Director, Global Organizational Capability & Leadership

Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) is a world-wide leader in IT asset and cloud infrastructure reuse, redeployment, recycling and refining.  SLS serves global clients across a range of industries to securely and responsibly recycle and manage the disposition of IT equipment and electronic products.

Our asset management and recovery service enables businesses to meet both their social and legal obligations in the treatment of surplus electronics in a legally compliant, data secure, fully traceable, and environmentally sustainable manner. With our global reach, expertise, and infrastructure, SLS is able to provide a comprehensive solution for e-waste and IT asset disposition anywhere in the world.

At Sims Lifecycle Services, we believe progress is driven by our people. If you’re set on making real change for tomorrow, we have the scale, resources, and ambition to make it happen.  Now’s an extraordinary time to work with us. SLS is the global leader in circular cloud solutions. We will continue to drive circular economy initiatives with our clients to improve environmental outcomes and business results. To achieve it, we’re bringing together people with unique stories, perspectives, backgrounds, and talent – and we need yours too! 

Join Our Dynamic Team!  We are seeking Director, Global Organizational Capability & Leadership to join team at our  Irvine, California headquarters.

About the Role

We are seeking a strategic and innovative leader to build and strengthen the organizational, leadership, and workforce capabilities needed to support a growing global business. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role will shape how we develop leaders, accelerate workforce readiness, and create the learning culture required to support operational excellence, innovation, and long-term growth.

As a key member of the global HR leadership team, you will partner with business leaders across operations, commercial, engineering, and digital functions to design scalable capability frameworks, leadership programs, and learning strategies that align talent development with business priorities.

What You'll Do

Drive Enterprise Capability Development

• Develop and implement a global capability strategy that aligns workforce skills and leadership capabilities with business objectives.
• Partner with leaders to identify future capability requirements and build development solutions that support growth, transformation, and innovation.
• Establish frameworks and metrics to measure organizational readiness, capability growth, and internal talent mobility.

Build Leadership Excellence

• Design and embed leadership frameworks that strengthen leadership effectiveness at all levels of the organization.
• Support succession planning and leadership pipeline development to ensure long-term organizational strength.
• Coach and enable leaders to successfully lead teams through change and transformation.

Shape Learning & Development Strategy

• Create modern learning approaches that combine digital, experiential, and on-the-job development opportunities.
• Partner with learning and business leaders to build structured development pathways for leadership, technical, and functional talent.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and capability growth across the organization.

Enable Transformation & Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead the people and capability aspects of strategic transformation initiatives, including technology adoption, automation, and process improvements.
• Develop change leadership capabilities that improve agility, accountability, and adoption of new ways of working.
• Leverage workforce insights and engagement data to strengthen culture, collaboration, and performance.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in organizational development, leadership development, learning strategy, talent management, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing enterprise-wide capability and leadership development strategies.
• Experience supporting global organizations through growth, transformation, and change initiatives.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive enterprise-wide adoption.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into scalable people, leadership, and capability solutions.
• Strong analytical, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to shape the future capability and leadership agenda of a global organization undergoing significant growth and transformation. You'll play a critical role in developing the leaders, culture, and workforce capabilities that enable business success today and into the future.

Salary Range: 155,000.00 - 186,000.00 USD

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programs available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimizes waste and protects the environment.
 
A career with SLS provides you with the opportunity to work with an organization whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

SLS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of all of our employees and are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone can contribute, advance on merit, and realize their full potential. SLS does not discriminate with regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, housing status, source of income, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to any employment decision, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.  qualified applicants with a disability in need of a reasonable accommodation may request such without fear of reprisal or discrimination.

To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.