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Mondi Group · 1 day ago

VP, Human Resources - Mondi Americas

Romeoville, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$150K/yr - $250K/yr

Mondi Group is a global leader in packaging and paper, focused on sustainability and innovation. The VP of Human Resources will partner with the leadership team to drive HR strategies that support business objectives across the Americas, ensuring alignment and compliance with HR practices.

EducationIndustrialManufacturingPackaging Services

Responsibilities

In partnership with Americas President Paper Bags and the Leadership Team, execute Mondi Group strategy and deliver business targets - including but not limited to revenue, profitability, safety and sustainability - by driving both long-term and short-term HR strategies that directly support and enable business objectives, leveraging key HR KPI’s and robust daily management

Partner closely with the Paper Bags Americas leadership team to shape a strong and capable organization — ensuring the right people, structures, and skills and culture are in place through workforce planning, capability building, organisation design/effectiveness, performance management, team and leadership development, and succession planning as well as employee engagement and team effectiveness

Drive strategic workforce planning to ensure the business has the right skills and capacity to deliver on current and future demands

Lead the talent agenda including talent development and succession planning for critical roles and future skills needs

Provide direct, timely coaching to senior leaders to strengthen leadership capabilities and decision-making

Partner with the Americas President Paper Bags and the Leadership Team to activate and embed a contemporary organizational culture and leverage change acceleration techniques to assist in driving broad change

Act as an organizational & simplification champion by shaping organisational structures that reduce complexity, drive clear accountability and collaboration

Lead a team of up to 8 HR direct and indirect reports and provide overall HR leadership to the HR professionals in the region, delivering appropriate coaching, mentoring and development opportunities (including exposure to HR Business Partner skills and experiences), communicating proactively, and ensuring HR team engagement & retention

Serve as the custodian to ensure that all Americas HR employment policies and practices are in compliance with local state and applicable federal legislation and that the employee relations are managed in harmony with Mondi’s values and business ethics

Maintain communication lines and serve as a trusted advisor to Mondi Group senior leaders on all changes related to HR trends and legislation in the Americas

Actively contribute to the global HR agenda as a member of the Mondi Flexible Packaging HR Leadership Team and Mondi Group Extended HR leadership team, collaborating with CoEs and Segment HR business partners and HR leads from other geographies and supporting development and execution of key business-relevant HR initiatives

Qualification

Workforce planningTalent managementOrganizational developmentHR operationsManufacturing experienceMultinational leadershipInfluence skillsTeam leadershipStrategic acumenCultural agilityCoaching skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree required

Skilled in workforce planning, talent management, organizational development, assessment and selection, compensation and benefits, HR operations, systems and analytics, culture and inclusion, and U.S. labor regulation

Proven ability to lead in global, matrixed organizations, balancing global and local priorities

Track record of managing dispersed HR teams to deliver consistent services across multiple sites and business units

Strong capability to coach, influence, and communicate effectively with senior leadership and employees at all levels

Understanding of financial drivers (EBITDA, cash flow) and ability to contribute to strategic discussions and execution of people strategies

Pragmatic, adaptable leader who navigates ambiguity and demonstrates cultural sensitivity across diverse regions

Willingness to travel (30–50%)