Director Human Resources

Advocate Aurora Health

USonsite$68k-$102k/yrPosted Jul 15, 2026
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About the role

Major Responsibilities:

Acts as a business HR partner to assigned leaders, functioning as HCM consultant on business and HR related matters. Utilizes a strong grasp of organizational expectations and culture, translating the brand in how HR services are delivered.

Guides both short and long-term decisions within the business unit, utilizing knowledge of workforce planning and development with sound succession planning processes and programs. Provides guidance and support for refining or developing new organizational design and implementation of restructures. Researches and analyzes trends and metrics in partnership with HR centers of expertise, leading to the development of sound HR solutions, programs and policies to help leaders meet business challenges.

Researches and develops creative and innovative ideas and solutions that will help assigned areas meet business objectives utilizing depth of knowledge and expertise in HR and business strategies.

Provides effective performance management guidance to management (coaching, counseling, career development, corrective action, discharge) which serves to drive business results. Effectively coaches leaders on how their actions reflect and drive the culture and weave cultural standards into practices and processes.

Provides a balance of the ability to appropriately challenge leaders, while maintaining strong business partnership and relationships with assigned business unit/executives and leaders, applying a high degree of confidence and expertise as an advanced HR leader.

Maintains an in-depth knowledge of policies, procedures and legal requirements, mitigating risk and ensuring compliance. Click here to enter text.

Designs and delivers broad learning to leaders to build capability in alignment to key HR priorities, initiatives and capability building efforts.

Serves as a liaison between HR Operations and the business

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

None Required.

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Human Resources or related field.

Experience Required:

Typically requires 7 years of experience in with progressive responsibilities and demonstrated organization strategy activity, development consulting, partnering on complex employee relation issues, and developing, facilitating and leading human resources functions. Experience working in a complex healthcare organization is a plus. Includes 3 years of management experience in strategic planning, directing and leading comprehensive human resources functions within a complex organization.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

Demonstrates advanced consulting skills and ability to effectively develop, implement and apply organizational strategies to address complex business challenges including change/succession management, workforce planning, leadership development and organization design.

Advanced knowledge and expertise of multiple human resource disciplines and business practices including compensation practices, organizational diagnosis, employee/union relations, diversity, performance management, regulatory compliance, and employment laws.

Demonstrated leadership and excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Ability to build/foster strong trusting relationships, influence leaders, use negotiation skills and develop solutions to achieve results. Ability to advise leaders on how to successfully lead people through change.

Acute analytical ability and business, industry, and financial acumen; understands the role caregivers and leaders play in driving financial performance.

Must be self-directed, self-motivated, flexible. Ability to take initiative to identify and anticipate client needs and effectively manage multiple conflicting priorities and deadlines.

Expert in in the use of data, evidence-based research, benchmarks, HR and business metrics for critical decisioning.

This role is primarily remote with travel within the system.

Compensation

This HR & Recruiting role pays $68k-$102k/yr. Within typical range for hr & recruiting roles in United States.

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