Lead, HR Manager, WHQ & Performance

Lead, HR Manager, WHQ People & Performance

Location:

Chicago, Illinois Work Arrangement:
Hybrid, three days per week in the Chicago office

As the Lead, HR Manager, WHQ People & Performance, you will serve as a senior, globally focused HR Business Partner who connects complex business strategy with practical, high-impact execution.

Reporting directly to the Head of People & Performance for Finance, Global Technology, and P&P, you will lead the people strategy for a global organization of approximately 230 employees across 20 countries. You will have autonomous P&P responsibility across five core global hubs: the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and India.

In this highly visible role, you will advise and support approximately four to eight executive-level leaders, directly manage two Senior Analysts, and partner across our global P&P network to deliver talent strategies that strengthen organizational performance, leadership capability, employee engagement, and retention.

What's on the Menu?

• Develop and execute comprehensive P&P strategies for a global employee population of approximately 230 people across 20 countries.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and talent coach to four to eight executive-level leaders, providing strategic counsel on workforce priorities, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and employee matters.
• Translate global business objectives into actionable people strategies that improve organizational performance and prepare the business for future growth.
• Provide autonomous P&P leadership across the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and India.
• Partner with leaders to evaluate organizational health, identify workforce and capability gaps, and implement targeted talent solutions.
• Balance strategic leadership responsibilities with hands-on execution of critical HRBP priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Global People Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness

• Lead global organizational assessments and develop multi-regional frameworks that strengthen consistency across global functions and regional teams.
• Partner with business and P&P leaders to implement organizational design strategies that align structure, roles, capabilities, and talent with evolving business needs.
• Lead workforce planning discussions and use people insights to anticipate talent needs, identify organizational risks, and support informed business decisions.
• Guide leaders through organizational changes by providing thoughtful change leadership, communication planning, and employee support.
• Collaborate with regional P&P partners and Centers of Excellence to align people practices while recognizing country-specific business and workforce needs.
• Develop targeted strategies that strengthen employee experience, increase retention, and support a high-performing culture.

Talent Management, Succession, and Leadership Development

• Facilitate comprehensive global talent reviews across critical functions and translate talent discussions into clear, actionable development plans.
• Build cross-border succession strategies and strengthen internal pipelines for business-critical and leadership roles.
• Partner with executives to identify high-potential talent, capability gaps, development priorities, and internal mobility opportunities.
• Oversee leadership development efforts that support career progression, strengthen organizational capability, and position the right talent to scale global operations.
• Coach leaders on performance management, talent differentiation, succession readiness, and team effectiveness.
• Help create an environment in which employees understand performance expectations, see opportunities for growth, and are empowered to deliver meaningful business…