Vice President People & Culture US
Greensboro, NC, US, 27409
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
What you will do?
Overview
The Vice President of People & Culture (P&C) for the United States is a key leader responsible for driving organizational and operational effectiveness, building leadership and talent capability, strengthening culture, and ensuring exceptional employee experience across all US businesses. The VP partners closely with US P&C leadership, executive leadership and global and local cross-functional teams to translate Volvo Group aspirations into a cohesive and future-focused People & Culture agenda.
This leader serves as a strategic advisor and culture champion, accelerating transformation, enabling workforce readiness, and creating integrated, cost effective, scalable solutions that support business performance and long-term growth. They bring deep expertise in people strategy and enterprise leadership. They are a forward-thinking, tech-savvy executive who instills a diagnostic mindset, and a passion for leveraging AI and automation to modernize HR capabilities and elevate impact.
This leader provides executive oversight across Total Rewards, People Experience & Solutions, Talent Management & Acquisition, Leadership & Learning (Volvo Group University US), Health & Safety, and People Operations, to create a high performing, people-centric organization in the United States.
Key Responsibilities
As the Vice President of People & Culture US, you will translate the Volvo Group aspirations and People and Culture strategies into priorities, plans and activities for the United States. Your main activities and responsibilities include:
Strategic Leadership
- Drive a transformational agenda that is globally aligned yet locally authentic.
- Define and execute a multi-year strategy for People and Culture aligned with US business growth and digital transformation.
- Serve as a key contributor to the US Country Management Team on workforce and culture strategy.
- Lead the People & Culture Country Committee to shape policies, processes, and common initiatives.
- Champion a positive employee experience and integrated service delivery.
- Engage in external networking and benchmarking to bring best practices into Volvo Group.
Operational Excellence
- Architect scalable operating models and harmonize policies across US businesses to ensure efficiency and talent mobility.
- Lead HR systems strategy and technology roadmap, driving automation and digital enablement.
- Apply and enable diagnostic approaches to identify root causes and implement scalable solutions.
- Guide organization design, change management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Establish KPIs and service standards to measure effectiveness, quality, and employee satisfaction.
- Ensure compliance with labor laws, collective agreements, and regulatory requirements.
Enterprise Impact
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Lead People & Culture integration for M&A, divestitures, and joint ventures.
- Guide the teams responsible for People Operations to ensure reliable HRIS, data integrity, documentation, and employee services, ensuring efficiency and scalability.
- Drive continuous improvement in processes, policies, and employee experience to align with strategic priorities.
- Deliver service quality that supports organizational growth and enhances employee engagement.
Who are you?
Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive HR/P&C leadership experience, including 5+ years leading multi-function teams at enterprise scale with a strong focus on talent acquisition, learning and professional development, benefits administration and employee relations.
- Proven success in transformation, culture building, organizational effectiveness, and executive-level business partnership in a fast-paced high growth environment.
- Experience in complex, matrixed environments; familiarity with US federal and state employment laws and labor relations.
- Expertise in digital enablement, HR systems, analytics, and responsible AI; ability to translate technology into business and employee value.
Ready for the next move?
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
At Group People & Culture, a part of Volvo Group, we create the foundation and frameworks for people growth and organizational development, to drive the people agenda that enables the realization of the Volvo Group aspirations through people strategy and commitment. You will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who work with passion, trust each other and embrace change to stay ahead.
Nearest Major Market: Greensboro