Vice President, People & Culture APAC & LATAM

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

​The Opportunity

At Cochlear, our people are at the heart of our success. As Vice President, People & Culture, APAC & LATAM, you will partner with regional leaders to drive business growth, strengthen organisational capability, and build a high-performing culture that enables our people and business to thrive.

This is more than a traditional HR leadership role. You will shape the workforce, leadership and culture required to deliver commercial outcomes, accelerate growth, and support transformation across diverse markets and cultures.

Working with a highly engaged leadership team, you will champion a people-first culture while building the capability, performance and agility needed for the future. If you enjoy leading across countries, cultures and boundaries, and are passionate about helping people hear and be heard, this is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on both business performance and employee experience

Who We’re Looking For

While experience in HR/People & Culture is valuable, we are equally open to leaders from consulting, strategy, or business leadership backgrounds who bring:

• Strong commercial acumen and a track record of driving business outcomes

• Experience aligning people, culture, and organisational capability to business strategy

• Credibility influencing senior executives and shaping enterprise-level decisions

Key Responsibilities

Shape the Organisation & Workforce Strategy

• Develop and deliver a strategic workforce plan aligned to APAC growth ambitions

• Partner with senior leaders to design operating models and organisational structures that enable scaling and transformation 

• Translate business priorities into capability, talent and culture strategies that drive performance

Drive Culture, Leadership & Performance

• Strengthen leadership capability at all levels to support a growing, transforming organisation

• Embed a culture of accountability, performance and continuous improvement

• Champion Cochlear’s HEAR behaviours—Hear the Customer, Embrace Change, Aspire to Win, Remove Boundaries

Lead Transformation & Change

• Lead large-scale transformation initiatives across organisation design, capability and culture

• Navigate ambiguity and complexity, identifying opportunities and aligning stakeholders to a clear path forward.

Executive Partnership & Influence

• Act as a trusted advisor to the APAC President and Leadership Team, shaping strategic decisions and outcomes

• Influence and align senior leaders across geographies, functions, and global stakeholders

• Represent the organisation internally and externally as a senior enterprise leader

Build Organisational Capability for Growth

• Develop future-ready talent pipelines and leadership bench strength

• Partner globally to bring enterprise-wide people and commercial strategies together

• Use data, insights, and foresight to drive decision-making and performance

About You.  You are a strategic, commercially minded leader who thrives in complexity and brings clarity to ambiguity.

Critical Experience

• Proven track record influencing at Executive / C-suite level

• Experience leading multi-country, cross-cultural teams

• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale transformation and change

• Strong capability in linking business strategy to organisational and people outcomes

Capabilities & Mindset

• Exceptional commercial acumen and strategic thinking

• Ability to solve complex, system-level organisational challenges

• High degree of self-awareness, adaptability, and learning agility

• A leader who thrives in ambiguity, pace and transformation environments

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will:

• Build a high-performing, future-ready organisation aligned to Cochlear’s growth strategy

• Strengthen leadership capability across the region

• Deliver measurable impact on business performance, culture and talent outcomes

• Act as a visible, trusted, and credible enterprise leader

If you're passionate about helping people hear and be heard, believe that great organisations are built through great leadership and exceptional people experiences, and want to influence the future of a global MedTech organisation across APAC and LATAM, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in shaping a culture where our people continue to thrive and make a meaningful difference in the lives of others

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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How we recognise your contribution

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit www.cochlearcareers.com