Sr. HR Manager, Connected for Value

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come.  LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.

Basic Function

The Senior HR Manager, Connected for Value based in Houston, Texas, plays a crucial part in aligning global HR initiatives with commercial business needs.

 

This position involves working closely with leadership to drive key HR functions such as employee relations, talent development, acquisition, performance management, and succession planning. This position involves working closely with Senior Leadership in the establishment and transformation of our Connected for Value company initiative. The position works closely with HR professionals across multiple regions and working closely with leadership to drive key HR functions such as Talent Strategies, organizational support, company culture, key company strategies alongside employee relations, talent development and acquisition and succession planning.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Across the enterprise, serves as a senior advisor, counsel, and confidante to the leaders and their respective organizations.
• Helps drive organizational design & transformation that fosters a culture of innovation and efficiency.
• Lead strategic talent initiatives, analyzing capability needs and influences business strategy across the different regional roll-outs.
  Global Mindset. Understand how the organization works ensuring local regulatory and cultural practices are considered.
• Ensures the establishment of sound management practices, aligned with HR policy procedure and practices, and consistent decision-making processes across the lines of business.
• Shapes and drives strategic human resources activities to develop high-value capabilities across the business and geographies.
• Works closely with the VP HR O&P/I&D Region on key initiatives that will drive operational efficiency, improve overall quality and take cost out of the operations.
• Leads a comprehensive talent management and leadership development strategy, including the identification of high potential talent and evaluation. This includes identifying leadership gaps and devising appropriate development plans and succession.
• Develops a strong recruiting and workforce planning strategy to stay ahead of attrition. Understands the associated KPls and remove barriers.
• Provides HR support for the designated client groups to assist in the achievement of business goals and objectives, providing partnership with internal client leadership at all levels.
• Actively participate in and leads cross-business, cross-geography, and/or company-wide HR work streams such as succession planning, talent reviews, change management, training and development, etc.
  Partners with leaders in the development and implementation of organizational structure changes, including identifying impact and assisting in the communication as needed.
• Proactively manages all employee relations issues and take appropriate action to mitigate risks.
• In partnership with ER/LR, conducts investigations into complaints of violations of Code of Conduct and human resources policies, and provides written investigation reports to Legal and Compliance.
• Participates on HR teams and special projects as requested.

Min. Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a preference in Business Administration, Human Resources Management or related field. Graduate degree strongly preferred.
• Must have solid HR fundamentals and broad-based experience in HR, with experience working on diverse HR issues, including an understanding of EEO laws and conflict resolution.
• Typically requires 10+ years of experience in Human Resources, ideally having experience with a globally dispersed workforce.
• Proven experience as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership in support of Commercial and/or Trading organizations. Trading fundamental knowledge is required.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end business process within Commercial organizations.
• Organizational transformation experience.
• Highly develo