Director, HR Business Partner Retail - Austin, TX

Jamesavery; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jamesavery is seeking a Director, HR Business Partner – Retail for our Austin, TX area. The role leads HR across sites, shaping workforce and people strategies while ensuring alignment with business goals.

You will partner with senior leaders, drive talent initiatives, and oversee associate relations, staffing, and performance management at market level. The position requires extensive HR leadership experience and a strong understanding of US employment laws, with travel to local markets as

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field.
• 8 years’ related experience across various HR subject areas.
• 5 years’ leadership experience.
• Strong customer orientation with ability to influence senior leaders.
• Experience leading organizational transformation across locations.
• Knowledge of US employment laws and regulations.
• Financial competence and ability to interpret data for decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and HRIS or similar systems.
• Willingness to travel to local work locations/markets.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Enable strategic change and workforce planning across sites and markets.
• Business Partnership: Collaborate with senior leaders to deliver HR solutions.
• Data-Driven Insights: Use analytics to derive actionable trends.
• Associate and Leader Engagement: Travel to sites to foster collaboration.
• HR Program Advocacy: Implement talent initiatives with business stakeholders.
• Associate Relations: Guide leadership on associate relations and performance management.
• Talent Acquisition and Development: Plan and support onboarding and talent strategies.
• HR Service Delivery: Coordinate with HR Shared Services to deliver programs.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Data Analytics

Talent Acquisition

Employee Relations

Change Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

HRIS

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Director, HR Business Partner Retail - Austin, TX

• Posted on October 8, 2026

Locations

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HQ2
Cedar Park, TX 78641, USA

• On-site
• Human Resources
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: DIREC008201

Description

Job Summary

The Director, HR Business Partner – Retail will be instrumental in creating a positive workplace culture while fostering growth and effectiveness across operating sites and market locations. The position will provide strategic leadership and guidance, drive organizational goal attainment through support and the implementation of company initiatives. Oversees all aspects of Associate Relations, staffing, performance management and other operational HR functions at a site or market level.

Office: Cedar Park, TX (must be in Austin or surrounding area)

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Strategic Leadership: Enable strategic change aligned to business needs by supporting all aspects of the development and implementation of workforce and human capital processes and People strategies (e g., supporting talent aspects of organization structure changes, associate engagement and productivity, etc.). Participate in the development of business unit/functional strategy with specific input to the workforce needs. Lead, inspire, encourage and coach immediate team, while influencing positive relationships across the organization.
• Business Partnership: Collaborate with senior leaders and teams from multiple sites to deliver HR solutions that align with our strategic objectives, including but not limited to talent management, performance development, engagement, employee relations, and hourly workforce planning. Contribute to the development of HR policies, ensuring compliance with regional and national labor laws and standards.
• Data-Driven Insights: Harness the power of workforce analytics to discern actionable trends, diagnose root causes, and devise targetted interventions to accelerate organizational progress. Leverage industry best practices and key metrics to advise decision-making and drive performance optimization.
• Associate and Leader Engagement: Demonstrate a willingness to immerse oneself in the operational realities of the business by traveling to manufacturing sites and/or market locations, to cultivate collaboration and alignment.
• People and HR Program Advocacy: Partner with the business and HR colleagues to implement key talent initiatives, communicating the business value of HR initiatives, identifying Associate needs to incorporate into program design, and managing HR program roll out to minimize business disruption.
• Associate Relations: Function as a key point of contact providing guidance to leadership in associate relations matters. Oversees and manages Associate Relations, staffing, performance management and other operational HR tasks at a site or market level.
• Talent Acquisition and Development: Work closely with assigned business leaders to assess needs for talent acquisition and onboarding. Creates talent management and organization effectiveness strategies and supports implementation of those initiatives.
• HR Service Delivery: Collaborates with HR Shared Services to ensure HR programs and services are delivered and achieving desired results. Provide support for administrative duties as needed.

WHAT IS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field.
• 8 years’ related experience across various subject areas within human resources, including but not limited to organization effectiveness, associate relations and investigation, talent acquisition, compensation and performance management.
• 5 years’ experience serving in a leadership role.
• Strong customer orientation with client relationship skills and confirmed experience in developing consultative relationships with senior and mid-level leaders, including the ability to influence decision-makers.
• Focused approach to drive complex, or multiple simultaneous projects to successful completion with agility to pivot based on business needs.
• Experience in leading organizational transformation and change management across different locations and regions.
• Demonstrated understanding of the changing and dynamic workforce landscape in retail and corporate functions, including knowledge of US employment laws and regulations.
• Financial competence: Track record of working with numbers and financial data to drive decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and HRIS or similar systems.
• Must be able to travel to local work locations and/or markets as business need requires.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or Human Resources.

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