Head of HR - HEYDUDE
Westwood, MA, US, 02090
Overview
HEYDUDE crafts comfortable, versatile, and accessible footwear and accessories. Founded in Italy in 2008, HEYDUDE
pays diligent attention to detail, and a passion for outstanding craftsmanship in every pair of HEYDUDE shoes. HEYDUDE
believes its innovative, ultra-light comfort and casual, yet versatile, style is a winning combination. In February of 2022,
Crocs, Inc. acquired HEYDUDE, an acquisition that not only adds an outstanding brand to the Crocs portfolio, but
provides a wealth of opportunity for teamwork, career growth, and best practice sharing across the two brands.
HEYDUDE’s Head of HR will serve as a trusted advisor and coach to the Brand President and Brand Leadership Team on
all HR matters. The Head of HR will partner with these leaders to improve the success of the business by offering insights
and strategies on all people related matters. This HR leader will serve as the primary HR Business Partner for the
HEYDUDE brand, providing day-to-day oversight and support while creating a fit-for-future HR organization.
What You'll Do
- Support HEYDUDE’s talent needs throughout the entire employee life cycle.
- Drive strong hiring, development and succession planning programs; help people grow across functions and geographies and develop athletes who can succeed outside of their initial function.
- Anticipate future business needs - assess quick-to-change workforce and business directions and adjust/develop HR strategies as appropriate.
- Analyze emerging HR trends and develop and lead progressive people strategies to enable and support.
- HEYDUDE’s dynamic global business growth.
- Leverage HR COEs to develop and lead innovative HR programs for the brand.
- Align key partners in support of strategic initiatives.
- Partner with Finance to forecast, govern and measure HR programs aligned with budget.
- Handle sophisticated or escalated employee relations issues.
What You'll Bring to the Table
- Bachelor’s Degree specializing in human resources, organizational development industrial psychology or general business preferred.
- MBA or Graduate degree a plus.
- Minimum 10 years in related Human Resources roles; 3 years of leadership experience.
- Commercial related, consumer goods or/and high-tech experience preferred.
- Experience within fast-paced retail or consumer companies leading HR across commercial functions (i.e., merchandising, marketing, digital commerce, product, sales).
- Experience working within a global, highly matrixed organization.
- Has proven experience as an HR business partner who’s worked closely with executive leadership aligning HR initiatives with business goals.
- Has directly supported executive leaders as an advisor and coach with a proven track record of advancing people strategy.
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The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We accept applications on an ongoing basis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.
Title: Head of HR - HEYDUDE 
Salary or Pay Range: $240,000 - $290,000
Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.
At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.
This position is eligible to participate in a company incentive program.
This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.
Job Category: Corporate
Nearest Major Market: Boston