Join the diverse and dynamic team that powers Michigan's largest energy provider and one of the nation's largest gas and electric combination utilities. Consumers Energy services 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents - caring for our friends and neighbors in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. We embrace a cleaner and leaner utility vision focused on eliminating energy waste and adding renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar.
Location:
This position's assigned location will be at One Energy Plaza in Jackson, MI.
We are looking for: Executive Director - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion serves as the business partner executive that is focused on the overall enterprise strategy for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This role reports to the Chief Diversity Officer. Lead internal and external DEI strategy execution. Develop and lead a team in support of our diversity, equity, and inclusion work, including but not limited to, Inclusion Champions, Employee Resource Groups, DEI external surveys and benchmarks, etc. Creates overall functional strategy and goals for Culture and Process Pillar (1-3-year outlook). Manages department budget, policies & procedures. Develop managers/leaders within sub-function. Engage leadership, enterprise-wide, with DEI strategic priorities and current gaps related to culture. Involvement in Executive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Counsil, officer and union leader engagement and input, Inclusion Champion, and ERG strategic direction, etc.
- Executive-level communication skills
- Experience with complex data and translating abstract thoughts and ideas into measurable milestones
- Problem solving skills and experience using lean tools including scorecard management process
- Ability to lead and develop other leaders
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively enterprise-wide
- DEI principles and expertise
- Managerial courage
- Active listening - Giving caring and attention to what people are saying
We encourage you to apply if you have:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, or related field with ten (10) or more years of applicable experience
- [OR] Associate's degree in technical, engineering, construction, or related field with fourteen (14) or more years of applicable experience
- [OR] High School Diploma with eighteen (18) or more years of applicable experience
- Ability to successfully communicate complex, abstract, and/or information difficult to quantify to leadership; support translation of those concepts into concrete milestones or targets.
- Cross-functional collaboration experience is essential; engaging, gaining buy-in from others and incorporating new ideas to work toward achieving the same goal together.
- Successfully support development of other leaders and/or supporting development of individual contributors into leadership positions.
Preferred skills:
- Masters Degree
In this role, you will:
- Responsible for the overall enterprise internal and external strategy for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Engages stakeholders to create and develop overall functional strategy and goals for Culture and Process Pillars (1-3 year outlook).
- Develop and lead a team in support of our diversity, equity, and inclusion work, including but not limited to, Inclusion Champions, Employee Resource Groups, DEI external surveys and benchmarks, etc. Manages department budget, policies, and procedures; develop managers/leaders; provide overall strategic direction, goals, and prioritization.
- Engage in strategy ideation based on external corporate benchmarking and engagement to bring strategies and best practices back to department for implementation.
- Empower and coach team to develop and manage both internal and external metrics and indicators to help inform the Office of DE&I, Executive DEI Council, and Executive DEI scorecards to support strategic decision-making and prioritization to close gaps.
- Key contributor within strategic development of DE&I maturity model; provide guidance, recommendations, and prioritization for Culture and Process Pillars, factoring in data insights (internal and external).
- Serve as a subject matter expert in DE&I, sharing our strategy and providing coaching to SVP DEI Action Plans and respective team leaders supporting DEI within the business.
- Ability to lead enterprise-wide projects to resolve a business gap involving different business units across functions in short time periods.
- Other non-essential duties as assigned or may be necessary.
Why should you join our team?
At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.
What we offer:
- Competitive compensation packages
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k with company match
- Paid parental leave
- Up to 13 paid Holidays
- Paid time off
- Educational Assistance Program
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don't discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women's Advisory Panel (WAP), Women's Engineering Network (WEN), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capable, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
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