Chief Human Resources Officer

NU Advisory Partners; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Chief Human Resources Officer for a private equity-backed company with multi-site operations. This leader will own the full people agenda and build the infrastructure, talent pipelines, and culture the business needs for its next phase of growth, including acquisitions.

The role suits a hands-on builder who has run HR at enterprise scale with a sizable frontline workforce.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leader with experience in large, complex organizations.
• History of leading HR for dispersed frontline workforces across multi-site operations.
• Experience in PE-backed environments and with board-level interactions.
• Proven track record in acquisition-led growth and integration of teams.
• Ability to build centralized HR infrastructure that supports rapid expansion.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead the company's overall people strategy aligned to growth plans.
• Advise the executive team on org design and leadership capability; report workforce metrics to the board.
• Accelerate hiring and build pipelines to keep teams staffed.
• Design retention programs for frontline employees and managers.
• Create clear career ladders and succession plans across leadership levels.
• Own total rewards strategy, benefits, and centralized HR policies.
• Oversee learning and development to meet evolving service standards.
• Run the people side of acquisitions and integrate new teams.

Skills

Senior HR executive

Frontline workforce experience

Acquisition-driven growth

Org design

Board/investor collaboration

Job description

NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Chief Human Resources Officer for a private equity-backed company with multi-site operations. This leader will own the full people agenda and build the infrastructure, talent pipelines, and culture the business needs for its next phase of growth, including a steady pace of acquisitions. The role suits a hands-on builder who has run HR at enterprise scale and wants to apply that experience to a fast-growing business with a sizable frontline workforce.

About NU Advisory Partners

NU Advisory Partners is an AI-native executive search and advisory firm specializing in senior executive, operating, and board roles, with deep expertise in private capital-backed environments.

We're breaking the mold in an industry that hasn't changed in decades, pairing a top-tier team with tech, data, and AI to make search smarter, faster, and built for how businesses move today. The result? A better experience for clients, candidates, and ourselves. With 2,000+ searches and deep industry expertise, we deliver high-touch service and leadership talent that drives long-term value.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and lead the company's overall people strategy, tying talent priorities directly to growth and operating plans
• Act as a trusted advisor to the executive team on org design, leadership capability, and key talent decisions, and report on workforce metrics to the board
• Accelerate hiring across the organization, building pipelines that keep teams fully staffed
• Design retention programs for frontline employees and their managers that reduce attrition and improve workforce stability
• Create clear career ladders and advancement paths from entry-level roles through senior leadership
• Put succession and bench-building plans in place across all levels of leadership
• Champion a consistent culture and strong engagement across the entire organization, partnering with marketing on employee communications
• Oversee learning and development so employees are equipped to deliver on evolving service and quality standards
• Own total rewards, including benefits strategy and plan design
• Stand up a centralized HR operating model with standard policies, compliance guardrails, and workflows that scale as the company grows
• Run the people side of acquisitions, bringing new teams onboard quickly while keeping what makes them effective
• Assess and modernize HR systems such as payroll, learning, and employee communication tools, and raise the bar on talent within the HR team itself

Qualifications & Experience

• A proven track record as a senior HR executive in a large, complex organization
• Background leading HR for a large, dispersed frontline workforce at multi-site operations where attrition is a persistent challenge, in sectors such as healthcare services, retail, education, hospitality, or consumer services
• Experience in a PE-backed company, including close work with investors and a board
• Hands-on experience with acquisition-led growth, including bringing acquired teams onto common people practices and culture
• A record of building centralized HR infrastructure that supports rapid expansion
• Experience managing self-funded health and benefits programs
• A data-driven approach, with measurable results on hiring speed, retention, and engagement
• Business-minded executive presence: credible with senior leadership and the board and willing to challenge constructively
• Ability to unite a dispersed workforce around a shared mission and connect corporate teams with frontline operations
• A collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves style, with the ability to develop the HR team and deliver results at the same time
• Motivated by a mission-driven organization where frontline employees are central to the customer experience