Sr. HR Business Partner

About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. It provides innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity.

Sr HR Business Partner/HR Consulting – Reporting to the Head of HR Consulting for COO Business Services, Technology, and Chief Data & Analytics Office. This is an individual contributor role that serves as the primary HR relationship manager and advisor to senior leaders of assigned business unit(s). It requires significant experience managing in a matrixed environment and directing the work of HR Business Partners.

• Overall accountability to drive talent strategy and link enterprise HR strategy to business strategy, interpreting internal/external business challenges and recommending best practices to improve capabilities, processes, or services.
• Executive coach to senior leaders; proactively advise executives on talent risks and tradeoffs and influence workforce decisions.
• Lead workforce planning and capability strategy for assigned business units.
• Design and redesign organizational structures and lead restructuring/transformations.
• Foster consistent global adherence to standards and policies and act as the integrator between the business and HR COEs.
• Lead through Rewards, Benefits, and Performance Management processes and align to enterprise standards.
• Facilitate enterprise talent reviews and succession planning for key roles.
• Escalation owner for highest risk ER/ethics cases.
• Sponsor enterprise change and ensure coherence across business units.
• Develop and refine HR Consulting function capability through leading HR initiatives and continuous process improvements.

• Minimum 10 years of proven work experience within HR, including senior level HR business partner/consultant; experience supporting global operations organizations desired.
• Proven leadership driving organizational effectiveness, including workforce planning, organization design, and change management; significant experience planning and executing workforce growth, reductions, and migrations.
• Expert in utilizing data to drive business decisions.
• Domain expertise in HR policy and process.
• Exceptional relationship management and communication skills.
• Deep financial acumen and innovative thinking.
• Strategic risk assessment and management capabilities.
• Expert at influencing and conflict resolution.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field.
• Experience in Workday environment is preferred.

Hybrid – balanced model that allows time in office and work from home.

$137, USD (base pay).

Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life and accident insurance, and other voluntary and well‑being benefits. A discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component is also offered.

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