Senior Director, HR Business Partners

Work with a Top 20 CPA and advisory firm that Accounts for Anything. Aprio has 40 U.S. office locations, as well as international office locations and more than 3,200 team members that speak 60+ languages across the globe. By bringing together proven expertise, deep understanding, and strategic foresight for fast-growing industries, Aprio ensures clients are prepared for wherever life or business may take them. Discover a top-rated culture, vast growth opportunities and your next big career move with Aprio.
Join Aprio's People and Culture team and you will help clients maximize their opportunities. Aprio Advisory Group, LLC is a progressive, fast-growing firm looking for a Senior Director, HR Business Partners to join their dynamic team.

The Senior Director, HR Business Partners is a senior People + Culture leader responsible for setting the strategic direction, operating model, and long-term evolution of Aprio’s HR Business Partner (HR BP) function. This role plays a critical enterprise leadership role—shaping how people strategy enables business performance across the firm.

This leader will define and drive a roadmap that transforms the HR BP team into a highly strategic, insight-driven partner to the business, while also personally serving as an HR Business Partner to a designated population. Success in this role requires strong business acumen, systems-level thinking, and the ability to translate strategy into scalable capabilities through others.

Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & HR BP Transformation

• Set the vision and strategic roadmap for the HR Business Partner function, aligned to Aprio’s business strategy, growth plans, and People + Culture priorities.
• Lead the evolution of the HR BP operating model, clarifying the shift to strategic, judgment-heavy business partnership.
• Translate future-state HR BP capabilities into clear expectations, success measures, and development priorities for the team.

Responsibilities: HR Business Partner Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop the HR Business Partner team, with a strong focus on capability building, talent assessment, and succession planning.
• Assess current HR BP talent and identify strengths, gaps, and targeted development actions to support the future-state model.
• Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and strategic impact across the HR BP team.
• Act as a thought partner and coach to HR Business Partners on complex people decisions, organizational challenges, and leader dynamics.

Responsibilities: Strategic HR Business Partnership

• Serve as the HR Business Partner for a defined client population, partnering with senior leaders to align people strategy with business outcomes.
• Advise leaders on organization design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and change management.
• Use business context, workforce insights, and data to inform recommendations and drive sound people decisions.
• Ensure consistent, principled application of people processes while exercising sound judgment in complex situations.

Responsibilities: Talent Management & Continuous Improvement

• Own the strategic evolution and continuous improvement of core talent management processes, including performance management, talent assessment, succession planning, promotions, and workforce planning.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of talent processes using data, leader feedback, and team member experience to drive simplification, clarity, and impact.
• Partner across People + Culture to design scalable, business-aligned talent processes that enable strong decision-making and leader accountability.
• Ensure HR Business Partners are equipped to move beyond process administration to strategic talent advising.

Qualifications, Key Capabilities & Characteristics:

• Significant experience in HR Business Partner or People leadership roles within complex, growth-oriented organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading and evolving HR or People teams through periods of change.
• Strong business acumen and executive-level communication and influencing skills.
• Strategic, enterprise-minded leader with the ability to translate vision into actionable roadmaps and measurable outcomes.
• Deep understanding of how businesses operate, including financial, operational, and growth dynamics.
• Proven ability to assess and develop talent, build leadership capability, and lead teams through transformation.
• Strong expertise across people and talent processes, with a focus on continuous improvement and scalability.
• Highly collaborative leader who builds trust and influence across People + Culture and the broader Aprio organization.

Why work for Aprio: Whether you are just starting out, looking to advance into management or searching for your next leadership role, Aprio offers an opportunity to grow with a future-focused, innovative firm. Perks/Benefits we offer for full-time team members: - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance on the first day of employment - Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account - 401k with Profit Sharing - 9+ holidays and discretionary time off structure - Parental Leave – coverage for both primary and secondary caregivers - Tuition Assistance Program and CPA support program with cash incentive upon completion - Discretionary incentive compensation based on firm, group and individual performance - Incentive compensation related to origination of new client sales - Top rated wellness program - Flexible working environment including remote and hybrid options What’s in it for you: - Working with an industry leader : Be part of a high-growth firm that is passionate for what’s next. - An awesome culture: Thirty-one fundamental behaviors guide our culture every day ensuring we always deliver an exceptional team-member and client experience. We call it the Aprio Way. This shared mindset creates lasting relationships between team members and with clients. - A great team: Work with a high-energy, passionate, caring and ambitious team of professionals in a collaborative culture. - Entrepreneurship : Have the freedom to innovate and bring your ideas to help us grow to become the CPA firm of choice nationally. - Growth opportunities : Grow professionally in an environment that fosters continuous learning and advancement. - Competitive compensation : You will be rewarded with competitive compensation, industry-leading benefits and a flexible work environment to enjoy work/life balance. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Aprio is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; genetic information, citizenship status; military service obligations or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Aprio, LLP and Aprio Advisory Group, LLC, operate in an alternative business structure, with Aprio Advisory Group, LLC providing non-attest tax and consulting services, and Aprio, LLP providing CPA firm services.