Senior HR Business Partner: Strategy & Org Design

ABM industries; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

ABM is seeking a Director, Human Resources Business Partner to serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior operational leaders within ABM's commercial business segment. This role partners with executive leadership to shape and execute business strategy through organizational design, talent strategy, leadership effectiveness, workforce planning, change management, and culture initiatives.

The successful candidate brings significant experience supporting large-scale commercial real estate,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in HR, Business, or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive Human Resources experience, including experience as a strategic HR Business Partner within an HR COE/shared services model.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial real estate, integrated facilities services, property management, hospitality, logistics, or similar complex operations.
• Proven success partnering with geographically dispersed executive and senior operations leadership teams.
• Strong strategic talent management experience, including organizational design, succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness.
• Demonstrated success leading organizations through significant change, transformation, restructuring, acquisitions, or rapid business growth.
• Outstanding executive coaching, consultation, communication, and influencing skills.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments while managing multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, project management, and change management capabilities.
• Demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and sound business judgment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the VP, HR Business Partners and senior executives to develop and execute business, organization, talent, and culture strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Serve as the primary strategic HR advisor to a diverse, geographically dispersed senior operations leadership team.
• Coach executives and senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, organizational health, workforce planning, succession planning, and team effectiveness.
• Lead organizational design initiatives that ensure the business has the right structure, capabilities, and talent to achieve strategic objectives.
• Develop and execute strategic talent management initiatives, including succession planning, leadership assessment, high-potential development, talent reviews, and critical role planning.
• Partner with Learning & Talent Development to strengthen leadership capability and accelerate organizational readiness.
• Lead and support complex organizational change initiatives, including restructures, integrations, acquisitions, new client startups and business transformation efforts.
• Guide leaders through ambiguity and organizational challenges while maintaining engagement, performance, and business continuity.
• Leverage workforce analytics, engagement insights, and talent data to inform executive decision-making.
• Partner across HR Centers of Excellence to deliver integrated talent solutions and ensure consistent execution of enterprise HR strategies.
• Champion a high-performance, inclusive culture aligned with ABM leadership expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying and sharing best practices across the organization.

Skills

Executive coaching

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Change management

Strategic thinking

Leadership development

Talent management

Resilience/adaptability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

Job description

ABM is seeking a Director, Human Resources Business Partner to serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior operational leaders within ABM's commercial business segment. This role partners with executive leadership to shape and execute business strategy through organizational design, talent strategy, leadership effectiveness, workforce planning, change management, and culture initiatives.

The successful candidate brings significant experience supporting large-scale commercial real estate,