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Director, People Business Partner

Wiley

OperationsFull TimeFrom $145k
Location
Hoboken, NJ
Posted
September 25, 2026

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Job Description

Role overview

The People Business Partner Director will serve as a strategic people advisor to senior leaders across the Technology and Operations organization, partnering closely with senior executives to shape the talent, organization, leadership, and workforce strategies that enable business performance and sustainable growth. The role will translate business priorities into practical, high-impact people strategies, advising leaders on complex organizational and talent matters with sound judgment, commercial understanding, workforce insight, and discretion.

This role will lead organization effectiveness, change leadership, and workforce planning initiatives that improve decision-making, accountability, agility, and execution, while working closely with specialist teams across the People organization to deliver integrated solutions. Success in the role will require executive-level credibility, strong business acumen, data fluency, and the ability to influence senior leaders, navigate ambiguity, and drive results in a complex, global, and rapidly changing organization.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior executives to connect business strategy, operating priorities, and people plans across the assigned organization.
  • Shape and drive the executive talent agenda, including succession planning, leadership effectiveness, capability development, and differentiated talent strategies for critical roles and teams.
  • Lead organization design, workforce planning, change leadership, and effectiveness initiatives that strengthen decision-making, accountability, agility, and business performance.
  • Use workforce analytics, business insight, market context, and sound judgment to identify risks, opportunities, and actions that improve performance and organizational health.
  • Coach and advise senior leaders through complex performance, leadership, organization, and talent decisions with credibility, influence, and discretion.
  • Act as a connector between the People organization and the business, partnering with specialist teams to deliver integrated solutions and support transformation, integration, and M&A activity where relevant.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive HR/People experience, including significant experience in a People Business Partner or HR Business Partner role.
  • Demonstrated experience serving as a trusted advisor to senior executive leaders on business-critical people, talent, and organizational matters.
  • Proven experience advising on organization design, talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and organizational transformation.
  • Executive-level business acumen with the ability to connect commercial, operational, and people priorities into practical strategies, recommendations, and decisions.
  • Strong executive coaching and advisory skills, with the credibility to challenge, influence, and guide senior leaders through complex and sensitive matters.
  • Strong data fluency, with the ability to translate workforce data, business insight, and external context into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
  • Experience operating within a complex, matrixed organization.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working within a global organization and supporting geographically dispersed teams.
  • Experience supporting product and technology organizations, particularly teams developing technology products, with familiarity with the technology development lifecycle.
  • Experience leading the people aspects of significant business transformation, integration, or M&A activity.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and work through People Centers of Excellence or specialist HR teams to deliver impactful programs, scalable talent solutions, and organization-wide priorities.
  • Ability to drive results in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments with significant organizational complexity.

Application Information

  • Please attach your resume/CV to be considered.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary Range: $145,200.00 USD to $212,800.00 USD