Senior Human Resources Business Partner

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Senior Human Resources Business Partner

New York City, NY +1 location
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Join a global financial services organization that thrives on innovation, precision, and excellence. With a fast-paced, high-performance culture and a distributed workforce across multiple continents, this firm plays a critical role in shaping modern financial markets — and they’re scaling rapidly.

    About the Role

    We’re seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to senior leadership across the business. This highly visible role will shape and scale key talent, culture, and organizational initiatives in support of global growth.

    As a trusted partner to business leaders, you’ll work cross-functionally with People teams and senior stakeholders to drive programs in organizational effectiveness, performance management, workforce planning, and leadership development — with an emphasis on change leadership, data-driven insights, and high-performance culture.

    What You’ll Do

    • Serve as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders, aligning people strategy with business objectives
    • Lead org design and workforce planning initiatives to support global growth and scale
    • Support performance management, leadership development, compensation strategy, and succession planning
    • Champion cultural alignment and change management through periods of integration and growth
    • Analyze people data and trends to provide meaningful, strategic insights to business leaders
    • Contribute to cross-functional global HR programs to improve process efficiency, engagement, and retention
    • Promote a culture of continuous feedback and learning
    • Ensure compliance with local labor laws while maintaining a proactive and scalable HR framework

    What You Bring

    • 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with 5+ years as a strategic HRBP or in a senior HR leadership role
    • Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and driving global people initiatives in complex environments
    • Strong knowledge of talent strategy, org development, and employee engagement best practices
    • Analytical mindset with a passion for using data to inform decisions
    • Comfortable with ambiguity, fast change, and operating both strategically and tactically
    • Deep understanding of U.S. employment law (multi-state); HR certifications a plus
    • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or additional certifications preferred
  • Locations
    Chicago, IL • New York City, NY