Senior Director, HR Business Partners

Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & HRBP Transformation

• Set the vision and strategic roadmap for the HR Business Partner function, aligned to Aprio’s business strategy, growth plans, and People + Culture priorities.
• Lead the evolution of the HR BP operating model, clarifying the shift to strategic, judgment-heavy business partnership.
• Translate future-state HR BP capabilities into clear expectations, success measures, and development priorities for the team.

Responsibilities: HR Business Partner Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop the HR Business Partner team, with a strong focus on capability building, talent assessment, and succession planning.
• Assess current HR BP talent and identify strengths, gaps, and targeted development actions to support the future-state model.
• Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and strategic impact across the HR BP team.
• Act as a thought partner and coach to HR Business Partners on complex people decisions, organizational challenges, and leader dynamics.

Responsibilities: Strategic HR Business Partnership

• Serve as the HR Business Partner for a defined client population, partnering with senior leaders to align people strategy with business outcomes.
• Advise leaders on organization design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and change management.
• Use business context, workforce insights, and data to inform recommendations and drive sound people decisions.
• Ensure consistent, principled application of people processes while exercising sound judgment in complex situations.

Responsibilities: Talent Management & Continuous Improvement

• Own the strategic evolution and continuous improvement of core talent management processes, including performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, promotions, and workforce planning.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of talent processes using data, leader feedback, and team member experience to drive simplification, clarity, and impact.
• Partner across People + Culture to design scalable, business-aligned talent processes that enable strong decision-making and leader accountability.
• Ensure HR Business Partners are equipped to move beyond process administration to strategic talent advising.

Qualifications, Key Capabilities & Characteristics

• Significant experience in HR Business Partner or People leadership roles within complex, growth-oriented organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading and evolving HR or People teams through periods of change.
• Strong business acumen and executive-level communication and influencing skills.
• Strategic, enterprise-minded leader with the ability to translate vision into actionable roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Deep understanding of how businesses operate, including financial, operational, and growth dynamics.
• Proven ability to assess and develop talent, build leadership capability, and lead teams through transformation.
• Strong expertise across people and talent processes, with a focus on continuous improvement and scalability.
• Highly collaborative leader who builds trust and influence across People + Culture and the broader Aprio organization.