Opportunity to lead high-impact HR initiatives in a global context.
Access to modern HR tools and technologies.
Engagement in strategic decision-making at the executive level.
Collaboration with a diverse and innovative team.
Full Job Description
About the role
This high-impact leadership role sits at the intersection of strategic HR advisory, global operational excellence, and enterprise governance. Serving as a trusted partner to Americas leadership, you will drive human capital strategy for the region while leading our Global People Operations Center of Excellence (COE).
You will bridge the gap between high-level executive strategy and scalable operational execution-leading regional HRBP work, championing data-backed workforce planning, steering M&A integrations, and building modern, AI-enabled People systems to support Acast's global growth.
What you'll do
Strategic Regional Business Partnership: Serve as the primary HRBP to Americas leaders. Advise on organizational design, workforce planning, and performance management using actionable data-such as attrition drivers, promotion velocity, and span-of-control benchmarks-to proactively diagnose team health before escalations occur.
Global People Operations & Systems COE: Own the infrastructure, policies, and tech roadmap for global People Operations. Standardize service levels across regions, drive HRIS and platform integrations (including Lattice and adjacent tools), manage vendor relationships, and partner with the CPO to shape the company's AI strategy for HR.
M&A Integration & Change Leadership: Lead people-related elements of regional M&A activity and business transformations. Oversee cultural alignment, compensation structures, retention strategies, and transparent employee communications during periods of transition.
Talent Management & Workforce Analytics: Direct enterprise-wide talent programs, including succession planning, high-potential development, and annual compensation and performance cycles. Lead workforce planning analytics, including headcount modeling and organizational design diagnostics.
Governance, Compliance & Executive ER: Oversee company-wide HR policies, employee handbooks, and compliance frameworks across all operating jurisdictions. Manage complex, sensitive employee relations matters and partner with Legal to mitigate employment risk.
Who you are
Experienced People Leader: You bring 10+ years of progressive HR experience spanning HRBP leadership, People Operations/COE ownership, and hands-on M&A integration-ideally within media, adtech, or a high-growth tech environment.
Data-Fluent & Systems-Minded: You don't just consume HR data; you interrogate it. You are comfortable defining metrics, building dashboard specifications, evaluating survey methodologies, and making platform architecture decisions.
Strategic Advisor & Hands-on Executor: You seamlessly pivot from advising senior executives on high-level organizational strategy to diving into operational process design and execution in a fast-paced, globally matrixed environment.
Compliance & Governance Expert: You possess deep expertise in employment law, compliance, and governance frameworks, with the executive judgment needed to navigate complex workforce issues.
Proven Builder & Innovator: You have a track record of scaling HR operations, building manager effectiveness programs, and introducing modern tools and practices that simplify processes for leaders and employees alike.
Salary Range: $165,000 - $190,000 per year
Location: SoHo, New York City (Hybrid)
About Acast
Acast is a podcast hosting and monetization platform that provides tools for podcasters to distribute, monetize, and grow their shows. The platform offers a range of features, including hosting, distribution, analytics, and advertising, to help podcasters reach a wider audience and generate revenue from their content. Acast also offers a marketplace for advertisers to find and sponsor podcasts, as well as a subscription service for listeners to access exclusive content. The company was founded in 2014 by Karl Rosander and Mans Ulvestam and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Sydney. Acast has raised over $100 million in funding to date.
