Senior People Partner

The posting, as WPP wrote it

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands.

We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth.

We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise.

Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.

For more information, visit WPP.com.

Why we’re hiring

WPP is seeking a versatile and highly capable Senior People Partner to join our Corporate People Team and based in New York. This role will serve as a trusted right hand to the VP, People, North America while providing dedicated People partnership to assigned global functions, likely including Finance and People subfunctions. We are a company and a function driving critical simplification and modernization. Agility and judgement has never been more important in our work – and that is our global team mindset.

The Senior People Partner will support the employee experience for more than 600 WPP HQ employees in the US. This includes coordinating annual People core process cycles, overseeing hiring and onboarding activities, responding to employee and leader needs, and serving as a point of escalation for our global team of HR Business Partners on US-centric matters.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can move easily between strategic, operational, and administrative work as a key member of a global HRBP team. One day may involve helping a leader navigate a sensitive employee matter; the next may include coordinating a hiring exception, validating Workday data, updating an orientation presentation, or drafting communications for the annual compensation cycle.

The right person will bring strong judgment, discretion, warmth, resourcefulness, and exceptional follow-through. They will be comfortable with ambiguity, energized by change, and motivated to find practical solutions to whatever comes their way.

What you’ll do

People partnership and US support

• Serve as the People Partner for assigned global corporate functions, building trusted relationships with senior leaders and employees in New York and other locations. The portfolio may evolve as business needs change.
• Develop an understanding of each HQ function’s business priorities, organizational structure, talent, and ways of working.
• Advise leaders on day-to-day People matters, including organizational changes, workforce planning, performance management, employee engagement, and team effectiveness.
• Serve as a trusted right hand to t

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re optimistic : We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, go to https://mybenefits.wpp.com/public/welcome for more details.

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$100,000 — $230,000 USD

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

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