Vice President, Director, HR Business Partner (Contract)

Company description

Digitas Health is the Agency of Now: the first global connected-health agency, purpose-built for marketing today. Digitas Health specializes in helping health brands navigate a complex and shifting media environment to create deeper, more relevant connections with their consumer and professional customers. With offices in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, and London, it is a member of the world’s largest healthcare communications network, Publicis Health. As a member of this elite network, Digitas Health is also a member of the Paris-based Publicis Groupe S.A. (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577), the world’s third-largest communications group, second-largest media counsel and buying group, and a leader in digital communications.

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Overview

The Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior agency leadership, helping to shape and drive talent, organizational, and culture strategies that support business growth and operational excellence. This role partners closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to develop and execute people strategies across talent management, organizational design, employee engagement, performance management, leadership coaching, workforce planning, and change management. The VP, HRBP will play a key role in fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative culture while aligning HR initiatives to the evolving needs of a fast-paced healthcare advertising and communications organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with executive and senior leadership to develop and implement HR strategies aligned to agency and network business goals
• Act as a strategic consultant to leaders on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, team structures, talent needs, and business transformation initiatives
• Provide proactive guidance and thought partnership on employee engagement, retention, leadership effectiveness, and organizational health
• Partner with leadership to identify and develop high-potential talent and succession planning strategies
• Coach managers and leaders on performance management, feedback, development planning, and employee growth
• Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on employee relations matters, performance concerns, and workplace issues
• Drive consistency and accountability across performance management processes and talent practices
• Build strong partnerships across Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe Centers of Excellence including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, DE&I, and HR Operations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or HR certification preferred
• 10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including significant HR Business Partner leadership experience
• Prior experience supporting advertising, marketing, healthcare, pharmaceutical, media, digital, or professional services organizations strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior leaders in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
• Strong business acumen and ability to align people strategies to business priorities
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

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Compensation Range: $58.32 - $93.38 hourly. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third‑party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 06/26/2026.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.