HR Transformation Lead

HR Transformation Lead

Location: 375 Hudson, NYC Hybrid Role

Summary: The HR Transformation Lead is a key member of the Transformation Office, responsible for ensuring that AI products, emerging technologies, and new tools are adopted in a way that meaningfully improves the employee experience and prepares the workforce for the future of work. This role partners closely with business leaders and HR leadership to manage the people impact of transformation, redesign roles and capabilities, modernize HR processes, and embed new ways of working responsibly across the organization.

Main Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Transformation Office to support AI product implementations and emerging technology rollouts, with a clear focus on workforce and employee experience implications
• Assess and articulate how new technologies and tools impact roles, career paths, capability expectations, and the overall employee experience across functions
• Redesign roles, job descriptions, performance criteria, and career paths to reflect how work is evolving with AI and automation
• Partner with business leaders and the Head of HR to ensure workforce changes are effectively implemented within their teams
• Evaluate workforce implications of transformation initiatives, including skills gaps, hiring needs, reskilling priorities, and capacity shifts
• Embed new expectations into core talent processes such as onboarding, development planning, performance management, and career progression
• Drive continuous improvement of HR processes to ensure they are efficient, scalable, and aligned with AI-enabled ways of working
• Support and accelerate responsible AI adoption across HR and the broader organization, ensuring clarity on how tools impact roles and career growth
• Ensure workforce changes are introduced thoughtfully, maintaining trust, engagement, and retention during periods of significant change
• Act as a change champion, helping leaders and employees navigate ambiguity and adopt new behaviors with confidence

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Organizational Development, Business, Technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred
• At least 15 years of experience leading or supporting workforce and HR transformation initiatives, ideally involving AI, technology, or operating model change
• Strong understanding of how technology and AI impact roles, skills, career paths, and employee experience
• Demonstrated ability to partner with senior leaders and influence across functions
• Experience redesigning HR processes, job architecture, or talent frameworks
• Highly curious and passionate about technology, with a strong desire to continuously learn and experiment
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and translating complex change into practical, people-centered solutions
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and changing leadership 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.

Compensation Range: $180,215.00- $299,637.00 annually.