Sr. Director, HR - Business & Strategy

About the Role

Gap Inc. is seeking a Sr. Director, Human Resources to provide HR leadership support to the Head of International Business which includes wholly owned operations in Japan and emerging teams. This role will be responsible for leading functional transformation work in establishing and operationalizing the business function and capabilities, as well as providing HR business partnership that results in an engaged workforce. This role will be responsible for change management and transition, developing people strategies, overseeing all day-to-day HR activities for the clients, providing thought leadership to these organizations and associated Leadership Teams, developing and executing talent management and change management strategies and partnering with key Gap Inc. HR solution centers (Talent Management, Employee Relations, Recruiting, Total Rewards, etc.) to deliver results against the people strategies.

What You'll Do

• Create the talent and organization roadmap for the international teams, and other adjacent functions
• Provide thought leadership and consultation/support on people and organizational issues: collectively, directly and through matrix management throughout the organization, leveraging resources, programs and tools to achieve desired outcomes
• Actively participate with and influence Leadership Teams, advising on people and organization impact of business plans and decisions; ensure that change and transformation plans are established and effectively executed
• Identify and implement strategies which improve employee engagement year over year, as measured through the continuous listening process
• Create and analyze HR metrics to identify business opportunities working with leadership to develop and implement solutions
• Manage the employee value proposition for employees in multiple business areas through all facets of the employee lifecycle. Drive talent practices that motivate and engage the workforce and aligns with Gap Inc. philosophy and multi-function business goals.
• Partner with the HR team to support effective execution of all objectives, and enable professional development and career growth for team members
• Drive HR programmatic execution with precision and efficiency

Who You Are

• High level of personal and professional integrity and ethics (authentic, compassionate, genuine and honest); excellent communicator; good listening skills; skilled problem solver and negotiator; hands-on practitioner and strategic thinker.
• Comfortable driving change initiatives and embracing innovation in face of ambiguity and complexity – strong OD/OE skillset.
• Proven strategic mindset balanced with strong operational and implementation expertise; drive for results and desire to win.
• Welcomes a diversity of ideas, approaches, and points of view. Maintains a global perspective and is culturally sensitive and aware (adjusts personal style to different cultures and styles of work).
• Ability to change, influence up, down, and across multiple functions/areas in a matrixed organization. Build, lead, and motivate teams and partners as a team-oriented leader and player. Resolves conflict in a direct manner that maintains good relationships.
• Seasoned HR professional with high level of comfort in most HR disciplines (employee relations, compensation & benefits, OD/OE, talent management, talent acquisition)
• Develop innovative solutions for complex situations in a fast-changing environment; cover a wide range of activities requiring complex judgment.
• Analytical thinker who uses data to drive business insights and actions.