Director, People & Culture — Senior HR Partner Leader

Jobs for the Future (JFF); Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) / Retirement

Paid time off

Hybrid/Remote options

Job summary

JFF in Boston seeks a Director, People & Culture to lead the People Business Partner (PBP) function, owning workforce relations, career development, and employee listening for 200+ staff, with many remote and hybrid opportunities. You will set direction for PBPs, build scalable processes, and ensure lawful, fair, and timely people decisions across the nonprofit.

Reporting to the AVP, P&C, you will partner with Finance, Legal, and Operations; the hiring range is $140,000–$160,000 annually, with

Qualifications

• Extensive HR/People & Culture leadership, including advising senior leaders.
• Experience owning segment or portfolio responsibilities as a generalist or BP.
• Strong employee relations expertise with investigations and case management.
• Experience implementing large-scale people initiatives and processes.
• Leadership in succession planning and workforce planning; nonprofit experience preferred.
• Executive communication, collaboration across functions, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the PBP segment strategy and coverage.
• Build scalable processes and a robust, compliant people partnership model.
• Lead employee relations, career development, and employee listening initiatives.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Legal, and Leadership; present to staff and executives.
• Drive talent development, succession planning, and workforce planning efforts.

Skills

HR leadership

Employee relations

People strategy

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Executive communication

Job description

JFF in Boston seeks a Director, People & Culture to lead the People Business Partner (PBP) function, owning workforce relations, career development, and employee listening for 200+ staff, with many remote and hybrid opportunities. You will set direction for PBPs, build scalable processes, and ensure lawful, fair, and timely people decisions across the nonprofit.

Reporting to the AVP, P&C, you will partner with Finance, Legal, and Operations; the hiring range is $140,000–$160,000 annually, with