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Director, Human Resource Business Partners - Stores (South Territory)

Kohl's

Menomonee Falls, WIJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Location
Menomonee Falls, WI
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Director of Human Resources Business Partners–Stores collaborates with Territory leadership to develop and execute people strategies and talent practices for Kohl’s stores. The role leads a team focused on culture, coaching, workforce planning, talent management, organizational effectiveness and operational delivery, supporting the business in achieving its strategic goals and objectives.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Strategy LeadershipMulti-Unit OperationsCommunicationConflict ManagementConflict ResolutionTravelPHRSPHR

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Human Resources, Business, or Related Field10+ Years Associate Relations or Human Resources Experience

Full job description

About the Role

As Director, Human Resources Business Partners–Stores, you will collaborate with Territory leadership to develop and execute people strategies and talent practices for Kohl’s stores. You will lead a team focused on culture and people strategy, coaching and advising, workforce planning, talent management, organizational effectiveness and operational delivery and will support the business in achieving strategic goals and objectives.

What You’ll Do

  • Serve as a trusted advisor and coach to Terrority leadership to drive productive people solutions

  • Determine Territory HR strategy by understanding business goals, advising on change initiatives, assessing HR implications and providing guidance to leaders

  • Oversee consistent execution of HR practices, systems and analyzing reports

  • Lead talent management through implementing plans, monitoring workforce planning, acquiring and retaining key talent, analyzing data, driving performance management and ensuring compliance with compensation programs

  • Develop strategies to attract and maintain a skilled workforce through diagnosing gaps, recruiting and developing talent, supporting workforce development and succession planning and leveraging capabilities

  • Proactively seek knowledge of industry and functional specialty by researching best practices, emerging trends, technological advancements and benchmark comparisons to create best-in-class HR practices

  • Drive and role model Kohl’s values and behaviors to reinforce leadership and associate engagement

  • Coach and guide direct reports of Human Resources Business Partners to provide successful and effective customer service while increasing capabilities and responsibilities

  • Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field

  • 10+ years of experience in Associate Relations or Human Resources within a retail environment or related industry

  • Experience leading strategy and supervising a multi-unit operation

  • Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

  • Conflict management and resolution skills

  • Willingness to travel up to 30-40% based on business needs

Preferred

  • PHR or SPHR certification

How this job compares

Set against the 5,517 open Human Resources jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Wisconsin median$78–115K/yr23 salary ranges
  • US median$22–28/hr721 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 163 open Human Resources jobs in Wisconsin and 5,517 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Wisconsin
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Human Resources postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,850 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,555 of the 5,517 open Human Resources jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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