Director, Strategic HR Business Partner (Technology)
About The Position
Join The Hanover as a Director, Strategic HR Business Partner and help shape the talent, leadership, and organizational strategies that drive business performance across our Technology organization. In this role, you will partner with senior technology leaders to translate business priorities into workforce strategies and organizational solutions that strengthen leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and long-term business results. You'll serve as a trusted advisor, helping leaders navigate growth, transformation, and evolving talent needs while influencing decisions through insight, partnership, and data. This is an opportunity to make a visible impact on a critical business function while working at the intersection of business strategy, leadership, talent, and organizational effectiveness.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including partnership with senior leaders.
- Experience in workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, organizational design, and change leadership.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of how people strategies support business outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and navigate complex organizational challenges.
- Strong consulting, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience leveraging data and analytics to inform recommendations and decisions.
- Ability to use a personal computer and other standard office equipment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced or stressful environment
- Ability to travel as necessary
- Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods
- Ability to work cooperatively
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- Experience supporting technology, digital, or transformation-focused organizations.
- Experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior technology leaders to understand business priorities, organizational challenges, and workforce needs.
- Provide strategic counsel on talent, leadership, organizational effectiveness, and change management.
- Influence business decisions through data, insights, and practical recommendations.
- Lead workforce planning efforts to ensure the organization has the capabilities needed to achieve current and future business objectives.
- Partner with leaders on succession planning, talent reviews, and leadership development strategies.
- Support performance and talent strategies that strengthen organizational capability and readiness.
- Lead organizational design and change initiatives that enable business outcomes.
- Help leaders navigate growth, transformation, restructuring, and evolving workforce needs.
- Drive efforts that improve team effectiveness, employee engagement, and organizational performance.
- Leverage workforce and organizational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Translate insights into actionable recommendations that support business priorities.
- Measure the impact and effectiveness of people and organizational strategies.
- Lead or contribute to enterprise-wide HR and cross-functional initiatives.
- Share best practices and insights that improve HR partnership across the organization.
- Serve as a role model for collaboration, accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401K with a company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- PTO
- Company paid holidays
- Flexible work arrangements
- Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE
- On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
