Area Human Resources Manager, US - A06 - Secaucus, NJ

At H&M, our purpose is to liberate fashion for the many. We want to shape a new world in Fashion. A world with one ultimate goal: to unleash your self-expression. As an H&M colleague, you're encouraged to be yourself & more. You'll take on new responsibilities from day one, learn skills for life, and find new ways to make your big dreams come true.

Our company is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we actively seek colleagues who share our commitment.

About the Role

As an Area HR Manager, you will lead as a Strategic Business Partner to ensure the best colleague experience through implementing the H&M people strategy. You will strive to foster and promote a high-performing, growth-oriented organizational culture with strong values that aligns with business goals and achieves our financial targets.

This field role reports into the Area Managerand is based out of Secaucus, NJ.

A Day in the Life

Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*

• Utilize your HR Business Partner mindset by strategically partnering with business leaders to effectively implement the H&M people plan

• Champion our values-driven culture to provide the best colleague and customer experience; recognize customer service behaviors and drive performance to ensure business success

• Together with the Area team and Sales Market HR, you follow up & evaluate HR KPI's & initiate clear action plans

• Develop a sustainable talent acquisition and hiring plan and strategy for Area, while building and overseeing the internal talent pipeline with follow up on talent development

• You will provide HR subject matter expertise, competency coaching and business partner advice to your indirect team of Store managers

• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of colleagues, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance and fair working environment

• Maintain an overview of the specific colleague related challenges in your Area, including political, environmental, and competitor-related complexities and develop strategies to navigate these challenges

• You play a key role in leading change initiatives, supporting colleagues to adapt to changes through effective communication and support

• You support the Area team and Store managers in developing, identifying and coaching talents & foster cross-function talent initiatives

• Required domestic and international travel up to 60% of the time

Who You Are:

• 2-4 years of HR, retail leadership or people management, preferably in retail management

• Inclusive, positive, open to feedback, willing to multitask and learn on the job

• Strong commitment and experience with providing a high level of customer service

• Skilled at solving conflicts in a direct but positive way

• Strong professional maturity and the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information

• Knowledge of federal and state/municipal legal requirements including Title VII, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, FCRA, etc. specifically relating to the areas of recruitment and training

• Proficient at Microsoft Office

• Store orientation and commitment to store management development

Why You'll Love Working at H&M

• We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability

• We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years

• You'll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues

• We are an inclusive company where you're encouraged to be yourself at work

• You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits

• We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match 401k, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community

• You'll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS

Compensation: salary range is $88,561-$99,631 annually**

*This job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job and is not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, and responsibilities assigned for this job at the company's discretion.

**H&M, in good faith, has assessed this posted range of compensation as the accurate range for this role and location at the time of this posting. H&M may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.

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