Vice President of People Experience

Title: Vice President of People Experience 

Level: M6 

Reports to: Chief People Officer

Location: Fully remote with some travel required

Summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Vice President to join the People department. We believe that our people are our most important asset, and the policy and practice work of our People department is critical to identifying, supporting, developing, and retaining excellent colleagues who advance the Foundation’s mission. This role will work side-by-side with the Chief People Officer to develop and implement a talent philosophy that supports our mission and organizational culture while simultaneously:

• Achieving measurable business and social impact goals; and
• Leading our talent colleagues as they navigate our HR systems and processes

Specifically, you’ll be an energetic leader, strategic thinker, and problem solver across strategic and tactical human resource planning, talent management, and culture.You’ll learn from the Foundation’s leaders and managers and then tailor critical HR support for each business line’s growth and evolving needs. In parallel, you will be driving culturally- and values- aligned HR investments that allow for a stellar employee experience and position Wikimedia as an employer of choice in the global nonprofit, technology, and advocacy fields.

Key areas of responsibility will include effective oversight, coordination and implementation of various HR policies and processes, talent management and development, rewards and recognition, and organizational effectiveness. Additionally, the VP, People Experience will lead efforts for employee engagement/relations as well as internal communications.

You’ll partner with and mentor 14 colleagues overseeing business partner activities, people operations, compensation and benefits and HRIS. 

This position requires an individual who can act as a senior consultant to the business, build and execute a strong integrated HR strategy, as well as manage and develop the teams that support each department’s unique business needs, culture and objectives. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a combination of strong business and coaching acumen -- acquired within a large (hundreds of staff), complex (multi-program/initiative), global and geographically dispersed organization -- and a significant human resource functional track record across employee relations, compensation/benefits, people operations and HRIS, and with the knowledge to guide the development of effective HR strategies, policies and practices.

You’ll provide a pragmatic perspective based on business and organizational transformation, active collaboration, agility, and the ability to successfully partner with and advise senior departmental leaders. You’ll be a forward thinker with the ability to assume responsibility without direct supervision, exercise initiative and judgment, and make decisions within the scope of assigned authority. We need you to take a “roll up your sleeves” approach to day-to-day work, and also act as a strategic advisor to the senior leadership team in furthering the organization's goals. You should definitely pay high attention to detail, be a great multitasker, and quickly adapt to a changing work environment.

Key Responsibilities

Organizational Development

• Develop, maintain and lead our organization-wide leadership, culture and values agenda
• Be a thought partner to the VP, Growth & Belonging to help execute a global diversity and inclusion vision, strategy, and project plan supportive of hiring, retaining, and developing a diverse, and globally-dispersed, talent pipeline
• Partner with the VP, Growth & Belonging to analyze employee survey results for effective integration into the organizational process, and partner with organizational leaders to implement changes as needed as needed
• Provide advice and direction to senior people managers across the Foundation on various aspects of HR and people practices
• Partner with People Department leadership to leverage workforce analytics and various business metrics to support business decisions and to track progress against performance expectations
• Establish and implement change management frameworks and best practices to support the company’s need to scale while maintaining our core values and culture
• Partner effectively with colleagues on policy development (for example with VP, Growth & Belonging on employee relations or with People Department leadership, Legal and Finance on competitive rewards)
• Inform organizational direction in collaboration with a cohort of VP peers