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People Lead - US Projects

Mondelēz International
Naperville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Oct 2025
💰 $146,200/yr($106,300/yr$146,200/yr)

About the role

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

Our employees are key ingredients to our success,​ and you will be responsible for HR support to a specific plant(s) on topics such as training, project implementations, talent management, leadership development, early career programs, change management, and engagement/ culture plans. For managers in specific plants, you will act as point of contact for specific HR topics. You are a trusted partner and will drive implementation of global strategies (such as IL6S) and initiatives across plants. You will be responsible for influencing business strategy for people-related issues.

How you will contribute

You will:

  • Lead the training & capability building program.

  • Lead projects across an specific plant and across US. 

  • Partner and build relationships with key stakeholders, understanding the commercial/supply chain impact of people decisions in order to fulfil business objectives, providing an outside-in lens (plant roadmap, people plan, factory of the future)

  • Oversee site labor relations strategy (discipline, grievances)  including elements of communication and works council relations and compliance in a unionized facility. 

  • Drive engagement on the plant culture agenda; coach leaders on the key cultural elements and organizational values – being the custodian of high performance work systems, and ensure an effective plant learning management

  • Partner with leadership teams on strategic priorities from workforce planning insights and decisions to talent acquisition, leadership development, early career programs, career pathing, succession planning and mobility, and strategic talent reviews

  • Leverage data analytics to drive solutions and decisions that translate into actionable plans to impact the bottom line and enable business strategy. Inform and update People Services of any local, legal and regulatory changes in market

  • Support plant leadership with effective management of time and attendance systems and attendance policies as necessary, coaching plant directors and plant leadership pillar in line with plant needs/KPI’s – support performance calibration where applicable

  • Lead people process’/impact of any plant transformation with effective change management

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred

  • 4+ years of experience within HR

  • Experience leading training/ capability building.

  • Broad generalist HR experience across a range of populations and range of seniority

  • Nice to have:  Experience of working with trade unions to deliver change

  • Proven track record as a trusted, credible business partner with ability to engage, inspire, and influence people

  • Nice to have: Experience working with Lean Six Sigma to drive high performance or other continuous improvement methodologies

  • HR leader with an active curiosity, insight orientation and external perspective about people and business performance

  • Needed interpersonal savvy, planning, and dealing with ambiguity

  • Future focused by thinking ahead and anticipating new opportunities, leverages an outside in perspective through understanding of market trends

  • This role is on-site Monday - Friday

The base salary range for this position is $106,300 to $146,200; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household

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