Director, Corporate Human Resources

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Human Resources - Sales serves as a strategic HR leader supporting our corporate functions of Contract Sales, Operational Excellence and Supply Chain and Sourcing with a strong focus on organizational effectiveness, team design, and talent processes across the full associate lifecycle. This role partners closely with senior leaders to build high-performing teams, enhance productivity, and improve associate engagement and retention. The Director ensures consistent execution of HR standards, policies, and strategies while maintaining compliance with employment laws and organizational governance requirements. In addition to strategic leadership, the role leads a small HR team and provides hands-on HR support across associate relations, talent development, and enterprise HR programs.

This associate reports to the Senior Director of Corporate Human Resources and has regular interaction with Executive and Officer levels throughout the organization. Qualified candidates for this role will have at least 10 years of progressive HR experience including strong examples of influence and change through collaboration.

This role is based at Penske’s corporate office in Reading, PA, in office at least 4 days a week. The position is eligible for relocation assistance.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic HR, Organizational Effectiveness & Execution
• Partner with functional leaders to design and evolve team structures that enable clarity, scalability, and high performance
• Translate enterprise HR strategies into practical, well-executed solutions that meet the needs of the supported corporate function
• Lead workforce planning, role design, and capability assessments aligned with business strategy
• Use data and insights to identify opportunities and drive improvements in productivity, engagement, and retention
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders on change management, team effectiveness, and leadership impact

Talent Lifecycle & Team Performance
• Oversee and continuously improve talent processes across the associate lifecycle, including workforce planning, onboarding, performance management, development, and career progression
• Ensure consistent application of talent processes, tools, and standards across teams
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to align hiring strategies 
• Strengthen performance management practices, feedback culture, and accountability through leader coaching and process rigor
• Support succession planning and internal mobility to build sustainable talent pipelines

Associate Relations, Compliance & Risk Management • Provide expert guidance on associate relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant practices • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, regulations, and internal policies • Coach leaders on associate relations, investigations, corrective actions, and performance issues • Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Labor Relations teams to manage risk, address complex cases, and ensure appropriate documentation and resolution • Proactively identify associate relations trends and risks and recommend preventative actions