Principal Advisor, People

Your Contribution

Drive the Chief People Officer’s strategic agenda by connecting People priorities to enterprise outcomes. As a trusted advisor and integrator, you will strengthen leadership effectiveness, governance, decision-making, and execution across the global People function.

As Part of Our Team, You Will

• Lead program management of the CPO's strategic priorities, ensuring clear governance, progress tracking, and executive reporting aligned with Board, Executive and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate CPO Board agenda, committee and executive materials, delivering high-quality, decision-ready briefings and papers.
• Design and facilitate leadership routines, forums, and governance processes that drive decision quality, accountability and follow-through.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and emerging challenges, providing strategic insights and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Partner with People leaders, ELT advisors, PMO, Communications, and business stakeholders to connect People priorities to the enterprise agenda and business plan, align dependencies and resolve cross-functional issues.
• Influence strategic initiatives by guiding governance, stakeholder engagement, change management, and execution excellence.
• Develop compelling executive communications and strategic narratives for Board, leadership, and workforce audiences.
• Lead post-initiative reviews to measure outcomes, capture lessons learned, and inform future priorities.
• Strengthen program, governance, and change management capability across the People function through coaching, tools, and best practices.

Prerequisites for Your Success in This Role

• Degree in Business, Human Resources, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• Significant experience in strategic program management, executive advisory, governance, or chief-of-staff style roles with experience managing dependencies, risks and outcomes within a complex, global organization.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare Board papers, executive briefings, and strategic communications for senior leadership audiences.
• Expertise in portfolio management, Board and executive governance, governance frameworks, stakeholder engagement, and change management.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect people strategies to enterprise objectives and business outcomes.
• Proven experience facilitating executive forums, influencing without authority, and aligning diverse stakeholder groups.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate complex information and data into actionable insights.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Power BI, Planner, Copilot, and other productivity and reporting tools.

Your Work Environment

You will work closely with the Chief People Officer, People Leadership Team, People Centers of Excellence, regional People leaders, ELT advisors, Communications, and Corporate Secretary teams. This highly visible role operates at the intersection of strategy, governance, and execution, offering broad exposure to executive leadership, Board interactions, and enterprise-wide initiatives in a dynamic global environment.