Human Resources Business Partner

HR Business Partner Vacancy

Chicago

$100,000-$130,000

Hybrid

HR Recruit is currently seeking a passionate and enthusiastic HR Business Partner.

You will play an important role in driving change within our business, joining a department that is continually on a journey of change.

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) partners with leaders across the US to deliver people strategies that enable growth, engagement, and performance. Acting as a trusted partner, the HRBP provides expert support across the full range of HR generalist responsibilities — from employee relations and reward through to workforce planning and organizational change.

This role requires someone who can balance hands-on HR delivery with strategic input, leveraging strong data and analytical skills to guide decision-making. The HRBP ensures US people practices align with global frameworks while meeting local business and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner to US business leaders, shaping people plans that support organizational objectives.
• Coach and influence managers on leadership, performance, engagement, and capability development.
• Partner with global HR colleagues to localise and implement people initiatives in the US.
• Lead on complex ER cases, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
• Provide proactive guidance to managers on employee relations, absence management, and wellbeing.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of US employment law and advise on policy and practice.
• Deliver annual reward processes (salary reviews, bonus cycles) in collaboration with global Reward teams.
• Embed performance management processes, ensuring objectives, feedback, and career development are consistently applied.
• Promote learning opportunities and support managers in developing team skills.
• Partner with leaders on organisational design, restructures, and change programmes.
• Provide HR support during periods of transformation, ensuring employee engagement and risk mitigation.
• Use insights to influence leadership discussions and inform proactive HR actions.
• Working closely with stakeholders to align HR strategies with business goals, supporting organizational changes, restructuring and DEI initiatives.

Person Specification

• Strong HR generalist background with proven experience in HR partnering roles.
• In-depth knowledge of US employment law and HR best practice.
• Demonstrated expertise in employee relations, reward, and organizational change.
• Strong influencing and coaching skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
• Ability to balance operational HR delivery with strategic input.

This is an excellent role to join a growing organisation where you will have the opportunity to advance your career.

In return you will receive a salary of between $100,000-$130,000 plus excellent benefits.

HR Recruit are a national HR focused recruitment agency. We have a team of focused, expert HR executives, proven amongst the leaders in the marketplace. HR Recruit work diligently and meticulously on behalf of a wide range of organisations to secure leading talent. With a proven track record of delivering outstanding results to industry-leading clients our extensive experience as an HR recruitment company means we possess the contacts, specialized knowledge, agility, tactfulness, motivation, trustworthiness and innovative approach to deliver for our clients.

We recruit for permanent, interim and part-time roles across the US.

www.hr-recruit.com