VP, People eXperience, The Orchard

About the Company

Responsibilities

• ● Serve as day-to-day PX Business Partner and trusted advisor to the CEO, COO and The Orchard leadership team, with oversight of the broader teams' employee experience through your PXBP team (with responsibility for 800 employees across over 50 markets around the world). Set priorities. Partner with the CEO and COO to define the priorities that matter most, anchored in the business plan and the annual culture survey and translate them into a clear PX strategic plan across the employee journey. Drive operational improvement. Identify and implement opportunities to improve how the business runs, systems, processes, new technology and ways of working, workflow integration, workforce planning, and staffing models, in partnership with the wider Americas PX team and the COEs. Build strong relationships. Cultivate durable, candid relationships with leadership and employees; serve as a key liaison and trusted business partner on all People eXperience initiatives, programs, and processes, balancing strategic counsel with hands on support. Guide employee relations. Provide oversight and judgment on employee relations issues in partnership with the People Relations team, escalating as appropriate and owning the leadership-facing dimension of sensitive issues. Shape enterprise initiatives. Partner with the leadership team and territory leads on key organization development and initiatives that carry implications beyond the local market, up to the global business. Lead through data. Deliver quarterly people-data and insights reviews to your leadership teams and use data, analytics and financials to build the business case for change. Support M&A. Contribute to M&A activities through PX due diligence, cultural and systems integration, in close partnership with the VP PX M&A lead, The Orchard M&A team and PX Operations and Total Rewards.
• ● Operational Delivery & Leadership Lead the annual compensation planning and review cycle for The Orchard's global business. Working with COO & CFO on budgeting and local PX partners, compensation team on process and delivery. Partner on the annual Business Planning process with the CEO, COO & CFO Reflecting on organizational successes and challenges, establishing key people priorities that drive and enable the business strategic plan for the year ahead. Drive weekly people planning with the CFO and COO on headcount, open roles, employee contracts and people shifts. Facilitate quarterly people data and insights review with The Orchard Leadership team address key themes and propose solutions to any trends. Operational Delivery. Collaborate, influence and partner with COEs and local PX business partners on operational aspects that impact the full employee cycle from hiring to exits, including intern and early career experience and fixed-term contractors. Oversee the onboarding experience of all new hires and ensure PXBPs are guiding the experience in partnership with direct People Leader Lead the annual employee engagement survey process from planning through action, including communications, analysis of results, and partnering with senior leaders to develop and execute meaningful action plans.
• ● Culture, Change and Continuous Impact Champion the culture. Lead, role model and develop a strong culture through our Global People Promise and Values, one that fuels inclusion, innovation, and collaboration. Think like a business leader. Build deep commercial and industry acumen and adapt PX practices and approach to reflect and enable our creator first approach. Lead Change. Drive organizational change and transformation. Guide leaders and employees through the change curve and build teams and individuals that are resilient, adaptable, and steady under pressure. Raise engagement. Own employee engagement initiatives that lift performance and satisfaction, and act on what the culture survey and listening data tell you. Advance inclusion. In partnership with The Orchard's D&I team and The Orchard's leadership team, develop and deliver strategies for diversity, accessibility and inclusion at every level. Build learning capability. Champion The Learning Collective and a culture of continuous learning and growth for leaders and employees, including your own, and lift adaptability to new technologies, systems, and ways of working, as well as the continued development of The Orchard Academy.
• ● Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership Lead your team. Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of PX professionals across the US and the UK/Europe. Set clear goals, grow their capability, and hold a high bar. Partner with Sony Music's centers of excellence (C.O.E's). Work closely with Talent Acquisition, People Operations, People Relations, Compensation, Benefits, The Learning Collective, Organization Success, Diversity and Inclusion, Communication teams to design consistent, high-impact experiences for The Orchard global business. Connect to the enterprise. Contribute to a highly collaborative USBP, Americas and Global People Experience team on cross-functional and global projects and initiatives. Deliver for the offices. Ensure close partnership with Finance, Operations, Comms, Diversity & Inclusion, Philanthropy, Social Impact and Environment, Facilities and Business & Legal Affairs teams, to develop and deliver an optimal employee experience across all The Orchard offices. Strategic global compensation partnership. Work with the Compensation & Benefits teams, to set appropriate pay and reward strategies, using market analysis information to keep offerings competitive. Keep compliant. Ensure compliance with local employment laws, regulations, dataprivacy standards, and other relevant local policies.
• ● You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• ● A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
• ● An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
• ● Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
• ● Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
• ● The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
• ● Time off for a winter recess
• ● Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.