Associate Director - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB)

Company: Subaru of America, Inc.
Location: Camden
Posted on: January 21, 2023

Job Description:

\n Love. It's what makes Subaru, Subaru. And as the seventh largest auto brand in the US, we strive to be More Than a Car Company. Subaru believes in being a positive force in the communities in which we live and work, not just with donations but with actions that set an example for others to follow. That's what we call our Subaru Love Promise. \n\n SUMMARY \n Develops, delivers, and builds on the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) strategy. Provides corporate strategic and tactical operational leadership in DEI&B. Oversees Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to ensure enhanced communication of DEI&B efforts. Partners with other areas of the organization to strategize on how to incorporate awareness and retention efforts. \n As a company, we believe that our best work comes when diverse teams across the organization, including our retailers, come together with unique perspectives to help us drive and support our overall company purpose, values, and priorities of the Love Promise. \n\n PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES \n

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• Serves as a change agent, thought leader, influencer and subject matter expert on diversity and inclusion-related issues that impact Subaru of America. \n
• Creates short- and long-term national DEI&B strategy and oversees the tactical implementation of the roadmap. \n
• Partners with the Talent Acquisition to ensure that DEI&B efforts focused on recruitment are best equipped to find and retain diverse talent and set up a non-biased interview and selection process. \n
• Partners with the Learning Strategy team for development and implementation of learning materials and course curriculums that would be presented within STARU. \n
• Oversees and expands the partnership with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to help bring our DEI&B efforts to fruition and ensures coordination across groups and with the DEI&B strategy. \n
• Partners with the Corporate Social Responsibility team to strategize how to spread awareness of our DEI&B efforts. \n
• Sources, identifies, and implements external community partnership opportunities with different organizations that are interested in, or support DEI&B. Internal partnerships include brand and Love Promise areas of Marketing, Corporate Responsibility, and other members of HR. External partnerships include: National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), Women of Color Automotive Network (WOCAN), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as others. \n
• Evaluates the results of staff engagement and climate surveys to achieve a more inclusive and diverse staff environment through partnership with Human Resource Business Partners (HRBPs). \n
• Develops a scorecard and dashboard to compile, track, and synthesize metrics and large data sets; develops a process to report progress regularly. \n
• Keeps apprised of any legislation (federal, state, local) that potentially could impact the compliance and/or reporting for DEIB programs or ERG messaging and decides how changes would be implemented. \n \n\n REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES \n
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  • Master's Degree preferred. \n
  • 10-15 years professional experience in cultural change, diversity, equity, and inclusion work required. \n
  • At least eight (8) to ten (10) years of the following experience: \n
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    • Experience designing and leading measurable and scalable DEI&B programs, employee development, engagement, and/or change management programs. \n
    • Presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to engage large audiences and lead some awareness-building programs and efforts. \n
    • Ability to coach senior business leaders to enable a consistent, authentic, fair, and equitable approach to business and internal priorities. \n
    • Experience working within and engaging employees across all levels throughout the organization. \n \n
    • Demonstrated understanding of multicultural, diversity, and social justice principles and practices. \n
    • Ability to expertly identify issues that need to be addressed and diplomatically advocate, exhibiting compassionate leadership while simultaneously driving for results. \n
    • Ability to effectively partner with leaders to improve how the industry looks at DEI&B, and doesn't just follow a best practices' guide, but engages in creating and executing on next practices" in a fast-paced and continually evolving environment. \n
    • Strong collaborator and \"dot connector\", able to partner with and build trust with a wide range team members and partners across the organization and outside of the organization. \n
    • Ability to talk to diverse ranges of employee experiences of both inclusive and exclusive cultures and understand multi-cultural sensitivity in all dimensions of DEIB. \n
    • Excellent communication skills: proven track record in communicating effectively and ability to inspire an inclusive mindset and deliver a compelling message across all levels in the organization. \n
    • Proven track record of developing diversity and inclusion strategies and programs and in developing training and development or change initiatives. \n
    • Strong interpersonal skills that span across all levels. Experience in working with a broad range of individuals and organizations. Ability to influence and collaborate with strategic partners to help design, implement, and deliver programs through a DEIB lens. \n
    • Demonstrated experience in project management, organizational effectiveness, coaching. and facilitation, including organizational and planning skills. \n \n\n EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred. 10 to 12 years of relatable experience. \n WORK ENVIRONMENT: Hybrid Role - Remote work 2 days per week \n TRAVEL REQUIRED: 20 % \n FLSA STATUS: Exempt \n SALARY RANGE: The recruiting base salary range for this full-time position is $123,800-$176,800. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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