Great Minds is seeking a Vice President, Talent Strategy to define, operationalize, and scale its approach to culture and operating excellence. This leader will be instrumental in advancing a high-performance culture, operational efficiency, and mission alignment, reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer with a dotted line to the Chief People Officer.
Responsibilities
- Internalize our near and long-term strategic direction and work closely across all functions to determine the appropriate capabilities and skills that are needed now and in the future
- Provide predictive analytics in anticipation of shifts in workforce needs and capabilities to ensure relevance and sustainability of our human capital plan
- Partner with executive leaders on the pathways to address required gaps and the strategic execution to do so
- Work with CHRO to define and communicate our long-term people strategy to the company
- Work in concert with the HR leadership team to embed and iterate upon our recently-created core operating values in day-to-day behaviors, decision-making, and leadership norms. Will include hiring, onboarding, performance management, recognition, etc
- Coordinate with Senior Director, OD&E to design and lead cultural change initiatives to accelerate Great Minds’ achievement of our strategic priorities
- Design recognition systems that celebrate high performance and alignment with our operating value
- Elevate how teams work together, especially in hybrid/remote settings: best practices for meeting design, collaboration rhythms, virtual decision making, and cross-team alignment
- Lead training and coaching for leaders on effective remote management, inclusive meetings, and communication norms
- Partner with operations and IT to ensure tools, systems, and workflows serve productive, low-friction collaboration
- Modify and help implement an integrated performance and goal-setting system (OKRs and KPIs) for all levels, from executives through staff
- Working closely with HR, help executives and managers in cascading goals, setting measurable and stretch objectives, and conducting high-impact reviews
- Use qualitative and quantitative metrics to drive continuous feedback, growth, and accountability
- Serve as key thought partner on rewards structures, including compensation, short and long term incentive plans
Requirements
- Senior-level experience (typically 12–15+ years) in talent, culture, or organizational development functions, preferably in fast-scaling or mission-driven organizations
- Demonstrated success in defining and operationalizing culture / values at scale
- Experience in remote or hybrid-first organizations, including designing collaboration norms and virtual leadership practices
- Deep capability in compensation/incentive design, with understanding of both short- and long-term rewards
- Strong track record with performance systems / goal cascading / OKRs or equivalent
- Excellent communicator, coach, and influencer — can build trust with senior leaders and translate strategy into practice
- Data-driven mindset; able to use talent analytics to inform decision-making
- Talent for change management, cultural transformation, and scaling systems across an organization
- Bachelor’s degree required
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s preferred
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer with protections against discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws
- Required to successfully complete a background check
Compensation
$232,000-$260,000. Base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — Boston-Metropolitan area — Remote position with in-person co-working meetings a few times a month
Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
