Vice President of People

The Role

We’re seeking a dynamic Vice President of People to join our leadership team and lead our People function through its next phase of growth. Reporting to the CFO and leading a team of five, you’ll own every aspect of our People strategy, from culture and employee experience to performance management, compensation, leadership development and international expansion.

This is not a legacy HR role. We need a hands-on builder and strategic partner who can operate at both a micro and macro-level, someone energized by the opportunity to scale our organization and build a world-class employee experience that attracts, engages, and retains top-tier talent.

What You’ll Do

• Culture & Employee Engagement
  • Champion and continuously evolve adMarketplace’s culture to reflect our mission, 5C values, and business goals.
  • Design and implement a cohesive employee engagement strategy that includes formal and informal feedback loops to surface actionable insights and enhance the employee experience.
  • Establish consistent and scalable practices for manager enablement, internal communications, and team health to promote alignment and accountability at every level of the organization.
  • Develop and champion employee wellbeing programs, including mental health resources and work-life balance initiatives, to support a healthy, resilient workforce. 
• Talent Management & Performance
  • Lead talent strategies that support scalable growth, including succession planning, performance development, and workforce planning.
  • Oversee talent performance programs and continuous feedback practices to ensure alignment between employee growth and company goals.
  • Serve as a trusted and strategic advisor to executive leadership, proactively identifying talent gaps and development opportunities to accelerate performance and retention.
  • Build and refine performance management and talent review frameworks that drive continuous feedback, high accountability, and employee growth.
  • Launch leadership development and upskilling programs that support career mobility and long-term succession planning.
• Compensation & Total Rewards
  • Own the development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of adMarketplace’s compensation philosophy, ensuring alignment with company values, business objectives, and growth trajectory.
  • Lead compensation benchmarking and market analysis to ensure competitiveness across roles, departments, and geographies.
  • Partner with Finance and executive leadership to guide annual planning cycles, merit reviews, and promotion calibrations with transparency and fairness.
  • Ensure alignment between compensation practices and performance management frameworks to reward impact and high performance.
• Onboarding, Retention & Development
  • Optimize the onboarding experience to accelerate new hire integration and engagement.
  • Develop and execute retention strategies that promote long-term career growth and organizational stability.
  • Develop scalable retention strategies by analyzing attrition trends, manager effectiveness, and employee feedback to proactively address friction points through thoughtful programming and policy.
  • Own the design and implementation of career development frameworks, enabling clarity around growth paths, internal mobility, and progression.
• International People Strategy
  • Ensure compliance with employment laws and HR best practices across all operating regions.
  • Tailor employee programs and policies to reflect cultural and legal nuances while maintaining a unified global approach.
• People Operations & Leadership
  • Lead, mentor, and scale a People team of five.
  • Develop KPIs and dashboards to measure HR effectiveness and proactively support business objectives.
  • Optimize HR systems and data capabilities to support scale, efficiency, and insight-driven decision-making.
  • Serve as a key thought partner to the executive team on people strategy and organizational design.
  • Champion organizational change and evolution through employee-centered strategies that support growth and transformation.
• Change Management & Organizational Agility 
  • Lead change management efforts to enable organizational agility, ensuring smooth transitions during growth, restructuring, or strategic pivots through clear communication and employee support.  

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, with at least 5 years in a senior People role.
• Demonstrated success scaling teams and headcount in a high-growth startup to midsize environment - preferably within media, entertainment, or technology industries.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing HR teams.
• Deep experience in talent performance, engagement, and total rewards across international teams.
• Hands-on leader who is comfortable building from the ground up while also operating at a strategic level.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.

Compensation Range: Base: $225,000-$250,000 plus bonus and equity

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