Director, Human Resources - New York, NY - Corporate Office

Position:

As the Director of Human Resources, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining effective people team business processes, compliance frameworks, company policies, internal communication, employee engagement, employee relations, talent acquisition, and relevant procedures. Additionally, this individual will be a trusted advisor amongst the Human Resources Team by offering mentorship on real world application. You will be supporting our Americas markets and will continuously improve the attention behind our programs, processes and policies and ensure that all are specific to the FENDI culture.

Responsibilities: 

•    Lead and be the referent point of all employee relations and performance management (Compliance, Policies, Conversations, documentations for all markets, US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil)
•    Act as a strategic partner to managers, guiding and supporting people decisions
•    Mentor and handle HR team members to ensure they are performing their roles effectively; motivated and engaged; and, building their skills and career
•    Ensuring that Company procedures align with local, state and federal legislation, Employee Compliance, LVMH LRN Strategy and reporting.
•    Supporting with On-boarding and Off-boarding processes. 
•    Prioritize onboarding activities for new hires, structuring the assessment and development process for each of them
•    Leads employee relations investigations and identifies business solutions.
•    Coordinates employee engagement programs (YOS, Gifts, etc.…) and improves.
•    Prioritize on-boarding activities for new hires, structuring the assessment and development process for each of them
•    Keep up to date with the latest HR trends and best practices.
•    Support the staffing process, including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding.
•    Implement learning and development activities to increase the skills of the company population
•    Develop training materials and performance management programs to help ensure employees understand their job responsibilities.
•    Evaluate the professional performance of all employees, intervening with ongoing orientation and feedback activities
•    Use performance management tools to provide direction and feedback to employees.
•    Leads building company policies and procedures.
•    Ensure all company HR policies are applied consistently across the network.
•    Maintain HR systems and processes.
•    Provide support and guidance to employees.
•    Design and implement employee retention strategies.
•    Leads all internal and external HR related inquiries or request.

Additional information:

Qualifications:

•    10+ years of experience in compliance management or a related role.
•    A degree and/or certification or equivalent experience in human resources or related field preferred.
•    Experience in retail, luxury retail or service-oriented organization preferred.
•    Shown understanding of labor & employment laws, compensation & benefits, policies & procedure
•    Proven knowledge of industry-specific regulations and compliance best practices.
•    Experience with generating and implementing innovative solutions with an understanding of how to get from ideation to execution. 
•    Strong leadership skills to guide an HR team and support and empower staff.
•    Exceptional interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen and effectively verbalize ideas and collaborate.
•    Analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong attention to detail.
•    Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
•    High Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word and PowerPoint
•    Effective in implementing change within role; seeks to learn and implement best practices.
•    Experience with generating and implementing innovative solutions with an understanding of how to get from conceptualization to execution.
•    The ability to remain calm in stressful situations including during disciplinary hearings or staff conflicts.
•    Confirmed ethics and morals and sound judgement.
•    Familiarity with various immigrant and non-immigrant visas preferred.
•    Foreign language skill a plus.