VP, People eXperience, The Orchard

The VP, People Experience (PX), Business Partner for The Orchard owns the strategy, leadership and delivery of the PX agenda for The Orchard’s global business. You are the senior 
PX voice: the trusted advisor to the CEO, COO and The Orchard leadership team, and the leader who translates their business plans into coherent, best-in-class employee experiences 
across the full employee journey. This is both a strategy and a delivery role. You set direction in partnership with the Americas and Global PX leadership, and you lead a team of six to execute it. You will be a member of the PX Business Partner Leadership team and The Orchard leadership team. This role dual reports into the President & COO, The Orchard, and SVP People eXperience/VP Head of Business Partners. You will be a driver of our PX vision: to be recognized as a people-centric company that transforms the music industry and beyond.

● Serve as day-to-day PX Business Partner and trusted advisor to the CEO, COO and The Orchard leadership team, with oversight of the broader teams’ employee experience 
through your PXBP team (with responsibility for ~800 employees across over 50 markets around the world).
● Set priorities. Partner with the CEO and COO to define the priorities that matter most, anchored in the business plan and the annual culture survey and translate them into a 
clear PX strategic plan across the employee journey.
● Drive operational improvement. Identify and implement opportunities to improve how the business runs, systems, processes, new technology and ways of working, workflow 
integration, workforce planning, and staffing models, in partnership with the wider Americas PX team and the COEs.
● Build strong relationships. Cultivate durable, candid relationships with leadership and employees; serve as a key liaison and trusted business partner on all People 
eXperience initiatives, programs, and processes, balancing strategic counsel with hands on support.
● Guide employee relations. Provide oversight and judgment on employee relations issues in partnership with the People Relations team, escalating as appropriate and 
owning the leadership-facing dimension of sensitive issues.
● Shape enterprise initiatives. Partner with the leadership team and territory leads on key organization development and initiatives that carry implications beyond the local 
market, up to the global business.
● Lead through data. Deliver quarterly people-data and insights reviews to your leadership teams and use data, analytics and financials to build the business case for 
change.
● Support M&A. Contribute to M&A activities through PX due diligence, cultural and systems integration, in close partnership with the VP PX M&A lead, The Orchard M&A 
team and PX Operations and Total Rewards.

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day  
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best 
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching 
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans 
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.  
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next  
• Time off for a winter recess

About The Orchard
The Orchard is a leading global music distributor and Artist & Label services company operating in 50+ markets worldwide. The Orchard empowers creators and businesses to grow and adapt in the dynamic global music industry. We specialize in being artist focused, blending industry expertise and technology, leveraging data to drive success, and providing streamlined digital and physical distribution solutions. The Orchard’s comprehensive artist & label services offerings include marketing, sync licensing, premium video services, transparent data analysis, advertising, rights management, radio promotion, D2C, and more.

About Sony Music Entertainment
At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.
 
Today, we work in more than 60 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars,  developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship. 
The Orchard and Sony Music Entertainment are members of the Sony family of global companies. We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodation throughout the hiring process on request

Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.