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Position Summary:
The Human Resources Director, Collision Operations is a key strategic leadership role responsible for developing and executing talent strategies to support Penske Truck Leasing's Collision repair function. This position serves as the primary HR partner to the Collision leadership team, providing expert guidance on organizational design, talent management, and the full associate lifecycle for an actively growing and evolving business. As the company continues to expand into new business functions, including focus on organizational strategy and product development, this role will offer strategic support in building and scaling high-performance teams aligned with business goals.
This position will drive initiatives to address complex organizational needs, with a focus on engagement, retention, productivity, and customer experience, while working closely with various HR and business teams to deliver results aligned with overall objectives. This role also leads the HR integration efforts for acquisitions, collaborating with cross-functional teams during due diligence, integration, and post-acquisition processes.
This position will require a strategic business partner approach, collaborating with operations, talent acquisition, talent development, legal, security, compensation, staffing and workforce systems and analytics to deliver results. This role reports to the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and will have regular interactions with executive and officer level leaders throughout the organization.
Qualified candidates for this role will have at least 10 years of progressive HR experience including strong examples of influence and change through collaboration. Experience in acquisitions or standing up new business entities or divisions is preferred. Prior experience with vehicle collision and repair centers are highly preferred. This position will be based out of Penske's corporate office located in Reading, PA, 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia. This is an office first position at least 4 days in office per week. This role will require travel up to 30%.
Major Responsibilities:
• Deliver Strategic HR Business Partner support and thought partnership for the function that aligns with the goals of the business and creates synergies with field and corporate talent plans.
• Drive thought partnership to encourage innovative thinking to enable a culture that enables associates to do their best work, while leveraging Penske's organizational values to meet the needs of the business.
• Provide HR solutions for organizational structure needs
• Lead the HR acquisitions process, collaborating with business development and executive leadership to align on direction and goals. Leading the HR functions through the due diligence and integration phases.
• Lead and support all associate relations investigations, performance management concerns, and recruiting and hiring processes for the corporate associates and roles. Collaborate with the Field HR team to support the associate life cycle processes for function's matrixed team.
• Lead the succession and talent management process for the function, enabling a capable and ready talent pipeline for critical roles and supporting career pathing for all levels in the department.
• Lead and manage an HR support team to provide a high level of service and to ensure consistency among all Corporate Departments, including all partnership activities: Performance Management, Associate Development, Engagement, Compliance, Analytics, and Staffing
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in HR, or related field required, Master's Degree in HR or related field preferred
• 10 years HR Generalist experience required
• 3 years leadership experience required
• 3 years acquisitions experience preferred
• Prior experience with vehicle collision repair preferred
• New business or division creation and support experience required
• PHR / SPHR or other HR Certification is preferred
• Experience leading projects and initiatives with a cross-functional team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly collaborative
• Ability to influence leaders, peers, and direct reports
• Strong ability to build relationships at all levels within an organization
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects
• Ability to build a strong professional HR team
• Demonstrate strategic thinking
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Successful candidate must complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and complete a drug screening.
Physical Requirements:
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer
About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions
Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.
Job Category: Executive
Job Family: Human Resources
Address: 100 Gundy Drive
Primary Location: US-PA-Reading
Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
Req ID: 2512910
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