Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)
$163,500–$257,500 year
Hybrid · Needham, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
As the Director, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) in Needham, MA, you will partner with business and People & Culture leadership to craft and execute people strategies for your client groups. You’ll design and deliver programs spanning performance management, succession planning, talent assessment, and workforce planning, while leading initiatives that help the business outperform its objectives. You will collaborate with global functional leaders, regional P&C colleagues, and COEs across talent access, talent acceleration, and total rewards. This hybrid role requires embedding in the business on-site, three days per week in Needham, and shaping organizational design, change leadership, coaching, and policy compliance. You’ll leverage data to drive change, build leadership pipelines, and drive end-to-end strategic workforce planning, all while championing AI-enabled P&C technologies to scale impact and maintain trust-based relationships with senior leaders and partners across a global matrixed environment.
Required Qualifications
- At least 8-10 years of HR experience with a blend of business partnering and talent management/development focus, including organizational design and effectiveness, team building, performance management, career coaching, and leadership development
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
- Global experience desired; consumer products industry highly preferred but not required
- Strong organization, planning, and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for both self and team to meet business requirements and deadlines
- Effective working across functions and levels to deliver business results
- Strong written and verbal communication; able to communicate with conviction, listen actively, and lead difficult conversations at every level
- Strong coaching and conflict-resolution skills
- Strong knowledge of state and federal employment laws and standards
- Ability to manage confidential information and act with integrity and discretion
- Proven track record of leading through influence in a global, matrixed environment
- Builds long-term, trust-based relationships with senior business partners
- Strong judgment and decision-making; resolves complex issues with creativity and accountability
- Self-directed and collaborative — equally effective owning the work and partnering across the team to get to the best answer
- Fluency with AI and modern P&C tech (generative AI, analytics platforms, HRIS) — and a bias toward using it to scale your impact
- On-Site Executive Presence: Track record of success in roles that required active, in-person business partnership. Ability and willingness to be reliably present in Needham, MA a minimum of three days per week
- Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
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