Campus Human Resources Director
Catalent
Summary
Lead the HR function across the Kansas City campus, partnering with site leadership to drive organizational effectiveness, culture, and business change. This is a highly strategic role leading the people and talent strategy for a 1,000+ employee manufacturing campus.
Job description
Position Summary
Lead the HR function across the Kansas City campus, partnering with site leadership to drive organizational effectiveness, culture, and business change. This is a highly strategic role leading the people and talent strategy for a 1,000+ employee manufacturing campus.
The Role
- Represent HR in campus Site Leadership Teams, driving the talent agenda and providing leadership, coaching, and counsel to site leaders.
- Oversee organizational design in partnership with General Managers to ensure alignment with strategic and financial plans.
- Support leadership in managing organizational changes impacting people and talent, acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
- Lead talent planning, recruitment, retention, performance management, employee relations, and engagement activities.
- Implement and continuously improve HR processes.
- Build high-performing teams through coaching and mentoring leaders.
- Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver projects, programs, and maintain compliance.
- Manage people-related projects and collaborate with the Global HR team.
- Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with company goals.
- Advise site management on HR issues and provide insights for decision-making.
- Foster a positive company culture that promotes engagement and high performance.
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to oversee recruitment and selection processes.
- Partner with Talent Development to implement training and development programs.
- Lead performance management processes, including setting standards and evaluations.
- Manage employee relations, addressing concerns and resolving conflicts fairly.
- Promote diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities for all employees.
- Partner with Total Rewards on benchmarking and market analysis for equitable compensation.
- Ensure compliance with all employment laws and regulations.
- Develop, implement, and maintain HR policies and procedures.
- Use HR metrics and analytics to drive data-informed decisions and continuous improvement.
The Candidate
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in an HR leadership role
- Strong knowledge of HR laws, regulations, and best practices
- Succession Planning & Leadership Pipelines
- Talent & Workforce Strategy
- Culture & Engagement
- Internal Mobility
- Strategic HR Leadership
- Executive Partnership
Preferred Skills & Background
- Master's degree and HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP)
- Workday experience
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive HR experience
- At least 5 years in an HR leadership role
- Strong knowledge of HR laws, regulations, and best practices
- Succession planning and leadership pipeline development
- Talent and workforce strategy
- Culture and engagement
- Internal mobility
- Strategic HR leadership
- Executive partnership and ability to advise senior leaders
- Master's degree preferred
- HR certification (SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP) preferred
- Workday experience preferred
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Annual Performance Reviews
- Career Growth Opportunities
- Community Engagement
- Green Initiatives
Company overview
Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that serves as a trusted partner to pharmaceutical, biotech, and consumer health companies worldwide. Founded on a legacy dating back to 1933, Catalent has evolved into a comprehensive drug development and delivery leader with over 40 global sites. The company specializes in providing end-to-end solutions spanning oral dose formulations, biologics, specialty products, and clinical supply services. Catalent's expertise includes formulation development, analytical services, commercial manufacturing, and advanced delivery technologies such as Zydis® fast-dissolve tablets and softgel technologies. With over 1,000 active development programs at any given time, the company launches more than 100 new products and line extensions annually and has supported half of all FDA approvals over the past decade. Catalent produces over 60 billion treatment doses per year, helping approximately 200 million patients annually. Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the company employs more than 10,000 professionals globally who are dedicated to putting patients first and championing the missions that matter in healthcare innovation.