VP, People Services

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🕒 6 days ago

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $210k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👥 People Operations

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Propeller Industries

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2008

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💰 Private equity on 2020-09

Consulting • Healthcare • Food & Beverage

Propeller Industries is an enterprise-grade financial services firm that partners with high-growth startups and emerging companies to provide fractional CFO, accounting, and strategic finance support. With roughly 250 professionals across three continents and nearly 17 years of experience, Propeller offers services including financial planning & analysis, trade spend management, accounting, transaction advisory, and CIO services, all backed by a proprietary technology platform for data and workflow optimization. They primarily serve CPG, e-commerce/DTC, technology, professional services, blockchain, and healthcare clients at venture and growth stages, positioning themselves as a long-term outsourced finance partner for ambitious businesses.

📋 Description

• Serve as strategic advisor to the CEO and leadership team on organization design, workforce planning, and talent strategy • Lead and develop the internal People team, including recruiting, HR, and compliance • Design career architecture, compensation, and performance systems for client-facing professionals • Shape talent strategy for attracting, developing, and retaining expertise • Ensure Propeller's HR, payroll, benefits, and employment compliance are best-in-class • Lead the people side of Propeller's AI transformation, including role redesign, AI fluency training, change management, and adoption measurement • Redefine performance expectations as work shifts toward judgment and AI-enabled capabilities • Partner with practice leaders and the Transformation practice on change management for client engagements • Own the People Services practice end to end, including offering, pipeline, delivery, and P&L • Grow payroll services and launch complementary HR offerings such as policies, handbooks, compliance, and advisory • Drive business development with the GoToMarket team, embedded client teams, and referral partners • Use AI and automation in service delivery and codify scalable practices

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years in HR and People leadership • At least 7 years as head of HR or senior strategic HR partner in a professional services firm • Finance, accounting, or advisory firm experience strongly preferred • Strong, articulated point of view on transforming a professional services business and leading people change • Direct experience building or running an HR services offering for small companies, including pricing, selling, and delivering it • Track record leading HR functions through other leaders • Deep working knowledge of multi-state payroll and tax • Benefits administration experience • Familiarity with major small-business payroll and HRIS platforms • Command of US employment law and multi-state compliance • Experience designing compensation, career paths, and performance systems for client-facing professionals • Demonstrated AI fluency and current use of AI in HR workflows • Commercial instinct, including owning a P&L, building pipeline, and closing business • Executive presence and credibility with senior leadership and delivery teams • SPHR or SHRM-SCP preferred • Understanding of professional services firms, client trust, team continuity, credentialed professionals, and client-service dynamics • Experience in a finance and accounting firm, Big 4, or advisory practice strongly preferred • Experience serving small and growth-stage companies as clients is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Significant variable compensation tied to People Services practice performance and new business • Equity participation • AI/automation training • Executive coaching • Access to Propeller's network • Remote-flexible work arrangement • Generous paid time off and holiday pay • Comprehensive health benefits • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Life insurance • HSA contribution • Paid Family Leave • 401(k) match • Remote work

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