Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

About the role

GTI is hiring its first Chief Human Resources Officer, a new role created to give HR a permanent, dedicated seat on the Executive Leadership Team as the company scales toward a larger, multi-site organization. The CHRO will set enterprise-wide HR strategy and partner closely with GTI's HR Director to translate that strategy into execution across the business. This is a highly visible, hands-on executive role for a leader who wants to help shape a growing manufacturing company from the inside, not manage HR from a distance.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and own the enterprise HR strategy, aligning people investments directly to GTI's growth, revenue, and margin targets
• Serve as a full member of the Executive Leadership Team, shaping business strategy and decisions beyond HR, not just executing on them
• Partner closely with the HR Director as a thought partner and advocate, supporting her priorities and development while holding ultimate accountability for enterprise HR, recruiting, and talent operations across every site
• Own executive talent management: executive hiring, onboarding, compensation design, performance, and succession planning for the ELT and site leadership
• Own organizational design for a scaling, multi-site manufacturing business
• Serve as the senior-most escalation point for high-risk employee relations, legal exposure, and material compliance matters, partnering directly with Legal and the CEO
• Own total rewards strategy company-wide: compensation philosophy, incentive design, and benefits strategy
• Own culture strategy at the enterprise level: evolve and protect GTI's five core values and "Together We Win" mantra as the company scales headcount and geography
• Support the growth of the HR function: HRIS and people analytics infrastructure, HR org design, and a scalable operating model across plants
• Report directly to the CEO on workforce health, organizational risk, and progress against people strategy

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including experience at a senior executive level (VP, SVP, or CHRO)
• 10+ years of that experience within a manufacturing environment operating across multiple locations
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling HR functions and teams within a fast-growing organization
• Proven track record advising CEOs and executive teams on organizational design, executive talent, and succession planning
• The CHRO must have deep expertise across the full HR discipline: compensation and total rewards, talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, and organizational development
• Experience owning HR technology and analytics infrastructure (HRIS, ATS, people analytics) as a company scales
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA or related) or HR certification (SPHR, SHRM-SCP) preferred
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, with the ability to represent HR credibly to the CEO and across the leadership team
• CHRO candidates must have experience working across the full spectrum of a manufacturing workforce, including skilled trades (e.g. welders, electricians), professional and technical staff (e.g. engineers, administrative teams), and all other worker types found in a manufacturing environment
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to GTI plant locations

Preferred Qualifications

• CHRO candidates should have experience in industrial manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, or a related capital-intensive sector
• Experience partnering with founders or owner-operators in a closely held company
• Track record of mentoring and developing high-potential HR leaders into expanded executive roles
• Experience building or evolving a company-wide values and culture framework at scale

Pay

$300,000 – $350,000 a year