Dow Jones

Human Resources Director

Dow Jones$160K — $175K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in Human Resources, with 3+ years in a senior client-facing HR role
  • Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Experience in fast-paced environments, preferably in media or creative sectors
  • Strong knowledge of employee relations, workplace investigations, and performance management
  • Proven ability to balance business needs with employee advocacy
  • Background in complex, matrixed organizations
  • Exceptional skills in coaching and relationship-building across all levels
  • Data-driven mindset for strategic decision making

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic People Business Partner aligning HR strategies with business priorities
  • Advise leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, and change management
  • Mentor two HR Business Partners, maintaining alignment across teams
  • Strengthen employee engagement and performance management
  • Handle complex employee relations issues with sound judgment
  • Use workforce analytics to inform decisions and drive results
  • Promote a culture of transparent communication and accountability

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Retirement plan options
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Competitive benefits package with flexibility
  • Optional benefits to cater to diverse employee needs
Full Job Description

Job Description :

The New York Post is seeking an HR Director based in New York City. This is a highly visible, high-impact opportunity supporting senior leaders across our newsroom and commercial organizations, helping shape the people strategy behind one of the most recognizable names in media.

Reporting directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer, you'll serve as a trusted advisor to executives, senior leaders, and employees, driving organizational effectiveness, talent strategy, employee engagement, leadership development, and culture. You'll have a seat at the table on key business decisions, partnering with leaders to navigate change, build high-performing teams, and foster an environment where people can do their best work.

Success in this role requires sound judgment, confidence influencing at all levels, and the ability to navigate complexity with agility. You'll combine strategic thinking with a pragmatic, roll-up-your-sleeves approach, delivering thoughtful, practical solutions in a fast-moving, deadline-driven environment. You'll also collaborate closely with News Corp HR colleagues to leverage best practices while ensuring solutions are tailored to the unique needs of the New York Post.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Serve as a strategic People Business Partner to senior leaders and employees, aligning people strategies with the New York Post's editorial, commercial, and digital priorities.

  • Develop a deep understanding of the business and advise leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, change management, and succession planning.

  • Mentor and manage two HR Business Partners supporting the East and West Coasts, ensuring alignment, consistency in our approach, and compliance with company policies and employment practices.

  • Partner with leaders to strengthen employee engagement, performance management, talent development, and career growth within high-performing, deadline-driven teams.

  • Navigate complex employee relations matters, including investigations, performance management, workplace conflict, and sensitive employee issues with sound judgment, fairness, and discretion.

  • Leverage workforce data, analytics, and insights to identify trends, inform decisions, and drive meaningful business outcomes.

  • Champion transparent communication, accountability, and an inclusive, high-performing culture where employees are empowered to succeed.

  • Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and embrace innovative technologies, including AI tools, to enhance efficiency and the employee experience.

  • Partner cross-functionally with HR Centers of Excellence and News Corp colleagues to deliver consistent, high-quality people solutions across the organization.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • A strategic and credible HR leader who connects people strategies to business objectives and consistently delivers results.

  • A trusted advisor who can influence, coach, and challenge senior leaders while building strong relationships across all levels of the organization.

  • Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and is comfortable making thoughtful decisions amid ambiguity.

  • A direct, transparent communicator who leads with integrity, assumes positive intent, and isn't afraid to have difficult conversations.

  • A proactive, resilient, and solutions-oriented professional who exercises sound judgment and knows when to escalate complex issues.

  • A collaborative teammate who contributes to a culture of excellence, innovation, trust, and shared success.

WHAT YOU HAVE

  • 8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including 3+ years in a senior HR Business Partner or comparable client-facing role.

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

  • Experience supporting high-performing, fast-paced organizations, ideally within media, digital, creative, commercial, sales, or similarly dynamic environments.

  • Strong expertise in employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management, and employment law.

  • Demonstrated success balancing business partnership with employee advocacy while driving organizational goals.

  • Experience working within large, complex, or matrixed organizations.

  • Exceptional coaching, influencing, and relationship-building skills with leaders at all levels.

  • A data-driven mindset with experience using workforce insights to shape strategy and measure success.

  • The ability to remain calm, decisive, and effective while managing competing priorities and high-stakes situations.

Pay Range: $160,000–$175,000 annually, plus bonus eligibility.

Note: This role will be required to report on-site to our Midtown, NY location 4 days per week.

Base Pay Range: $160,000 - $175,000 + Bonus

We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world?s largest news gathering operations globally. It produces leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America?s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Factiva, Barron?s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource.
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