Manager or Senior Manager, HR Business Partner - Americas Real Estate Support

Hines; New York (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic HR Business Partner to drive people strategies and operational excellence across their Americas Real Estate division. This pivotal role involves collaborating with senior leaders to enhance organizational effectiveness, manage critical HR initiatives, and provide strategic insights through data analysis. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, ensuring the delivery of impactful HR solutions. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to innovation and excellence, where your contributions will shape the future of real estate management and support a diverse team of professionals committed to making a difference.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Competitive compensation

Robust benefits

Generous vacation packages

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 4+ years of HR or business experience.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead HR strategy and execution for senior stakeholders in real estate.
• Manage people-related projects and ensure accurate HR deliverables.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Presentation Skills

Attention to Detail

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

When you join Hines, you will embark on a career journey fueled by vision and guided by leaders who set the standards of our industry. Our legacy is rooted in innovation and excellence, earning us a spot on Fast Company’s esteemed annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, as well as recognition as one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Companies to Work For in 2024. Discover endless opportunities to grow and make your mark at Hines.

*Job title will be based on experience.

Responsibilities

As the Manager or Senior Manager, HR Business Partner – Americas Real Estate Support, you will be a trusted thought partner and key operational driver supporting the Director, HR Business Partner – Americas Business Generation, Asset Management and Construction. You’ll bring a sharp analytical and presentation toolkit, attention to detail, and strong communication skills to help deliver people strategies and organizational solutions that drive business outcomes.

You’ll be helping to lead HR strategy and execution across a large, high-impact group of senior stakeholders, including all leaders of our Real Estate business lines. This is a critical role for scaling HR partnership across a broad and growing client group. You’ll also serve as a key liaison to HR centers of excellence, ensuring smooth execution of day-to-day HR activities and issue resolution.

Strategic HR Partnership & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a key partner to the Director of HRBP to deliver a coordinated HR strategy across the Americas Business Generation, Asset Management, and Construction teams.
• Attend and represent HR in senior-level meetings, providing thoughtful input and clear follow-up to ensure continuity across workstreams.
• Partner with senior leaders to support org design, compensation strategy, talent planning, and headcount / resource decisions.
• Draft and refine key communications and presentations on a variety of topics, job descriptions, and other materials for senior audiences.

Project Management & Execution

• Drive HR workstreams in partnership with stakeholders from Business Generation, Asset Management, and Construction.
• Own end-to-end execution for people-related projects and initiatives, including talent reviews, workforce planning, and all other change initiatives.
• Quality check all HR deliverables before they are shared with senior leadership — ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment.

Center of Excellence Liaison

• Serve as the primary interface with HR centers of excellence (e.g., Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations), ensuring that escalations and execution needs are met in a timely and coordinated way.
• Coordinate and track progress on open HR cases, approvals, and communications with COE partners.

Analytics & Reporting

• Build and analyze headcount, compensation, hiring, and performance management data to inform decision-making.
• Analyze and transform data into clear, compelling recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Four or more years of either generalist business experience or HR generalist experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior stakeholders and managing confidential or sensitive topics.
• Experience with compensation, performance management, and organizational planning preferred.
• Precise attention to detail and attentive project management skills, meeting deadlines and following through executing as promised.
• Ability to synthesize complex people and business topics into clear and actionable recommendations.
• At least foundational Excel and PowerPoint skills (strong skills preferable).
• Experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and shifting priorities.

Compensation

New York and San Francisco: $111,000 - $185,000; Los Angeles: $100,700 - $168,200; Chicago: $96,500 - $161,100; and Houston will be based on experience.

Closing

At Hines, we strive for excellence as a leading global real estate investment manager, driven by our belief that real estate is fundamentally about people. Our diverse portfolio spans $93.2 billion¹ of assets across such property types as living, office, retail, mixed-use, logistics and life science projects – all designed to enhance value, connection and inspiration. Our strategic approach integrates local expertise with global knowledge, taking calculated risks aligned with our convictions to exceed expectations and tailor solutions to our clients' needs.

While our projects are renowned for enhancing cities and pioneering sustainable practices, we recognize that the true driving force behind Hines' success is our 5,000 dedicated employees in 30 countries who draw on our 65-year history to build the world forward. This is why we prioritize investing in our people, offering comprehensive training, competitive compensation, robust benefits and generous vacation packages. By centering our focus on the growth and wellbeing of our team, we cultivate an inclusive environment where everyone, including our clients, can thrive.

Hines is proud to be named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. ¹Includes both the global Hines organization and RIA AUM as of December 31, 2023.

We are an equal opportunity employer and support workforce diversity.

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