Human Resources Business Partner Associate Director

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: Hybrid - 8 days a month in the office (Kennesaw GA, Riverwoods IL, Wichita KS, Dallas TX, Ontario Canada)

Skills: Organizational Design, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Change Management, Data Analysis, Executive Coaching, Inclusive Practices, Equitable Outcomes

Make your impact where strategy meets people
As a forward‑looking business partner, you’ll serve as a strategic adviser to executive leadership and a champion of culture. You will shape and deliver an integrated, inclusive people strategy that advances business outcomes—linking talent, organization, and culture to the unit’s growth agenda.

What you’ll do
• Co‑create the People Strategy. Partner with leaders to translate business goals into targeted human capital strategies; align with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to bring the best of Talent, Total Rewards, and HR Operations to the Customer Unit.
• Design the organization for scale. Lead organizational design efforts (structure, roles, capabilities) that enable growth and efficiency; advise on workforce planning and critical capability build.
• Elevate the talent lifecycle. Oversee end‑to‑end talent practices within the Customer Unit—including Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement & Culture, Learning, Leadership Development, and Total Rewards—ensuring they are equitable, data‑informed, and outcomes‑focused.
• Lead change and transition. Drive change and adoption for strategic initiatives; coach leaders and teams through transformations with explicit narratives, stakeholder plans, and measurable success criteria.
• Be a trusted adviser and culture catalyst. Build credible relationships with executives and people leaders; model values and behaviors that strengthen inclusion, accountability, and performance.
• Operationalize with excellence. Ensure people programs are implemented effectively by communicating expectations, enabling leaders with tools,



and tracking adoption and impact.
• Stay ahead of the curve. Monitor people trends, regulatory changes, and industry best practices; bring insights and recommendations that keep the Customer Unit future‑ready.
• Support M&A; moments. Contribute to due diligence, organizational assessments, and change readiness across acquisitions, mergers, and integrations in partnership with HR COEs and business leaders.

How you’ll measure success (12–18 months)
• A clear, leader‑owned People Strategy & roadmap aligned to business priorities.
• Org design changes implemented with measurable improvements in span, layers, and decision velocity.
• Critical roles filled and succession benches built; improved internal mobility and time‑to‑productivity.
• Step‑change in manager capability (coaching, feedback, performance differentiation) and sustained engagement gains.
• Successful change adoption for priority initiatives, evidenced by KPI movement and stakeholder feedback.
• Demonstrable progress on inclusion, equity, and belonging outcomes across the talent lifecycle.

What you’ll bring
• Strategic HRBP experience supporting senior executives in complex, matrixed environments.
• Depth across Org Design, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Change & Transition Management, and partnership with COEs.
• Business acumen and comfort with data—able to connect talent metrics to growth, productivity, risk, and customer outcomes.
• Executive coaching skill set—listening deeply, challenging constructively, and influencing decisions through insight and evidence.




• Proven ability to operationalize programs at scale while tailoring for the Customer Unit’s context.
• Integrity, discretion, and cultural fluency; commitment to inclusive practices and equitable outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., OD, change, coaching) a plus.

TRAVEL:
Quarterly travel to meet in-person with business leaders, approximately 30% of the time.

Our Interview Practices
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process. Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:
$111,200.00 - $198,650.00 USD This role is eligible for Bonus. Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

Additional Information:
Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.

📌 Human Resources Business Partner Associate Director (Mumbai)
🏢 Wolters Kluwer
📍 Mumbai