Human Resources Manager, Brand Partnership & Experience

Human Resources Manager, Brand Partnership & Experience – Hybrid

Towson, MD USA

New Britain, CT USA

Valley City, OH USA

Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

As a Human Resources Manager, you’ll be part of our Brand Partnership & Experience team working as a hybrid employee.    You’ll get to:  

• Own and lead complex employee relations matters, partnering with legal and leadership to, provide guidance and resolutionto ensure a fair, consistent, and positive workplace.
• Provide both strategic and tactical HR support, addressing day-to-day employee needs and executing HR processes to ensure smooth operations.
• Coach and develop people leaders on performance management, employee engagement, and leadership effectiveness.
• Prioritize and drive multiple key HR initiatives and requests simultaneously, adapting quickly to changing business needs and priorities.
• Advise leaders on organizational design, talent management, and workforce planning to align HR strategies with business objectives.
• Lead and support initiatives focused on employee engagement, training, development, and performance management, ensuring all team members feel valued and supported.
• Lead the annual Talent Review process and help build a diverse, high-performing talent pipeline for both salaried and hourly (maker) populations.
• Work closely with Centers of Excellence (COEs) such as payroll, benefits, and compensation to ensure seamless HR operations.
• Champion organizational change initiatives and recommend implement, and improve HR procedures, systems, and processes to drive continuous improvement and departmental efficiency.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret HR data to provide actionable insights.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• 5-7 years of progressive experience as an HR generalist, with a strong emphasis on employee relations.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in HR or MBA preferred.
• Proven experience supporting remote and diverse teams, including both salaried and hourly employees.
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong analytical abilities, with experience interpreting HR data; familiarity with basic financial metrics such as SGA and OCOS is a plus.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and provide guidance across all organizational levels.
• Highly organized, adaptable, and resourceful, demonstrating a customer-focused approach.
• Strong judgment and decision-making skills in complex employee situations
• Track record of building collaborative relationships and driving results through partnership.
• Project management skills, including planning, tracking, and effective communication with multiple stakeholders.
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and proactively finding solutions using internal and external resources.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10-15% as required.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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