Director, HR Business Partnering - NORAM

Legora • New York, NY

1d • $227,800 - $268,000

About The Position

Legora is hiring a Director, HR Business Partnering to build the People infrastructure, leadership depth, and organizational capability needed to support the continued growth of its North American region (NAMER). The role translates Legora’s global People strategy and each function’s agenda into a coherent regional plan spanning workforce, talent, organizational design, and capability. It also represents NAMER in global People decisions and helps shape the evolution of Legora’s People strategy as the region grows.

The Director will lead and develop the region’s People Business Partners, with plans to grow the US team to as many as five local BPs. The role integrates Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and Total Rewards into a coordinated regional team, while respecting Employee Relations’ independence on case processes and findings. The Director will lead workforce planning, succession, manager capability, and People readiness for new offices and market entry, including jurisdictional readiness across the US, Canada, and Mexico.

The position is based in New York, with regular travel across North American offices and to Legora’s Stockholm headquarters. The Director reports to the VP, Global People Partnering and works alongside peer Directors in EMEA and APAC. The role offers significant autonomy and responsibility in shaping People Partnering in Legora’s largest market.

Requirements

• Senior HR business partnering or HR leadership experience across multiple countries.
• Deep knowledge of US employment practice and working knowledge of Canada and/or Mexico.
• Experience leading and developing a team of Business Partners and improving how they partner.
• Ability to lead through direct and matrix relationships and integrate specialist People functions that are not managed directly.
• Strong commercial and organizational judgment, including the ability to challenge business decisions on people grounds.
• Experience with workforce planning, organizational design, performance management, and leadership hiring during rapid growth.
• Ability to establish credibility with senior business leaders and global functional heads and to handle sensitive matters.
• Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, work effectively amid complexity, and act as a calm, credible presence during rapid change.
• Commitment to high-quality work while avoiding perfectionism and delivering practical improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own the NAMER People agenda by aligning global People strategy and functional agendas into a coherent regional plan for workforce, talent, organizational design, and capability.
• Lead, develop, and build succession for the region’s People Business Partners; grow the US team to up to five local BPs in the near future.
• Coordinate Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, People Operations, and Total Rewards as an integrated regional team with clear ownership and effective handoffs.
• Lead workforce planning, succession, and manager capability as the region scales.
• Lead the People aspects of new offices and market entry.
• Ensure jurisdictional readiness across the US, Canada, and Mexico by putting appropriate local capabilities and processes in place before operating or scaling in a market.
• Represent NAMER in global People decisions and help shape the evolution of Legora’s People strategy as North America grows.
• Guide the region through sensitive, high-stakes matters with sound judgment while respecting Employee Relations’ independence over case processes and findings.
• Travel regularly across North American offices and to the Stockholm headquarters.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed