Cielo Talent is a global talent acquisition partner helping organizations strengthen how they attract, manage, and hire people. Its services include recruitment process outsourcing, contingent workforce management, and talent acquisition consulting, supported by technology such as AI. Cielo Talent works with organizations across healthcare, life sciences, technology, and other industries, with an emphasis on tailored hiring strategies and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Senior Vice President, People and Culture – Wisconsin Remote
Lead Cielo Talent’s global People and Culture strategy across its talent acquisition business. Oversee HR transformation, total rewards, compliance, workforce planning, and executive people partnership.
Description
- Set and deliver a global People and Culture strategy aligned with business goals and executive priorities
- Counsel executive leaders on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership capability, succession, and people risk
- Direct enterprise-wide people transformation programs
- Build and mentor Senior HR Business Partners
- Standardize people policies, performance management, talent practices, and employee relations frameworks
- Direct workforce planning, talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development
- Create competency and skills frameworks
- Own the annual performance management cycle
- Manage global People Operations and employee support services throughout the employee lifecycle
- Advance process standardization, governance, continuous improvement, and HR technology adoption
- Promote an inclusive, high-performing culture through engagement, recognition, wellbeing, and belonging programs
- Set compensation, benefits, and total rewards strategy
- Oversee compensation reviews, job architecture, salary structures, and benefits effectiveness
- Work with Finance on workforce budgets, forecasts, and cost planning
- Establish people governance and manage HR compliance, audits, policies, records, and risk mitigation
- Oversee health, safety, occupational health, and employee wellbeing governance
- Coordinate with Finance on employee lifecycle events, workforce data, compensation changes, and benefits transactions
- Apply people analytics and workforce insights to strategic decisions
- Oversee HR technology and people systems, including workforce data quality, privacy, and compliance
- Lead, coach, and develop a global People and Culture team
- Manage Senior HR Business Partners, the Senior Manager of Benefits and Compensation, and the Manager of People and Culture Operations
Requirements
- Master’s degree or international equivalent in business, human resources, or a related discipline
- At least 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience
- Five or more years leading multiple global or international HR functions
- Demonstrated success leading HR for global, multi-region organizations of comparable size, with approximately 1,500 to 5,000 employees
- Experience guiding organizations through transitions, restructuring, or HR transformation
- Extensive knowledge of global employment practices, compliance, HR Operations, and modern talent strategies
- Strong financial acumen and experience partnering with Finance on workforce modeling and cost planning
- Ability to combine strategic direction with hands-on leadership in a lean or evolving HR structure
- Experience in professional services, technology, shared services, or another global, matrixed environment
- SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or comparable global HR credentials preferred
- Authorization to live and work in the United States
- Willingness to adjust schedules occasionally for collaboration across regions
Benefits
- Remote work within the United States
- Influence on executive-level decisions
- Leadership of enterprise-wide transformation
- Opportunity to create lasting impact across people, culture, and growth
- Employee engagement, recognition, wellbeing, and belonging programs
- Benefits and total rewards programs