Human Resources Business Partner

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

• Privately held, high-growth organization operating within the transportation, logistics, and freight brokerage space
• Fast-paced, high-volume environment supporting a business that moves quickly and requires strong partnership between HR and operations
• Lean but highly collaborative HR team with strong visibility across senior leadership, operations, recruiting, and field management
• Culture values autonomy, problem-solving, and hands-on leadership rather than micromanagement
• Organization is navigating continued growth, integration, and operational change, creating a strong opportunity for HR to directly influence the employee and leadership experience

LOCATION

• Chicago, 4 days onsite with work-from-home flexibility on Fridays

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU

• Opportunity to serve as a true strategic HR partner to operational leaders across a large employee population
• High-impact role with visibility across directors, managers, sales leaders, operations teams, and senior HR leadership
• Ability to support a dynamic business through employee relations, retention, staffing, performance management, and workforce planning
• Collaborative HR structure with peer support, while still offering autonomy and ownership over your business group
• Potential for continued growth as the team evolves, including future support resources as the business scales

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT

• This person will support approximately 250 to 300 employees within a fast-paced freight brokerage environment
• The role will partner closely with operations leaders to coach managers, support employee engagement, and help drive retention
• This individual will be heavily involved in employee relations, performance management, compliance, staffing strategy, and organizational change
• The business has recently integrated acquired teams, creating a need for HR leadership around manager coaching, hiring practices, and workforce alignment
• This is a hands-on HRBP role, requiring someone comfortable being close to the employee population and directly involved in day-to-day business needs

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS

• 5 years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a fast-paced operational environment
• Experience supporting large employee populations, ideally 250 employees across multiple levels and functions
• Strong employee relations, performance management, retention, and manager coaching experience
• Ability to partner closely with recruiting and operations teams on staffing, workforce planning, and organizational changes
• Background in transportation, logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, startup, or other high-volume environments would translate well
• Hands-on, flexible, and independent HR professional who can operate without heavy oversight and adapt quickly as business needs shift