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PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION IS NOT AN ICF POSITION. WE ARE RECRUITING ON BEHALF OF PHAEDON – PRESS RELEASE CAN BE FOUND HERE
Private equity firm Cohere Capital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the commercial marketing group of ICF Next, ICF’s marketing, communications and digital transformation agency. The group will relaunch as Phaedon, a new, independent, technology-enabled marketing and communications company focused on driving value-added participation and engagement.
With a passion for marketing and communication, ICF NEXT knows when and how to accelerate the adoption of technologies and techniques that bring you closer to your customer. As voice search, artificial intelligence, and virtual and augmented reality are disrupting nearly every industry, we help organizations to stay one step ahead by orchestrating the conversations and collaborations that produce innovation.
As a Senior Director of Human Resources, you will play a key role in the design and implementation of talent management strategy and overall practices. You will partner across the group working with the executive team to put in place talent management initiatives that enable strategic business objectives. In your role as a strategic business partner, you will advise and coach leaders in all elements of talent management, including identifying current and future human capital needs, issues, priorities, and leading the execution of the appropriate actions to help the business achieve near term and longer-term objectives. This position reports into the Group leader, and you will manage an HR team of two.
This senior role will be located in Minneapolis, MN and will require travel up to 25% of the time.
Key Responsibilities:
Partner with business leaders to drive results, including organizational effectiveness and performance management, facilitate effective change efforts and enable employee engagement
Partner with the business to establish and implement sound HR practices and implement effective human capital strategies.
Responsible for all HR functional areas such as talent acquisition, performance management, learning and development, employee relations, and immigration
Ensure diversity, equity and inclusion is core to all HR practices
Help transform business strategies and objectives into performance goals; help to cascade those goals through the line organization. Lead the utilization of best practices in performance management/accountability, and consult and advocate for the most impactful application of rewards and consequences. Work with managers to enable them to develop their employees and advance their careers.
Analyze human capital trends internally and externally, and associated impact within the business. Recommend strategies and initiatives based on the trends.
Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal/regulatory federal and state requirements and ensure fair and consistent daily management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance for employees.
Understand, integrate and provide counsel to the business on HR priorities; ensure HR programs are effectively communicated, implemented and evaluate utilization of programs
Promote core values through HR programs and practices, model personal integrity, drive the importance of ethics and compliance throughout the business, and address related issues in a timely and effective manner.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training or work experience.
8+ years of demonstrated success in partnering with managers on talent management, addressing organizational and employee development issues, and resolving complex employee relations issues.
Demonstrated knowledge of HR practices and disciplines, including talent management, performance management, employee/career development and general support in a broad-based HR generalist role.
Solid experience in program and policy creation, HR project management, implementation and training delivery.
Proven ability as an effective team member on virtual teams and ability to successfully support, coach, and influence remote clients.
Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications
Preferred Skills/Experience:
PHR/SPHR or SHRM CP or SCP certification.
Skilled at executive interaction
Demonstrated success at being a trusted and effective member of a senior leadership teamand ability to lead through influencing
Proven HR leadership in a creative environment
Facilitation of leadership and employee development programs
Professional Skills:
High-level of proficiency in problem solving skills/critical thinking with the ability to analyze complex situations, identify existing or potential problems, and recommend solutions.
Ability to assess. recommend and implement HR practices that support business objectives
Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization as required.
Team player with the ability to work in a high demand, fast-paced environment with diverse, geographically dispersed clients.
Sound business ethics and judgment, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information.
Outstanding interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
This Job Description and Posting is created and provided by Phaedon over whom ICF exercises no control; ICF has no control over the content of this Job Description, or any conditions Phaedon might impose once an interested person has submitted an application. ICF cannot confirm the accuracy or completeness of any Job Description or other information submitted by Phaedon. ICF assumes no responsibility, and disclaims all liability for the content, accuracy, completeness, legality, reliability, or availability of any Job Description, Posting, or other information submitted by Phaedon and posted on ICF’s career website. Phaedon is solely responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act and similar laws, anti-discrimination laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and any applicable data protection, wage transparency or privacy laws. Phaedon is responsible for offering alternative methods of screening, if so required by the Americans with Disabilities Act or any similar law. You must contact Phaedon if you require alternative methods of screening.
When you submit your application or other information to ICF, you are requesting and authorizing ICF to make available such application information to Phaedon. Any resume or application information that you submit through ICF will be forwarded and viewed only by Phaedon. ICF will not maintain any resume or application, except for the period of time to forward. ICF is not procuring employees for Phaedon. ICF is merely providing a tool enabling Phaedon to seek interest persons for positions with its new, independent, technology-enabled marketing and communications company. The sole responsibility for the content of any Job Description, interviews or offers made, any issues arising from an acceptance or denial of employment, and any other issues arising from the use of ICF’s Career’s website, is solely with Phaedon. ICF assumes no responsibility, and disclaims all liability, for the content, accuracy, validity, completeness, legality, reliability, or availability of the position, or any assessment or response by Phaedon.
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$150,854.00 – $256,451.00
Minneapolis, MN (MN03)
