Director, Human Resources

Career Growth, Flexibility and Collaboration!

Entrust is an innovative leader in identity-centric security solutions, providing an integrated platform of scalable, AI-enabled security offerings. Headquartered in Minnesota, we offer our colleagues the ability to work globally, in a flexible and collaborative environment. Our team makes an impact!!

The Company: Entrust relies on curious, dedicated and innovative individuals whom anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust’s technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers.

We Believe: Securing identities is most effective when we value all identities. We are committed to ensuring that, through diversity and inclusion, the many voices that make up our communities are heard. From unconscious bias training for managers to global affinity groups that create connections both within and across our enterprise, Entrust expects and encourages all individuals to accept and respect one another. And, of course, to be themselves.

Position Overview:   

This position is accountable for facilitating HR processes and programs that support leaders and colleagues in designated client groups. Leading a small team of HR Business Partners and working collaboratively across a global team of HR Business partners, to support two executives and their global organizations. The Director, HR will partner to set strategic HR direction that drives growth & value for assigned client group(s) and removes barriers to the business. They will provide HR counsel and problem-resolution support at a strategic level, teaming with assigned executives to build high performing teams, with a focus on:

• Fostering an inclusive, global-first, customer obsessed culture;

• Building upon change management capabilities to drive an agile and iterative workforce;

• Strategic workforce and succession planning with high priority on internal development;

• Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract top technical talent.

The Director, Human Resources will be accountable for executing the items detailed below and for performing other duties as assigned

Responsibilities:  

• Build strong and trusting relationships with executives, leaders and colleagues to provide insights and resources, to help identify potential employee relations issues while driving consistency and follow up in HR processes

• Develop and maintain knowledge of the business and market in order to influence effectiveness and provide insight to assigned client leadership.  Experience with data analysis and pulling insights and recommendations from data

• Create people-centric plans to meet business goals through a strong understanding of how talent fits into the business strategy, including talent development and workforce planning

• Lead change initiatives at the HR, business-unit or corporate level, including DEI&B initiatives

• Initiate and design strategic HR projects, as well as lead cross-functional and/or global projects

• Partner with client group leaders and the talent acquisition team on open positions to recruit and hire the best talent for our needs

• Facilitate compensation, performance management, and talent management processes within assigned client group

• Effectively manage sensitive and confidential employee relations issues, in partnership with HR Leadership and Legal, to support investigations and conflict resolution.  Sound judgment and decision making, problem resolution and leadership coaching on navigating critical conversations

• Complete employee changes and actions in HRIS system for assigned client group working with our global HR operations, talent acquisition, and other HR functional teams

• Manage small team of HR Business Partners, providing leadership through: hiring, performance management, performance reviews, and individual development activities.

  • Set objectives and priorities, and necessary work direction.

  • Monitor team performance against department standards, and ensure that these standards are consistently met or exceeded

  • Act as escalation point for issues and provide leadership and guidance to team

Qualifications: 

Basic Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

• Minimum 8 years progressive Human Resources experience in HR Business Partner or