| Location | Houston, TX |
OXEA Corporation Company Overview | World leader in Oxo Chemicals
Oxo products are the core competency of OXEA Corporation. We are producing more than 70 oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives for customers in a wide range of industries with various end market applications. Our chemicals are important ingredients in products that are used in daily life around the world. "We" refers to more than 1,200 OXEA employees worldwide. At our plants in Germany, the USA, and China, we produce intermediates and derivatives.
Position Overview
Dual-mandate role driving HR transformation and talent management execution during OXEAs strategic rebuild. You project manage enterprise transformation initiatives, working closely with the CHRO, while serving as the Global Head of Talent Managements execution specialist operationalizing talent strategy. Bridge transformation and talent operations, combining project discipline with tactical excellence. We are seeking a highly organzied, detailed oriented and data savvy Project Manager to join our team in Houston, Texas.
Key Responsibilities
50% Transformation Project Management - Working Closely with the CHRO
Transformation Project Coordination
Work closely with the CHRO to define transformation project scope, priorities, deliverables, and timelines
Coordinate transformation project meetings, status updates, and stakeholder follow-through across global HR teams; coordinate senior leadership meetings, including agendas, materials, and follow-up actions
Partner with C-suite executives to align priorities, resolve cross-functional dependencies, and move HR transformation projects forward
Provide the CHRO with project progress updates, flag risks and dependencies, and track decisions and actions through completion
Transformation Program Management
Lead HR transformation initiatives (performance management, compensation, HRIS redesign)
Apply Project Management rigor: track progress, develop KPIs, escalate risks, coordinate stakeholders
Work with global transformation office for alignment and governance
Analytics & Intelligence
Translate HR and business data into strategic insights; identify patterns in unstructured data
Build Excel models, dashboards, and tracking tools for transformation monitoring
Collect, validate, and analyze project data and prepare regular reports on progress, KPIs, risks, and outcomes to support data-driven decisions
Prepare executive presentations that simplify complexity;develop presentations for Board meetings that communicate HR transformation progress, key insights, and decisions required
50% Talent Management Specialist
Talent Calibration & PM Execution
Operationalize performance management processes; responsibility for the day-to-day/backed administration and execution of performance management and goal-setting processes in SAP SuccessFactors
Prepare talent analytics (9-box, health diagnostics) to inform leadership conversations
Document outcomes and communicate results to stakeholders
Succession Planning & Development
Maintain succession plans for critical roles; track and update regularly
Coordinate development programs for high-potential talent; measure impact
Ensure consistent implementation across regions and business units
Talent Operations & Systems
Provide hands-on support to HR, managers, and employees throughout the performance cycle and partner with HR and HRIS teams to ensure processes are executed accurately, consistently, and on-time
Prepare talent metrics and reporting for Head of Talent Management and leadership
Identify process gaps and recommend improvements
Why This Role?
OXEA a Private Equity owned global company is in the midst of a pivotal business transformation and strategic rebuild to re-establish market leadership in the OXO Chemicals space. This role sits at the center of that transformation.
Required Experience & Qualifications
Professional Background
5-8 years spanning talent management, HR operations, HR transformation, project management, or executive support in complex, global, or PE-backed environments.
Core Skills & Experience
Advanced Excel (models, dashboards, pivot tables) and PowerPoint (executive presentations)
AI knowledge and practical skills are required, including hands-on proficiency with generative AI tools for project planning, data analysis, reporting, and executive presentations, with sound judgment in validating outputs and protecting confidential HR data
SAP SuccessFactors experience (or rapid ability to master similar HRIS platforms)
Comfort working with unstructured data and making strategic sense of organizational patterns
Proven ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels-bridge thinking with doing
Experience managing relationships up (C-suite) and down (frontline teams)
HR analytics, KPIs, compensation data, and talent metrics
Experience coordinating international project teams across time zones; experience delivering transformation projects in close partnership with senior HR leadership a plus
Core Competencies
Execution with Strategic Orientation
Highly organized and detail-oriented; balance competing priorities across two leaders with equal excellence
Project discipline and rigor; translate strategy into tangible results
Comfort navigating ambiguity and rapid change
Analytical Problem-Solving
Extract meaning from unstructured HR and organizational data
Identify patterns and surface actionable insights for leadership
Preference for clear, straightforward solutions
Leadership & Communication
Build credibility with C-suite, peer HR leaders, and frontline execution teams
Translate complex topics into compelling narratives for diverse audiences
Strong voice and presence, discretion, integrity, and sound judgment
Transformation & Change
Change management to drive adoption of new processes and systems
Stakeholder engagement across hierarchy and functions
Proactive problem-solving; ownership mindset
Talent Operations Acumen
Working knowledge of talent processes (calibration, succession, development, performance management)
Ability to operationalize and coordinate talent initiatives at scale
Understand connection between talent capability and business outcomes
All Employees are invited to participate regardless of race, sex, age, color, national origin, marital status, religion, disability or veteran status, and any other criterion prescribed by law.
OXEA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not tolerate discrimination based on race, sex, age, color, national origin, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
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