Chief People Officer (CPO)

The Company is in search of a Chief People Officer (CPO) to take on a pivotal role in the organization's evolution. The CPO will be a senior executive partner, responsible for transforming the HR function into a strategic leader that can effectively manage the anticipated pace of organizational change. This includes AI-driven restructuring, evolving skill requirements, and significant workforce transitions. The successful candidate will serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive team, develop and execute an enterprise-wide people strategy, and lead initiatives in organizational design, change management, and workforce transformation. A key aspect of the role is to champion and strengthen the company's culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning while fostering employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. The ideal candidate for the CPO position at the company will have a minimum of 10 years' of progressive HR leadership experience, with a proven track record in building HR functions within technology, science, data, or engineering-led organizations. They must possess deep expertise in organizational design, change management, and workforce transformation, and have exceptional executive presence and communication skills. The role requires a technically curious and AI-literate individual who is a genuine business partner and has strong stakeholder management skills. The CPO will be expected to be a self-starter with high initiative, capable of building and leading the HR organization to support the company's business objectives.