Vice President, People (Nashville, TN Hybrid)

HarperCollins Publishers • Nashville, TN

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, People serves as HarperCollins Christian Publishing’s lead consultative human resources business partner, shaping the division’s people strategy, organization design, and employee relations approach. This role is the lead HR partner for the HarperCollins Christian Publishing division, reporting to the SVP, Deputy CHRO. The focus is to provide consultative counsel to divisional leaders, translating business priorities into people strategy and organization solutions.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive HR leadership, with deep experience in consultative business partnership, employee relations, organization design, scalability, and people strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, advise, and build trust with senior leaders while balancing business priorities, employee needs, and organizational risk.
• Proven success leading organization change, workforce planning, and talent initiatives in a complex, evolving environment.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Openness and respect for the organization’s mission, values, and culture.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or SHRM-SCP/SPHR preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted, consultative advisor to divisional leadership on business and people priorities.
• Lead organization design, workforce planning, change and talent strategies that support divisional goals.
• Lead complex employee relations, performance, and workplace matters with sound judgment, consistency, and practical solutions.
• Partner with leaders to assess organizational capabilities, strengthen succession pipelines, and advance talent development and retention priorities.
• Advise senior leaders on team effectiveness, performance, leadership capability, and organizational health.
• Collaborate across the People Team and broader organization to align divisional needs with enterprise programs, policies, and best practices.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package
• Variety of physical health benefits
• Retirement and savings benefits
• Caregiving benefits
• Emotional wellbeing benefits
• Transportation benefits
• Other benefits
• Elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive