Vice President People & Culture
Wauwatosa, WI - USA
Job Summary
Ready to shape the future of a global workforce Were 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 return youll 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 organizations 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.
- Oversee HR compliance programs audits policy governance record management and risk mitigation activities.
- Provide oversight for health safety occupational health and employee wellbeing governance ensuring alignment with legal obligations and organizational standards.
- Partner with Finance to ensure accurate and timely processing of employee lifecycle events workforce data compensation changes and benefits-related transactions.
People Analytics Technology & Team Leadership
- Leverage people analytics and workforce insights to support strategic decision-making workforce planning and organizational performance.
- Oversee the effective use and continuous improvement of HR technologies and people systems maintaining strong governance over workforce data quality privacy and compliance.
- Lead coach and develop a high-performing global People & Culture team fostering a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
The Vice President - People & Culture will lead a team including Senior HR Business Partners Senior Manager - Benefits & Compensation and Manager - People & Culture Operations providing guidance performance leadership and growth opportunities to develop a high-performing organization.
Qualifications :
Position Requirements
Education:
- Masters or international equivalent in Business Human Resources or similar field required.
Experience:
- 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience with at least 5 years leading multiple global/international HR functions
- Proven Success leading HR in global multi-region organizations of similar scale (1500-5000 employees).
- Experience guiding organizations through transition restructuring or HR transformation.
- Deep knowledge of global employment practices compliance HR Operations and modern talent strategies.
Exposure:
- Strong financial acumen and experience partnering with Finance on workforce modelling and cost planning.
- Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on leadership in a lean or evolving HR structure.
- Background in professional services technology shared services or other global matrixed environments.
- Certification (SPHR SHRM-SCP) or global HR credentials preferred.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
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