Director, HSE, Americas

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Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and direction within the area of responsibility, ensuring alignment of activities, priorities and resources with organizational objectives and business requirements.
• Applies senior expert knowledge to resolve highly complex business, operational or functional challenges requiring advanced professional judgement and broad organizational understanding.
• Influences development and implementation of methods, practices, standards or approaches that support functional performance and organizational effectiveness.
• Provides expert guidance and advice to stakeholders on matters requiring advanced specialist knowledge and business insight.
• Leads or supports strategic initiatives, transformation activities and organizational improvement programs within the area of responsibility.
• Identifies emerging trends, risks and opportunities and recommends actions that support organizational priorities and business objectives.
• Builds organizational capability through mentoring, coaching, guidance and development of professional expertise within the function or discipline.
• Collaborates with senior stakeholders across functions, business areas or regions to align priorities and support achievement of organizational objectives.
• Ensures compliance with applicable governance requirements, organizational standards, policies and professional practices.
• Contributes to organizational success through leadership, expert influence and advancement of functional and professional capability.

Qualifications:

• Senior expert knowledge within a specialized discipline or business area, typically developed through extensive professional experience and continuous professional development.
• Demonstrated capability to influence organizational outcomes and support achievement of business objectives through expertise, leadership and judgement.
• Proven ability to address highly complex business, organizational or functional challenges requiring advanced professional expertise.
• Ability to influence development and improvement of professional practices, standards or approaches within the area of expertise.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to evaluate complex situations from a broad organizational perspective.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and support decisions through recognized expertise, business insight and professional credibility.
• Broad understanding of organizational priorities, business drivers and external developments relevant to the area of responsibility.
• Strong communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Commitment to organizational effectiveness, professional excellence and continuous development of expertise and capability.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.