Director Talent Management & Acquisition

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves.  For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials.  Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. What does that mean? When it storms, we capture rain with our drain basins, convey it with pipe, store it using chambers and finally treat it with our water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. We handle, what we call, the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Our products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. We also believe in creating a circular economy and are the largest plastic recycling company in North America. We use plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers. 

We have amazing stories to tell, and we need your help getting our story out there. To learn more about ADS, please visit our website at www.adspipe.com.

The successful candidate must bring high level of ethical, intellectual, professional, and personal values that complement the team.

• Strategic Mindset – anticipates future trends and implications accurately
• Decision Quality – relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions
• Customer Focus – identifies opportunities that benefit the business
• Business Insight – keeps up with current and possible future policies, practices, and trends in the organization, function, and in the marketplace
• Plans and Aligns – breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions
• Optimizes Work Processes – seeks ways to improve processes, from small tweaks to complete reengineering
• Ensures Accountability – establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results
• Collaborates – works cooperatively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives
• Develops Talent – develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure, and stretch assignments
• Builds Effective Teams – forms teams with appropriate and diverse mix of styles, perspectives, and experience
• Drives Vision and Purpose – talks about future possibilities in a positive way
• Courage – faces difficult issues and supports others who do the same

*Please note: in office required for this role  

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, this enterprise leader will be responsible for leading our talent planning, succession and pipeline management, learning and development, and talent acquisition functions, strategies, and teams.  Simply put, lead the design and delivery of our people programs to acquire and grow top talent to support our growing business.  We value grit at ADS.  So this leader will be a hands-on business operator to continually and actively collaborate as a member of the executive and human resources leadership teams to translate our business priorities into simple, actionable and accountable talent programs and tactics.  A unique and direct opportunity to innovate, lead, and impact the trajectory of our growing and market leading company.

Key Responsibilities

Thoroughly understand the business strategy, objectives, and culture to partner effectively with leaders throughout the organization and translate them into strategies, plans, and tactics in the following areas:

• Talent Planning
  • Govern and manage the talent planning & review process and cadence throughout the company
  • Facilitate the preparation and execution of the executive level talent planning meetings
  • Partner with HR Business Partners in preparation and execution of functional talent planning meetings
  • Aggregate, analyze, and develop action plans
• Learning & Development
  • Champion the execution of the current management/leadership training and development programs
  • Partner with the Manager, L&D to evaluate, plan, and execute new mgt/leadership programs
  • Manage the use of assessment, coaching, and targeted development programs
  • Serve as a conduit to a network of technical and operational training leaders throughout the company
  • Oversee the performance management processes
• Succession and Pipeline Management
  • Govern and manage the processes to identify high potential talent
  • Develop clear plans and experiences to facilitate targeted development
  • Oversee the development and execution of programs to establish a pipeline of talent for critical and high-volume roles (including college relations, internships, etc)
  • Create, analyze, and maintain succession plans for management and executive roles
• Talent Acquisition
• • Manage the team of internal and external recruiters to source and select top talent
  • Develop and implement effective strategies to attract top and diverse talent
  • Optimize and standardize sourcing and selection processes and tools for quality and efficiency
  • Utilize data and analytics to track hiring processes, metrics, and results

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources, Management or related field or equivalent experience
• 12+ years of management of in talent management and/or acquisition activities, preferably in an industrial-oriented company
• Demonstrated leadership and people management experience
• Strong business acumen and orientation
• Critical and analytical thinker
• Process oriented to build scale and consistency, including use of technology
• Exceptional operating and execution skills and discipline
• Demonstrated capability to understand and translate complex topics into simple, relevant, and accountable programs and actions
• Comfortable coaching leaders and partners regarding all aspects of talent management and acquisition
• Excellent team orientation and partnering skills across functions
• Must be able to manage multiple projects within a fast-paced environment
• Seeks feedback to drive continuous improvement

ADS supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. ADS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.