Associate Director of Human Resources Business Partner

As Associate Director, HR Business Partner, you'll serve as a trusted advisor and strategic force — partnering directly with leadership teams to shape the talent, culture, and organizational health of your client groups. From succession planning and leadership development to employee relations and change management, you'll bring both the big-picture thinking and the hands-on expertise to move the needle at every level. If you lead with influence, act with intention, and know how to turn HR strategy into real business results, we want to hear from you.•Client Relationships – Build strategic, value-add partnerships with C-level and director clients. Regularly meet to guide workplace change, shape engagement strategies, and coach leaders — developing their HR acumen while strengthening the HRBP brand.•Organizational Development & Training – Assess client group needs and collaborate with Talent Development to design and deliver learning solutions across leadership development, change management, team building, and workplace engagement. Measure program effectiveness.•Organizational Design – Advise on org structure, staffing, and reporting relationships. Partner with directors and senior managers to build efficient, best-practice designs aligned with Firm priorities.•Performance Management – Oversee the staff evaluation process. Coach managers on goal-setting, feedback delivery, and review drafting. Contribute to compensation decisions and ensure timely completion of evaluations.•Talent Management – Drive skill and career development strategies in partnership with Talent Development. Build tools for retention, succession planning, and leadership development. Use assessments like DiSC to strengthen management capability and team effectiveness.•Recruiting – Partner with managers to define staffing needs and talent profiles; liaise with recruiters on position requirements. Contribute to job descriptions, interviews, onboarding prep, and new hire goal-setting.•HR Collaboration & Consistency – Partner with HRBPs and HR functional areas to execute firm-wide strategy, share best practices, and ensure consistency across offices. Take a leadership role on HR initiatives as needed.•HR Programs & Communications – Champion HR programs across offices and functional areas. Serve as HR liaison to office managers, presenting promotions and initiatives at management meetings.•Budgeting – Partner with leaders to plan and budget for developmental and reward programs within local budgets.•Employee Relations – Advise on complex ER issues in collaboration with the Employee Relations team. Diagnose root causes, develop solutions, and counsel managers through resolution.•Policy Development – Serve as subject matter expert in drafting and reviewing Firm policies. Guide client groups on policy interpretation and application.•Project Management & Metrics – Develop processes and documentation for client group projects. Use metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of talent and organizational initiatives.•Compliance – Ensure adherence to applicable US and international laws and regulations. Monitor emerging trends and collaborate with HR Leadership Team to update HR processes accordingly.•Global Availability – Provide support to client groups and offices globally as needed.