Senior Principal, HRBP Converse, Sportswear
About The Position
Converse is seeking a senior HR leader to provide strategic HR leadership and business insight to leaders and teams. The role translates business priorities into people and talent strategies, builds organizational capability, and delivers integrated solutions that support performance, growth, and the teammate experience. The position partners with business leaders and their leadership teams, and collaborates across HR Centers of Excellence, People Solutions, Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and other HR partners to deliver people solutions across Converse. The successful candidate will advise and coach senior leaders, guide organizational design and effectiveness, lead strategic workforce planning and talent strategies, and support organizational change and transformation. The role also leads and develops HR talent while fostering collaboration and an inclusive, engaging, high-performing culture. Travel is approximately 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resource Management, or Behavioural Science; a suitable combination of education, experience, and training will also be accepted.
- Minimum 9 years of demonstrated business-facing HR experience, including HR Business Partner experience, experience in a specialty area, or a similar role.
- Well-developed business knowledge, market insight, and proven enterprise thinking.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted partnerships with senior leaders and help them navigate significant organizational change, transformation, and growth.
- Experience supporting complex, matrixed organizations, including business functions, global teams, or corporate environments.
- Experience leading or partnering across organizational design and effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, talent acquisition, and total rewards.
- Proven ability to lead complex organizational effectiveness and design initiatives, as well as multi-year talent and workforce strategies.
- Strong executive communication, facilitation, presentation, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to balance enterprise priorities with evolving business and teammate needs.
- Ability to travel approximately 10%.
Responsibilities
- Develop and activate people and talent strategies aligned with business priorities, organizational health, and long-term growth.
- Build organizational alignment and capability through leader-focused interventions, including team effectiveness, goal alignment, manager capability, leadership development, and teammate engagement.
- Lead strategic workforce planning aligned with business objectives, using insights, data, and core metrics to identify needs and shape HR solutions with Centers of Excellence.
- Advise and coach senior leaders on talent, performance, organizational design, change leadership, team effectiveness, and culture.
- Lead talent reviews, succession planning, career development, and leadership pipeline strategies to strengthen organizational capability and build diverse, high-performing teams.
- Guide organizational design and effectiveness initiatives that clarify accountabilities, improve decision-making, and strengthen ways of working.
- Partner across the HR ecosystem to deliver coordinated, business-focused solutions and a consistent teammate experience.
- Lead and develop HR talent, foster collaboration, and create the conditions for the team to deliver with clarity, confidence, and impact.
- Use teammate insights and organizational data to identify opportunities, influence decisions, and drive meaningful action.
- Support leaders through change and transformation while fostering an inclusive, engaging, and high-performing culture.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
