North America HRBP Leader — Strategy & Talent

Direct Travel, Inc.; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Direct Travel, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, HR Business Partners – North America to lead the HRBP function across the US and Canada, serving as a people leader and strategic partner to executive stakeholders.

This player-coach role involves both managing a team and personally partnering with senior client groups. You will translate business strategy into people strategy, shaping organizational design, talent planning, leadership capability, employee relations, and engagement region-wide, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business administration, industrial/organizational psychology, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in an HR Business Partner or generalist role.
• Experience partnering at the executive level and influencing decisions you do not control.
• Working knowledge of US employment law and Canadian standards; ability to acquire quickly.
• Proven track record leading complex employee relations matters and organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior HR partner to designated executive leaders in the US and Canada, contributing to business planning and acting as a trusted advisor on all people matters.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of HR Business Partners across North America; set clear expectations, priorities, and standards of practice.
• Translate business objectives into an actionable regional people agenda covering talent, structure, capability, culture, and cost.
• Lead organizational design and workforce planning activity for client groups, including restructures, role design, spans and layers, and location strategy.
• Drive talent review, succession planning, and calibration cycles across North America; ensure clear action follows assessment.
• Own ER practice; oversee investigations, performance management, and compliant outcomes; partner with Legal where appropriate.
• Drive performance and engagement cycles with Total Rewards; interpret listening data and turn insight into action.
• Define and track HRBP metrics and report regional people performance to leadership.

Skills

Executive partnership

Analytical capability

Change management

Matrixed environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR / related field

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

HR analytics tooling

Job description

Direct Travel, Inc. seeks a Senior Manager, HR Business Partners – North America to lead the HRBP function across the US and Canada, serving as a people leader and strategic partner to executive stakeholders.

This player-coach role involves both managing a team and personally partnering with senior client groups. You will translate business strategy into people strategy, shaping organizational design, talent planning, leadership capability, employee relations, and engagement region-wide, while