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Anticipated Application Deadline: 5/31/2024

Do you want to help transform the auto industry? Come let Baxter Auto show you just how Remarkable you can be!

At Baxter, we are challenging the norm when it comes to both the car-buying process and the employee experience. As a Baxter teammate, you are part of a growing company that strives for an inclusive culture, which is why we need you!

We value individuals who:

• Make it matter through being a caring team member.
• Are authentic and communicate with transparency and kindness.
• Welcome differences by seeking, listening, and learning from diverse perspectives.

At Baxter, we encourage and support career development, job opportunities across multiple professions, an inclusive culture where everyone is a leader (from entry level up to general management), encouragement to be your authentic self, and an almost obsessive focus on the employee and guest experience. Combine that with market-leading benefits offerings and opportunities across multiple states, and we think you’ll agree that YOU BELONG AT BAXTER!

Your Purpose as the Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Belonging:

In this role you will lead, coordinate, and execute on the organizational effectiveness, diversity, inclusion, and belonging practices, tools, platforms, and programs to positively impact the employee experience at Baxter Auto Group.

We are looking for someone who:

• Effectively implements and executes a modern talent and culture model and strategy across all stores
• Can collaborate across all areas including HR team members, General Managers and other Store Leaders, to create and ensure effective implementation and execution of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging strategies
• Lead the You Belong @ Baxter employee belonging group and coordinate belonging related learning content and events
• Coordinates the management succession and growth planning process ensuring strong management bench strength
• Continually evolves the agile performance and growth process via regular “check-in” model focused on two-way dialogue and feedback
• Designs and continually evolves an effective onboarding process for both leaders and employees
• Assists with the design and facilitation of effective leadership development programs for all levels of employees
• Builds effective partnerships with other HR team members, General Managers, other store leaders and shared services leaders
• Stays current and informed on industry and general market best practices, trends, etc. to better enable a continuously evolving modern talent management model and approach

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Progressive experience in organizational effectiveness or related area, including assessing organizations and designing and implementing organizational development initiatives.
• 7 years of business operational, human resources, and/or talent management leadership experience beneficial
• Strong collaboration and communication capabilities and critical thinking skillsets to develop and effectively maintain partnerships internally and externally.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging best practices.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects.
• Proactively seeks out and welcomes diverse perspectives

Additional Qualifications:

• Certification in Hogan Leadership Assessment preferred.
• Ability to effectively interact and engage with all levels of roles from operational and client-facing roles within the stores to senior-level executives including store General Managers
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization and courage to appropriately challenge
• Ability to coach key stakeholders, peers, and team members
• Exceptionally adaptable to change
• Experience in fast-paced environment
• A team-first always perspective with a desire to win together attitude.
• An innate desire to help others in all ways possible.
• Dedicated to creating meaningful outcomes in everything you do.
• Authentically communicates with transparency, empathy, and kindness.
• Forever curious and motivated by a passion for continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel

Your Well-Being:

• Competitive Pay:  $120,000-145,000 (including base salary discretionary bonus opportunity) 
• Comprehensive Benefits Offering: Market-leading medical plans including PPO, HSA, and FSA options; Multiple Dental (includes orthodontics) and Vision plans; Varying Vacation and Sick Leave available Day 1; 4 Week-Paid Parental Leave available Day 1; 401(k) Match with 100% vesting after 1 year and immediate eligibility at age 18; Short- and Long-Term Disability options; Accident and Critical Illness Plans; Basic Life, Pet, Legal, & Identity Insurance
• Flexible Work Schedule: Hybrid schedule consisting of both work-from-home and in-office days each week
• Training and Development Opportunities for All Employees
• Extensive Employee Discounts: Vehicle purchases, parts, service, hotels, travel, and more
• Educational Reimbursement: General and specialized technical automotive degrees
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Paid Holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, & Christmas Day

Baxter Auto Group

Baxter Auto Group is one of the nation's leading automotive retail groups, serving the communities of Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska; Kansas City, Kansas; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Madison, Wisconsin. The company operates 21 dealerships and represents nine of the nation's top automotive brands, including Ford, Lexus, Toyota, Audi, Volkswagen, Honda, Subaru, Mercedes-Benz, and Infiniti.

Baxter Auto believes its exceptional employees truly distinguish the company in the marketplace. It continually invests in maintaining a remarkable employee experience, including industry-leading benefits, a flexible work-life balance, and an experience centered around four key pillars: purpose, growth, well-being, and belonging.

Employment with Baxter is contingent upon applicants’ successful completion of the background check process and drug screening test. Baxter embraces diversity and equal employment opportunity. We're committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Baxter is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. In addition, Baxter will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable or limited in your ability to submit an application because of a disability, please contact us at (531) 365-3165, option #1 to request accommodation.