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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Senior Manager, Diversity & Inclusion and Corporate Citizenship
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About this position
At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
Description: The Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion and Corporate Citizenship will play a key role in championing Henkel’s efforts to further strengthen our North American D&I approach covering the entire life cycle of an employee. Working closely with stakeholders throughout the business and the HR team, this role will collaborate to create and implement an enhanced diversity and inclusion strategy for North America that aligns with business objectives as well as partner to manage North America’s Corporate Citizenship function.
Responsibilities:
- Employee Resource Groups:
- Provide strategic leadership, governance, and oversight for the organization’s ERGs
- Partner with ERG leaders to align ERG goals with enterprise D&I and business priorities
- Support ERG capability building, including leadership development, program planning, and impact measurement
- Internal Strategic Consulting and Corporate Citizenship:
- Act as a trusted internal consultant to senior leaders and business teams, advising on inclusive leadership practices, team effectiveness, and culture change
- Partner with HR and business networks to identify and address barriers to inclusion
- Translate D&I strategy into practical, scalable initiatives aligned with business goals
- Partner with HR Centers of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, Corporate Communications) to embed D&I principles into core people processes
- Embed D&I best practices across the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, hiring, onboarding
- Lead and manage corporate citizenship activities for North America, ensuring alignment with global goals and processes
- Oversee employee volunteering programs, including strategy, participation growth, partnerships, and impact measurement
- Manage corporate grant programs, including grant application processes, evaluation, governance, and relationship management with nonprofit partners
- Coordinate disaster relief and crisis‑response needs, with a sense of urgency and in alignment with global team
Track and report on corporate citizenship outcomes for North America
What makes you a good fit
- Key skills:
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Knowledge of external trends
- Strong analytical skills, including experience using data to drive insights and recommendations
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage a diversity of audiences
- Impressive relationship-building skills
- Strong external network with vendors and industry peers
- Strong project management skills
- Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in a Diversity & Inclusion role, with demonstrated impact
- Deep understanding of D&I best practices, frameworks, and change management approaches
- Experience managing and enabling Employee Resource Groups or similar employee networks
- Proven experience partnering with business leaders and HR teams
- Ability to influence without authority and navigate complex organizational environments
- Experience managing volunteer and donation programs
Some benefits of joining Henkel
- Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
- Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
- Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
The salary for this role is $125,000.00 - $165,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
JOB ID: 26091356
Job Locations: United States, CT, Stamford, CT
Contact information for application-related questions: talent.acquisition@henkel.com
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
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