VP, People Business Partner

lplfinancial; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 129,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking a Vice President, People Business Partner to advise senior leaders on talent, leadership, culture, and workforce strategy. You will partner with executives to solve business challenges and prepare teams for AI-driven changes, while turning strategy into actionable initiatives across the organization.

You will collaborate with recruiting, compensation, learning, communications, workforce analytics, and employee experience to accelerate performance and shape the future of

Qualifications

• Experience influencing senior leaders, coaching leaders, and solving complex business challenges.
• Proven success leading change, improving team effectiveness, and driving organizational outcomes.
• Strong business acumen, executive presence, analytical capability, and practical execution skills.
• Curiosity about AI, automation, and the future of work, with a collaborative approach and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Shape Business Outcomes Through People: Partner with senior leaders to accelerate performance and align talent and organizational strategies to business priorities.
• Anticipate workforce needs and use data, insight, and judgment to guide decisions.
• Lead Workforce Transformation: Help leaders redesign work and navigate change driven by AI, automation, and evolving business needs.
• Develop Great Leaders and Teams: Coach and challenge leaders, strengthen succession readiness, and improve team effectiveness.
• Lead Beyond Your Function: Partner across the People organization to deliver integrated solutions, align stakeholders, and advance enterprise priorities.
• Help create a workplace where people can do their best work and feel they belong.
• How Success Will Be Measured: Become a trusted advisor and sought‑after thought partner to business leaders.
• Improve organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, succession readiness, and workforce planning.
• Lead successful transformation, including organizational change and AI‑enabled ways of working.
• Use data and cross‑functional partnerships to simplify complexity, accelerate decisions, and deliver measurable outcomes.

Skills

Executive presence

Coaching leaders

Change management

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Education

JD / MBA or equivalent

Job description

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you'll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview

As Vice President, People Business Partner, you will advise senior leaders on talent, leadership, culture, organizational effectiveness, and workforce strategy. You will help executives solve business challenges, strengthen leadership capability, and prepare teams for AI, automation, and new ways of working. In partnership with recruiting, compensation, learning, communications, workforce analytics, and employee experience, you will turn strategy into action.

Responsibilities

Shape Business Outcomes Through People

Partner with senior leaders to accelerate performance and align talent and organizational strategies to business priorities.

Anticipate workforce needs and use data, insight, and judgment to guide decisions.

Lead Workforce Transformation

Help leaders redesign work and navigate change driven by AI, automation, and evolving business needs.

Build readiness for technology-enabled transformation and champion solutions that improve productivity, employee experience, and business outcomes.

Develop Great Leaders and Teams

Coach and challenge leaders, strengthen succession readiness, and improve team effectiveness.

Foster accountability, learning, growth, and continuous improvement while developing talent within your own team.

Lead Beyond Your Function

Partner across the People organization to deliver integrated solutions, align stakeholders, and advance enterprise priorities.

Help create a workplace where people can do their best work and feel they belong.

How Success Will Be Measured

Become a trusted advisor and sought‑after thought partner to business leaders.

Improve organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, succession readiness, and workforce planning.

Lead successful transformation, including organizational change and AI‑enabled ways of working.

Use data and cross‑functional partnerships to simplify complexity, accelerate decisions, and deliver measurable outcomes.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for strong collaborators and team players who thrive in fast‑paced, team‑oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness , act with integrity , and are driven to help our clients succeed . We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Who Thrives Here?

Successful leaders in this role are relationship builders, strategic thinkers, problem solvers, and change leaders. They bring business acumen, courage, curiosity, sound judgment, and optimism about AI and innovation. They can move easily between executive strategy, leader coaching, and team transformation. They also bring humility, empathy, kindness, and a sense of humor that keeps teams connected and grounded.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience influencing senior leaders, coaching leaders, and solving complex business challenges.
• Proven success leading change, improving team effectiveness, and driving organizational outcomes.
• Strong business acumen, executive presence, analytical capability, and practical execution skills.
• Curiosity about AI, automation, and the future of work, with a collaborative approach and sound judgment.
• JD, MBA, advanced degree, or relevant professional certifications are valued but not required.

Pay Range

$128,750.00 - $214,652.00

Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play - such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more.

Company Overview

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor‑mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses.

For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.c

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