VP of People & Culture

RESPONSIBILITIES

Kforce has a client in Houston, TX that is seeking a hands-on, high-execution VP of People and Culture for a direct-hire role starting by late October 2026. The role requires occasional evening overlap with Australia and potential December travel.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline
• Eight to ten-plus years of progressive HR/People experience, including senior leadership
• Experience supporting a scaling, global organization
• Ability to develop workforce plans, headcount forecasts, organizational structures, and people programs with the CEO and Finance
• Strong knowledge of multi-jurisdiction employment requirements and PEO/EOR operating models
• Hands-on employee relations, performance management, investigations, and employment-risk coordination with counsel
• Experience building talent acquisition processes, hiring standards, and talent management programs
• Ability to design and deliver manager training, particularly for first-time managers and distributed teams
• Operational experience across HRIS, payroll coordination, benefits, employee lifecycle processes, and vendors
• Compensation/benefits planning and workforce cost modeling
• Strong financial literacy, commercial judgment, stakeholder management, and communication
• Willingness to personally use systems and execute work within a small team
• Working Hours: Occasional Australian collaboration until approximately 6-7 p.m.; Mountain once or twice weekly

Preferred/Nice to Have:

• SaaS or EdTech experience
• Experience supporting U.S. multi-state employees and teams in the UK and Australia
• BambooHR and Lattice familiarity; these are current client tools
• HR systems implementation, automation, and data-quality improvement
• Experience supporting leadership transitions and organizational change
• People analytics, succession planning, and compensation framework development
• Experience managing international employment setups and PEO/EOR relationships

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law. This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions. Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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