Vice President, People Business Partner

Where Conviviality is at work.

Pernod Ricard is a global premium international champagnes and spirits company. We’re the team behind leading brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, The Glenlivet®, Beefeater and Malfy Gins, and a leading portfolio of American whiskey brands including Jefferson’s, Rabbit Hole, TX, Smooth Ambler and Skrewball™ whiskey.

Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivialité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard.

Guided by our 4 core values: (1) grounded in the real; (2) fiercely authentic; (3) passion for challenge; and (4) connected beyond borders; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!

The salary range for this role, based in New York, is $226,600.00 to $283,200.00. The range may vary if the role outside of this location.  Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a candidate’s experience, skills against internal peers and against the scope and responsibilities of the position.

Job Summary: 

As Vice President, People Business Partner, you will lead the People Agenda for the U.S. business and serve as a member of the North America People & Experiences (P&E) leadership team. Reporting to the Chief People Officer and partnering closely with senior business leaders, you will translate business strategy and transformation priorities into organization, talent, workforce, and culture decisions that enable performance and sustainable growth.

You will lead an experienced team of People Business Partners and Talent Acquisition Managers and partner closely across Talent, Organizational Development, Employee Relations, Total Rewards, Legal, Compliance, and other Centers of Excellence and global teams. You will shape organizational effectiveness, talent, employee experience, culture, and workforce strategy across a complex, fast-moving organization.

This role will play an important part in strengthening the organizational capabilities, leadership, and ways of working needed to support the evolving needs of the U.S. business. It requires a commercially minded, high-potential People leader who can move comfortably between enterprise strategy and hands-on execution, using data, judgment, and deep business understanding to create meaningful outcomes for our people and the business. The successful candidate will be visible in the market, staying close to leaders, employees, customers, and the realities of the business.

Who will love this job: 

• A commercially minded People leader who connects business strategy to practical, scalable people solutions.

• A trusted adviser who builds credibility with senior leaders, challenges constructively, and brings clarity to complex or sensitive decisions.

• An accomplished, up-and-coming People leader who brings relevant depth across business partnership, organizational effectiveness, talent, and transformation and is ready to grow through a broad, high-impact VP role.

• A builder who looks critically at operating models, systems, processes, and capabilities and understands what must be strengthened to enable the longer-term People strategy.

• A people manager who develops strong teams, promotes accountability, and works effectively across Centers of Excellence and global partners.

• An analytical, pragmatic decision-maker who uses workforce and employee insights to guide decisions, measure impact, and drive meaningful business outcomes.

What you’ll do:

• Set and execute the U.S. People strategy, translating business and transformation priorities into organization, talent, workforce, and culture plans that strengthen performance, engagement, retention, and operational effectiveness.

• Serve as a strategic partner to the Pernod Ricard North America Extended Leadership Team, advising on organizational effectiveness, workforce strategy, leadership, talent, culture, and transformation.

• Lead organizational design and change initiatives, including operating models, workforce structure, decision rights, spans and layers, leadership transitions, role redesign, and new ways of working.

• Shape the employee experience and engagement agenda by aligning leadership behaviors, people practices, culture, and business priorities and using employee and organizational insights to identify opportunities and measure impact.

• Strengthen leadership and talent pipelines through talent reviews, succession planning, performance management, development, internal mobility, and strategic career planning in partnership with the Talent Center of Excellence.

• Lead U.S. strategic workforce planning, including headcount and role prioritization, location and capacity planning, and future capability requirements related to automation, artificial intelligence, evolving business needs, and pipeline growth.

• Own U.S. Talent Acquisition execution in alignment with Talent COE strategy and standards, ensuring strong pipelines, disciplined hiring delivery, and actionable market and candidate insights that inform talent and business decisions.

• Use workforce, talent, and business data to measure organizational effectiveness and evaluate the impact of People strategies, investments, and programs.

• Partner with Total Rewards, Employee Relations, Legal, and Compliance on reward programs, sensitive employee matters, workforce risk, policy, and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.

• Lead and develop the People Business Partner and Talent Acquisition teams, strengthening business acumen, analytics, consulting capability, accountability, and operational excellence.

• Drive continuous improvement across People processes, systems, analytics, and ways of working to strengthen scalability, effectiveness, and the experience of leaders and employees.

• Act as a credible deputy to the Chief People Officer and contribute to enterprise-wide priorities as a member of the North America People & Experiences leadership team.

What’s in it for me?

Being part of an inclusive and diverse company where professional development and internal career mobility is front-and-center to our talent strategy.  This means your career at Pernod Ricard has many possibilities. You'll be part of a culture that celebrates the rich diversity of our people across the globe and be part of our long-standing commitment to making exceptional products, giving back to our communities, and honoring our responsibility to preserve the environment. 

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources leadership experience, including current or recent experience operating at the Vice President level in a business partner or enterprise People leadership role.

• Demonstrated success advising senior executives and leadership teams through organizational transformation, business change, and complex people decisions.

• Experience operating successfully in complex, fast-paced, global matrixed organizations, with the leadership maturity and growth potential to make a sustained impact in the role.

• Deep capability in organizational effectiveness, talent strategy, workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, change leadership, and employee engagement.

• Strong business acumen, analytical capability, executive presence, and judgment, with the ability to influence across all levels of an organization.

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing senior Human Resources professionals and working effectively across Centers of Excellence.

• Experience using workforce and talent data to inform decision-making and evaluate the effectiveness of People strategies and investments.

• Experience in a consumer-facing, CPG, beverage/alcohol, or similarly complex multinational environment strongly preferred.

• Ability to work in a hybrid environment with a minimum of three days in the office each week and travel approximately 25 percent based on business needs, including regular time in market.

Job Posting End Date:

Target Hire Date:

2026-11-02

When you join Pernod Ricard, you’ll experience a workplace that is rich in heritage, driven by our iconic brands and a long-standing commitment to sustainability, safety, and giving back to the people and communities where we work. We know that happiness at work starts with that feeling of belonging you get from an inclusive culture where being uniquely you is celebrated. Our values are lived, they drive our behaviors, and it’s what brings our culture to life.

Our work philosophy celebrates the magic of human connection with the flexibility needed to provide one's most meaningful contribution. We offer a flexible work policy, with most of our positions offering a a hybrid option with flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week. As a global employer, we understand that not everyone’s working hours are the same, and we empower our employees to work the hours that make the most sense for them and their team’s schedules.

We offer employees great benefits and perks to toast to a life filled with support. Check out PRUSABenefits.com for details.

This recruitment process uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to match applicant skills with role requirements and qualifications.

Pernod Ricard USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It employs qualified individuals based solely on ability, training, and experience, and does not and will not, discriminate for or against any employee or applicant for employment or promotion based upon actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service or any other classification protected by law. Offers will be subject to United States local terms.

Pernod Ricard USA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Pernod Ricard USA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. To request reasonable accommodation during the application process, contact us at [email protected].