Director – People Strategy

• Partner with PS and firm leaders to translate firm strategy into prioritized people, workforce and capability initiatives
• Serve as the central connection point for PS leaders, aligning priorities, resources and expertise to accelerate decisions, remove barriers and drive results
• Lead high-priority, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution, with clear outcomes, ownership and accountability
• Maintain an enterprise view of PS priorities to identify dependencies, resource needs and opportunities to simplify, scale or accelerate work
• Turn workforce priorities into actionable plans that build needed skills and capabilities
• Assess workforce capabilities, identify critical gaps and implement solutions with HRBPs, COEs and business leaders
• Use workforce metrics, trends and insights to anticipate needs and inform leadership decisions
• Strengthen capabilities, behaviors and accountability of a high-performing function
• Build enterprise and business acumen by connecting PS teams to firm strategy, business priorities and market dynamics
• Create practical tools and approaches that improve consistency, collaboration and effectiveness across PS
• Build change, adoption and continuous improvement into strategic initiatives from design through implementation
• Equip leaders to sponsor change, anticipate resistance and reinforce new ways of working
• Use data, feedback and outcomes to improve solutions while considering risk, compliance and equity

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, human resources or a related field required
• 10+ years of progressive HR, people strategy or organizational leadership experience in a complex environment
• Demonstrated success translating business strategy into enterprise people and workforce initiatives and leading them through execution and adoption
• Proven ability to build organizational capability, lead high-performing teams and influence senior leaders across functions without direct authority
• Strong business acumen, executive presence and analytical thinking
• Professional services experience strongly preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in translating business strategy into actionable workforce initiatives, with a strong focus on building organizational capability and leading high-performing teams. Proficient in using data and insights to inform leadership decisions and drive continuous improvement in a complex environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Workforce Strategy Development
• Organizational Leadership
• Change Management
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Business Acumen

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Workforce Metrics Analysis
• Capability Assessment
• Strategic Initiative Execution
• Resource Allocation
• Performance Improvement

Soft Skills

• Influencing Without Authority
• Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking
• Executive Presence
• Accountability

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources

Industry Keywords

• Professional Services
• People Strategy
• Organizational Capability
• Complex Environment
• Continuous Improvement