Human Resources Director

HR Director, Cultured Group – expanded responsibility opportunity

We are excited to offer a unique development and expanded leadership opportunity for current HR Managers and HR leaders within Dairy Brands.

The HR Director, Cultured Group will serve as the strategic HR partner for the Cultured Group while continuing to support their current location and maintain responsibility for their existing scope. The selected individual will be promoted to HR Director and expand their current responsibilities to include HR leadership for the Cultured Group.

This blended role is designed for an experienced HR leader who is ready to broaden their impact beyond a single operation while remaining connected to the business and employees they support today.

The role will provide strategic HR leadership for the following Cultured Group locations:

• Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Farmington, Minnesota
• Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
• Rockford, Illinois

Key Responsibilities

In addition to maintaining responsibility for their current location, the HR Director will:

• Serve as the strategic HR partner to Cultured Group leadership, translating business priorities into an actionable people strategy.
• Develop and execute the Cultured Group People Plan in alignment with Dairy Brands and broader HR priorities.
• Partner with leaders and local HR teams across the Cultured Group to identify priorities, solve business and people challenges, and strengthen organizational effectiveness.
• Lead and support talent management, succession planning, performance management, leadership development, employee engagement, and workforce planning across the group.
• Assess talent and organizational needs and help build a strong, sustainable leadership pipeline.
• Coach and advise leaders on organizational, employee, and team matters, partnering with Employee Relations and HR Centers of Expertise as appropriate.
• Support talent, performance, compensation, and succession processes across the Cultured Group.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, culture, and the overall employee experience.
• Provide HR leadership and support for organizational changes, business initiatives, and integration activities.
• Promote consistency in HR practices across the Cultured Group while recognizing the unique needs of each location

This is an opportunity to take the next step into an HR Director role, expand your leadership impact beyond a single operation, and gain experience supporting a broader and more complex business.

• Partner more closely with senior business leaders.
• Shape and lead people strategy across multiple locations.
• Broaden your experience in talent, organizational effectiveness, and business partnership.
• Build relationships and influence across Dairy Brands.
• Continue leading and supporting your current operation while expanding your impact across the Cultured Group.

If you are ready for broader responsibility, enjoy working across businesses and locations, and want to grow your leadership impact, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.

• Strong HR leadership and business partnership experience.
• The ability to operate strategically while remaining connected to day-to-day business and employee needs.
• Strong credibility and relationships with operational and business leaders.
• Experience navigating complex employee relations, talent, organizational, and change-management matters.
• The ability to influence, collaborate, and lead effectively across multiple locations.
• Strong judgment, communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to prioritize effectively and manage an expanded scope of responsibility.
• A willingness to learn the Cultured Group businesses, build relationships across locations, and provide visible HR leadership.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• 8 or more years of progressive generalist HR experience.
• Manufacturing HR experience.
• HR management experience.
• HR certification, such as PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, or another HRCI credential.

Reporting and Travel

This position will report to the VP, Human Resources.

Because this is a blended role, the selected individual will continue to maintain responsibility for their current location while assuming broader HR Director responsibilities for the Cultured Group.

Travel of approximately 25–35% is expected to build relationships, maintain visibility, and provide effective HR leadership across the Cultured Group locations.