Director, Community & Belonging

Deckers Brands

Director of Community & Belonging at Deckers Brands leading global employee initiatives fostering inclusion. Overseeing strategies and partnerships to enhance belonging within the organization.

Posted 4/28/2026full-timeGoleta • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $154,700 - $208,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, develop, deliver, and expand global Community & Belonging (C&B) strategy, programming, and initiatives aligned with corporate purpose and values
Influence, mentor, and coach ERG leads responsible for day-to-day implementation of C&B initiatives
Oversee budget related to C&B initiatives
Partner with leaders and employees to embed C&B mindset into leadership practices, team norms, and ways of working, including ERGs, mentorship initiatives, and organizational efforts
Identify learning opportunities and design, deliver, and oversee experiences that build C&B competence, psychological safety, and inclusive leadership
Serve as senior advocate and practitioner to leaders, addressing concerns related to bias or inequity and supporting restorative resolution
Ensure all C&B concerns raised by employees are promptly escalated to People & Experience (PX) for follow-up and resolution
Partner with PX team to ensure policies, programs, and leadership practices reflect inclusive thinking
Collaborate with Corporate Communication team to shape and execute communication strategies that authentically represent C&B employee experiences
Stay abreast of best practices, external partnership opportunities, technology, and tools to inform belonging initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in organizational development, human resources, social work, sociology, or related fields (master’s preferred)
10+ years of experience leading belonging and inclusion initiatives in a global organization
Demonstrated experience creating a vision, translating it into executable strategy, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver in alignment with articulated strategy
Experienced in creating and delivering strategic recommendations to leaders based on data-driven conclusions
Proven track record for progressing enterprise people initiatives
Established experience in assisting and growing ERGs and employee engagement
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including press releases, internal/external communications, and presentations
People-centered leader who believes in the power of connection, inclusion, and community
Skilled at building strong partnerships and collaborating across a global, matrixed organization
Empathetic, inclusive leader who can coach, guide, and inspire others
Action-oriented and collaborative, able to move ideas into practice and bring leaders and teams along through clear communication, trust, and shared ownership

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Pay and Bonuses
Financial Planning and wellbeing
Time away from work
Extras, discounts and perks
Growth and Development
Health and Wellness

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Hard Skills & Tools

organizational developmenthuman resourcesdata-driven decision makingstrategic recommendationsemployee engagementbelonging initiativescross-functional team leadershipprogram developmentmentorship initiativesinclusive leadership

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationempathycoachinginspirationaction-orientedrelationship buildinginclusivitytrustcommunity focus