General Information
Position Title: Vice President, Member HR & Talent Solutions
Business Unit: People, Talent & Upskilling
Reports to: EVP, People, Talent & Upskilling
Category: Exempt
Location: NYC Hybrid
Date: February 2026
Salary: $125,000 – $135,000
Position Background
The 4As is the voice of the agency community across America. The global ad industry is set to pass $1 Trillion in spend this year. The US is set to have $491 billion of that spend. And represent 20% of US GDP. So, to be the voice of the industry is a real and unique honor. The things we do, stand for, and advocate for shape the direction of our industry. Over a 108-year history the 4As has gone from reacting to member organization needs and key industry topics to the organization today which must set agendas, continually represent the broad agency community, and amplify its constituents’ voice in a more complex ecosystem of brands, platforms, creators, technology solutions and clients.
Position Overview
Are you looking for a role that goes beyond the traditional HR Business Partner model, while requiring the full rigor and expertise of one at an executive level? This role was built for that leader.
The 4As is seeking a Vice President, Member HR & Talent Solutions to join the People, Talent & Upskilling team. This is not an internal HR role and not a strategy-setting position. Instead, it is a senior, execution-focused leadership role that serves as a center of excellence for the advertising industry, with a strong emphasis on governance, compliance, and best-in-class people practices.
In this role, you will advise and support more than 600 member agencies across the full talent and HR lifecycle, including HR generalist functions, workforce policies, benefits practices, and employment-related legal considerations. You will translate complex regulatory and people challenges into clear, practical guidance that enables agencies to operate with confidence and consistency.
This role is suited for a leader who values rigor, judgment, and operational excellence, and who is motivated by the opportunity to raise standards across an entire industry through trusted counsel and disciplined execution.
Qualities essential to thrive in this role:
- Broad and deep HR generalist experience across the full talent and employment lifecycle
- Strong command of HR governance, compliance, and policy interpretation, with the ability to apply standards consistently
- Exceptional communication and consultative skills, both verbal and written, with executive presence
- High confidence grounded in expertise, sound judgment, and practical application of HR knowledge
- Strong emotional intelligence and credibility when advising senior leaders and diverse stakeholders
- Meticulous attention to detail with disciplined project and program management capabilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a complex, fast-moving environment
- Highly collaborative, with the independence and accountability to operate autonomously and lead through influence
Position Responsibilities
Core responsibilities and tasks include:
- Execute against the people and talent strategy established by the EVP, People, Talent & Upskilling by providing senior-level, consultative guidance to member agencies across the full talent lifecycle, including talent planning, role scoping, recruiting, onboarding, career development, learning and mentorship, performance and feedback, compensation calibration, retention and mobility, and off-boarding. The focus of this work is to enable members to operate with greater confidence, consistency, and rigor in pursuit of their objectives.
- Serve as the primary, trusted point of contact for member agencies in their engagement with the 4As on HR and talent-related matters, ensuring alignment with established priorities, standards, and governance.
- Advise member leaders on people-related decisions with material organizational impact, applying best practices, sound judgment, and compliance-minded execution in support of the broader 4As talent agenda.
- Proactively identify and operationalize opportunities to deepen member engagement with 4As offerings, including the 4As Learning Institute, diversity access and development initiatives, and strategic partnership opportunities, in alignment with EVP-led priorities.
- Lead and oversee Regional HR Committees, in partnership with regional 4As Member Engagement & Development teams, ensuring effective execution of programming, agenda development, speaker coordination, and dissemination of relevant insights and resources from across the 4As.
- Partner closely with the EVP, People, Talent & Upskilling to coordinate and support the national Chief Talent & People Officer Committee, translating strategic direction into disciplined execution, governance, and high-quality member experiences.
Position Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant HR/Talent experience, in a generalist, people function role
- Willingness and ability to be hands-on with all levels of an organization as well as serve as a strategic partner to leaders.
- Proven track record as a trusted partner impacting teams and leaders.
- Collaborator and team-player – an inclusive mindset and ability to build great relationships at all levels of organizations.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills with experience using data to identify insights and trends that drive action and exercise solid judgement.
- Strong consulting and coaching skills.
- Demonstrate project management and change management experience.
- Strong organizational skills with an eye for detail and the desire to get in the weeds to get things done.
- Preference will be given to candidates who have the following:
- HR Certification and, or equivalent HR experience
- Consulting skills
- Project Management skills
- Service Orientation
- Agency experience
About the 4As
A 501(c )(6) non-profit association
We focus on core values of Passion, Agility, Curiosity and Collaboration as we partner together to support and champion 4As members to help their business thrive as we also strive to move the industry forward.
- Great team with strong mission and energy
- Summer Fridays
- Week off between Christmas & New Year Holidays
- Enviable work/life integration
- Volunteer Days
What We Do:
Our mission is to empower and equip our members to confidently navigate the ever-changing ecosystem of the agency world. We ensure they remain relevant, are positioned to compete, and have the resources to thrive and grow. Our promise to our members? We aim to be an indispensable resource that is as accessible as their own agency team.
We are dedicated to, and vested in, our members’ success, just as they are dedicated to helping brands create, distribute, and measure effective and insightful advertising and marketing. And we champion the infinite power of creativity and value agencies bring in driving business growth and powerful cultural change. The 4As drives business. With a focus on advocacy, talent, and impact, we provide community, thought leadership, research, guidance and best-in-class training that enable agencies to innovate, evolve and grow.
The 4As was established in 1917 to promote, advance, and defend the interests of our member agencies, employees and the advertising and marketing industries overall. We empower and equip our members to confidently navigate the ever-changing ecosystem of the agency world. We ensure they remain relevant, are positioned to compete, and have the resources to thrive and grow. With a focus on advocacy, talent and creating impact, the organization serves 600+ member agencies across 1,200 offices, which help direct more than 85% of total U.S. advertising spend. The 4As includes the 4As Benefits division, which insures more than 160,000 employees; the government relations team, who advocate for policies to support the industry; and the 4As Foundation, which advocates for and connects rising talent to the marketing industry by fostering a culture of curiosity, creativity and craft to fuel a more equitable future for the industry.
The 4As is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires and respects all individuals and in which personnel policies are applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship or other protected characteristic.
