Vice President, People Experience, NA

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Position Overview

This role can based in Denver, CO in alignment with our flexible work policy (3 days onsite, 2 days flexible) or open to remote.

As the Vice President, People Experience (Business Partners), you will lead the North America Business Partner function within the People & Culture organization. In this role, you will serve as the senior advisor and strategic partner to executive leadership while overseeing the HR Business Partner team responsible for driving talent, performance, culture, and organizational health across the region.

This role is intentionally focused on HR Business Partnering, with concentrated responsibility for leader enablement, organizational effectiveness, and coordinated People & Culture service delivery. You will ensure leaders experience People & Culture as a cohesive, action oriented, data informed function by integrating work across Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards, People Operations, and other Centers of Excellence.

You will report directly to the Senior Vice President, People & Culture and operate as a core member of the North America People Experience leadership team.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

• Executive Business Partnership & Strategic Advisory

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, translating business strategy into integrated people plans.

  • Anticipate organizational needs through proactive planning, data insights, and strong business acumen.

  • Provide executive level guidance on organizational design, leader transitions, cultural evolution, scaling, and performance.

• Leadership of the Business Partner Function

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high performing HRBP team supporting multiple business units across North America.

  • Establish clear roles, operating rhythms, escalation paths, and decision making frameworks within the HRBP model.

  • Ensure HRBPs deliver consistent, high quality support aligned with People & Culture's philosophy and leadership standards.

• Primary Point of Accountability for People & Culture Delivery

  • Act as the primary owner of how People & Culture shows up for the executives and functions your team supports.

  • Partner closely with Centers of Excellence to coordinate and sequence efforts across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, L\&D, and People Operations.

  • Ensure leaders experience People & Culture as an integrated, strategic, and responsive function.

• Performance, Engagement & Leadership Enablement

  • Drive adoption and execution of performance management processes, talent reviews, and calibration practices.

  • Translate engagement results into meaningful, leader owned action plans.

  • Partner with Learning & Development to deliver leader enablement, coaching, and team effectiveness programming.

• Data Driven Insights, Metrics & Continuous Improvement

  • Own People & Culture KPIs directly tied to HRBP impact, including retention, regretted attrition, early tenure attrition, engagement trends, leadership effectiveness, and stakeholder satisfaction.

  • Use data insights to identify risks, inform prioritization, and continuously refine the HRBP operating model.

• Additional Duties as assigned by management

Job Requirements

• Experience:

  • 10+ years of progressive HR/People leadership experience, with deep expertise in HR Business Partnering.

  • Proven success leading HRBP teams in complex, high growth environments.

  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and coach senior leaders.

  • Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into actionable people outcomes.

  • Experience operating within a center of excellence HR model.

  • Data driven, practical, and outcomes-oriented approach to leadership.

• Leadership Attributes:

  • Strategic and operationally grounded

  • Clear, candid communicator with strong judgment

  • Highly collaborative, while holding self and others accountable

  • Effective in navigating ambiguity and organizational complexity

  • Committed to developing leaders and strengthening culture

• Success Metrics

  • Measurable improvements in retention, engagement, and leadership effectiveness within supported teams.

  • Strong executive confidence in the HRBP team and People & Culture partnership model.

  • A scalable, efficient HRBP organization with high clarity of role, structure, and accountability.

  • Consistent, integrated People & Culture support across business units.

  • Travel required is expected to be up to 25% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Physical Demands and Special Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Additional Details:

• Salary Range: $240,000 - $260,000 Base + Bonus (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations)

• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.

• Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other's strengths and respecting each other's weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Don't meet all the requirements? Please still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Vantage Data Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Vantage Data Centers does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage Data Centers.

We'll be accepting applications for at least one week from the date this role is posted. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply soon-we're excited to find the right person and will keep the role open until we do!