Senior Director HR Business Partner leading talent strategies for 1,000+ store retail organizations. Transforming HR practices while aligning with business objectives for enhanced performance and engagement.
Responsibilities
Serve as the senior HR partner to field and brand leadership, aligning people strategies with business objectives across a large, geographically dispersed store network.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and change management.
Translate enterprise HR strategy into practical, scalable solutions that drive performance, engagement, and retention in the field.
Design and lead enterprise–scale talent development strategies for store, district, regional, and field leadership populations.
Build and continuously strengthen succession plans for critical field leadership roles, ensuring a robust and diverse leadership pipeline.
Oversee performance management, talent reviews, and development planning processes that clearly differentiate performance and potential.
Lead the transformation of the field HR team from a tactical, transaction–focused model to a proactive, consultative HR Business Partner model.
Ensure consistent, compliant, and effective HR support across all stores, including associate relations, performance issues, policy interpretation, and risk mitigation.
Leverage people data, analytics, and insights to inform talent decisions and workforce strategies.
Model and reinforce company values while helping shape a high–performance, inclusive, and customer–focused culture across the field.
Requirements
12–15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, with significant experience supporting large, multi–unit retail or field–based organizations.
Proven success leading talent development, talent management, and succession planning at scale.
Demonstrated experience transforming HR teams into effective HR Business Partner organizations.
Strong business acumen with the ability to influence senior leaders and operate as a business leader first.
Experience leading through complex change and large–scale organizational transformation.
Working knowledge of HR technologies, people analytics, and emerging AI applications in HR.
Experience leading HR within complex, matrixed, multi–brand or multi–business unit environments.
Deep understanding of core HR disciplines, including associate relations, organizational design, performance management, workforce planning, and employment compliance.
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