Director, People & Culture (P&C) Program and Governance

As the Director of P&C Strategy & Governance, you are the architect of our global People transformation and the engine room of our strategic execution. Reporting to the VP, HRBP, you will lead a high-performing PMO team to bridge the gap between ambitious vision and measurable business impact. This is a high-visibility leadership role designed for a heavy-hitter who thrives on driving discipline, rigour, and velocity. You won’t just manage a portfolio; you will orchestrate the global People agenda, ensuring every initiative is prioritised for value, aligned cross-functionally, and delivered with precision.

In this role, you will own the executive governance framework and act as a critical partner to the Chief of Staff and Business Transformation offices. We offer a dynamic, multi-country landscape where you can build from scratch, evolve existing frameworks, and directly shape the future operating model of People & Culture globally.

What you’ll be doing:

• Architect and lead the annual P&C OKR development process, transforming high-level people strategy into a consolidated, execution-ready global portfolio.
• Lead quarterly and annual prioritization cycles, ensuring human and financial capital are ruthlessly aligned with the business strategy and budget.
• Establish rigorous standards for initiative success, ensuring every project carries a clear business case, defined ROI, and measurable impact metrics.
• Define the architectural distinction between Business-as-Usual (BAU) and high-impact strategic projects, establishing bespoke governance and SteerCo frameworks for each.
• Design and oversee a world-class Go-to-Market framework for all People initiatives, ensuring seamless adoption across diverse global business units.
• Partner with Executive Communications to ensure the sequencing of people initiatives tells a cohesive story that resonates with the workforce.
• Act as the guardian of "change capacity," proactively identifying risks related to change fatigue, initiative overload, and audience saturation.
• Serve as the primary strategic link between P&C and the Chief of Staff, Central Transformation Office, and Finance, ensuring People initiatives are woven into the broader corporate fabric.
• Masterfully navigate complex cross-functional dependencies, proactively mitigating execution risks before they impact the business.
• Oversee the development of high-stakes Board and Executive-level memos, ensuring all P&C proposals are structured, financially sound, and decision-ready for the CHRO and Leadership Team.
• Define and continuously evolve the global P&C project management methodology, shifting the culture toward a "delivery-first" mindset.
• Provide executive-level transparency into portfolio health, budget utilization, and risk profiles, utilizing data to drive high-level steering decisions.
• Strategically manage P&C capacity, providing the VP and LT with the insights needed to make critical trade-offs in resource allocation.
• Lead, coach, and elevate a team of Senior Project Managers and Analysts, fostering a culture of high performance and professional growth.
• Act as a center of excellence for the wider HR function, building project management maturity and execution discipline across all People teams.

What you’ll bring:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in program and portfolio management, with a proven track record of leading large-scale global transformations.
• Significant experience in management consulting or internal strategy, moving beyond design to lead successful global deployment.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams of senior project managers and specialists.
• Exceptional ability to translate complex portfolio data into clear, data-driven narratives for the CHRO and Board.
• Advanced influencing skills to navigate ambiguity and build credibility within a high-growth, matrixed C-suite environment.
• A seasoned leader capable of driving