VP, HR Projects & Transformation

Key Responsibilities

• People Transformation Leadership
• Lead the design and execution of HR change and transformation programmes, ensuring alignment with business strategy and priorities.
• Serve as PMO lead for People projects, partnering closely with the Head of HR Tech, AI & Automation.
• Build change capability across the HR function and support leaders in navigating organisational change.
• Portfolio and Programme Management
• Own the governance, prioritisation, and delivery oversight of the People programme portfolio.
• Lead the implementation and adoption of People transformation initiatives, including a new global Learning Management System (LMS), employee intranet and future HR technology investments.
• Monitor programme performance, risks, dependencies, and benefits realisation across all major initiatives. Establish clear success measures and reporting to monitor performance
• Develop executive business cases and recommendations to support investment decisions and ROI
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management
• Lead, coach, and develop team members
• Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders and key stakeholders across the organisation.
• Influence decision making at executive level through clear insight, commercial judgement, and thoughtful challenge.
• Foster collaboration across HR Centres of Excellence, HR Business Partners, and regional teams to deliver integrated people solutions.
• Serve as a member of the AI Governance Committee, ensuring appropriate oversight, compliance, and ethical use of AI within HR processes.
• Learning & Organisational Capability
• Lead the global Learning & Development team and set the strategic direction for learning.
• Oversee learning budgets and ensure learning investments build the skills and capabilities required to support future business needs. Monitor effectiveness.
• Drive a culture of continuous learning, leadership development, career growth and knowledge sharing.
• Compensation & Benefits Leadership
• Lead the global Compensation & Benefits team and provide strategic direction for reward programmes that attract and retain great people
• Ensure compensation and benefit practices remain competitive, equitable, sustainable, and aligned to business objectives.
• Key Skills and Experience
• Significant senior leadership experience within HR, People Transformation, Change, Organisational Development, or a related field.
• Proven success leading People transformation programmes within a global, matrixed organisation working across functions and countries.
• The ideal candidate will bring a combination of in-house business experience and consulting expertise
• Strong experience of programme governance, portfolio management, and change leadership.
• Experience leading specialist HR teams, ideally including Learning & Development and/or Compensation & Benefits.
• Strong understanding of HR technology, digital transformation, and emerging AI opportunities within People functions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and drive alignment across multiple functions and geographies.
• Ability to influence senior executives and present effectively to Executive Committees.
• Strong commercial acumen and an ability to translate people initiatives into measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and problem-solving capability.
• Apply
• If this aligns with your next career move, we’d love to hear from you.
• Apply via our website www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions