SVP, Talent Strategy & Leadership

Publicis Groupe; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe, based in New York, is seeking a Senior Vice President, Talent to lead talent strategy across client groups and partner with senior leaders to shape people priorities in a complex, matrixed professional services environment.

You will oversee a 600+ employee population, guiding organizational health, development, and succession, and driving programs across regions with a focus on leadership capability, engagement, and governance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive Human Resources leadership experience.
• Strategic partner to senior leaders and trusted advisor.
• Familiarity with international employment laws.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior business leaders on talent, culture, organizational effectiveness, leadership, and workforce-related priorities.
• Help define and lead talent strategies that support business growth, operating priorities, organizational agility, and employee engagement across assigned client groups.
• Provide counsel on organization design, organizational planning, leadership effectiveness, performance management, workforce planning, employee relations, and change management.
• Partner with finance and business leaders to align talent decisions with commercial priorities, operating plans, financial performance, and growth objectives.
• Identify and address organizational health, morale, culture, and leadership effectiveness issues that may affect business performance, retention, or employee experience.
• Support compensation planning and decision-making with a solid understanding of compensation philosophy, market competitiveness, pay equity, governance, and implementation in a matrixed environment.
• Translate business strategy into actionable people plans that strengthen leadership capability, retain critical talent, enable growth, and support evolving organizational needs.
• Assess workforce needs across organization design, staffing, performance, succession, development, communications, and change readiness.
• Develop clear action plans with defined priorities, owners, landmarks, and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure disciplined execution of key Talent deliverables within a complex, matrixed professional services organization, with accountability for quality, timeliness, adoption, and business partnership.
• Identify and support leadership development, capability-building, and learning initiatives that accelerate talent readiness and strengthen the leadership pipeline.
• Evolve continuing education and development programs to meet business needs, strengthen manager capability, and support talent competitiveness.
• Lead resolution of complex, sensitive, or high-impact HR matters with sound judgment, discretion, and strong partnership.
• Advise leadership on practical interventions, decision points, and risk mitigation plans related to talent, culture, performance, and organizational effectiveness.
• Facilitate leadership discussions and present data-driven insights on employee listening, performance management, engagement, inclusion, leadership effectiveness, and talent priorities.
• Use HR metrics, analytics, workforce insights, and external talent trends to inform recommendations and improve programs, processes, and organizational practices.
• Drive improvements to Talent communications, operating rhythms, and standards to increase consistency, clarity, efficiency, and employee experience.

Skills

Executive presence

Strategic partnership

Change management

Data-driven decision making

Education

BS/BA in related field

Job description

Publicis Groupe, based in New York, is seeking a Senior Vice President, Talent to lead talent strategy across client groups and partner with senior leaders to shape people priorities in a complex, matrixed professional services environment.

You will oversee a 600+ employee population, guiding organizational health, development, and succession, and driving programs across regions with a focus on leadership capability, engagement, and governance.