Chief People Officer

Alaska Behavioral Health; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Behavioral Health seeks an accomplished senior HR executive to design and lead an enterprise People strategy aligning workforce, culture, leadership, and capability with AKBH's strategic priorities across Alaska.

You will oversee HR, Training, and Communications, advise the CEO and board on organizational health and risk, guide organizational change, and partner with leaders to strengthen structure, performance, and employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Management, or related field.
• Master's degree and senior HR certification (SHRM-SCP or SPHR) preferred.
• Progressive leadership experience in Human Resources, People Operations, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise People strategy aligning workforce and culture with priorities.
• Lead HR, Training, and Community Relations and Communications departments.
• Advise CEO and executive leadership on organizational health, workforce trends and risk.
• Lead organizational change, strengthen structure, leadership effectiveness, accountability.
• Oversee talent acquisition, retention, performance management, succession, development.
• Govern HR policies, data, compliance, and systems with leadership accountability.
• Collaborate with CFO on budgets and workforce investments.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Communication

Change management

Analytical skills

Decision-making

Confidentiality

Executive advising

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/OD/Management

Master's degree or SHRM-SPHR preferred

Job description

Company Description Alaska Behavioral Health is the largest community-based mental health provider in Alaska, with clinics in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Wasilla. Founded in 1974, the organization has grown to meet evolving behavioral health needs across the state. Its mission is to strengthen Alaska communities and improve clients' lives by providing exceptional, person-centered behavioral health care. Alaska Behavioral Health serves children and adults with concerns ranging from anxiety and depression to serious mental illness, offering evaluation, psychiatric services, counseling, skill development, case management, and intensive supports. Team members see meaningful impact every day as clients make progress and overcome the effects of mental illness in their lives.

Role Description

Enterprise People Strategy and Organizational Leadership

• Develop and execute an enterprise People strategy that advances organizational effectiveness and aligns workforce, culture, leadership, and organizational capability with AKBH's strategic and financial priorities.
• Lead the HR, Training, and Community Relations and Communications departments, establishing strategic direction, priorities, accountability, performance expectations, and effective coordination across functions.
• Advise the CEO, executive leadership, and, as requested, the Board on organizational health, workforce trends and risk, succession, executive compensation, culture, and other significant people-related matters.
• Lead organizational change and partner with executives to strengthen organizational structure, leadership effectiveness, accountability, employee experience, and performance.

Workforce, Talent, and Culture

• Shape enterprise workforce and talent strategies to ensure AKBH has the capacity, capabilities, leadership pipeline, and talent required to meet current and future organizational needs.
• Provide strategic oversight of talent acquisition, retention, performance management, succession, leadership development, organizational learning, and professional development.
• Champion a positive workplace culture grounded in AKBH's mission, values, professionalism and service.
• Provide executive oversight of significant employee relations, employment compliance, investigations, workforce risk, and other sensitive or high-impact people matters.

Total Rewards, People Operations, and Workforce Intelligence

• Direct AKBH's compensation and total-rewards strategy to support workforce competitiveness, internal equity, organizational sustainability, and strategic priorities.
• Ensure effective governance of People operations, policies, HR technology, workforce data, compliance, and related systems through accountable functional leadership.
• Use workforce analytics and organizational insights to inform executive decision-making, workforce investments, organizational planning, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with the CFO on workforce budgets, labor costs, compensation and benefit planning, forecasting, and significant workforce investments.

Communications and Community Engagement

• Set strategic direction for AKBH's internal and external communications, community relations, stakeholder engagement, organizational messaging, and reputation.
• Ensure major organizational priorities, initiatives, and changes are supported by coordinated communication and stakeholder-engagement strategies.
• Strengthen AKBH's organizational visibility, community relationships, and stakeholder trust in partnership with the CEO, executive leadership, and Community Relations and Communications Director.

Other Responsibilities

• Model executive judgment, integrity, accountability, collaboration, confidentiality, and commitment to AKBH's mission.
• Perform other executive responsibilities as assigned by the CEO.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Management, or a related field required; master's degree and senior HR certification such as SHRM-SCP or SPHR preferred.
• Significant progressive leadership experience in Human Resources, People Operations, organizational development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading workforce strategy, talent management, employee relations, compensation and benefits, leadership development, and organizational change. Experience leading multiple functions or senior leaders preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong strategic and organizational judgment with comprehensive knowledge of human resources and workforce practices.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior leaders, manage complex and sensitive matters, and translate organizational priorities into effective workforce strategies.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical, decision-making, conflict-resolution, and change-management skills, with the ability to exercise independent judgment, maintain confidentiality, and manage competing priorities.

Salary Range $155K - $185K plus annual incentive program