VP HR, Prospiant & D.S. Brown (Finance)

Prospiant & D.S. Brown are Companies of Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROCK)

Prospiant designs, manufactures, and installs world-class greenhouse structures and systems providing controlled environment agriculture solutions for growing fruits, vegetables, hemp and other plants. Prospiant greenhouse environments are tailored to customer growing goals with automated systems to support research, education, and garden-center customers. Prospiant headquarters are in Cincinnati, OH with additional operations in Kingsville Ontario, Canada. Prospiant's workforce is approximately 225 employees.

D.S. Brown is a world-wide leader and supplier of engineered products to the bridge and highway industry. D.S. Brown products are utilized by bridge and pavement contractors, specialty subcontractors, and construction product distributors. D.S. Brown headquarters are in North Baltimore, OH with additional operations in Athens, Texas. D.S. Brown's workforce is approximately 200 employees.

Reporting Relationship: President Prospiant & Vice President D.S. Brown with dotted line to the Gibraltar CHRO.

Position Location: Dayton, OH or Cincinnati, OH Hybrid work model with at least 3 days in office at a production facility.

Travel: Generally, every other week at each headquarters facility with quarterly visits to Kingsville, ON and semi-annual to Athens, TX or as needed.

Position Overview:

This Vice President of Human Resources will be a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a broad understanding of HR regulations and practices.
Responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement workforce strategies aligned with the overall business strategy.
• Serve as a trusted partner to leaders supporting quality execution of talent acquisition, performance management, training & development and succession planning programs.
• Coaching for performance and contributing to organizational design including change management and communication plans.
• Partner with executive leadership teams to use employee engagement, candidate feedback and exit interviews to prepare and execute focused improvement initiatives.
• Oversee and manage a team of HR professionals across multiple locations. Develop Human Resources team skills and technical acumen. Organize and manage workflows for strong service levels and efficiency.
• Receptive to employee concerns, conduct investigations in accordance with standards and prepare recommendations for disciplinary actions.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial and local employment laws and regulations including design of business-specific employment policies and payroll administration.
• Analyze talent metrics, bring relevant insights and recommended improvement actions to business leaders.
• Serve on Gibraltar's Human Resources Leadership Team providing divisional perspective and contributing to enterprise-wide initiatives and resource allocation.
• As applicable, participate in due diligence and integration projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Candidate Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in HR Business Partner capacity with at least 5 years in the US industrial sector. Experience in manufacturing and/or construction sectors strongly preferred. US employment law proficiency is required with Canadian employment law proficiency strongly
  preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing direct reports required.
• Prior experience managing payroll function preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Proven ability to quickly connect with diverse teams, actively listen and convey information in impactful manner.
• Proven ability to prioritize and deliver results for diverse set of stakeholders.
• Bachelor degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, Master's degree preferred.

Gibraltar is an Equal Opportunity Employer; and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. In addition, Gibraltar will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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