HR Business Partner Director

HR Business Partner

We're seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders. In this role, you'll help senior leaders solve complex business challenges through workforce planning, organizational design and culture.

In this individual contributor role, you'll partner closely with senior business leaders to align people strategies with business objectives, ensuring the organization has the talent, structure, and capabilities needed to achieve long-term success. This is a highly consultative individual contributor role requiring strong business acumen, influence, and the ability to lead through partnership.

What You'll Do In This Role

• Partner with senior leaders to develop workforce strategies that support business growth, organizational capability, and long-term talent needs. Consult with leaders on organizational design, team effectiveness, operating models, and organizational change initiatives.
• Lead workforce planning efforts, including talent forecasting, succession planning, capability assessments, and organizational readiness strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on leadership effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, and complex people-related decisions.
• Use workforce data, business insights, and market trends to identify risks, opportunities, and strategic recommendations.
• Influence business decisions through strong consulting, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Partner with HR Centers of Expertise to deliver integrated solutions across talent acquisition, talent development, total rewards, and employee experience.
• Support leaders through periods of growth, transformation, restructuring, and change.
• Drive talent review, succession planning, and leadership development processes to strengthen organizational capability.
• Lead and contribute to enterprise-wide HR initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness and business performance.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration or a related field or equivalent experience preferred
• Minimum 10 years' of HR Business Partner or HR leadership experience preferred
• Significant experience consulting with senior leaders on workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, talent planning, employee relations, and change management preferred
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Employee Relations, and Employment Law preferred
• Experience leading complex HR initiatives, projects, or cross-functional programs through influence preferred
• Advanced HR consulting, advisory, and problem-solving skills
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect people strategies to business objectives
• Deep knowledge of workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, and HR business partnership practices
• Ability to advise, influence, and partner with senior and executive leaders to support effective decision-making
• Strong judgment, communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex HR initiatives, organizational change efforts, and cross-functional work through influence
• Advanced interpersonal skills with the ability to engage leaders and employees at multiple levels
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills, including the ability to educate leaders, present recommendations, and influence outcomes
• Proven ability to analyze, interpret, and apply workforce data and organizational insights to inform recommendations and decision-making
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, sensitive matters, and complex initiatives
• Proven ability to partner effectively with HR Centers of Expertise, business leaders, and internal stakeholders to deliver integrated HR solutions
• Sound understanding of HR governance, risk, compliance, employment law, and policy application

Other Requirements

Criminal background check required.

Salary Range Information

USD $94,134.00 - USD $176,500.00 /Yr.

Range includes data points from multiple labor markets. Specific range is dependent on the labor market where the incumbent will be hired to perform the position. Starting salary is dependent on candidate qualifications and experience. For a narrower salary range specific to your labor market, please inquire.

What You Can Expect When You Join Sammons Financial Group

• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA & FSA options, and term life insurance.
• Competitive compensation with a performance-based incentive program tied to clear goals and individual and/or company success.
• Invest in your future with our 100% company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), plus automatic enrollment in our 401(k).
• Work–life balance that means something. Friday afternoons off year-round, generous paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Commit to your growth with paid development time, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities across industry, individual, and leadership programs.
• Make an impact beyond the workplace through volunteer time off, and our company nonprofit matching gift program, supporting the causes that matter most to you.
• An ownership culture that inspires; join a connected, values-driven workplace where employees take accountability, support one another, and are empowered to do their best work—together shaping our future shared success.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)

Additional Information

Sammons Financial Group Is An Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. ADA Sammons Financial Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application or hiring process, including navigating our website or applying for a position, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io. E-Verify Sammons Financial Group participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Policy for External Search Firms and Agencies Sammons Financial Group maintains an internal Talent Acquisition function and does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from search firms, staffing agencies, or other third-party recruiting vendors. Please review our Recruitment Agency Policy for additional information here.