Description
**About the Role:**
The Director, People Business Partner (PBP) at CBRE operates at the intersection of business strategy, human insight, and data-enabled decision-making. As a trusted advisor to senior leaders, the PBP leader translates business priorities into People strategies that drive performance, build capability, and shape culture.
The role demands strategic credibility, the courage to challenge constructively, and the judgment to balance evidence with human context. The PBP leader is not a service provider; they are a co-architect of the organization’s future, including how human and AI workforces are designed, deployed, and governed.
**What You’ll Do:**
Leadership & Team Management
+ Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
+ Coordinate and manage the team’s daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
+ Delegate with intent, developing others’ capability and decision-making confidence.
+ Lead by example and model behaviors consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and colleagues to act while being guided by the organization’s functional business plans.
Strategic Planning & Execution
+ Translate business strategy into a coherent People agenda, anticipating workforce and organizational impacts 12–36 months ahead
+ Advise and constructively challenge senior leaders on organization design, capability gaps, and talent risk
+ Lead organizational design, including role architecture in a hybrid human-AI workforce, to enable strategy execution
+ Envision and plan projects that are strategic in nature, affecting several functional areas.
+ Focus on the achievement of departmental goals and make significant contributions toward functional goals.
+ Implement required HR initiatives and best-demonstrated practices in conjunction with management.
HR Advisory & Policy
+ Provide interpretation of company policies and procedures, including sensitive information, employee relations, performance management, and succession planning.
+ Advise management on the proper handling of all reductions in labor and other business scenarios.
+ Identify training and development gaps and offer appropriate plans and ideas.
+ Understand the business and be closely aligned with business partners and team members. Provide insight into operational issues and goals.
+ Uphold employment legislation, data privacy requirements, and internal policy frameworks, proactively surfacing risks before they escalate
Stakeholder Engagement & Communication
+ Communicate, negotiate, advise, and influence stakeholders with great latitude. Manage and represent internal stakeholder relationships. Promote internal collaboration across functions.
+ Speak to larger groups on a wide range of topics, including highly complex subjects. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
+ Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
Problem Solving & Innovation
+ Use intuition and experience to complement data. Evaluate key business and organizational challenges. Direct the resolution of business problems where issues are ambiguous and sometimes complex.
+ Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems by leveraging appropriate resources within or outside the department.
+ Significantly improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline. Implement solutions requiring a short- to medium-term view.
Data, Analytics & AI-Enabled Insight
+ Leverage people analytics and AI-generated insights to identify workforce trends, risks and opportunities
+ Critically evaluate AI outputs — interrogating assumptions, identifying bias, and applying human judgement before decisions
+ Translate complex data into clear, compelling recommendations for non-specialist audiences
+ Ensure responsible, ethical, and transparent use of people data and AI tools in all People decision-making
**What You’ll Need:**
To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
+ 10+ years building people strategy, organizational culture, or operating model design – with evidence of personal execution, not just strategic ownership
+ Bachelor’s degree preferred. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
+ Demonstrated track record of driving major organizational change inside large, complex organizations
+ Ability to influence without authority and motivate employees and client groups to take desired action
+ Demonstrated ability to lead the communication of sensitive, complex, and challenging information; clearly articulate performance expectations; and effectively address and resolve issues
+ Exposure to executive-level communication and internal comms strategy
+ Meaningful familiarity with AI tools and their practical application to people and operations work
+ Experience navigating a highly matrixed, global organization
**Why CBRE**
When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.
**Our Values in Hiring**
At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.
**Disclaimers**
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
**Applicant AI Use Disclosure**
We value human interaction to understand each candidate’s unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.
**About CBRE Group, Inc.**
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage serving, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.
CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, experience, and location. The minimum salary for the Director, People Business Partner position is $160,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Director, People Business Partner position is $200,000 annually. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)
