HR Director
JLL - Chicago, IL
Position Summary:
OVERVIEW
This role will collaborate and partner with leaders for our Capital Markets and Hotels and Hospitality businesses to provide both strategic and tactical support to many unique and challenging business scenarios. The right candidate will possess strong project management, organization and planning skills, in order to partner with the business to develop and lead a global team of HR business partners to drive talent strategies throughout the global business.
These two core global businesses are currently at different places in the business cycle in performance and maturity, and the right candidate will know how to address the needs of each business, find synergies between the businesses and provide for the needs of each business where they currently are in their growth.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Promote a clear HR vision and ensure HR programs are managed and delivered equitably globally
- Provide day-to-day business partner support, tactical advice and consulting to Group Leaders to deliver on all significant people and talent programs: Officer Promotions, Talent Review, Year End Comp Planning, Talent Discussions, ER Issues, Hiring, Retention, etc.
- Lead the operational components of HR for the Groups among the US based employee population. Build regional HR line partnerships that cover tactical HR needs within each region.
- Strong managerial skills with proven ability to coach/mentor/performance manage
- Be a credible, impactful, proactive communicator that can operate with an action-oriented approach, knowing how to measure the results of various HR activities and how to respond to the dynamic needs of our stakeholders and clients
- Be a politically-savvy and tenacious agent of process improvement
- Proactively anticipate opportunities or issues of the various regions and develop innovative solutions to address the opportunities
- Coach and/or advise the Leadership Team on programs unique to the business (e.g. talent strategy, organizational design) while understanding the benefits of the broader platform
- Utilize all available data sources to make fact-based decisions to solve complex problems
- Actively leverage the central HR platform in order to drive value and results for the local region
- Identify talent for the business / firm, including early identification of potential future leaders and critical roles
TALENT MANAGEMENT
- Talent Architect and facilitator (talent review, calibration, succession planning, promotions)
- Critical Role Resourcing
- Ensure integration of talent processes horizontally and vertically, including outside of business unit
- Employee engagement/retention
STRATEGIC PARTNER
- Partnering with Key Stakeholders to manage comp to revenue
- Manage intersections of HR team and Business delivery
- Onboarding senior leaders in business line
- Project oversight for transitions and delivery
- Process consultation, provide HR insight for change efforts
COACH | PEOPLE DEVELOPER
- Creates environment of high performance where each team member is encouraged to engage his/her strengths to accomplish results and further growth and development.
- Highly effective and inclusive communicator, bridging HR vision/priorities with business Line specific needs.
- Facilitates HR programs that enhance a culture of inclusiveness and diversity with measurable results.
- Actively translates the difference between important and imperative, clearing the path of time-wasters and obstacles to success.
- Drives team and culture to be more metrics driven and forward looking. Knows how to measure what we manage and manage what we measure.
- Is willing to confront and resolve conflict and take a stand when the organization’s needs are not being well-served.
EXPERIENCE
- 15 years of progressive HR experience.
- Experience in at least one Specialist/Center of Excellence capacity preferred.
- 7+ years’ experience managing HR talent.
Posted: 30+ days ago
