HR Director

Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Significant experience with executive leadership and senior commercial stakeholders.
  • Proven success in global people strategy development aligned to business goals.
  • Experience in complex, multinational, and matrixed organizations.
  • Advanced skills in workforce analytics and HR data interpretation.
  • Ability to influence and coach senior leaders on talent and performance.
  • Expertise in talent management and succession planning processes.
  • Strong change management and organizational design skills.
  • Proven track record managing complex employee relations matters.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with leaders to develop and implement growth-centric people strategies.
  • Drive initiatives for organizational design and effectiveness.
  • Lead performance management processes for strong succession pipelines.
  • Analyze and interpret workforce data to offer strategic recommendations.
  • Collaborate with Learning & Development to enhance leadership capabilities.
  • Work with Talent Acquisition to onboard and integrate senior leaders.
  • Develop retention strategies for critical capability areas.
  • Manage organizational change and transformation programs across regions.

Benefits

  • Innovative people solutions for competitive advantage.
  • Global platform to impact organizational growth and culture.
  • Opportunity to work with diverse, international teams.
  • Chance to influence executive decision making through data-driven insights.
Full Job Description
We're seeking an experienced HR Director to partner with senior leaders across our global business and help shape the talent, leadership, and organizational strategies that drive growth, client excellence, and commercial success. This is a unique opportunity for a strategic HR leader who thrives in highly matrixed, international environments and enjoys influencing executive stakeholders through insight, data, and thoughtful partnership.

If you're energized by working at the intersection of people strategy and business performance, this role offers a global platform to make a meaningful impact.

What Your Impact Is

In this highly strategic role, you will:
  • Shape and execute people strategies that enable commercial growth, client service excellence, digital transformation, and new business models.
  • Strengthen leadership pipelines and account management capabilities through targeted talent and development initiatives.
  • Use workforce analytics and business insights to guide performance, compensation, workforce planning, and organizational decisions.
  • Partner with executive leaders to improve organizational effectiveness and drive sustainable business performance.
  • Support the attraction, onboarding, and integration of senior leaders and Partners into ERM's global culture.
  • Lead complex organizational change, restructuring, and employee relations initiatives across multiple geographies.
  • Bring innovative people solutions that help ERM remain competitive in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

What You'll Bring

You are a commercially minded HR leader who combines strategic thinking with strong analytical capability and a deep understanding of how talent drives business success. You are comfortable challenging and advising senior executives, navigating complexity, and influencing outcomes across diverse global teams.

You bring a collaborative style, strong business acumen, and the ability to translate data into meaningful actions that improve performance, engagement, and organizational effectiveness.

Required
  • Significant experience partnering with Executive Leadership teams and senior commercial stakeholders.
  • Proven success developing and implementing global people strategies aligned to business objectives.
  • Experience operating within complex, multinational, and matrixed organizations.
  • Advanced capability in workforce analytics, HR data interpretation, and translating insights into business decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and coach senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, talent, and performance.
  • Experience leading talent management, succession planning, and performance processes at scale.
  • Strong change management and organizational design expertise.
  • Track record of managing sensitive and complex employee relations matters.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building skills.
  • Knowledge of global employment practices and employment law considerations.

Preferred
  • Experience supporting commercial, consulting, professional services, account management, or client-facing organizations.
  • Background working in a globally distributed workforce across multiple regions and cultures.
  • Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, and post-acquisition integration activities.
  • Familiarity with leadership development and capability-building programs.
  • Experience partnering with Learning & Development and Talent Acquisition teams on strategic workforce initiatives.
  • Coaching and mentoring experience for senior HR professionals and business leaders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with leaders to develop and execute people strategies that enable business growth and client success.
  • Drive organizational design and effectiveness initiatives that improve performance and scalability.
  • Lead talent and performance management processes to ensure strong succession pipelines and future leadership capability.
  • Analyze workforce and commercial performance data to provide strategic recommendations and actionable insights.
  • Collaborate with Learning & Development to design interventions that strengthen leadership and account management capabilities.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition to attract, assess, onboard, and integrate senior leaders and Partners.
  • Develop workforce plans and retention strategies for high-growth and critical capability areas.
  • Lead organizational change initiatives, restructures, and transformation programs across multiple regions.
  • Manage complex employee relations matters and provide expert guidance on risk mitigation and compliance.
  • Partner with HR Centers of Excellence to deliver innovative solutions across talent, learning, rewards, careers, and employee experience.
  • Monitor external market trends and provide thought leadership to both HR and business leaders.
  • Ensure operational HR excellence and compliance across the Global Clients & Services organization.
  • Provide mentorship, coaching, and leadership support across the broader HR team.
  • Act as a deputy for the Senior Director, Group & Global Businesses when required.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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