Compass Corporate
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Job Summary The Role
The Director of Culture Opportunity & Inclusion COI is responsible for shaping advancing and embedding the enterprise COI strategy across Compass Group. This role serves as a strategic leader and steward of the COI narrative ensuring it is clearly articulated consistently activated and meaningfully integrated into the organizations people and business priorities.
Working in close partnership with the Global Director and senior stakeholders the Director translates enterprise strategy into scalable activation frameworks engagement strategies and leadership enablement tools. This role drives alignment across sectors and functions ensures COI priorities are embedded in how the organization operates and leads enterprise-wide efforts that strengthen culture opportunity and inclusive growth.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise COI Strategy & Stewardship • Lead the development evolution and stewardship of the enterprise COI strategy and narrative • Ensure alignment of COI priorities with broader people culture community and business strategies • Establish clear frameworks that guide consistent understanding and application of COI across sectors and regions • Identify emerging cultural workforce and business trends to inform strategic direction • Provide thought leadership to senior leaders on culture opportunity and inclusion priorities
Engagement & Enterprise Activation • Design and lead enterprise-wide COI engagement strategies including major launches campaigns and milestone moments • Develop scalable activation plans that drive measurable adoption and cultural integration • Oversee the creation of executive-level presentations leader toolkits implementation guides and communications • Equip senior leaders with messaging tools and strategic guidance to champion COI within their organizations • Ensure consistency of messaging while allowing flexibility for local and sector adaptation
Partnership & Cross-Functional Collaboration • Partner with HR Communications Talent Operations and sector leadership to embed COI into enterprise initiatives • Drive shared ownership and governance structures that support sustainable implementation • Act as the strategic connector between COI vision and operational execution • Represent COI in enterprise forums and cross-functional leadership discussions
Measurement Insights & Impact • Establish metrics and success indicators to assess activation engagement and cultural impact • Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to inform continuous improvement • Ensure storytelling and reporting reinforce enterprise accountability and momentum
Required Qualifications • Bachelors degree in Business Organizational Development Human Resources or related field • 10 years of progressive experience in enterprise strategy culture engagement communications or related leadership roles • Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives in complex matrixed organizations • Passion for advancing opportunity belonging and inclusive growth at scale • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and advise senior leaders • Exceptional writing storytelling and narrative development skills • Proven abili