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Senior Director, HR Business Partner
WMSenior Director, HR Business Partner providing executive HR leadership for WM, a leading environmental solutions provider. Aligning HR strategy with business strategy to drive workforce outcomes.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the direct HR Business Partner to 2 -3 Senior Vice Presidents (C-Suite level) and their leadership teams (~15 VPs), providing strategic and hands-on team support with daily HR needs.
- Partner with senior executives to align HR strategy with business strategy and operating models.
- Apply strong business and financial acumen, understanding how human capital decisions impact P&L, EBITDA, and revenue per employee.
- Act as a trusted advisor with the confidence to coach and challenge executives during high-stakes, complex decisions.
- Use systems thinking to assess downstream implications of talent, structure, and leadership decisions across the enterprise.
- Anticipate future talent and leadership needs with a predictive, data-informed view 18–24 months out.
- Influence across complex global and matrixed environments without direct authority.
- Lead organizational design efforts to modernize operating models, clarify decision rights, and improve agility.
- Orchestrate C-suite and senior-leader succession planning, ensuring bench strength at C-1 and C-2 levels.
- Architect the people strategy for major transformations, including mergers, acquisitions, and enterprise change initiatives.
- Coach executives on cultural leadership, values alignment, and “leadership shadow.”
- Drive workforce strategy, including strategic labor planning decisions across Build (develop), Buy (hire), and Borrow (contingent/AI) models.
- Build and sustain strong partnerships with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to translate business and talent priorities into coordinated solutions.
- Align early with COEs on needs and timing, leverage their expertise and programs, and ensure COE resources are effectively deployed to support strategy execution and measurable outcomes.
- Lead and develop a team of approximately 2–8 HR Directors, enabling them to shift focus from personal execution to scaled strategic impact.
- Coach HR Directors from operational execution to enterprise-level strategic partnership.
- Ensure consistent application and execution of HR strategy across business units and sub-functions.
Requirements
What you’ll need- A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or similar area of study with an MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
- 15+ years of Human Resources experience with progressive management responsibilities.
- Experience in technology-driven environments with a forward-looking approach to workforce planning, focused on developing and transforming talent in digital and tech-enabled functions.
- Executive Presence: Demonstrating self-confidence, poise, and authenticity that inspires confidence in others to believe in and follow your leadership.
- Coaching: Helping others improve performance by posing probing questions that guide them toward learning, development, and finding their own solutions.
- Influence: The ability to have a motivating effect on others without exerting power and control.
- Trust: Conducting oneself in a way that demonstrates to others reliability and intention to do the right thing.
- Stakeholder Management: Managing relationships, expectations, and information sharing with the key people who are crucial to the success of a project or initiative.
- Strategic Thinking: To understand the bigger picture of the organization's current state, where it needs to go, and devising a plan for how it will get there.
- Navigating Change: Effectively introduces and manages organizational change with clear communication and an ability to lead others through ambiguity and resistance.
- In-depth understanding of HR concepts and principles gained through formal education and substantial work experience
- Demonstrated experience in making strategic HR decisions, assessing leadership talent and effectively interfacing with high-level business and operations leaders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to assess situations make judgments based on practice or previous experience
- Coaching and leadership assessment experience
- Approachable and responsive resource able to connect with employees at all levels
- Ability to work in changing environments, see through complexity and strategically promote an inclusive/diverse workforce
- Strong presentation skills and facilitation experience, needed to effectively deliver a variety of HR-related training programs to groups of managers/colleagues
- Capable of handling multiple issues and/or projects simultaneously and executing to completion
- Demonstrated ability to work in a demanding, high performance work environment and team-oriented culture
- Excellent collaboration, influencing, project management, organizational and change agent skills
- Strong internal and external customer service focus, with a genuine desire to assist others
- Passion for innovative HR solutions and process improvement
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Stock Purchase Plan
- Company match on 401K
- Paid Vacation
- Holidays
- Personal Days
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Hard Skills & Tools
Human ResourcesWorkforce PlanningOrganizational DesignSuccession PlanningTalent ManagementChange ManagementStrategic HR DecisionsAnalytical SkillsCoachingProject Management
Soft Skills
Executive PresenceInfluenceTrustStakeholder ManagementStrategic ThinkingNavigating ChangeCollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunicationCustomer Service
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Human ResourcesMBA or Advanced Degree