Vice President Human Resource

Imerys; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Imerys in Roswell, GA is seeking a Human Resources Vice President to lead the people strategy across the Americas. Based at our North America Headquarters, this role drives organizational design, talent engagement, and change management while ensuring HR excellence.

The VP will partner with Performance Minerals Americas and HR Leadership Teams to align labor costs, oversee CBAs, manage pensions, and build talent pipelines across seven geographies, with a Safer Together safety culture.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of HR leadership experience in an industrial, mining, or heavy manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering: translate business strategy into a scalable human capital plan, aligning labor costs and structures with growth targets.
• Transformation & M&A: drive regional optimization programs and post-acquisition integration plans.
• Labor & Industrial Relations: lead regional labor relations strategy and oversee CBAs to maintain a stable industrial climate.
• Total Rewards & Pensions: oversee compensation cycles and manage regional pension plans.
• Talent & Culture: build robust talent pipelines and lead succession planning across geographies.
• Health & Safety: partner with Operations and EHS to champion Safer Together and drive safety accountability.

Education

Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or Law.

Job description

Position Human Resources Vice President

Location Roswell, GA - Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days remote

Job Summary

Based at our North America Headquarters in Roswell, GA, we are hiring a Human Resources Vice President. As a key member of both the Performance Minerals Americas and Human Resources Leadership Teams, you will act as the strategic architect of the people agenda for our business. In this strategic leadership position, you will drive high-level organizational design, talent engagement, and change management initiatives while ensuring operational HR excellence across the Americas.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnering: Translate business strategy into a scalable human capital plan, aligning labor costs and organizational structures with growth and EBITDA targets.
• Transformation & M&A: Act as a core driver for regional optimization programs and oversee major post-acquisition integration plans.
• Labor & Industrial Relations: Drive the regional labor relations strategy, proactively negotiating and administering multiple Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) to ensure a stable industrial climate.
• Total Rewards & Pensions: Execute performance-linked compensation cycles and provide strategic oversight of regional benefits, with a specialized focus on managing complex defined benefit plans and legacy pensions.
• Talent & Culture: Build robust talent pipelines for critical industrial/commercial roles, lead succession planning, and unify the culture across seven diverse geographies into a "One Business" mindset.
• Health & Safety: Partner closely with Operations and EHS teams to champion our "Safer Together" culture and drive accountability for leading safety indicators.

Education

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or Law.

Industry Experience

• 15+ years of proven HR leadership experience within an industrial, mining, or heavy manufacturing environment.

Matrix Leadership

Strong track record of reporting