• The Head of People is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and serves as the strategic and operational leader of Playworks’ people strategy, programs, and systems. • Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and is responsible for shaping culture, strengthening employee experience, and ensuring operational excellence across the full employee lifecycle. • Balances big-picture strategy with hands-on execution and serves as a true partner to both regional teams and headquarters. • Partner with CEO and executive leaders to integrate people strategy into organizational strategy. • Develop and execute a People strategy aligned with organizational priorities and equity commitments. • Lead strategic workforce planning and talent attraction strategies. • Support organizational effectiveness across field and administrative teams. • Champion equity, inclusion, and belonging across systems, policies, and practices. • Lead change management initiatives that strengthen engagement and trust. • Use people data and metrics to tell meaningful stories, guide decisions, and drive action. • Ensure accuracy and quality across HR administration, documentation, and systems. • Optimize HRIS and people systems for reporting, insights, and decision-making. • Manage People Team budget and support organization-wide workforce planning. • Partner with legal and executive leadership on people-related risk management. • Serve as HR Business Partner for Headquarters and Executive Leadership. • Lead, mentor, and develop the People Team across all areas of the employee lifecycle. • Oversee core HR functions including talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, learning & development, compensation & benefits, policy development & compliance.