Vice President - People & Culture
Ready to shape the future of a global workforce? We're seeking a visionary Vice President, People & Culture to lead our people strategy, elevate the employee experience, and build the capabilities that drive business success across a growing international organisation. In return, you'll have the opportunity to influence executive decision-making, lead enterprise-wide transformation, and make a lasting impact on our people, culture, and growth journey.
The Vice President - People & Culture serves as the senior-most HR leader for the organization, responsible for building and executing a global people strategy that aligns with business priorities and supports a consistent, high-quality employee experience across all regions.
This role unifies multiple HR functions - including HR Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition support for Corporate Functions, HR Operations and Administration, Employee Support Services, Benefits, Compensation, and close collaboration with Payroll operated under Financial Operations - into a cohesive, scalable, and service-focused People & Culture function.
Location: United States. Applicants must have the right to live and work in the US.
Work setup: Remote based within the US - Monday to Friday. Whilst this role primarily operates within Central or Eastern US Time Zones, it is part of a global team - Candidates should be comfortable with occasional schedule flexibility to collaborate with colleagues across different regions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Enterprise People Strategy & Leadership
- Develop and execute a global People & Culture strategy aligned with organizational objectives and executive leadership priorities.
- Serve as the senior People & Culture advisor to executive leaders on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership capability, succession, and people-related risk.
- Lead enterprise-wide people transformation initiatives that strengthen organizational capability and business performance.
HR Business Partnership & Talent Strategy
- Lead and develop a team of Senior HR Business Partners to deliver strategic partnership and coaching to leaders across the organization.
- Drive consistency in the application of people policies, performance management, talent practices, and employee relations frameworks.
- Lead enterprise workforce planning, talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development to ensure the organization has required capabilities to deliver strategic goals.
- Establish competency and skills frameworks that support workforce planning, career development, and organizational capability building.
- Lead the annual performance management cycle, ensuring consistency, accountability, and alignment with business objectives.
People Operations & Employee Experience
- Lead global People Operations and employee support services, ensuring efficient, compliant, and employee-centric service delivery across the employee lifecycle including onboarding, employee changes, leave administration, and offboarding.
- Drive process standardization, governance, continuous improvement, and technology adoption to enhance employee and manager experience.
- Champion a high-performing, inclusive culture aligned with organizational values through engagement, recognition, wellbeing, and belonging initiatives.
Total Rewards & Compensation
- Lead the organization's compensation, benefits, and total rewards strategy, ensuring competitiveness, equity, compliance, and fiscal responsibility.
- Oversee compensation review processes, job architecture, salary structure governance, and benefits program effectiveness across jurisdictions.
- Partner with Finance on workforce budgeting, forecasting, and workforce cost planning.
Compliance, Risk & Governance
- Establish and maintain a robust people governance framework that ensures compliance with employment legislation, regulatory requirements, company policies, and ethical standards globally.
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