People Partner Lead, Commercial

Neko Health

. Lead workforce planning and organisational design for Creative, Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs .

Posted 10/1/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $256,500 - $313,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in organisational design, workforce planning, and leadership development, with a strong focus on embedding culture and values into operational practices. Proven ability to lead change initiatives and deliver actionable insights through people analytics.

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Organisational Design ExpertiseWorkforce PlanningLeadership DevelopmentChange ManagementPeople Analytics

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Hard Skills

Organisational DesignOperating Model DesignWorkforce PlanningLeadership DevelopmentChange Initiative LeadershipPeople AnalyticsEmployment Law KnowledgeAI Utilization in Talent DecisionsPerformance CalibrationFunction Scaling

Soft Skills

CoachingInfluencingJudgementAutonomyPassion for Culture

Industry Keywords

CreativeMarketingCorporate CommunicationsPublic AffairsBrand-Driven FunctionsEmployee RelationsStakeholder EngagementSenior HR Business PartnerPeople PartnerCultural Vitals

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead workforce planning and organisational design for Creative, Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Define role clarity, resourcing decisions and structural recommendations
Design the function's structure, levelling framework and operating model
Build a fully resourced, clearly structured function ahead of permanent leadership arriving
Serve as the primary strategic partner to Commercial, Creative, Marketing, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs leadership teams
Translate business strategy into people priorities, programmes and operating plans
Coach and challenge leaders on organisational decisions
Partner with leaders to embed Neko's cultural Vitals into daily operations
Build culture rituals and feedback loops as functions scale
Drive leadership development, performance and engagement in partnership with Growth & Engagement
Advise on compensation, mobility and promotions with Reward & Enablement
Lead and sponsor change initiatives, owning scope, timeline, stakeholder engagement and change readiness
Manage complex employee relations matters with Legal and People colleagues
Identify strain and risk, particularly for brand- and reputation-sensitive teams
Apply operating-model and organisation-design expertise to brand-driven, externally facing functions
Deliver people analytics and actionable, decision-ready insights
Work with the Global People Lead to define what a well-built function looks like
Evaluate how AI informs talent decisions and organisational design

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep, hands-on experience across organisational design, operating model design and workforce planning
Track record of building or scaling a function from the ground up, ideally within marketing, creative, communications or another brand-driven, externally facing domain
Experience owning leadership development and performance calibration outcomes for a senior leadership population
Track record of personally leading change initiatives end to end, including scope, timeline and stakeholder engagement
Passion for culture and values, with experience helping leaders embed them into team practices
Demonstrable experience in senior HR Business Partner, People Partner, or People/HR leadership roles at Director level or above
Track record of partnering with and influencing senior functional leaders on complex, high-stakes organisational decisions
Genuine autonomy as an independent decision-maker
Fluency with people data and active use of AI in own work
Working knowledge of employment law relevant to creative and marketing talent markets
Judgement to know when to bring in specialist expertise

Benefits

Comp & perks

Inclusive hiring and member-first care
Reasonable adjustments to support your application
Compensation, mobility and promotion support through Reward & Enablement
Leadership development, performance and engagement support
Final pre-employment checks before joining the team