
Director, HR Business Partner
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Job Description
Shape the Future of a Global Organization
Are you a strategic HR leader with a passion for driving business outcomes through people? We're looking for a Director, HR Business Partner to join our high-impact HR team and serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across our global Service and Operations organization.
This is more than an HR role - it's a business leadership role. You'll partner with executives to shape workforce strategies, lead through transformation, and influence the future of a diverse, global organization that includes Clearing Operations, Service, Trading, Risk Management, and Shared Services.
Why This Role Matters
As a key member of our HR team, you'll play a pivotal role in aligning talent strategies with business goals. You'll bring a global mindset, deep business acumen, and a consultative approach to help leaders navigate complexity, drive performance, and build high-performing teams. Your work will directly impact our ability to innovate, scale, and deliver exceptional service across the globe.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, integrating HR strategies into business planning and decision-making. Coach leaders to enhance effectiveness and navigate sensitive employee matters in collaboration with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs).
- Data-Driven Insight: Identify workforce trends and challenges, using internal and external data to influence business outcomes. Partner with COEs and global HRBPs to drive meaningful, enterprise-aligned change.
- Enterprise Collaboration: Work closely with global HRBPs and COEs to support critical initiatives, including corporate development activities. Leverage enterprise-wide programs and tools to improve results and mitigate risk.
- Change Leadership: Lead through complex organizational change, including M&A activity and strategic transformations. Assess business impacts and develop strategies to ensure smooth implementation and employee alignment.
- Team Leadership: Lead and develop HR team members, fostering a culture of growth, accountability, and excellence.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 7-10 years of progressive HRBP experience, ideally within financial services or similarly complex, global environments.
- Proven ability to align HR solutions with business strategy and regional needs.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of financial, operational, and performance metrics.
- Exceptional relationship-building, coaching, and influencing skills with senior leaders.
- Experience navigating global, matrixed organizations and driving cross-functional collaboration.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills to influence at all levels.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights.
- Active engagement with HR trends and best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive HRBP experience.
About Our Company
We're a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of 2024. With our team of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries, we advise, manage and protect assets and income of more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
Base Pay Salary
The estimated base salary for this role is $120,000 - $162,000 / year. We have a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.
Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.
Full-Time/Part-Time
Full time
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Exempt
Job Family Group
Human Capital
Line of Business
HR Human Resources
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