Chief Human Resources Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION

The CHRO will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team, leading all aspects of human capital strategy. This role will balance hands-on execution with long-term organizational design and leadership development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive people strategy
• Lead talent acquisition, development, and succession planning
• Build performance management, compensation, and incentive frameworks
• Strengthen culture, engagement, and safety across sites
• Modernize HR systems, policies, and processes
• Build and lead a high-performing HR team

OPPORTUNITY

The Company is a private equity–backed industrial manufacturing business operating across multiple facilities in North America. With a strong market position and growing end-market demand, the Company is entering a phase of accelerated growth, operational improvement, and leadership professionalization.

Historically, HR has been transactional and decentralized. As the organization scales, there is a critical need to build a modern people function that supports talent development, performance management, leadership depth, and culture across a diverse, labor-intensive workforce.

The Sponsor views human capital as a central pillar of value creation and is seeking a CHRO who can elevate the function from support to strategic advantage.

At a Glance

• Multi-site industrial platform with strong growth prospects
• Workforce is a key driver of operational performance
• Clear mandate to professionalize HR and leadership infrastructure

Compelling Investment Highlights

• Opportunity to build a best-in-class HR function
• Increasing need for leadership development and succession planning
• Focus on safety, productivity, and employee engagement

Value Creation Levers

• Strengthen talent acquisition and frontline leadership
• Implement performance management and incentive alignment
• Build scalable HR processes and systems

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Education / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, or multi-site environments required
• Prior PE-backed experience preferred

Role-Specific Requirements

• Proven experience scaling organizations and leadership teams
• Strong labor relations and compliance expertise
• Ability to operate effectively at plant and board level

Leadership Profile

• Pragmatic, credible operator
• Trusted advisor to CEO and Sponsor
• Culture-builder with high standards

TRAVEL / RELOCATION

• Travel up to 40%
• Relocation support available

Market-competitive base salary, annual bonus, plus equity.