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Crucial Hire lists this Sr Director HR opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Sr Director, HR
Location: Confidential | Compensation: $200,000 – $300,000 base
About the Company
Our client is a large, complex, high-growth organization operating across multiple business lines and geographies within the financial field where the pace is fast, the stakes are real, and HR is expected to operate as a true business partner, not a support function. This is a confidential search.
About the Role
The Senior Director, HR is a senior people leader accountable for owning and driving the HR strategy for a significant division of the business. This is not a generalist seat. It is for the HRBP executive who has operated at the intersection of business complexity and people strategy, someone who has navigated M&A activity, large-scale organizational change, and high-growth environments and who can walk into a room of senior operations leaders and immediately add value.
This leader will partner across divisional leadership and the broader HR model to identify talent opportunities, close organizational gaps, and build the capabilities the business needs to scale.
Responsibilities
Strategic Business Partnership
Earn and maintain a seat at the table with senior operations leaders functioning as a trusted peer and thought partner, not a service provider
Translate business strategy into clear people priorities, helping leaders identify and build the organizational capabilities, structures, and behaviors required to execute
Diagnose the gap between where the organization is and where it needs to be, then drive the right interventions, whether that's redesign, coaching, process improvement, or leadership development
Bring data-driven counsel and sound judgment to leadership decisions, holding leaders accountable while maintaining credibility and trust
Organizational Design & Workforce Planning
Lead strategic workforce planning efforts, capacity modeling, role clarity, critical role identification that support sustainable, scalable growth
Partner with leaders through complex organizational changes, including restructuring and transformation, ensuring transitions are well-managed and business disruption is minimized
Identify and close structural inefficiencies before they become organizational drag
Team Leadership & HR Model Effectiveness
Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of HR professionals — setting clear expectations, driving high performance, and building a function that is trusted across the business
Act as the connective tissue between HR Business Partners, Shared Services, and Centers of Excellence, ensuring the model is working as designed and internal clients are well-served
Establish operating rhythms and priorities that maximize team impact and make efficient use of resources
Employee Relations, Compliance & Risk
Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, demonstrating strong judgment and a balanced approach to business needs and risk mitigation
Stay ahead of HR trends, regulatory developments, and emerging best practices to keep the organization's people strategy current and defensible
Qualifications
10+ years of HRBP or related experience, including senior leadership responsibility
5+ years of client facing experience at the senior leadership level
Experience navigating M&A activity, organizational transformation, and high-growth environments
Strong data literacy, able to access, interpret, and translate data into decisions
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of an organization
Bachelor's degree required; PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP, or SHRM-SCP certification preferred
Experience with Workday preferred
Willingness to travel as required
Equal Opportunity
Our client is committed to building strong, diverse teams and an environment where high performers can do their best work.
To Express Interest
This is a confidential search. Please reach out directly for more information.
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Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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