HR Business Partner - Leadership & Organizational Development

Rückbauanlage Gundremmingen•Chicago, IL

About The Position

RWE Trading Americas Inc. is seeking a seasoned HR Business Partner with expertise in leadership and organizational development to support its dynamic, fast-paced trading environment. This senior individual contributor role will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping them address complex people and organizational challenges. The position requires a blend of strategic advice and hands-on execution, focusing on improving leadership capability, team performance, and organizational effectiveness. The ideal candidate will translate business challenges into practical people and development solutions.

Requirements

Significant, progressive experience as an HR Business Partner or in a comparable senior HR role, ideally within a fast-paced, high-performance, and/or international environment.
Strong track record of handling complex people and organizational situations with sound judgment and confidence.
Meaningful experience in leadership, team, and/or organizational development, with the ability to translate business challenges into practical interventions.
Strong commercial acumen and problem-solving skills, balancing business needs, people considerations, and risk.
Credibility and confidence when partnering with, influencing, and constructively challenging senior leaders.
A hands-on, pragmatic approach and the ability to move from diagnosis and recommendation through to execution.
Strong experience with employee relations and US employment practices.

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial services, trading, or another high-performance environment is strongly preferred.
Exposure to investment or energy trading is an advantage.
Experience with leadership assessment and development tools such as Hogan, Insights, or 360° feedback.
Familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors or similar HR systems.
Exposure to HR analytics, people insights, or AI-enabled HR tools.

Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on complex people topics, including performance, employee relations, team effectiveness, organizational change, and broader people challenges.
Identify underlying leadership, team, and organizational issues and translate them into practical, commercially minded solutions.
Design, adapt, and deliver targeted interventions to strengthen leadership capability, manager effectiveness, and team performance.
Support talent reviews and succession planning, converting discussions into concrete development actions and follow-through.
Assist leaders and teams in navigating organizational change and evolving business priorities.
Adapt global HR, talent, and leadership development frameworks to meet the needs of the US business.
Collaborate with local and global HR colleagues to deliver a consistent and impactful people agenda.