Senior HR Business Partner

Location: Hybrid in Chicago, Illinois, with three days per week in the office; US work authorization required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $120,000–$140,000 per year, with eligibility for bonuses.

Company

hirify.global is a growing firm of architects, engineers, tradespersons, researchers, and business leaders delivering Virtual Design and Construction, Building Information Modeling, and digital twin solutions for major built-environment projects.

What you will do

• Partner with four to five studio leads on organizational design, talent, performance, and team structure decisions.
• Run the annual performance cycle, including manager coaching, reviews, and studio-wide calibration.
• Design and facilitate talent reviews, succession planning, and career pathing tied to the VDC Career Framework.
• Turn engagement survey results into studio action plans and partner with Learning & Development on targeted training.
• Coach managers through performance improvement plans and complex employee relations cases across multiple states.
• Co-own onboarding, engagement cadence, people metrics, and the HRBP operating model while developing the current HRBP through peer mentorship.

Requirements

• Senior HRBP experience in a growing professional services, engineering, or technology firm with client-facing delivery teams.
• Experience designing or rebuilding performance management cycles, including calibration and manager coaching.
• Experience leading talent reviews and succession planning with named successors and development plans.
• Experience handling complex employee relations investigations across multiple states and documenting compliant outcomes.
• Ability to provide executives with direct, evidence-based recommendations and build processes while operating them.
• US work authorization is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Culture & Benefits

• Individual contributor role with no direct reports in the first year.
• Direct access to the CEO, COO, and Director of People & Culture.
• Opportunity to build core people programs for a growing US team and shape the future HRBP function.
• Defined path toward Lead HRBP or another senior people leadership role.
• Results-driven environment with fast decisions, evolving processes, and close partnership with technical leaders.