Summary
The Senior Manager, People Development serves as the strategic leader responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving the organization's talent and people programs across Headquarters and in partnership with field HR leadership. This role provides leadership and oversight for Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Organizational Development, Employee Relations, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Succession Planning, and HR Compliance initiatives. The position plays a critical role in aligning people strategies with business objectives, strengthening organizational capability, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, and developing scalable talent systems that support organizational growth. Particular emphasis will be placed on California employment compliance, leadership development, workforce planning, succession management, and fostering a high-performance culture. The Senior Manager, People Development partners closely with executive leadership, business leaders, and HR stakeholders to drive talent outcomes, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and risk mitigation across the enterprise.

Compensation

$140,000 - $160,000 yearly salary range. (Subject to Compensation Study Upon Candidate Selection)

Responsibilities

The Senior Manager, People Development is responsible for leading the organization's talent management, talent acquisition, organizational development, employee relations, and HR compliance functions. This role develops and executes enterprise-wide talent strategies that support business objectives, workforce planning, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. The position oversees the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of performance management programs, talent review processes, employee development initiatives, and leadership development frameworks. The incumbent partners closely with executive leadership and business leaders to identify critical talent needs, strengthen organizational capability, and develop succession pipelines for key roles.

The role provides strategic oversight of talent acquisition activities, including workforce planning, recruitment strategy, talent attraction initiatives, and recruiting operations. The Senior Manager ensures recruiting processes are effective, compliant, and aligned with organizational goals while establishing performance metrics and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance hiring outcomes.

The position serves as the primary leader for employee relations and HR compliance matters, providing guidance and support on complex workplace investigations, performance management, corrective action, workplace conduct concerns, and employment-related risk mitigation. Particular emphasis is placed on ensuring compliance with California employment laws and regulations, as well as applicable federal, state, and local employment requirements. The Senior Manager develops and administers compliance programs, conducts risk assessments, supports audits, and partners with Legal and business leadership to proactively address organizational risks.

Additionally, the role leads the development, implementation, communication, and ongoing maintenance of HR policies, procedures, guidelines, and governance frameworks. The incumbent ensures policies remain compliant, operationally effective, and aligned with evolving business needs while establishing standardized HR practices that promote consistency, accountability, and operational excellence across the organization.

Other duties as assigned

Benefits of working at GLOVIS America Inc.

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic Life and AD&D as well as Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Vacation, 14 Holidays, and Sick leave
• Hospital and Critical Illness Insurance
• Wellness Program and Gym Reimbursement*
• 401(k) with Generous Matching
• Referral Bonuses*
• Auto Allowance*
• Quarterly Employee Lunches, Summer Refreshments, and Monthly Team Building Activities*
• Discretionary Bonuses*
• Tuition Reimbursement*

All benefits pursuant to Company policy

Skills

• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and gra
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively
• Strong attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy, professional skepticism, and commitment to delivering high-quality work products
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

Education & Experience

• Bachelors Required
• 7 - 10 years of direct experience in Human Resources
• 1 - 3 years supervisory experience

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit in front of a desk and/or in front of the computer for long periods
• Must operate desktop, computers, laptop, printer, scanners, shredders, etc.
• Constant use of hand/grasping product, writing, and typing
• Sit for 5+ hours per day
• Stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach over shoulder, kneel, push, pull 1-3 hours per day

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Working and Environmental Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Typical office environment with low-level noise exposure
• This position is located in the Irvine, CA office

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of all job duties performed by persons in the position. Glovis America reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time as the needs of the company and requirements of the job change.