Vice President, Human Resources

Job Description

Mem Global is where Jewish young adults in their 20s and early 30s come to connect, explore, and create meaningful Jewish experiences with their peers. As the umbrella brand for our global suite of programs, Mem Global supports young adults as they bring Judaism to life through thousands of peer-driven gatherings across 25+ countries each year. We are committed to creating spaces where Jewish young adults can lead, embrace, learn, and build community—today and for generations to come.

Mem Global seeks a Vice President, Human Resources to provide strategic leadership across all areas of human resources while strengthening the systems and infrastructure that support our global organization. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and serving on the Senior Management Team, this role oversees compensation, employee relations, performance management, benefits, learning and organizational development, talent acquisition and retention, organizational culture, leadership, and risk management.

The Vice President, Human Resources blends culture-forward leadership with strong operational, systems, and data expertise to ensure Mem Global's people practices are scalable, compliant, and aligned with our mission and values as we continue to grow.

You care deeply about supporting Jewish young adults and the communities that surround them. You value collaboration, bring curiosity and humility to your work, and pair strong people leadership with technical rigor and systems thinking.

You bring extensive experience across human resources, along with comfort navigating HR technology, data, and operational complexity in a global environment.

• Develop and execute an organization-wide human resource strategy aligned with Mem Global's business goals, growth trajectory, and global footprint.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the COO and Senior Management Team on workforce planning, organizational design, talent risk, and people investments.
• Lead and evolve Mem Global's organizational culture in alignment with the Mem Mindset and values.

• Own and continuously optimize Mem Global's HR technology ecosystem, including HRIS, payroll, benefits administration, performance management, learning platforms, and applicant tracking systems.
• Lead system selection, implementation, integration, and optimization efforts to ensure scalability, automation, data integrity, and strong user experience.
• Establish and maintain people analytics dashboards and reporting to support executive decision-making, workforce planning, compensation modeling, retention strategies, and DEI outcomes.
• Partner closely with Finance, IT, and Operations to align people systems with financial controls, forecasting, and compliance requirements.

• Provide strategic oversight of U.S. (including New York and California) and international employment practices, ensuring compliance with applicable labor laws, regulations, and reporting requirements across jurisdictions.
• Manage and optimize relationships with external partners including PEOs, Employers of Record (EORs), legal counsel, insurance brokers, and benefits providers.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate people-related risks across the organization, including policy gaps, compliance exposure, and operational inefficiencies.
• Lead employee relations with care and rigor, supporting managers through performance and conduct issues, addressing conflict and concerns thoughtfully, and ensuring people practices are fair, compliant, and aligned with Mem Global's values.

• Lead the development and execution of Mem Global's compensation philosophy, including salary structures, benchmarking, equity considerations, and incentive programs.
• Oversee benefits strategy and vendor management to ensure competitive, compliant, and cost-effective offerings.
• Own performance management frameworks and leadership development approaches that support accountability, growth, and retention.

• Provide strategic…