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.

Northern Trust is proud to provide 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. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role/Department: Sr HR Business Partner/HR Consulting

Reporting to the Head of HR Consulting for COO Business Services, Technology, and Chief Data & Analytics Office, this key leadership role serves as the primary HR relationship manager and advisor to senior leaders of assigned business unit(s) and ensures effective coordination between business clients, HR Consulting Function and HR Centers of Expertise (COEs) to strategically and proactively deliver HR solutions.

This is an individual contributor role but requires significant experience at managing in a matrixed environment and directing work of HR Business Partners in support of assigned business units.

The key responsibilities of the role include

• Overall accountability to drive talent strategy and drive linkage of enterprise HR strategy to business strategy; Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends 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/redesign org 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/succession for key roles
• Escalation owner for highest risk ER/ethics cases
• Sponsor enterprise change and ensure coherence across business units
• Develop/refine HR Consulting function capability through leading of HR initiatives and continuous process improvements.

Skills/Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant proven work experience within HR, with experience as 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
• Expert at influencing and conflict resolution
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field
• Experience in Workday environment is preferred

Working Model: Hybrid (#LI-Hybrid)

We have a balanced hybrid working model to ensure you get the flexibility you need, and the successful candidate will spend their time between working in the office and working from home.

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Salary Range

$137,400 - 233,600 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of 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 & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits.

Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com.

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.