Associate Director/Director, HR Business Partner

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Associate Director/Director, HR Business Partner based in the United States. This senior HR leadership role serves as a strategic partner to business and functional leaders, helping align people strategies with organizational goals. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing guidance across employee relations, talent, performance, workforce planning, and organizational development. The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on HR partnership in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment. You will help shape an engaging workplace culture while supporting leaders through organizational change and complex people decisions. The position offers broad exposure across HR functions, including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Employee Relations, and Talent Management. Success requires strong business acumen, sound judgment, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to influence at senior levels. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on employee experience, leadership effectiveness, and long-term organizational performance.

Build trusted relationships with business and functional leaders, serving as the primary HR advisor and strategic partner for assigned client groups, including senior leadership. Partner with leadership on workforce trends, organizational priorities, people strategies, staffing plans, and initiatives that support business performance. Coach leaders and employees on employee relations matters, policy interpretation, corrective actions, performance concerns, development plans, leaves of absence, and terminations. Partner with Employee Relations and Legal teams on complex or escalated workplace matters while ensuring consistent and compliant practices. Advise leaders on federal, state, and local employment laws, HR policies, procedures, and risk considerations. Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to develop effective recruiting strategies that attract skilled, diverse talent while supporting retention objectives. Partner with Total Rewards teams on compensation and benefits programs, policies, communications, and strategy. Lead employee engagement, retention, job satisfaction, organizational development, and other people-focused initiatives for assigned business groups. Drive talent management activities, including succession planning, leadership development, talent reviews, and initiatives designed to strengthen the organizational talent pipeline. Support onboarding and orientation activities and deliver leadership, ethics, compliance, labor law, and HR policy training. Oversee performance management activities, coach leaders on employee evaluations, and facilitate effective calibration discussions. Champion organizational change and help strengthen workplace culture, trust, collaboration, and employee engagement. Use HR data and business insights to identify trends, improve efficiency, and inform strategic people decisions. Develop strong cross-functional relationships and provide HR consultation and support on additional initiatives as required. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field; a Master’s or law degree is highly preferred. 8+ years of HR management experience, ideally within a high-growth, fast-paced operational environment. Demonstrated experience serving as an HR Business Partner to senior leaders and managing complex employee and organizational matters. Strong expertise in federal, state, and local employment laws and the ability to apply HR policies and regulations appropriately. Proven experience leading change management initiatives, organizational design or restructuring, people program development, and HR service delivery improvements. Strong employee relations capabilities, including coaching, conflict resolution, workplace investigations, corrective action, and complex case management. Experience developing proactive employee strategies focused on engagement, retention, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and alignment across senior leadership and diverse teams. Strategic and innovative mindset with the ability to use data and business insights to identify opportunities and improve organizational performance. Excellent judgment, discretion, ethics, listening skills, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience with HR information systems and proficiency with Microsoft Office or comparable productivity tools. Benefits Remote work opportunities and a flexible work environment. Competitive salary and opportunities for career advancement and promotion. 401(k) retirement plan with company match. Tuition reimbursement after 90 days of employment. Discretionary paid time off and paid holidays. Medical, dental, and vision insurance. Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options. Telemedicine and virtual healthcare services. Employee assistance and wellness programs. Adoption assistance. Short-term and long-term disability coverage. Life insurance. Employee discount programs.

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