Senior Manager, HR Business Partner

Hines•Houston, TX

19h•$150,000 - $185,000

About The Position

As the Senior Manager, HR Business Partner for our Americas Real Estate Support at Hines, you will be a trusted thought partner and analytical problem-solver to our senior business leaders and HR. You’ll bring a data-driven mindset, strong business acumen, and a passion for translating complex information into insight. Your work will directly shape strategic decisions on organizational design, workforce planning, and talent management. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys turning numbers into narratives and using analytics to inform people and business outcomes. You will partner closely with senior leaders across the Americas Real Estate businesses—ensuring disciplined, data-informed HR strategy and flawless execution. You’ll also serve as a key connector to HR centers of excellence, ensuring analytical consistency and operational rigor across all HR processes, while aligning HR goals with broader business priorities and adapting quickly as those priorities evolve based on leadership feedback.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
8+ years of HR generalist experience or 3+ years of applicable consulting experience
Demonstrated experience supporting senior stakeholders and managing confidential or sensitive topics
Experience with compensation, performance management, and organizational planning preferred
Consistent attention to detail and meeting deadlines; strong project management skills
Ability to synthesize complex people and business topics into clear and actionable recommendations
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
Experience presenting to senior leadership; exceptional communication skills
Ability to build strong, trusting relationships and to influence across all levels / roles throughout the organization
Comfortable operating within ambiguity and manage shifting priorities

Responsibilities

Partner with senior leaders across Acquisitions & Development, Asset Management, and Design & Construction to deliver an integrated, data-driven HR strategy that is directly in service of business goals
Present in senior business meetings to provide data-backed recommendations that shape our most important talent strategies
Lead and operationalize key people initiatives, including performance reviews, compensation, promotions, and hiring – ensuring structure and equity in the process, and measurability of impact
Bring discipline to HR workstreams, ensuring talent analyses are grounded in benchmarks – and aligning insights and strategies with measurable action plans
When data is incomplete or directional, use strategic judgment to create structure, recommend next steps, and guide the business toward the strongest outcomes
Develop and maintain organizational KPIs that allow leaders to monitor and improve the health of our business
Build, analyze, and interpret data on headcount, compensation, hiring, and performance to support business planning
Identify trends, diagnose root causes, and propose data-informed solutions on topics like span of control, role leveling, and equity of opportunity
Partner with Finance and HRIS to reconcile and ensure data integrity across systems
Work closely with Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, and Employee Relations to align hiring strategies, retention actions, and overall talent plans
Partner with Talent Acquisition to develop and execute recruiting strategies, ensuring strong calibration on skills and long-term talent needs for the business
Track HR cases, approvals, and data requests to ensure clarity of ownership, timely execution, and cross-functional alignment