Top Senior HR Jobs in Chicago, IL

The SVP of HR will lead Everspring's human capital strategy, talent acquisition, HR operations, and organizational effectiveness while partnering with senior leadership.

Acts as the primary HR contact for a region, implementing HR programs (staffing, benefits, training, safety), advising leadership on performance and discipline, ensuring legal compliance, supporting retention strategies, and conducting quarterly facility visits. Frequent travel required.

The HRBP/Generalist will support M&A integration, deliver HR solutions, manage HR operations in Paylocity, and act as a trusted advisor.

The Director of HR Consulting and Strategy partners with management to address HR-related issues, providing coaching, analyzing trends, managing associate relations, ensuring compliance, and guiding HR policies. They oversee training and develop strategies to improve workforce planning and organizational effectiveness.

Lead HR business partnership for a portfolio of hotels, advising leaders on employee relations, performance management, compliance, workforce planning, talent development, and change management. Conduct investigations, coach leaders, support shared services interactions, monitor HR metrics, and drive engagement, retention, and consistent HR practices across multi-site operations.

Serve as the regional HR Business Partner managing complex employee relations, conducting workplace investigations, advising and coaching managers, supporting workforce planning and compliance, driving culture and employee experience initiatives, and analyzing people metrics to recommend proactive interventions across multiple clinic locations.

Lead HR due diligence and integration for M&A deals, designing and implementing HR solutions across rewards, career architecture, payroll, benefits, compliance and HR tech. Manage stakeholder engagement, estimate costs, develop retention/performance plans, project-manage onboarding, and capture integration learnings to enable smooth acquisition transitions.

Manage day-to-day HR administration for ~100–115 employees: Rippling system administration, onboarding/terminations, benefits administration, multi-state payroll and compliance, audit coordination, and building automated workflows and HRIS processes to reduce manual work.

Lead payroll, benefits, compensation strategy, and HRIS/payroll operations (Paycom) for Republic Bank and affiliates. Oversee 401(k) administration, manage vendor relationships, design compensation models, benchmark market data, ensure compliance and data accuracy, and drive people initiatives for ~500 employees while reporting to the Chief People Officer.

Lead HR Operations and Total Rewards with an AI-native approach. Oversee compensation, equity, benefits, HRIS (Workday), TA operations (Ashby), compliance, immigration, and workforce analytics. Build self-service, AI-enabled HR workflows, manage vendor relationships, run annual comp cycles, and partner with Finance, Legal, and Enterprise Technology. Hire, develop, and lead a high-performing HR operations and compensation team.

Lead HR strategy and operations: employee relations, conflict resolution, performance management, onboarding, pay equity audits, training, policy compliance, and HR reporting. Partner with executive leadership and board to align HR with organizational goals and maintain confidential personnel records.

Serve as a strategic HR point of contact delivering end-to-end HR services across the employee lifecycle. Advise managers and employees, manage employee relations and investigations, support cyclical programs (performance, compensation, talent reviews), analyze HR data, maintain Workday records, partner with COEs and business teams, and drive organizational insights to improve employee experience and business outcomes.

Senior HR Business Partner will embed with people managers to lead goal-setting and OKRs, build and deliver manager training, coach on employee relations and org design, audit goal quality, and automate People operations using existing tools and AI to improve manager capability and operational efficiency.

The role involves strategic partnering and talent management, performance management, employee relations, and driving change to support business growth within the North America region.

Drive HR compliance and reporting (AAP, EEO-1, ADA, VETS-4212), maintain and update policies, ensure I-9 and federal contractor compliance, partner with HRIS, Legal, and vendors, conduct audits, deliver training, and support workforce changes and transactions.

Serve as strategic HR partner supporting business units: manage compliance, employee relations, performance management, engagement, DEI, succession planning, training, compensation advising, legal risk mitigation, and HR process improvements.

Lead and execute core HR programs across the employee lifecycle including employee relations, onboarding/offboarding, benefits coordination, performance management, engagement, HR operations, reporting, and internal communications. Partner with leaders to implement scalable, compliant HR processes, prepare analytics and presentations, manage intern program logistics, and provide frontline HR support in a hybrid Chicago role.

Lead client engagements on benefits strategy, plan design, open enrollment, and administration. Stabilize operations, manage carriers/brokers, execute transitions and platform migrations, ensure compliance, advise on cost optimization and multi-state/global expansion, and expand client relationships.

Provide senior HR leadership and strategy across payroll, benefits, HRIS, talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, and compliance. Build retention frameworks, define HR KPIs, manage HR team and vendors, maintain legal compliance, draft HR budgets, and partner with leadership to drive culture, engagement, and organizational development.

Own and administer Workday as the primary internal product owner: manage intake and backlog, configure business processes and security, troubleshoot issues, oversee AMS delivery, ensure data integrity and reporting, and partner cross-functionally to drive system enhancements, compliance, and process improvements.

Lead HR data governance and a team responsible for Workday employee data integrity. Set standards, run audits, resolve complex multi-entity data issues, support cyclical programs (comp/performances), and drive automation/AI initiatives while partnering cross-functionally with HRIS, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and internal audit.

Manage all onboard HR functions for the cruise ship, including recruitment, training, payroll, benefits, performance management, employee relations, crew welfare, compliance with maritime labor laws, reporting, budgeting, safety/security coordination, and continuous HR process improvements to support crew engagement and operational goals.

Lead HR project lifecycles, design and deliver automation and communication strategies, manage internal channels and stakeholder engagement, define KPIs, oversee employee engagement surveys, mentor team members, and use AI and HR technology to improve HR service delivery while handling confidential information.

Support HRBP and leadership to implement local initiatives and execute regional/corporate HR programs. Manage core HR processes (performance, talent, compensation, training), provide coaching, handle employee and labor relations including investigations, ensure compliance with employment laws, assist training and development, and partner to drive an inclusive culture.

The Senior Business Partner, HR collaborates with business leaders to align HR strategies with business goals, oversights talent management, and leads change initiatives while ensuring compliance and fostering employee relations.