Head of People, US Brand Growth

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Head of People, US Brand Growth

Who we are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, Johnson’s and BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role reports to: Head of People, North America

Location: Summit, NJ

Travel %: 10%

Pay: $144,000-$247,250 (if compliant with country laws)

What you will do 

The Head of People, US Brand Growth is responsible for design and implementation of the full human capital strategy for the US Brand Growth organization. This role shapes the HR agenda within their client group and actively supports their business partners through coaching, talent management, organizational design and strategic through partnership. This role supports all three business segments across the US Skin Health & Beauty, Self Care and Essential Health for Brand Growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the business to drive a human capital strategy that anticipates and addresses future changes in business conditions.
• Serve as a thought partner and consultative advisor to business leaders, providing strategic advice and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance organizational effectiveness and drive elevated levels of performance.
• Deeply understand the business objectives and drive the alignment of the organization's structure, roles and ways of working to achieve its strategic objectives effectively and efficiently.
• Own overall organizational effectiveness for the function - work with leaders to design and implement the optimal organizational structure inclusive spans of control and layers within the organization to facilitate communication, collaboration, and agility.
• Identify critical business capability needs and partner with business leaders to develop and execute appropriate strategies to strengthen the organization.
• Find innovative, forward-looking ways to elevate the impact and performance of existing systems and processes and new models to acquire resources to meet business needs.
• Develop the talent strategy in partnership with the leadership team to grow and advance diverse talent pools.
• Use data and analytics to unearth key talent insights and translate into solutions and relevant action to address critical themes.
• Own the talent rhythm inclusive of succession planning and the retention, engagement and accelerated development of critical talent.
• Drive the strategy and approach for elevating the performance of top leaders in the organization to unlock increasingly high levels of team performance.
• Facilitate the development of a strong Kenvue culture delivering employee engagement and retention – drive initiates that foster a strong organizational culture that aligns with the company's values and promotes collaboration, innovation, and employee well-being.
• Engage critical stakeholders to drive support for the overall talent agenda and connect dots across the people function to mobilize the organizational capabilities in servi