Vice President, People (Nashville, TN Hybrid)

About the role

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. Reporting to the SVP, Deputy CHRO, the role provides consultative counsel to divisional leaders, translating business priorities into people strategy and organization solutions.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• Experience: 15+ years of progressive HR leadership, with deep experience in consultative business partnership, employee relations, organization design, scalability, and people strategy.
• Executive Partnership: Demonstrated ability to influence, advise, and build trust with senior leaders while balancing business priorities, employee needs, and organizational risk.
• Change Leadership: Proven success leading organization change, workforce planning, and talent initiatives in a complex, evolving environment.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or SHRM‑SCP/SPHR preferred.
• Culture Alignment: Openness and respect for the organization’s mission, values, and culture.

Benefits

The company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, including physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, plus elective benefits that employees may select to best fit their needs and personal situations.

Pay

The quoted salary range represents the company’s good‑faith estimate of what ideal candidates are likely to expect; offers are tailored within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other relevant factors.