Director - HR Business Partner

Position Summary

The Director – HR Business Partner leads and develops the HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition teams, setting the standard for how these functions serve as strategic, consultative partners to the business. This leader ensures the teams earn a seat at the table, partner side by side with leaders, and translate people data into insight that advances enterprise priorities.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Leads, coaches, and develops the HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition teams, setting a high bar for consultative partnership and building each team’s capability to advise the business.

• Establishes the operating model and standards for how the HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition teams engage with leaders — ensuring they are valued strategic partners.

• Fosters a high-performance, collaborative culture across the teams and ensures their activity aligns with the broader HR and business strategy.

• Leads the Talent Acquisition team, ensuring hiring strategies attract and secure talent aligned to current and future workforce needs.

• Serves as a strategic, consultative partner and trusted advisor to senior leaders, integrating a holistic, enterprise view of talent strategy.

• Partners with leaders to understand business objectives and develops talent strategies that advance enterprise goals.

• Advises and coaches leaders on complex people-related challenges, influencing decision-making at the leadership level.

• Uses people data and analytics strategically — turnover and its financial impact, engagement, leadership trends, and workforce patterns — to surface themes and provide decision-ready insight and recommendations.

• Designs and delivers complex analyses that inform strategic workforce decisions, and uses HR metrics to assess the effectiveness of HR programs and initiatives.

• Conducts workforce analysis and forecasting to identify current and future workforce needs across the organization.

• Serves as a trusted advisor to the Chief Human Capital Officer and other senior leaders on workforce planning — moving beyond analysis of people data to strategic guidance that shapes enterprise talent and workforce decisions.

• Led HR Business Partner initiatives and enterprise, cross-functional projects that advance key outcomes such as engagement and retention.

• Identifies risks and proactively develops and implements risk mitigation strategies and programs.

• Partners with HR Centers of Excellence and the HR Leadership team to ensure a cohesive, aligned HR strategy and to strengthen key HR programs.

• Partners with the Employee Relations team to ensure fair, consistent, and compliant resolution of issues.

• Applies business and financial acumen to manage the team budget and deliver programs and solutions within budget.

• Leads change and transformation within the HR function and across the enterprise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Human Resources, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required. Master’s degree preferred.

• Certifications: At least one of the following is required: SHRM-CP, PHR, SPHR, or a similar HR certification.

• Experience: 7–10 years of progressive Human Resources experience required, including experience leading or managing a team.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the essential duties of this position, an employee would frequently be required to stand, walk, and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Texas Dow Employees Credit Union is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, protected veteran status, sex, religion, disability, genetic information, national origin, or other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.