Director - Corporate Human Resources (Penske Logistics)

Position Summary
The Director of Human Resources serves as a strategic HR leader supporting a corporate function 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 management and development, and workforce management.

The associate reports to the VP 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 5‑7 years of progressive HR experience including strong examples of influence and change through collaboration.

This role is based at Penske Logistics corporate office in Reading, PA, and is an in‑office position 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

HR Standards, Policies & Governance

Ensure effective execution of HR standards, policies, and procedures across the supported function

Drive understanding and adoption of HR programs, policies, and expectations among leaders and associates

Monitor adherence to HR governance, controls, and compliance requirements

Participate in audits, reviews, and continuous improvement of HR policies and practices

HR Team Leadership & Capability Development

Lead, coach, and develop a small HR team to deliver high‑quality, responsive support to internal customers

Build HR acumen across the team, ensuring strong knowledge of employment practices, compliance, talent processes, and organizational effectiveness

Set clear expectations and priorities to ensure timely, consistent, and business‑aligned HR support

Foster a customer‑focused mindset, ensuring the HR team understands business needs and delivers practical, value‑added solutions

Provide ongoing feedback, performance management, and development planning for HR team members

Talent Development & Engagement

Support the design and execution of leadership and professional development initiatives aligned with organizational needs

Partner with Learning & Development to identify skill gaps and development priorities

Drive engagement strategies that enhance the associate experience and support retention

Use engagement data and feedback to inform action plans and leader accountability

Qualifications

10+ years HR Generalist experience required

At least 3 years leadership experience required

Bachelor’s Degree in HR, or related field required; Master’s Degree in HR or related field preferred

PHR / SPHR or other HR Certification is preferred

Experience leading projects and initiatives with a cross‑functional team

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Highly collaborative

Ability to influence leaders, peers, and direct reports

Strong ability to build relationships at all levels within an organization

Ability to prioritize multiple projects

Ability to build a strong professional HR team

Demonstrate strategic thinking

Regular, predictable, and full attendance is an essential function of the job.

Physical Requirements

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The associate will be required to read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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