Senior HR Business Partner

Northern Trust

. Overall accountability to drive talent strategy and drive linkage of enterprise HR strategy to business strategy .

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $137,400 - $233,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
other voluntary and well-being benefits
discretionary bonus program

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Hard Skills & Tools

workforce planningorganization designchange managementdata analysisHR policyprocess improvementtalent strategyperformance managementexecutive coachingrisk assessment

Soft Skills

relationship managementcommunicationleadershipinfluencingconflict resolutionstrategic thinkinginnovative thinkingorganizational effectivenessadvisory skillscoherence facilitation