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VP of Human Resources (Vice President of Human Resources) jobs: 393 open roles, pay, industries and skills

393 open Vice President of Human Resources jobs, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as VP Human Resources, Vice President, Human Resources, SVP Human Resources, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, EVP Human Resources. Listings that state pay show a median of $200,000 a year.

The market for Vice President of Human Resources work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Vice President of Human Resources jobs
393

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$200,000

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State with the most openings
New York (67)

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Industry hiring the most
Technology & Software (20%)

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Listings that are remote
33%

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Listings that ask for an AI skill
16%

Source: NextChapter verified openings, read in full.

What a VP of Human Resources does

Vice president role in Human Resources.

A vice president of human resources runs hiring, pay, benefits, employee relations and development for a company or a large business unit.

Usually reports to a C-suite leader or the CEO, and manages directors. SVP and EVP titles are the same job at a larger scale, and are counted here.

Other ways this role is written

  • VP of Human Resources
  • VP Human Resources
  • Vice President of Human Resources
  • Vice President, Human Resources
  • SVP Human Resources
  • Senior Vice President of Human Resources
  • EVP Human Resources
  • Executive Vice President of Human Resources
  • VP of People
  • VP of HR
  • Human Resources VP

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Vice President of Human Resources jobs

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VP of Human Resources salary

From 88 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$171,500
Median
$200,000
Upper quarter
$254,000

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for VP of Human Resources jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where VP of Human Resources jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills VP of Human Resources jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 117 Vice President of Human Resources listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in VP of Human Resources listings

  1. 1. talent acquisition54%
  2. 2. employee relations26%
  3. 3. onboarding22%
  4. 4. change management19%
  5. 5. hris17%
  6. 6. risk management11%
  7. 7. m&a9%
  8. 8. excel9%
  9. 9. workday8%
  10. 10. due diligence7%

Across all Human Resources openings

  1. 1. talent acquisition13%
  2. 2. onboarding9%
  3. 3. employee relations9%
  4. 4. hris4%
  5. 5. excel4%
  6. 6. workday2%
  7. 7. logistics2%
  8. 8. change management2%
  9. 9. project management2%
  10. 10. powerpoint2%

AI skills for VP of Human Resources jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

16% of 80 open Vice President of Human Resources listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 2% of all Human Resources openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work6%
  2. 2. AI workflow automation6%
  3. 3. Responsible AI5%
  4. 4. AI governance and risk4%
  5. 5. AI adoption and change management3%
  6. 6. LLM application engineering3%

Do AI skills change vice president of human resources pay?

For Human Resources roles in general, as of November 2, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for vice president of human resources alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Human Resources listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +30.8% (about $35.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$150,000
median, from 364 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$115,000
median, from 694 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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The Human Resources ladder

The same function at other levels: where this role comes from and where it leads.

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Job titles under VP of Human Resources

The exact titles employers use, with their own job and salary pages.

Employers hiring for VP of Human Resources roles

  • Confidential 41
  • Korn Ferry 4
  • Moody's 3
  • CMP 3
  • SharkNinja 3
  • Frazer Jones 3
  • Hirenexus 3
  • Sabre 3
  • Ryan 3
  • Leeds Professional Resources 3
  • D. Hilton Associates 2
  • Red Dynamics 2

VP of Human Resources questions

What does a VP of Human Resources do?
A vice president of human resources runs hiring, pay, benefits, employee relations and development for a company or a large business unit. Usually reports to a C-suite leader or the CEO, and manages directors. SVP and EVP titles are the same job at a larger scale, and are counted here.
What else is a VP of Human Resources called?
The same job is also written VP Human Resources, Vice President of Human Resources, Vice President, Human Resources, SVP Human Resources, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, EVP Human Resources, Executive Vice President of Human Resources, VP of People.
How many VP of Human Resources jobs are open?
393 verified open Vice President of Human Resources jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a VP of Human Resources make?
Among 88 open Vice President of Human Resources listings that state pay, the median is $200,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $171,500 and $254,000. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are VP of Human Resources jobs?
New York (67), California (45), Texas (43), Massachusetts (20) have the most open Vice President of Human Resources listings. About 33% of listings that state a work arrangement are remote.
Which state pays a VP of Human Resources the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, Massachusetts has the highest median at $272,000.
Which industries hire for VP of Human Resources roles?
Technology & Software (20%), Healthcare & Hospital Systems (13%), Financial Services & Banking (11%), Manufacturing & Industrial (11%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do VP of Human Resources jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Vice President of Human Resources listings are talent acquisition, employee relations, onboarding, change management, hris.
Do VP of Human Resources jobs ask for AI skills?
16% of 80 open Vice President of Human Resources listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is AI tools in daily work.

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