Senior Director, HR Business Partner – Head Start
Save the Children US
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • Connecticut • District of Columbia • United States
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Salary
💰 $96,450 - $120,150 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as a senior strategic advisor to Division Leads and executive stakeholders, aligning workforce strategy with business and mission priorities.
- Lead workforce planning, organizational design, succession, and change management efforts for assigned portfolios.
- Anticipate people risks and opportunities using workforce data, trends, and business intelligence; translate insights into clear recommendations.
- Act as escalation point for complex people matters requiring advanced judgment, influence, and cross-functional coordination.
- Manage intake and delegation of Head Start employee relations, misconduct, policy violations, performance concerns, and other related matters.
- Oversee and advise on complex employee relations matters, investigations, performance management, and corrective actions.
- Ensure consistent application of policy, employment law, and regulatory requirements in partnership with Employee Relations and Legal.
- Partner closely with COEs (Talent, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, HR Operations, HR Technology) to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions.
- Provide functional leadership, coaching, and quality oversight to leaders, people managers, and HR Management team within scope.
- Lead change management strategies for restructures, growth, integrations, or transformations.
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 7 years of relevant experience in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders to drive business outcomes through people strategy.
- Strong expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, employee relations, and change management.
- Proven ability to analyze workforce data and translate insights into executive-level recommendations.
- Demonstrated people management experience successfully leading an HR team within a large, global organization operating in a dynamic and evolving environment.
- Excellent communication, influence, and executive presence.
- Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to navigate complex, ambiguous situations.
- Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
Benefits
- Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
- Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
- Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
- Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
- Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
- Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
- Employee Assistance Program : free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
- Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
organizational designworkforce planningemployee relationschange managementdata analysisperformance managementcorrective actionsbusiness intelligencepolicy applicationregulatory compliance
Soft Skills
strategic advisinginfluencecross-functional coordinationcoachingexecutive presencejudgmentdiscretioncommunicationpeople managementnavigating ambiguity