Chief People Officer
Figure
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Develop a comprehensive, long-term people strategy aligned with company mission, goals, and growth
- Serve as the principal advisor to the executive team on all organizational and people-related matters
- Lead and elevate the People team, providing mentorship, strategic guidance, and clear operational direction
- Build and reinforce a diverse, inclusive, equitable culture where employees feel valued and are able to contribute meaningfully
- Oversee talent acquisition and leadership hiring, ensuring a strong pipeline and succession strategy for mission-critical roles
- Drive organizational design initiatives that support scale, efficiency, clarity, and cross-functional effectiveness
- Strengthen leadership capabilities across the organization through coaching, development programs, and performance enablement
- Establish and refine compensation, equity, and rewards frameworks that are competitive, fair, and aligned with business strategy
- Oversee benefits and wellness programs that support the full spectrum of employee well-being
- Lead change management initiatives that help teams navigate transformation with clarity and confidence
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws while anticipating regulatory shifts and evolving workforce needs
- Create a data-driven culture within People Operations, leveraging analytics to measure engagement, inform decisions, and drive continuous improvement
- Implement systems, tools, and technologies that streamline operations and enhance the employee experience end-to-end
- Champion employee engagement and retention strategies that reinforce a high-trust, high-performance organization
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive HR and People leadership experience, with significant time leading at the executive level
- Experience operating as a CPO, Head of People, or equivalent leader within a high-growth, fast-paced organization
- HR leadership experience at a publicly traded company, with clear understanding of public company governance and regulatory expectations
- Prior experience integrating people operations with business growth strategies and curiosity to understand company’s innovative products
- Proven ability to develop and execute people strategies that support scale, transformation, and long-term company health
- Prior experience supporting and scaling a large hourly employee population
- Deep expertise across organizational design, talent strategy, leadership development, compensation (including equity-based compensation) and employee experience
- Exceptional executive communication skills with the ability to influence, align, and drive outcomes across diverse stakeholders
- High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and a people-first mindset grounded in strategic thinking
- Demonstrated experience leading through change and building resilient, healthy organizations
- Strong analytical background with the ability to use data to guide decisions, forecast needs, and measure success
- A track record of building cultures rooted in trust, accountability, performance, and empathy.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance with 100% employer-paid premiums for employees and their dependents on select plans
- Company HSA, FSA, Dependent Care, 401k, and commuter benefits
- Employer-funded life and disability insurance coverage
- 11 Observed Holidays & PTO plan
- Up to 12 weeks paid family leave
- Continuing education reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
organizational designtalent strategyleadership developmentcompensationemployee experiencedata analyticschange managementtalent acquisitionperformance enablementemployee engagement
Soft skills
executive communicationinfluencestrategic thinkingemotional intelligencesound judgmentpeople-first mindsetmentorshipcoachingresilienceaccountability