Senior Director Human Resources

Benson Executive Search

Full-time

Massachusetts

About the job

Professional Experience

  • Experience partnering with Data, Technology, Engineering, Product, AI/Analytics, Cybersecurity, or other highly technical organizations in complex, fast-moving environments.
  • Strong understanding of Data/Technology/AI operating models and the organizational implications of AI-driven transformation, evolving skills, and changing delivery models.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage data, analytics, and AI to identify trends, inform decisions, drive accountability, and improve outcomes.
  • Proven experience applying AI within HRBP workflows to enhance decision support, streamline processes, and improve productivity and quality of work.
  • Advanced expertise in organizational effectiveness, change leadership, culture shaping, and organization design.
  • Deep experience in strategic workforce planning, including capability development, succession planning, and long-term talent strategies.
  • Track record of developing and implementing forward-thinking, enterprise-level HR strategies with broad organizational impact.
  • Bachelor’s degree required; 12+ years of progressive HR experience (or equivalent), including significant partnership with senior leaders in complex, technology-enabled organizations.

Personal Attributes

  • Recognized strategic HR business partner with a proven ability to influence senior executives, shape function-wide priorities, and connect people decisions to measurable business outcomes (delivery, quality, risk, operational effectiveness).
  • Strategic and execution-oriented leader who moves effectively from vision to implementation, driving adoption through disciplined program and project management.
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to translate organizational and talent decisions into impact on speed, quality, risk management, and results.
  • Highly effective communicator and influencer, providing clear, pragmatic guidance and coaching leaders through ambiguity and transformation.
  • Demonstrates leadership presence and credibility to partner collaboratively with executives, HR peers, and employees at all levels.
  • Agile, forward-thinking, and quick to synthesize complex, rapidly changing information into sound decisions and actions.
  • Collaborative, high-energy leader who operates with confidence and humility, adapts across leadership styles, and works effectively in team-based environments.
  • Brings grit, resilience, sound judgment, integrity, curiosity, and emotional intelligence, aligned with our client’s mindset of continuous improvement, innovation, and change.