North Bridge Staffing Group is hiring: Human Resources Director in Chicago

Overview

Human Resources Director – Professional Services Firm

Chicago, IL | Hybrid – Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Full-Time | Leadership Role | Reports to COO

$180,000 – $210,000 Base

This is a highly regarded mid-sized professional services firm seeking a Human Resources Director to lead its HR function through a strategic evolution. It is a high-impact leadership role designed for someone who can balance vision and execution — driving culture, policy, structure, and innovation while remaining hands-on in a collaborative environment. The current HR leader is retiring, and the firm is intentionally using this transition to elevate HR from reactive support to a proactive, data-driven function. This is a rare opportunity to build, modernize, and influence organizational strategy from the inside.

What You’ll Lead

• Own all HR operations, including payroll (ADP Workforce Now), compliance, benefits, and reporting.
• Develop and execute strategic HR initiatives tied to firm-wide business goals.
• Oversee talent acquisition for business professionals, support staff, and administrative teams.
• Lead performance management, compensation programs, and organizational change initiatives.
• Build HR metrics & analytics to drive decision-making.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to firm leadership, guiding employee relations and investigations in partnership with internal legal counsel.
• Manage and develop a small but high-performing HR team (HR Specialist + HR Coordinator).
• Conduct and analyze onboarding and exit trends to continually evolve culture and retention efforts.
• Partner with peer-level directors and participate in firm committees / external HR networks (SHRM, ALA, etc.).

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of HR experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role
• Prior law firm or professional services firm experience (3–4 years minimum)
• Proven ability to design policies and structure HR functions—not just maintain them
• Strong communicator with a kind yet direct style and executive presence
• Strategic AND hands-on — must be just as comfortable in leadership meetings as rolling up sleeves to execute
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now and change management preferred

Why This Role?

• Influence the future of HR at a respected, well-established firm
• High visibility to executive leadership and managing partners
• Autonomy and authority to rebuild processes, policies, and programs
• Stable yet modernizing environment — structured without the bureaucracy of large firms

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources
• Industries

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