When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For more than 20 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Gradescope by Turnitin, iThenticate, Turnitin Feedback Studio, Turnitin Originality, Turnitin Similarity, ExamSoft, and ProctorExam.

Turnitin has offices in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education. Come join us, and let's make change together.

Remote-First Philosophy

Our mission comes first. We are committed to ensuring academic integrity in global education and meaningfully improving learning outcomes for ALL students, whether our team does it from their kitchen, patio or the office is of little consequence. 

Operating in over 140 countries around the world, it is fitting that one of our Values is ‘Global Mindset’. It means that we respect local cultures, embrace diversity, and we respect personal choice. We know that 2% of our workforce favors being in the office full-time; 13% prefer to be in the office 3-4 days a week; 34% prefer 1-2 days a week and 51% desire to be fully remote. This is why working remotely is our default. At the same time, we balanced the needs and desires of some employees and safely re-opened several of our offices to allow them to work there full or part-time.

At Turnitin, we are prepared for the future of work and that means reimagining how we collaborate, syncing up across time zones and finding the best ways to support our people doing their best work.

Our remote-first culture allows for every single employee to get the same access to learning and career opportunities, and it enables us to think differently about where and how we recruit talent of diverse backgrounds.

Job Summary:

Turnitin is seeking to hire a Vice President, Global Talent, Culture and Organizational Effectiveness (OE) to join our Global People Team, reporting to the Chief People Officer. The People Team enables Turnitin to unleash the full potential of ‘One Team’ and culture which, in turn, enables it to deliver its business strategy and purpose. 

The People Team is split into four verticals: 

•  Global People Partners
•  Centers of Excellence (COEs)
•  People Services / HR Shared Services 
•  People Strategy & Operations (PS&O) 

This is an exciting opportunity that will help shape, deliver and embed key organizational change, talent management, culture and remote workplace strategies and programs across the globe. The ideal candidate will have proven and successful experiences leading a talent and OE function globally, as well as a track record of transformational leadership with the proven ability to create a strategic plan and execute on that vision via creative tactics and lean resources. The VP will be responsible for partnering with executive leaders, People Business Partners, & other Centers of Excellence to develop and implement solutions that align with business strategies and enhance organizational performance.

What you will do:

• Team Inspiration and Leadership: Lead a diverse team to deliver Talent , Culture and OE initiatives to approximately 1,000 employees across the globe. The team includes specialists in internal communications, culture cultivation, DE&I, org design/change, and remote-first workplace engagement and footprint strategy. All together, the VP should ensure the team is partnering effectively with People Partners/COEs and leaders to deliver top–tier employee experiences, in line with the core Values of One Team, Passion for Learning, and Global Mindset. 
• Talent Management: Design and implement learning & development (L&D) programs that help people managers inspire high performance, grow careers and empower teams. Identify critical skills required for employees and leaders to be successful and activate them in accessible learning programming at all levels. Design and implement integrated talent management solutions including executive coaching, individual development planning, talent reviews and succession planning to strengthen and diversify the bench of future leaders. 
• Performance Management: Continue to embed and optimize a results-driven performance management process that incorporates the organization’s Values, clear objective-setting and effective coaching and feedback that motivates and incentivizes employee performance. 
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Partner with leadership, the People Team and empower employees to develop and implement sustainable DE&I programming that enhances the employee experience and belonging through all stages of the employee lifecycle. Support  the company in incorporating DE&I throughout all talent processes, including succession planning and rewards. 
• Culture Management / Workplace Engagement & Footprint: Develop and implement strategies through the People team and the Regions that are aimed at creating a Great Place to Work culture particularly in a remote-first environment. Generate programming that fosters a culture of accountability, trust, recognition, and results across all levels of the organization. As well, partner with Legal, Finance, the CPO and corporate real estate broker in determining the remote-first real estate footprint strategy, in alignment with workforce planning, which will further impact culture and engagement strategies. 
• Organizational Effectiveness: Develop Turnitin specific approaches to assessing organizational issues and at times conduct and at other times oversee, evidence-based organization diagnosis/needs assessment/root cause analysis activities (in partnership with other functional experts within the People Team and non-People Team functions). Mature/refine OE methods based on industry best practices and build OE capabilities within the People and manager communities. OE / org design frameworks should raise the capability bar of all People Business Partners to effectively facilitate re-organizations and other team-affecting changes.
• Additional Responsibilities: Use a data driven approach to identify needs, design solutions, assess results and continuously evolve talent practices. Continually assesses the effectiveness and competitiveness of programs and practices by leveraging industry trends, benchmarks and best practices against relevant comparable companies and industries. Have an awareness and understanding of the leading research and science underlying new methods and approaches in the space of talent, culture and OE.

• 15+ years of experience working in Learning and Development, Organizational Effectiveness, and/or Talent Management required, preferably with a global company, having led these functions globally
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required in Business, Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development or Effectiveness or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred
• Track record of building, evolving and leading a world-class talent/culture/OE function. Demonstrated success in building engaged and high-performing team cultures, as well as HR/talent functional build-out experience.
• A track record of translating business strategies into talent/culture programs that drive results. Demonstrated ability to design and staff a strong and results-oriented talent/culture/OE department with replicable and scalable processes.
• Dispersed global operations. Track record of supporting a global, highly distributed workforce. A talent leader who truly gets the business/P&L and nuances of the diverse markets served and can add value to the enterprise in a tangible and quantitative way. 
• Passion for the mission of education. The mission of Turnitin demands a high integrity HR leader. They should be someone who understands the importance of a mission-driven organization that provides exceptional service to its education clients. The ideal person will bring a passion for excellence and energy/enthusiasm to make a significant difference as a visible leader.
• A proven strong partner, collaborator, team builder and a team player with strong relationship building skills with various stakeholders at all levels within a matrix organization focused on organizational and team success
• A proven people leader able to coach, develop, and motivate a team, and able to align organizational/team design as needs change.
• Strong ability to communicate with and effectively influence all level of employees, C-suite and Board of Directors
• Experience with different HR performance/talent management systems and methodologies, and the knowledge base to make recommendations for appropriate systems required (has seen it/owned it/solved it/done it in diverse and global business environments) 

Our Mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes. 

Our Values underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric - We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by  putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning - We seek out teammates that are constantly learning and growing and build a workplace which enables them to do so.
• Integrity - We believe integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin. It shapes our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership - We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.
• One Team - We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each other’s successes.
• Global Mindset - We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally and act locally to maximize our impact on education.

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad

At Turnitin, we recognize it’s unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad.  We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team!  

Turnitin, LLC is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.