Director, People & Culture Business Partner

The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience.

Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER.It's our heritage and it's also our future. Because we don't just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard-when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Opportunity:

Mattel is seeking a Director, People & Culture Business Partner to serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders within the Global Brand organization. This role is critical in translating enterprise and brand strategies into integrated people and culture priorities that strengthen organizational capability, accelerate leadership effectiveness, and enable long-term business growth.

Operating with a strong enterprise mindset, you will balance the needs of the Global Brand organization with broader Mattel priorities to drive consistency, scalability, and impact across the business. You will play a key role in shaping a high-performance, inclusive culture while building the organizational capability required to win in a fast-moving, consumer-facing global environment.

Based in El Segundo, California, and reporting to the SVP, People Business Partner, this role is designed as a key rotational leadership opportunity, offering exposure to enterprise-level strategy, senior leadership, and broad People & Culture practices across Mattel's global ecosystem.

What Your Impact Will Be:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, shaping and influencing business strategy through an integrated People & Culture lens.
• Define and drive a forward-looking People & Culture strategy aligned to Global Brand and enterprise-wide priorities.
• Lead enterprise-level talent strategies, including succession planning, leadership development, and workforce planning to build a strong and diverse leadership pipeline.
• Build organizational capability by diagnosing gaps and implementing solutions across leadership effectiveness, team performance, and operating models.
• Lead complex organizational design and transformation initiatives that enable business evolution, innovation, and growth.
• Coach senior leaders to operate with an enterprise mindset, strengthening decision-making, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Anticipate and address organizational and talent risks through data-driven insights and proactive planning.
• Influence and align senior stakeholders across functions and geographies to resolve complex challenges and drive strategic initiatives.
• Partner with Centers of Excellence to design and deliver best-in-class solutions across performance management, compensation, employee relations, and leadership development.
• Champion a high-performance, inclusive culture that reflects Mattel's values and drives engagement, creativity, and accountability at scale.

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including significant experience as a strategic HR/People Business Partner.
• Proven track record of advising and influencing senior executives in a global, matrixed, consumer-facing or brand-driven organization.
• Deep expertise in organizational design, organizational effectiveness, and leading large-scale transformation and change initiatives.
• Demonstrated success building enterprise talent strategies across succession planning, workforce planning, leadership development, and performance management.
• Strong track record of building organizational capability and shaping culture in complex, global environments.
• Exceptional executive coaching and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge and guide senior leaders effectively.
• Strong business acumen and analytical capability; able to leverage data and insights to inform strategy and drive measurable outcomes.
• Sound judgment and experience navigating complex employee relations and organizational dynamics.
• Ability to operate with agility in ambiguous environments and lead initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Global mindset with a passion for fostering inclusive, high-performing teams.

*The pay range is indicative of projected hiring range, however base pay will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience.Mattel offers competitive total pay programs, comprehensive benefits, and resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential.

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How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate:Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate:At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute:We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences.Our products are sold in collaboration with the world's leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel's award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us athttps://jobs.mattel.com/andwww.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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