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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
About the role:
The Manager - Human Resources implements HR strategies aligned with business objectives, provides guidance on HR policies and practices, and fosters a culture of employee engagement and development.
What you will do:
- Collaborate with management as a strategic advisor helping identify and prioritize HR initiatives that align with the organization's strategic goals and objectives.
- Align HR policies and programs for their business unit or region which promote employee engagement, retention, and performance.
- Act as a trusted coach providing guidance to leaders and managers on HR-related matters, including performance management, compensation, and benefits, etc.
- Analyze HR metrics and data to identify trends and opportunities and develop a story to provide data-driven recommendations to senior management.
- Lead team of HR professionals to collaborate effectively with other Centers of Excellence and serve as thought leaders to the business and HR.
What you will have:
Business Acumen : Knowledge of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Designs the organization's planning processes and decision-making channels.
- Demonstrates a big picture understanding of the business, its interrelationships, and priorities.
- Demonstrates strong foundation of business fundamentals, measurement, and business finance.
- Develops business cases for own function; reviews and critiques cases for other functions.
Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Obtains information regarding operational issues of other countries when making business decisions.
- Assesses key legal, regulatory, and financial issues specific to a particular country.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
- Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
- Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
- Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
- Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
Influencing: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Achieves influence and impact even when holding a position contrary to the majority.
- Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking substance or impact.
- Leads and presents collaborative assessments that persuasively influence decision makers.
- Determines and leverages the decision-making style of the individual or group being influenced.
- Delivers well-received presentations of cost, benefits, risks, and other considerations.
Leadership: Knowledge of leadership practices and processes; ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives while having a long-term perspective of the future state of things and how to get there.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Utilizes an appropriate style of leadership: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire/free rein, etc.
- Utilizes positive reinforcement to motivate & attain desired behaviors; increases productivity.
- Demonstrates leadership qualities: intelligence, dominance, persistence, integrity, confidence.
- Employs leadership theories, such as contingency and transactional, and associated techniques.
- Manages own behaviors during interactions, such as feedback giving, to shape workplace events.
Human Resources Consulting: Knowledge of HR approaches, tools and techniques; ability to inform, guide and advise managers in HR-related initiatives.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Evaluates HR solutions provided to management and advises on further improvement plans.
- Delegates line management support quickly and effectively for HR issues.
- Manages multiple HR projects and diverse consulting relationships.
- Recommends a variety of HR consulting models as appropriate to an engagement.
Differentiated candidates will have demonstrated experience:
- Provides HUMAN RESOURCES coaching and consulting with senior leadership of a multinational organization;
- Holding responsibility for a work unit of professional employees (including providing training, developing, and mentoring); as well as production level employees
- Conducting employee investigations and consulting with senior leaders; and
- Leveraging data and analytical tools (Power BI dashboards, Tableau, Pivot Tables) in support & furtherance of company business objectives.
Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired
Employee Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
- 401k savings plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Life Insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy Lifestyle Programs
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
