Sr. Director, Human Resources HQ

Position: Sr. Director, Human Resources Old Navy HQ
About Old Navy Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season. We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since.

We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.

About the role

Old Navy brings great style and value to families everywhere, and we are continuing to evolve how we work, how we lead and how we build the capabilities that will drive the brand forward. As Senior Director, Human Resources, Old Navy HQ, you will have an opportunity to help shape that evolution, working side by side with the senior leaders who set the brand's direction.

Based in San Francisco, you will report directly to the SVP, Head of HR, Old Navy, and sit on the Old Navy HR Leadership Team. You will serve as the HR leader for Old Navy's headquarters organization, partnering with senior executives to build the organization, talent and capabilities the brand needs to perform today and grow for the future. You will influence decisions across organization and workforce strategy, leadership, talent and culture, bringing together business context, people insights and a strong point of view to turn complex challenges into clear action.

This is a role for someone who wants to be close to the business and help shape what comes next. You will have real ownership of how the HQ organization is built, led and prepared for what lies ahead.

What you'll do
• Shape the people and organization strategy for Old Navy HQ, translating brand and business priorities into focused workforce, organization, talent and leadership priorities.
• Partner with the Old Navy Head of Field HR and Talent Partner to align on overall Old Navy HR strategy, so HQ and Field operate as one HR organization, with a shared point of view and a consistent experience for leaders and employees.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, bringing perspective, challenge andsound judgment to important business, organization and people decisions.
• Build the organization and capabilities Old Navy needs for the future throughorganization design, workforce planning and thoughtful consideration of roles,operating models, decision making and how work gets done.
• Strengthen leadership and talent across the organization through succession, talent planning, development, performance and internal mobility, with particular focus on building strong leadership pipelines and critical capabilities.
• Use data, analytics and AI-enabled tools, along with business insight and external trends, to identify what matters, helping leaders understand organizational health, workforce opportunities and talent risks, and translating those insights into action.
• Lead the people side of significant business change, helping the organizationnavigate shifts in strategy, structure, technology and ways of working while maintaining clarity, engagement and performance.
• Lead a high-performing team of HQ HR business partners who support senior executives, developing them into progressive, strategic advisors. Set clear priorities, build HR capability and partner across Talent Management, Employee Relations, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition and other HR teams to deliver connected solutions for the business.

Who you are
• You have 12+ years of progressive HR experience, including proven experience operating as a senior HR leader in a large, complex,…