Senior Director, HR Business Partner
About The Position
The Senior Director, HR Business Partner is a senior People leader who partners with business leadership to shape and deliver the people strategy for a significant area of the Omnicom Production business. Working closely with the Global Chief People Officer, the role translates OP’s global People strategy into business priorities and advises senior leaders on people and organizational considerations. It helps ensure the organization has the leadership, capabilities, structure and talent needed to achieve its ambitions. The role works across the broader People organization to connect business needs with global priorities and solutions, anticipate organizational and talent challenges, and help leaders navigate a complex and evolving business environment. It may also lead and mentor HR Business Partners and other People team members. Omnicom’s policy requires employees, to the extent permissible by local law, to work in the office at least three days per week unless additional in-office days are directed by the agency or manager. Omnicom states its commitment to hiring and developing exceptional talent and building inclusive teams. The company processes personal data in accordance with its Recruitment Privacy Notice and provides equal employment opportunities as described in the posting.
Requirements
- Significant progressive HR leadership experience, including senior HR Business Partner experience within a complex, matrixed organization.
- Demonstrated experience partnering with C-suite executives and senior leadership teams.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen and ability to connect business strategy to organizational and talent priorities.
- Significant experience in organizational design, transformation, workforce planning, talent management and succession planning.
- Proven ability to influence senior-level decisions and constructively challenge stakeholders while building strong, trusted relationships.
- Strong executive presence and judgment, and ability to navigate complex, sensitive and ambiguous situations.
- Strong analytical capability and experience using workforce and business data to inform decisions.
- Experience operating across global or matrixed organizations and balancing enterprise, regional and local priorities.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required.
Nice To Haves
- Workday experience.
- Experience in advertising, production, creative services, media, technology, professional services or another client-driven environment.
- Advanced degree or professional HR qualification.
Responsibilities
- Partner with the Global Chief People Officer and senior business leadership to shape and execute the people strategy in support of OP’s business priorities.
- Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to senior leaders, bringing people and organizational perspectives to key business decisions.
- Develop a deep understanding of business performance, client priorities and financial drivers to provide commercially relevant People counsel and solutions.
- Partner with leadership on organizational design and evolving operating models to support growth, efficiency and business performance.
- Support and lead the People aspects of organizational transformations, integrations, restructurings and other significant business change.
- Drive strategic workforce planning by connecting business forecasts and priorities to future talent, capability and organizational requirements.
- Advise leadership on workforce composition, organizational capacity, headcount investment and organizational effectiveness.
- Lead talent and succession planning, identifying critical roles, high-potential talent, development priorities and succession risks.
- Advise on senior talent decisions, leadership appointments and retention strategies; coach leaders on leadership effectiveness, team performance and organizational dynamics.
- Use workforce data, employee insights and business performance indicators to identify organizational trends, risks and opportunities and translate them into action.
- Provide senior-level counsel on complex and sensitive employee matters, partnering with Employee Relations and Legal as appropriate.
- Identify broader organizational, talent and leadership themes and partner with leaders to strengthen organizational health and performance.
- Partner across People Centers of Expertise, including Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Compensation and People Operations, to connect business needs with enterprise programs, expertise and solutions.
- Support the Global Chief People Officer in advancing key People priorities and ensuring consistency and alignment across the organization.
- Lead and mentor HR Business Partners and other People team members as appropriate, strengthening the capability and effectiveness of the People function.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
