Joe Martin

Drive human resources strategic activities, including talent development, employee relations, succession planning, performance management, compensation, recognition, Workday management, and strategic workforce planning. Collaborate closely with HR and business leadership to drive change management, project coordination, talent pipeline identification, and individual development. Facilitate highly collaborative working environment focused on inclusion, engagement, and deep relationships. Oversee overall processes to safeguard consistent compliance with best practices, regulatory policies, risk precautions, and standard procedures. Coordinate regular research to keep updated with latest industry trends and governing laws.

Led Human Resources function for Caterpillar's Work Tools Product Group (1,000 employees with facilities in the U.S. and Europe). Headed implementation of HR strategic plans such as facility closures, hiring ramp-ups, wage structure/attraction package modification, need/scope defining, and other people-related duties. Provided leadership to team of senior HR leaders and subject matter experts. Led change management operations, including creation of attraction/retention strategy, new source development, and workplace improvement. Cultivated and maintained long-term relationships/partnerships through effective communication and interpersonal skills. Carried out comprehensive evaluations to assess effectiveness of current processes and identify areas requiring improvement.

Oversaw employee relations, recruitment, hiring, development/training, compensation/benefits, business communication, and charitable giving strategy for the Fargo, ND Mining Remanufacturing Facility. Spearheaded creation of vision, metric scorecard, and imperatives while clarifying roles and responsibilities. Headed culture building through improvement of visibility and trust. Led workforce and talent planning by managing temporary layoff weeks and layoff alternatives. Monitored overall human resources direction to ensure compliance with relevant best practices and regulatory policies. Coordinated detailed reviews into hourly wages in order to initiate changes in hourly pay structure.

Led the communications team for a large, global manufacturing division within Caterpillar. Created a communication strategy, metrics, and planning process that led to an increase in employee satisfaction with our communications. Led other projects including creating a translations process, managing external media reputation, and executing change plans regarding division mergers.

Held four progressively-responsible communication roles in Corporate Communications and one of Caterpillar's marketing divisions. Organized strategic communications for recruiting, succession planning, corporate human resources, and learning & development.Also managed executive communications for vice presidents. Led projects related to communication improvement and metrics, leadership development, and communications for leaders.