Acuity Brands, Inc

Vice President, Human Resources

Acuity Brands, Inc • $150K — $200K *
Conyers, GA 30094In-Person
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; advanced degree preferred (MBA or Master's in HR)
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in human resources/business strategy/organizational development
  • Proven success in building and leading high-performing HR teams
  • Trusted advisor to C-level executives with a track record of influencing strategic decisions
  • Strong analytical skills for interpreting complex data
  • Experience in global talent management strategies including workforce planning
  • Exceptional communication and influencing skills

Responsibilities

  • Partner with leaders to create a talent strategy aligned with business goals
  • Shape the HR function's strategic direction as a key member of the HR Leadership Team
  • Lead and develop a global team of 10+ HR professionals
  • Leverage people analytics for actionable insights that enhance business outcomes
  • Monitor business dynamics and market trends to adjust the people strategy
  • Design organizational structures and processes for scalable growth
  • Lead people-focused strategies in mergers and acquisitions for smooth transitions

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence strategic direction within a growing technology firm
  • Collaborative environment with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
  • Leadership role with global team oversight
  • Engagement in organizational strategy shaping and talent management
  • Dynamic work culture that values adaptability and high energy
Full Job Description
Job Summary

As the Vice President of Human Resources, reporting to the SVP Head of Human Resources, you will serve as a trusted advisor to the President of Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), a growing, multi-national technology business. As part of the senior leadership team, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing the people strategy that drives business growth, innovation, and organizational effectiveness. You will lead a global team of HR professionals, guiding their development and ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide people and talent priorities. Your focus will be on identifying and addressing key talent opportunities and challenges, designing forward-looking organizational strategies, and delivering impactful leadership coaching and workforce planning solutions. Success in this role requires exceptional business acumen, strategic consulting capabilities, and the ability to influence and collaborate with executive leaders across geographies. You will partner closely with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to translate business needs into scalable HR solutions, ensuring the organization is equipped to meet its evolving goals.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

  • Partner with leaders to develop a practical and business-focused talent strategy that aligns with the overall Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) business
  • Play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of the HR function by contributing insights, leadership, and collaboration as a core member of the HR Leadership Team
  • Lead and develop a team of 10+ professionals globally
  • Leverage people analytics to deliver actionable insights to executive leaders, enabling data-informed decisions that drive business outcomes
  • Continuously monitor internal business dynamics and external market trends to inform and evolve the people strategy, ensuring it remains aligned with organizational priorities and positioned to drive long-term success
  • Drive organizational effectiveness by designing and aligning structures, roles, and workflows that enable strategic execution and position the business for scalable growth and success
  • Support mergers, acquisitions, and business integrations by leading people-focused strategies that preserve organizational values, align cultures, and ensure a smooth transition for associates across all levels
  • Provide strategic guidance to executive leaders across all stages of the talent lifecycle, including workforce planning, hiring, leadership development, succession planning, organizational design, performance, and reward
  • Partner with HR COEs (HR Operations, Total Rewards, Talent) and cross-functional HR teams to co-develop and implement key frameworks, processes, and toolkits that enhance business performance and deliver measurable value across the organization
  • Champion company values by embedding them into HR strategies, leadership behaviors, and organizational culture


Skills and Minimum Experience Required

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution; advanced degree (MBA or Master's in HR or related field) preferred
  • Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in human resources, business strategy, or organizational development
  • Proven success building, leading, and retaining high-performing HR teams
  • Trusted advisor to senior business leaders, including C-level executives, with a track record of influencing strategic decisions
  • Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into actionable HR solutions that drive performance and growth
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and deliver insights that inform talent and business strategies
  • Experience designing and executing global talent management strategies, including workforce planning, succession, and leadership development
  • Experience in Total Rewards strategy and its application to business needs and talent retention
  • Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and align executive stakeholders
  • Inspirational leadership style with a consultative approach and ability to build credibility quickly
  • High energy, adaptability, and decisiveness, with a strong commitment to driving business success
  • Strong financial acumen and ability to connect HR strategy to business outcomes


Location

  • This role could be based in one of the key locations: Atlanta, Georgia at the Acuity Headquarters or Boulder, CO or Costa Mesa, CA where AIS has key hubs. As the company operates in multiple sites and geographies, the role requires travel as needed to the other Acuity locations, both domestically and internationally.
  • Travel could be ~30% of the time.

About Acuity Brands, Inc

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a lighting and building management firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, with operations throughout North America and in Europe and Asia. It currently has about 12,000 employees and recorded net sales of $3.5 billion for fiscal year 2020. The company designs, produces, and distributes lighting fixtures, controls, and related products and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. Its lighting and building management solutions are marketed under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, and others. Acuity Brands is committed to sustainability and energy efficiency, and offers a range of products that meet or exceed industry standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance.
Learn more about Acuity Brands, Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$5.3 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$250.9 million
Founded
1898
5 Year Trend
+2.7%
Revenue
$3.2 billion
NASDAQ
AYI
* Ladders Estimates

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