[Hiring] People & Organization Director, Commercial @ANTAGENE

Role Description

The P&O Director, Commercial (Temporary) serves as a senior strategic partner to executive, global, or regional leadership, translating business strategies into People & Organization priorities and plans. This role goes beyond execution to co-create business strategies, drive systemic organizational changes, and lead key transversal P&O activities across the broader enterprise.

• Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, the P&O Director champions the Science & Diagnostics (SDx) Culture and Mars Five Principles.
• Aligns organizational design with business objectives.
• Ensures that the Mars Five Principles and Associate Concept are deeply embedded in all leadership and people-related decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Senior Stakeholder Partnership: Partner directly with senior leaders, who can be SDx Global Leadership Team (LT) members, Global Functions Leaders, and Regional Leaders, serving as a key member of their leadership teams to influence and drive business growth through talent and organizational strategies.
• Strategic Change Leadership: Anticipate, design, and lead complex organizational design initiatives and large-scale change management plans that enable future business growth, agility, and efficiency.
• Transversal P&O Leadership: Lead high-visibility transversal P&O activities and/or communities as required across the organization.
• Strategic Workforce Planning: Focus on long-term workforce planning strategies (IVCP, AEP, staffing models…) to ensure the organization has the necessary staff and capabilities to meet future demands.
• COE Integration & Program Orchestration: Collaborate with global Centers of Expertise (COEs) to co-design and pilot enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Data-Driven Strategic Insights: Utilize workforce analytics, external benchmarks, and internal metrics to generate insights and build compelling business cases.
• Organizational Health & Culture Champion: Drive a high-performance culture across global and regional segments, promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Associates Relations/Compliance: Address systemic workplace issues and provide senior-level guidance on employee relations cases.
• Operations: Ensure all organization and talent changes are properly documented and reflected within our systems for the assigned scope.
• If applicable: People Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop direct reports and serve as a key mentor to T2 P&O Business Partners.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.
• SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or equivalent senior-level HR certification strongly preferred.
• 10–12+ years of progressive HR/P&O business partnering experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or directing capacity.
• Proven experience successfully partnering with executive or global/regional Leaders.
• Working knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee relations, diversity, performance management, talent management, talent acquisition, etc.
• Experience working in a matrixed global environment, preferably within veterinary diagnostic solutions, healthcare, or consumer goods.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strategic Mindset
• Balances Stakeholders
• Situational Adaptability
• Organizational Savvy
• Courage & Command Skills
• Ensures Accountability
• Manages Complexity

Other Skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and strong typing ability.

Benefits

• Antech offers an industry competitive benefits package.
• Benefits eligibility is based on employment status.
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision (Multiple Plans Available)
• Basic Life (Company Paid) & Supplemental Life
• Short and Long Term Disability (Company Paid)
• Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Tuition/Continuing Education Reimbursement
• Life Assistance Program
• Pet Care Discounts