Vice President, People & Culture

Title: Vice President, People & Culture

Department: People & Culture

Report to: COO and General Counsel

Compensation: $225,000 – $250,000

FLSA: Exempt

Employee Type: Full-Time, Regular

Location: New York, NY

Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days/week in the SEO office at 55 Exchange Place, New York, NY 10005

ABOUT SEO

Founded in 1963 during the Civil Rights Movement, SEO closes educational and career opportunity gaps for 7,000 ambitious young people annually.

POSITION OVERVIEW

SEO is seeking a transformational Vice President, People & Culture to help shape the next chapter of our organization and employee experience. This is a unique opportunity for an accomplished people leader to build on a strong foundation and elevate how SEO attracts, develops, supports, and engages exceptional talent in service of our mission.

Over the past several years, SEO has made meaningful investments in talent acquisition, total rewards, workplace flexibility, and talent processes. The next chapter is about bringing those efforts together into a cohesive, high-impact people strategy that strengthens culture, deepens employee trust, and enables organizational excellence across the enterprise. Working alongside a new CEO focused on growth, clarity, and organizational effectiveness, the Vice President will help translate vision into the people systems, management practices, leadership capabilities, and cultural norms required to support SEO's next stage of expansion. This leader's charge is to ensure that as SEO grows, it does so with the consistency, accountability, and employee experience necessary to sustain long-term impact.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, the Vice President will serve as both a strategic thought partner and an operational leader. The VP leads four functional areas, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Talent Management, and People Operations, with the four functional leaders reporting directly to the VP. The P&C team totals 8.5 FTE, including the VP, with one People Operations & Executive Assistant position split equally between P&C and the Executive Office. They will advise executive leadership on talent and organizational matters, partner closely with managers to strengthen leadership effectiveness, and champion a people-centered culture where employees can do their best work. At the same time, they will oversee the systems, processes, and practices that ensure the People & Culture function operates with consistency, credibility, and excellence.

The ideal candidate is an influential relationship-builder who combines curiosity and adaptability with sound judgment with executional rigor. They are a trusted advisor, a skilled change leader, and an empathetic listener who seeks first to understand. They bring a clear and confident point of view, know how to translate ideas into action, and can thoughtfully prioritize, communicate, and sustain meaningful organizational change. Most importantly, they are energized by the opportunity to help build an exceptional employee experience and culture that enables SEO's people and mission to thrive.

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