Director, HR Business Partner

The Director, HR Business Partner serves as a senior strategic people leader for several business units within a diversified financial services and asset management organization, driving integrated HR practices and serving as a trusted advisor to senior executives.

Requirements

• Serve as the senior advisor on high‐risk, sensitive, and precedent‐setting employee matters
• Design and execute reduction‐in‐force strategies, severance programs, and workforce transitions
• Support the development of a unified culture across legacy and newly acquired businesses
• Lead or oversee investigations involving senior leaders, regulatory‐sensitive issues, or cross‐entity implications
• Coach leaders through difficult conversations, performance challenges, investigations, and organizational changes
• Partner with Head of HRBP, Legal, and business leadership to proactively identify ER trends, emerging risks, and cultural friction points
• Ensure HR practices comply with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards
• Lead or contribute to enterprise-wide HR initiatives, including policy harmonization, systems integration, and process optimization
• Partner with senior executives across our LOBs to align people strategies with business goals, growth plans, and regulatory expectations
• Lead the HR process integration for newly acquired business units, including organizational assessment, integration planning, and change management
• Anticipate human capital risks and opportunities, proactively shaping solutions that support long-term business performance
• Assess organizational structures across legacy and acquired LOBs; recommend operating model adjustments to improve efficiency, scalability, and clarity
• Guide leaders through complex change, including M&A integration, restructuring, workforce planning, and cultural alignment
• Facilitate leadership effectiveness through coaching, feedback, and development planning
• Oversee talent management processes including succession planning, performance management, and leadership development
• Identify critical talent gaps across LOBs and collaborate with COEs to design targeted solutions

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Quality, competitive benefits package
• Vacation policy
• Floating personal holidays
• Extensive leave options
• Annual observed holidays