About this Senior Manager, HR Corporate Functions role at Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope
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From apartments in New York to hospitals and stadiums in Dallas, libraries at prestigious universities to creating modern retail experiences, our teams contribute architectural glass and building products to projects that shape the way people live, work, heal, learn, and play. At OBE, the work of our employees truly matters. With over 6,500 employees, we operate more than 80 manufacturing and distribution facilities in five countries. You can see some of our favorite projects here.
Start your journey with OBE and help us build the future.
The Senior Manager, HR Corporate Functions is a trusted HR business partner to Corporate leadership (Finance, IT, Legal, & other corporate functions) & a hands-on execution partner for OBE's transformation & growth initiatives. This role helps implement the people strategy that drives organizational effectiveness, clarity, & talent readiness across corporate teams, working closely with the Director to translate strategy into action. The ideal leader brings solid experience supporting organizational change & HR programs, with a track record of partnering with functional managers & teams to deliver results.
- Support transformation & org design: Help shape corporate functions' organizational structures, spans/layers, & operating mechanisms; execute change management plans at the team level that build adoption & resilience.
- Partner with corporate managers & leaders: Serve as a day-to-day HR partner to Finance, IT, Legal, & other corporate function managers; translate business needs into practical people solutions that improve efficiency & employee experience.
- Talent strategy & workforce planning: Support succession planning for functional teams; help design career paths & competency models; manage hiring plans & onboarding to accelerate ramp time for corporate roles.
- Performance & culture: Help embed performance culture (OKRs, manager effectiveness) & recognition programs that reinforce operational excellence at the team level.
- Leadership development: Coordinate development programs (including high-potential & early-career pathways) tailored to corporate functions; support diverse slates & equitable advancement practices.
- Rewards & job architecture alignment: Partner with Total Rewards/Compensation to align roles, job codes, & bands; support pay transparency requirements & consistency with OBE policies & UKG/Greenhouse integrations.
- Employee relations & risk management: Manage ER matters & investigations for assigned client groups; coach managers to resolve issues proactively & compliantly, escalating complex cases as needed.
- HR operations excellence: Drive process improvements across recruiting, onboarding, performance reviews, & HR systems for corporate functions; support clean data & reporting across UKG ↔ Greenhouse integrations.
- Stakeholder engagement & communications: Create clear, credible communications during change; support leader roundtables & town halls; track adoption & impact metrics.
- 7+ years progressive HR experience, with 2-3+ years directly partnering with corporate/functional teams (multi-region or multi-site experience a plus).
- Experience supporting or leading team-level transformations (org design, change management, capability building), ideally within manufacturing/distribution or building products.
- Demonstrated impact on organizational effectiveness (e.g., talent strategy execution, manager capability building, performance mechanisms).
- Good business acumen & data fluency (workforce analytics, compensation/market data, performance metrics); able to turn insights into action.
- Experience operating within a matrix, functionally organized enterprise, with proven success partnering & delivering results within & outside direct reporting lines.
- Strong communication & stakeholder management skills; comfortable coaching managers through change.
- Bachelor's degree in HR/Business (preferred); PHR/SHRM-CP a plus.
What OBE Offers You
- Benefits that benefit you – industry competitive benefits at the lowest cost to the employee
- Work-life balance – PTO and holidays, including floating holidays you can choose
- Compensation that rewards your hard work – A pay-for-performance culture with potential for annual raises and bonuses
- Training – We will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed
OBE will not discharge or discriminate against employees or applicants for discussing, disclosing, or inquiring about their own or others' pay.
