Director, M&A in Illinois

The Director of Human Resources at Nova Lines Inc. is a strategic leader responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing the company's HR strategies and practices. This position involves directing all HR functions, ensuring alignment with corporate goals, and fostering a positive and inclusive work environment. The Director of HR will serve as a key advisor to senior leadership, manage HR operations for non-driving positions, and drive initiatives that support the company's growth and development objectives.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

Strategic HR Leadership:

• Develop and lead HR strategies that support Nova Lines Inc.'s mission and long-term goals.
• Partner with senior management to address strategic HR needs and contribute to business planning.
• Lead initiatives to enhance organizational culture, employee engagement, and overall workplace...

🚀About Uplift

Uplift is a dynamic agency specializing in global talent search, covering EMEA, LATAM, USA, and APAC. With successful placements in 52 countries, we combine speed and cutting-edge technology to source top executive and mid-senior talent across various functions. Our innovative approach integrates global networks, AI, and advanced recruitment tools. Beyond recruitment, we engage with our audience through our podcast, newsletter, and webinars, ensuring we stay at the forefront of talent acquisition and global HR trends.

⭐About Our Client

Our client is a prominent player in the ceramic tiles manufacturing industry, active in 125 country and specialized in delivering high-quality products for various projects. We are...

CG Life is looking for an experienced digital omni-channel marketing Creative Director. The Creative Director will be responsible for delivering thoughtful and meaningful creative solutions across various communication channels. In this leadership role, they will leverage their expertise in effective design, copy, and digital user experiences to set an example of creative excellence for their team members and internal and external project stakeholders. The creative director will lead and mentor a diverse creative team while continuing to evolve our creative process, approach and toolset.

They will have proven leadership experience, highly effective communication skills and the ability to drive collaboration between various internal and external project stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities, including but not limited to:

Leading The Creative Team

• Inspire, direct, and motivate a team of talented art directors,...

We are looking for a highly skilled and data-driven Director, Demand Generation, to lead our content and SEO teams and unlock the next phase of growth for Hubstaff through scalable lead acquisition strategies. This full-time role is 100% remote and reports to the SVP of Marketing. The Director of Demand Generation will be pivotal in accelerating our growth by driving inbound marketing efforts, expanding into new paid acquisition sources, and optimizing the buyer journey across the funnel. If you love your charts up and to the right and geek out on all things marketing, we’d love to have you!

What You’ll Do:

• Strategic Demand Generation: Develop and execute comprehensive demand generation strategies aligned with Hubstaff's growth objectives
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead and mentor the content and SEO teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
• Content Strategy: Drive the creation and optimization of content that...

Who We Are

Arts Alliance Illinois champions arts resources and policies that benefit our members and all Illinois residents. As the only statewide, multidisciplinary organization concentrated on the strength of arts and culture, the Alliance takes on challenges that no single organization or artist can face alone.

Position Summary

The Senior Director of Government Affairs is a member of the Alliance’s senior leadership team, working closely with the Executive Director and a team of three other senior staff to manage long-term plans to engage members and build sustainable legislative wins for the creative sector. 

This position will be a leading advocate and voice of the creative community, fighting for a just and thriving creative sector in Illinois. They will supervise the Director of Community Organizing, co-supervise the Director of Communications, provide guidance to their respective teams, and develop...

About Lumata Health

Blindness is a devastating—but largely preventable—consequence of poorly managed chronic eye diseases like glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration. The prevalence of these debilitating diseases is expected to double between 2020 and 2050, outpacing the capacity of providers and contributing to the rising cost of eye disorders in the US, which already exceeds $99B in direct medical costs annually. In over 95% of cases, disease progression can be slowed or stopped; preserving vision and extending healthspan. But it requires tailored, timely, intelligent patient engagement throughout the patient’s lifelong care journey.

Lumata Health is leading the way in leveraging data-driven virtual care management to address this large and rapidly growing problem. Built with $2M in funding support from the National Eye Institute, Lumata Health’s Intelligent Engagement Platform maximizes the impact of multichannel,...

Position Overview (office-based in Rosemont, IL with hybrid flexibility; relocation is not available for this position):

The Director of Health and Wellness Communications will lead meaningful work on behalf of America’s dairy farmers to communicate how dairy foods contribute to health and wellness during a time when good nutrition is at the center of conversations from food as medicine to sustainable food systems. This position will serve as a key team member collaborating with colleagues to bring forth the delicious and nutritious attributes of dairy foods, including culturally appropriate options, to illustrate the contributions they make to modern health & wellness and sustainable food systems to a thought leader audience. This role also has a lead responsibility engaging in collaborations with National Dairy Council’s (NDC) Ambassadors & Advisors, a dynamic group of credentialed third-party health and wellness experts. This position reports to...

Tiger Analytics is an advanced analytics consulting firm. We are the trusted analytics partner for several Fortune 100 companies, enabling them to generate business value from data. Our consultants bring deep expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI. Our business value and leadership have been recognized by various market research firms, including Forrester and Gartner.

We are looking for someone with a good blend of business consulting skills and a data analytics background. If you are passionate to work on unstructured business problems that can be solved using data, we would like to talk to you.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work on the latest applications of data science to solve business problems in Pharma and Lifescience domain
• Work directly with client stakeholders to translate business problems into high-level analytics solution designs
• Knowledge of advanced analytics approaches and methodologies and best practices of...

Our client is a single family office based in New York and Sydney, Australia is seeking a financial and tax director. The family office oversees a globally diversified portfolio of companies and investments with a primary focus is on delivering exceptional financial, investment, philanthropic, and personal services to the family principals.

As the Finance and Tax Director, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Group CFO in developing and executing comprehensive financial strategies for the Family's US operations. This position requires a unique blend of expertise in financial management, tax planning, and compliance, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively to ensure alignment with the family office's broader objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

US Financial Strategy Development:

• Assist the Group CFO in developing and implementing financial strategies for the Family's US...

Director of Alumni Engagement
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About North Park
Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world. Located for over 125 years on the land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in what is today Chicago’s northside, NPU has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution and is committed to serving diverse populations. Elevating North Park University’s core distinctives of Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, NPU values diversity among its Faculty and is committed to building a racially and culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages the nomination and candidacies of persons who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color regardless of gender.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of...

About Purple Carrot

Purple Carrot started with just a seed of an idea in 2014. Our vision is a world where plant-based eating is at the core of living well. Every day, on this mission, we’re breaking boundaries with plant-based eating. We value learning from customers, an ownership mindset, integrity, winning together, and being bold. We need your expertise on our team to make things happen!

Purple Carrot’s irresistible, globally-inspired meal-kit recipes and prepared meals using fresh ingredients. We are a team of collaborative individuals who drive for results, strive for doing better, make good choices quickly, and embrace a growth mindset to win or learn. Here’s what you’re up for!

Description

The Director of Procurement will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth functioning of our supply chain operations. This role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of procurement, including sourcing...

About Trala:

Trala is a tech-powered online music school for adults. Founded in 2017, our mission is to make life-changing music education accessible to every single person on Earth.

Almost everyone picks up an instrument at some point in their life, but accessible, affordable lessons are almost impossible to find, especially for adult learners and people who don’t live in big cities. Adults are actively kept from learning by teaching methods solely aimed at kids.

Our strategy is to:

1. Be the brand-name online music school that everyone knows.
2. Make it unbelievably easy to join music classes as an adult.
3. Teach in playful, non-judgmental ways that lead to personal transformation.

Trala has created a new type of music lesson. We nurture accessible, playful spaces where music learners can be artistic without judgment. Every interaction with Trala (including this job description) should be human, joyous, and...

Jupiter Power is an energy infrastructure company focused on the development, construction, and operation of energy storage assets in wholesale electricity markets. Formed in 2017, the company is a national leader in energy storage deployment, utilizing its proprietary dispatch optimization applications to maximize the value of our storage deployments to the gird. Backed by BlackRock’s Diversified Infrastructure business, Jupiter Power has a strategic and established portfolio of over 1,400 megawatt hours of utility-scale energy storage projects operating or in construction in the U.S., with a leading pipeline of over 11,000 megawatts in active development. 

Jupiter seeks to hire a highly motivated and experienced professional as its Director, M&A. The successful candidate will lead Jupiter’s M&A activities across the U.S. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Source potential project acquisitions in collaboration with Jupiter’s development and...

WOW BAO is hiring a DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT for our team in Chicago!

Position Summary:The Director of Business Development will serve as the key contributor to the overall growth of Wow Bao’s Non-Traditional development by establishing new and building on existing, partner relationships.  The position will work closely with the CEO and VP of Strategic Growth to secure new non-traditional opportunities to support Wow Bao’s overall growth strategy. 

This role is based in Chicago, IL and onsite five days a week, except when traveling on company business. 

What we look for:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Business Development, preferably with fast casual or QSR branded concepts.
• Solution oriented: Where some see problems, you think through solutions & translate high-level goals into actionable plans.
• Self-starter: a bias towards action and can thrive in a...

Keystone Consulting Group is seeking an Audit Director - NA and P&C Centre of Excellence that will be part of the Leadership Team and play a key role in delivering the Audit strategy. You will be expected to use and co-develop leading audit practices to continuously improve the North America (NA) and global Property & Casualty (P&C) risk-based dynamic audit plans and their high-quality delivery. You will positively influence the business risk and control environment, through reporting at relevant governance fora, as well as developing strong working relationships with the NA Senior Management and P&C leaders.

You will be responsible for evolving the P&C audit strategy and capabilities across the globe and the delivery of a portfolio of audits in NA and globally. Importantly, you will foster a positive culture and drive an environment of continuous growth, where the team feels connected to our purpose at all times and becomes a...

Mandate:

Reporting to the Vice President of TradeAid, the Senior Director of International Managed Services is responsible for supporting Control Tower management. This involves managing and maintaining the customer's existing services, including worldwide purchases and carrier implementations across all modes of transportation. Additionally, the candidate will oversee various projects related to new scopes, legislation/regulations, and cost savings while monitoring continuous improvement.

Other responsibilities:

• Build rapport and lead change management with all stakeholders (internally and externally).

• Maintain all project-related documentation, including project plans, process flows/VSMs, resource requirements, and business cases, and ensure the delivery of projects on time, with high-quality solutions.

• Track and report project financials (budgeted vs. actual) for allocated resource hours...

Skills/Responsibilities:

• Above all else, accountable for the performance of media and digital marketing campaigns.
  • This includes testing of current channels, identification of new channels, and continued ways of learning.
• Use marketing, customer, competitive, and business data to inform insights and hypotheses for how to improve the performance of performance media campaigns.
• Drive the design and integration of data-first...

About Us:

Campus Ink is one of the fastest growing companies in central, IL with a recent investment by Mark Cuban. At Campus Ink, we specialize in high-quality apparel decorating solutions, serving clients across various industries. Campus Ink has several different verticals and handles procurement, fulfillment, and manufacturing for thousands of products each day. Our dedication to excellence, innovation, and sustainability positions us as a leader in the screen printing sector. The company provides custom apparel for hundreds of universities across the country shipping out thousands of packages daily. We are seeking a dynamic Director of Manufacturing to lead our production facility, ensuring the highest standards of efficiency, quality, and safety.

Position Overview:

The Director of Manufacturing will oversee all aspects of our production facility. This role involves strategic planning, team management, process optimization, and...

Rosemont, IL - Hybrid/Flexible Arrangement | Or, Remote (preference given to local candidates)

People. Planet. Community.

Dairy’s journey starts on the farm, and the road we travel demonstrates our unwavering commitment to sustainable nutrition, as our farmers provide lasting and meaningful nourishment to people, the planet and our communities, both urban and rural. Join us on the journey!

Purpose of Position:

This position will help support the work of the Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) Farmer Outreach Team in developing and implementing key components of the annual plan. This work includes leading the day-to-day management of DMI’s farmer-focused digital strategy, including the farmer-facing website and social media channels, farmer communications vehicles and publications, and other farmer communications resources. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of seven years of experience with strong written/verbal...

Seeking a Visionary Director of Process Automation for a Global Food Manufacturing Leader

About Us:

Join our expansive journey as we continue to grow and innovate within the food manufacturing industry. With 78 locations worldwide, we're on the hunt for a Director of Process Automation to spearhead our automation initiatives. This role is crucial as we aim to enhance our operational efficiency and productivity through technological advancements. We are committed to supporting your transition with a comprehensive relocation package.

Your Role:

• Foundational Leadership: Spearhead the establishment of our automation department, setting the stage for cutting-edge practices in process automation.
• Management and Strategy: Oversee an Engineering Manager dedicated to the design and selection of advanced control systems for our large-scale processing plants, including PLCs, Networking, DCS, and SCADA systems.
• Innovation and Improvement: Conduct...

• Set up of automation department and organization.
• Manage Engineering Manager responsible for design and selection of control systems of larger processing plants (PLC, Networking, DCS And SCADA).
•  Prepare the control strategy for NA plants
• Study current machines, utility designs, and layout to find opportunities for process and/or engineering improvements through automation.
• Develop automation and control project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans and align with stakeholders.
•  Prepare automation and control project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends and recommend actions.
• Provide support and direction to Maintenance personnel who are managing field activities.
• Provide strategic project management services to the operating departments. Provide ongoing support for Plant Operations, including advances in automation, servo control, robotics, and...

Founded in 2001, WaveStrong is an industry leader in enterprise and cloud information security consulting services. We pride ourselves on our best of breed security solutions and services that span a myriad of government, education and business verticals. Our staff is comprised of both certified technical and business professionals who can help you successfully navigate complexities of planning, design, implementation and management of securing data. Our approach is vendor agnostic giving our customers the freedom to choose the best customized security model for their business.

Requirements

Experience in building, selling, and negotiating complex and multi-year hardware, software, delivery services, managed security services and security staffing solutions to Fortune 1000 clients.

The Sales Director’s focus will center on selling WaveStrong s professional services, managed security services and security product solutions to named accounts within a...

Job Title: Director, Project Management

Team: Product

Location: In-Person in Atlanta (GA), Chicago (IL), Newark (NJ), or New York City (NYC) 

Employment Type: Full-time

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Start Date: ASAP

About Braven

Braven is a career-accelerating program that prepares promising young people—many of whom are people of color, from low income backgrounds, and the first in their families to attend college—to secure a strong first opportunity after college graduation. 

We work with higher education and employer partners to offer a life-changing experience that begins with a semester-long course for college students followed by support that lasts through graduation.  

Together, we are helping to open up access to the American Promise, empowering a generation of leaders who mirror the...

WOW BAO is hiring a DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT for our team in Chicago!

Position Summary:The Director of Business Development will serve as the key contributor to the overall growth of Wow Bao’s Non-Traditional development by establishing new and building on existing, partner relationships.  The position will work closely with the CEO and VP of Strategic Growth to secure new non-traditional opportunities to support Wow Bao’s overall growth strategy. 

This role is based in Chicago, IL and onsite five days a week, except when traveling on company business. 

What we look for:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Business Development, preferably with fast casual or QSR branded concepts.
• Solution oriented: Where some see problems, you think through solutions & translate high-level goals into actionable plans.
• Self-starter: a bias towards action and can thrive in a...

Director of Human Resources – To $175K – Park Ridge, IL – Job # 3246

Who We Are

The Symicor Group is a boutique talent acquisition firm based in Lincolnshire, IL & Rockport, TX. Our nationally unique value proposition centers around providing the very best available banking and accounting talent. In fact, most of our recruiters are former bankers or accountants themselves!

We know how to evaluate the very best banking and accounting talent available in the market. Whether you are a candidate seeking a new opportunity or a bank or company president trying to fill an essential position, The Symicor Group stands ready to deliver premium results for you.

The Position

Our bank client is seeking to fill a Director of Human Resources role in the greater Park Ridge, IL area. The position is responsible for developing HR strategies, overseeing HR programs and operations, and ensuring compliance. This individual will plan, lead, direct,...

We are looking for an entrepreneurial leader to join Corcentric as an Associate Director, Advisory (Procurement) for our consulting practice. As strategic sourcing consultants and practitioners, we know sourcing and vendor management better than anyone. Our clients supplement their internal teams with our best practices, domain expertise, and market intelligence to proactively budget and plan, secure best in class deals, and optimize the value they receive from their suppliers.

We are currently hiring out of the following office locations:

• Downers Grove, IL
• Cherry Hill, NJ

This role may be eligible for voluntary work-from-home consideration. In order to be considered for this position, you should live within a commutable distance to one of these office locations, even if you plan to request a work-from-home arrangement, as there may be times when in-person meetings, training sessions, social events, or similar activities are held...

About North Park
Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world. Located for over 125 years on the land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in what is today Chicago’s northside, NPU has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution and is committed to serving diverse populations. Elevating North Park University’s core distinctives of Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, NPU values diversity among its Faculty and is committed to building a racially and culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages the nomination and candidacies of persons who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color regardless of gender.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The...