Chief People Officer

The Opportunity

The Chief People Officer will partner directly with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to modernize and scale the HR organization into a strategic business function that enables growth and innovation. This leader will serve as both architect and builder—designing the people strategy, organizational structure, and operating model needed to support a distributed, performance-driven workforce that will more than double in size over the next few years.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Partner with the CEO and executive team to define and execute a modern, tech-enabled People strategy aligned with company growth goals.
• Transform a traditionally transactional HR function into a forward-looking, strategic People organization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and business unit leaders on organizational design, leadership development, and workforce strategy.

Technology and Innovation

• Build an integrated HR technology ecosystem that leverages AI, analytics, and automation to streamline processes and enhance decision-making.
• Introduce scalable, data-driven tools for talent acquisition, performance management, and learning & development.
• Promote a digital-first mindset across the People function.

Culture and Talent

• Evolve and scale a strong, values-driven culture across a geographically dispersed organization.
• Strengthen leadership capability, accountability, and engagement through modern performance and development programs.
• Lead change management initiatives, including post-acquisition integrations and organizational transitions.

Operational Excellence

• Design a high-impact, lean People function that operates with speed, precision, and measurable business impact.
• Ensure excellence across compliance, DEI, total rewards, and employee relations, supported by data-driven insights.
• Embed the company’s values into all people practices, reinforcing a culture of curiosity, performance, and care.

Ideal Profile

• Proven track record leading HR transformation within a complex, high-growth, or PE-backed organization.
• Experience building and modernizing HR infrastructure to support a 1,000+ employee organization growing at scale
• rapid employee growth 900+ employees and significant scaling ahead.
• Strong grasp of people analytics, organizational design, and the strategic use of AI in HR.
• Comfortable operating in a lean, fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment—balancing strategy with hands-on execution.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the executive presence to engage at Board level.
• Deep commitment to building inclusive, high-performance cultures.