter Family Companies locations as needed.
• Leads special projects and performs other responsibilities as assigned by the VP of Talent, Team & Culture.

Skills

HR leadership

Employee relations

Talent planning

Performance management

Succession planning

Talent acquisition

HR analytics

Policy development

Compliance

Leadership communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

SPHR/SHRM-SCP certification preferred

Job description

Porter Pipe & Supply Company in Addison, IL seeks a Director of Human Resources to lead strategic and operational HR initiatives across multiple locations. You will translate people, talent, and culture strategies into practical programs, advise senior leaders, and oversee HR operations, compliance, and talent development.

This role balances strategic thinking with hands-on leadership to foster Porter’s values and a high-performing team.