Chief People & Workplace Officer

Integral Creative Solutions (ICS) is a retained executive search and staffing firm that partners with high-growth and enterprise organizations to identify, attract, and place the senior leadership talent that drives their next stage of scale. On behalf of a confidential client, we are conducting this search. This is an opportunity to join a well-resourced leadership team and make an outsized, measurable impact from day one.

About the Role

We are seeking a Chief People & Workplace Officer to own the enterprise people and workplace agenda end to end. You will lead talent, culture, and the physical and digital workplace as one integrated system, ensuring the organization can attract, develop, and retain the talent it needs to scale.

Responsibilities

• People Strategy: Own the enterprise people strategy across talent, culture, and workplace.
• Workplace Experience: Lead workplace strategy across physical, hybrid, and digital environments.
• Talent & Leadership: Own talent acquisition, development, and succession enterprise-wide.
• Total Rewards: Oversee compensation, benefits, and rewards strategy.
• Organization Design: Lead organization design, effectiveness, and change.
• Executive Alignment: Partner with the CEO and board on people, culture, and workplace strategy.

Requirements

• Experience: 15+ years in HR / people leadership, including senior enterprise ownership.
• People Command: Proven track record building talent, culture, and workplace strategy at scale.
• HR Expertise: Deep experience across talent, rewards, and organization design.
• Leadership: Experience building and leading global people and workplace organizations.
• Strategic: Ability to set people direction and make enterprise trade-offs.
• Executive Presence: Board- and investor-ready communication.
• Education: Bachelor's required; advanced degree or MBA strongly preferred.

Nice to Have

• Global Scale: Experience leading people and workplace strategy across multiple regions.
• Scaling: Experience scaling organizations through rapid growth.
• Real Estate: Experience owning corporate real estate or workplace design strategy.
• Industry: People leadership in the client's markets.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $450,000 to $600,000, with exact placement determined by your skills, years of experience, and interview performance.

Benefits

• Equity: Competitive equity / long-term incentive package.
• Work Setup: Flexible work arrangement with a home-office stipend where applicable.
• Health: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO policy + Company Holidays.
• Growth: Annual learning and development budget.
• Retirement: 401(k) matching plan.