Senior HRBP – Core Corporate Functions

Chanel, Inc.; Piscataway Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time and hybrid work options

Wellbeing resources

Family and caregiving benefits

Health, life and disability insurance

Commuter transit benefits

Job summary

CHANEL is seeking a Senior Group Director HR Business Partner, Core Corporate Functions, to lead people strategy for Operations, Finance, Legal, and Regulatory Affairs while aligning with the global Corporate P&O agenda. The role demands shaping workforce planning, operating model design, and talent development for core corporate teams.

As the trusted partner to the Head of P&O, Corporate, you will drive governance, measure outcomes, and deliver strategic HR initiatives across NJ/NY regions,

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an HR Business Partner supporting corporate or enabling functions in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic partner to senior leaders while maintaining operational rigor.
• Experience managing or partnering across multiple geographies, with a track record of building trust and presence at a distance.
• Proven ability to tailor partnership approaches in support of senior leaders while ensuring stakeholder alignment for core corporate teams.
• Strong organizational design and operating model design capabilities, with a track record of optimizing for agility, efficiency, and growth.
• Evidence-based decision making leveraging Data & Analytics.
• Experience leading or partnering on workforce redesign for AI/human-machine collaboration initiatives.
• Experience in luxury, retail, or creative industries.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the people and organization strategy for Operations, Finance, Legal, and Regulatory Affairs, ensuring each function’s people agenda is proactively shaped, implemented, and measured for impact.
• Set and steward the portfolio’s P&O roadmap, establishing priorities, defining outcomes and milestones, and reporting progress and impact to business leaders and the Head of P&O, Corporate.
• Translate global Corporate P&O strategies into the regional Core Corporate context, adapting enterprise philosophies into fit-for-purpose implementation plans.
• Lead organization and operating model design, workforce planning, and optimization to support agility, efficiency, and growth across Core Corporate Functions.
• Design and implement talent development, succession, and pipeline strategies for critical roles, ensuring each function has the right talent, in the right roles, at the right time.
• Serve as the orchestrator and business-unit interface for OD&E initiatives, including transformation programs, change management, culture evolution, and employee engagement efforts.
• Establish governance, measurement, and reporting rhythms to track progress, resolve impediments, and communicate impact.

Job description

CHANEL is seeking a Senior Group Director HR Business Partner, Core Corporate Functions, to lead people strategy for Operations, Finance, Legal, and Regulatory Affairs while aligning with the global Corporate P&O agenda. The role demands shaping workforce planning, operating model design, and talent development for core corporate teams.

As the trusted partner to the Head of P&O, Corporate, you will drive governance, measure outcomes, and deliver strategic HR initiatives across NJ/NY regions,