Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, HR & Talent Advisory, LHH

Our next generation HR & Talent Advisory business focuses on helping organizations navigate the complex dynamics of organizational design, leadership, culture, and change.

The VP, Strategic Initiatives, is a strategic partner to the SVP of our Talent Advisory business. This is a high-impact role for someone who can operate at altitude, anticipate needs, drive alignment, and ensure execution across a dynamic, global practice. You will collaborate closely with senior leaders to shape strategy, manage priorities, and help scale a new business line. This role reports directly to the SVP of the Talent Advisory business. While it has no direct reports initially, the VP, Strategic Initiatives will have significant exposure and influence across senior leadership and global teams.

Reporting Relationships:

• Reports to the SVP HR & Talent Advisory

Location:

• North America or UKI

Travel Requirement:

• Frequent (20%)

Languages:

• English. Any additional languages are a plus.

What you'll do

Key Responsibilities

• Function as a thought partner to the SVP, helping set and drive the business unit's strategic agenda.
• Bring a collaborative mindset, work with humility and creating strong relationships across levels, business lines, and regions.
• Triage and manage the SVP's workflow and priorities, ensuring time and focus are aligned to the most critical initiatives.
• Lead or co-lead complex, cross-functional projects, and global strategic initiatives, from concept through to execution.
• Design and support operating rhythms, including success metrics, dashboards, and financial performance tracking to ensure progress against strategic goals.
• Prepare and deliver content for executive meetings, board updates, business reviews, and other senior leadership forums e.g. large workshops.
• Represent the new business line in internal and external meetings, communicating priorities and driving follow-through.
• Ensure effective communication and alignment across the HR & Talent Advisory business unit and with other key functions across the company.
• Proactively identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities through detailed quantitative analysis to drive resolution before issues escalate.
• Partner across the organization to influence direction, connect initiatives, and drive broader enterprise outcomes.
• Navigate and collaborate across global teams, time zones, and cultural contexts with ease and adaptability.

About you

What We're Looking For

• You're highly organized and comfortable moving between detail and big-picture thinking.
• You operate with discretion and gravitas - someone senior leaders naturally trust to represent them.
• You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and bring structure where others see complexity.
• You are entrepreneurial at heart, energized by the opportunity to help design, build, and grow a new business line.
• You communicate clearly and with influence, across functions, cultures, and seniority levels.
• You can create and facilitate meetings which brings participation from senior stakeholders and structured outcomes.
• You challenge thinking and know how to align people around a shared goal.
• You are curious, commercially minded, and quick to grasp complex business models and market dynamics.
• Most of all, you are executional - you do not just advise, you make things happen.

Skills & Experience

• 10+ years in human capital consulting (in-house or at a top-tier firm), with exposure to leadership, org design, culture, and talent strategy.
• 8+ years working across regions in a complex, multi-national organization.
• Prior experience supporting or working closely with C-level executives.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into execution and lead multi-stakeholder initiatives to completion.
• Strong financial acumen and an understanding of the strategic levers that drive business performance.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and a working knowledge of AI-powered productivity tools.
• Advanced degree preferred.

What we offer

• Growth opportunities within a human resources global leader
• We prioritize learning to stay agile in an increasingly competitive business environment.
• We foster an open-minded environment where people spark new ideas and explore alternatives.

Compensation: $120,000 - $180,000 per year plus bonus

Placement within this range is determined based on geographic location, experience, and other compensatory factors.

Benefits: Employees who opt into benefits as part of full-time employment include medical, dental, vision, term life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits, wellness plans, and a 401k plan or a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Available paid leave includes Personal Time Off (PTO) on an accrual basis per year, Paid Holidays, and up to 6 weeks of Paid Parental Leave. PTO and holiday hours are prorated based on hire date within the calendar year.

About LHH

LHH empowers professionals and organizations to achieve bold ambitions and secure lasting impact through unique advisory services and talent sources.

Our full suite of offerings connects solutions that are traditionally siloed, making LHH your single talent partner. In a rapidly evolving landscape with complex challenges, we create value across the entire professional talent journey. From hiring great people, developing skills, and nurturing leaders, to advancing individuals to the next stage of their careers, LHH make talent your competitive edge.

We believe the future of work lies at the intersection of exceptional human care and innovation. Powered by science, technology, and proprietary data analytics, LHH's approach is crafted to align with your business strategy and culture, delivering powerful, sustainable, and measurable impact.

LHH has a team of over 12,000 professionals, across 60+ countries and more than 50 years of experience. As part of the Adecco Group, we bring together global excellence, local knowledge, and centralized coordination for thousands of companies and millions of people worldwide.

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LHH is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.