Senior Human Resources Business Partner job in Human Resources in Chicago

Privately held, high-growth organization operating within the transportation, logistics, and freight brokerage space
Fast-paced, high-volume environment supporting a business that moves quickly and requires strong partnership between HR and operations
Lean but highly collaborative HR team with strong visibility across senior leadership, operations, recruiting, and field management
Culture values autonomy, problem-solving, and hands-on leadership rather than micromanagement
Organization is navigating continued growth, integration, and operational change, creating a strong opportunity for HR to directly influence the employee and leadership experience

Opportunity to serve as a true strategic HR partner to operational leaders across a large employee population
High-impact role with visibility across directors, managers, sales leaders, operations teams, and senior HR leadership
Ability to support a dynamic business through employee relations, retention, staffing, performance management, and workforce planning
Collaborative HR structure with peer support, while still offering autonomy and ownership over your business group
Potential for continued growth as the team evolves, including future support resources as the business scales

This person will support approximately 250 to 300 employees within a fast-paced freight brokerage environment
The role will partner closely with operations leaders to coach managers, support employee engagement, and help drive retention
This individual will be heavily involved in employee relations, performance management, compliance, staffing strategy, and organizational change
The business has recently integrated acquired teams, creating a need for HR leadership around manager coaching, hiring practices, and workforce alignment
This is a hands-on HRBP role, requiring someone comfortable being close to the employee population and directly involved in day-to-day business needs

5+ years of progressive HR experience, ideally in a fast-paced operational environment
Experience supporting large employee populations, ideally 250+ employees across multiple levels and functions
Strong employee relations, performance management, retention, and manager coaching experience
Ability to partner closely with recruiting and operations teams on staffing, workforce planning, and organizational changes
Background in transportation, logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, startup, or other high-volume environments would translate well
Hands-on, flexible, and independent HR professional who can operate without heavy oversight and adapt quickly as business needs shift

Senior Human Resources Business Partner