Associate Director HR - Finance (Chicago)

Position: Associate Director HR, Global Finance – World Headquarters

Duration: 3 Month+

Location: Chicago, IL

Pay Range: $55-$62.50/Hr

Job Description

Associate Director HR, Global Finance at a glance...

You will be the strategic architect for the people strategy within our Global Finance organization. Based at our World Headquarters, you will serve as the primary HR partner to Global Finance Executives. You will drive organizational effectiveness, succession and key role planning, executive talent movement, and culture transformation leveraging people analytics and strong cross-functional partnership with HR Centers of Excellence and regional HR teams cross 20+ countries. This role is a highly visible development opportunity, providing broad enterprise exposure as you help position Finance not only as a support pillar, but as an engine for company performance and growth.

What's on the menu?

• Executive Strategic Leadership – Develop and implement Global HR strategies aligned with Food and Beverage clients financial and long-term growth goals. Act as a trusted advisor to Finance Leadership on organizational design, assessing structures regularly to ensure the Global Finance team is efficient, and properly resourced.

• Global Talent Architect – Identify and develop the next generation of finance leaders. Proactively leads the movement of high-potential talent across global zones and functions. Leads the OPR (Organization & People Review) process for the global finance client group, ensuring robust succession plans for business-key roles.

• Strategic Recruitment & Capability Building – Partner with Finance Executives to identify the specific capabilities (e.g., Controllership, FP&A, Tax, Treasury) needed to achieve global priorities. Oversee executive-level recruitment and ensure a high bar for technical and leadership excellence.

• Drive Culture & Meritocracy – Champion the Food and Beverage clients culture of Ownership and Meritocracy. Lead key cultural accelerators including Management By Objectives (MBOs), Continuous Improvement, and DEI initiatives to ensure the finance organization remains a top destination for diverse talent.

• Performance & Budget Management – Drive a high-performance culture through quarterly development discussions and rigorous feedback loops. Manage the global finance people budget, leading organizational redesign decisions and process mapping to drive cost efficiencies (ZBB) while improving value.

• Data-Driven Insights – Leverage HR analytics to provide Finance leaders with sophisticated insights into workforce trends, turnover, and engagement, translating complex data into actionable people strategies.

• Change Strategy & Employee Relations – Serve as the primary point-of-contact for executive employee concerns, fostering an environment of open communication. Lead change management for global transformations, ensuring the organization remains agile and resilient.

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates offers eligible employee's comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

PrideGlobal and it's affiliates are a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates : Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.