About the company

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. With a fixation on innovation and building culture, our team is rallying our company around a unique vision: forging a retail winner that is admired for national strength, deep roots in the communities we serve, and a team that has passion for food and delivering great service.

Albertsons is one of the largest retail employers, providing approximately 300,000 jobs across 2,200 stores, 22 distribution centers, 20 food and beverage plants and various support offices. We operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia under the Albertsons banner, as well as Safeway, Tom Thumb, Jewel Osco, Shaw’s and many more recognizable names.

Albertsons Companies recently rolled out our Presence with a Purpose work model. Placing a premium on adaptability, safety and family well-being, Presence with a Purpose will help us build a hybrid work environment between remote work and office time. A one-size-fits-all approach does not apply to everyone, and teams are allowed to make decisions that are best for them.

What you will be doing

The ideal candidate is passionate about building culture, attracting, and developing top talent while driving excellence. You naturally seek out diverse and inclusive opinions when faced with issues which has also helped you create a strong foundation for fostering a culture of teamwork - and you know building an intentional culture is key.

You're strategic. You want to give your company a competitive advantage by fostering performance management, org design/development and succession planning. You know how to leverage data to create effective plans that impact results, and you use data to analyze your decisions and evaluate how you're moving the needle on culture and people-related strategies. You act as a trusted thought partner for leaders.

You enjoy change management and being the conduit to improving processes and solving problems. You embrace technology and the ability to transform the way we work with new ideas. You act like an owner and take the initiative to anticipate leaders and associate needs delivering results that matter.

You understand that an HR manager's job is about creating a fantastic associate experience, and you work hard every day to ensure that associates are at the center of your decisions by making sure People First is your mantra. You will work with your local HR team, but you also partner with other HR team members and HR Centers Of Excellence nationwide to drive the HR strategy priorities.

You have great integrity, and you know that an important part of the HR Manager’s job is to provide direct feedback to help our managers and associates raise the bar. You are well versed in how to handle sensitive employee relations concerns and strive to uphold not only policies but our values by the decisions we make.

The position will be based in Boise, Idaho, Plano, Texas or Pleasanton, California.

Main responsibilities

• Cultivate a culture that drives a fantastic Associate Experience by leading all people and culture-related strategies for your client groups, including Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Engagement, Talent Management, Training, Education, Compensation, and Compliance Management.
• Execute the HR Centers of Excellence (COE) strategies on Talent, Learning and Development, Diversity and Inclusion and Total Rewards
• Lead Corporate HR projects/programs to drive an associate experience that supports the company's business goals.
• Participate in business strategic planning: seeking solutions to business challenges, identifying skill/resource requirements, designing organization changes, and aligning HR programs to business objectives.
• Drive organizational change by assessing culture, climate, and motivation, and provide guidance on change management and organization design.
• Lead succession, career, and development planning processes for clients. Guide the assessment of bench strength, potential and readiness, facilitate talent reviews and coach on development planning.
• Participate in recruiting process; drive diversity objectives; and actively participate in selection process for key leadership positions.
• Champion your team's performance improvement process by working with Talent Management and business leaders to define strategic direction; drive goal setting and individual targets; monitor consistency; and tie performance to career development, succession planning processes and compensation.
• Coach business unit leaders on all people-related matters.
• Maintain knowledge and ensure compliance of laws and regulations, as well as leverage best practices in employment law, human resources, and talent management.
• Collaborate with Asset Protection/Legal on internal investigations, compliance charges and litigation.
• Ensure effective delivery of learning curriculum and partner with L&D on strategy for development needs.
• Ensure effective execution of all corporate policies and practices for your team, including compensation and benefits plans.

The salary range is $95,400.00 to $123,900.00 annually. Starting salary will vary based on criteria such as location, experience, and qualifications. There may be flexibility for exceptional candidates.

A copy of the full job description can be made available to you.

What we are searching for

• Effectively communicates complex solutions in simple terms to all levels using diplomacy and influencing skills.
• Candidly and constructively speaks up even when difficult to do so.
• Proven experience in managing teams including ability to provide direction, understand resource capability and drive results through others.
• Positively motivates others to accomplish goals, provides honest feedback in a constructive way.
• Self-motivated, assumes personal accountability for results and performance.
• Autonomously meets goals and deadlines.
• Demonstrated track record as proactive trusted advisor/thought leader, particularly around strategic issues to drive results.
• Balances needs of multiple stakeholders while maintaining strong executive level partnerships.
• Demonstrates highest levels of ethics and policy compliance at all levels.
• Experience supporting retail and multi-state/locations preferred.
• Business acumen to recommend innovative HR approaches and solutions to achieving business goals and process improvement to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Ability to drive execution of HR programs, obtain buy-in for them and manage frequent change.
• Strong focus on customer service, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to manage demanding timelines and multiple priorities.

We believe the successful candidate has these qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree with emphasis in human resources, labor employment law, training, business, or other related fields; PHR/SPHR certified, Master's or an MBA degree preferred.
• 5+ years HR related experience where consulting, culture, performance management, training, general understanding of employment law, compensation and benefits, organization capacity and general human resources skills have been gained.
• Experience driving talent and culture, backed by metrics and data.
• Experience providing HR Partner support to a Technology and Engineering client group preferred.

What it is like at Albertsons?

Albertsons Culture Principles

Compassion: We always treat each other with kindness and respect

Team: We always support and recognize each other

Inclusive: We always value everyone’s perspective

Learning: We always strive to grow and develop ourselves and others

Competitive: We always act with integrity to win over the customer

Ownership: We always take actions to drive our success