Chief People Officer: Strategy, Growth & Culture

Oglethorpe Power Corporation; Tucker (GA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Oglethorpe Power Corporation seeks a strategic and people-focused Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Reporting to the President and CEO, the CHRO will guide enterprise people strategy, workforce planning, talent management, culture, and HR operations, with two direct reports and seven staff, expanding as needed.

The ideal candidate brings deep HR leadership across multiple disciplines, experience in a growing, technically complex organization, and a

Qualifications

• Ideal candidates will demonstrate significant senior HR leadership experience across multiple disciplines including workforce planning, talent acquisition, employee relations, performance, total rewards, leadership development, succession, engagement, organizational effectiveness and HR operations.
• Experience supporting a growing, technically complex and operationally intensive organization; energy, utility, manufacturing, engineering, industrial, infrastructure, or other safety-sensitive experience is particularly valued.
• Demonstrated development of multiyear workforce strategies addressing growth, retirement exposure, critical skills, recruiting, succession, knowledge transfer, and leadership capacity.
• Success advancing recruitment and talent assessment, including structured interviewing, selection standards, talent pipelines, and hiring quality.
• Strong experience with leadership development, technical training, career pathways and succession.
• Ability to preserve a positive employee culture while strengthening performance management, accountability and managerial effectiveness.
• Exceptional executive partnership skills and the judgment to become a trusted, candid advisor to the CEO, executive team, and Board.
• Strong capabilities with workforce analytics, HR technology, dashboards, automation, and emerging applications of artificial intelligence.
• Experience leading meaningful organizational change while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy and keeping HR focused on enabling the business.
• Financial and business acumen encompassing compensation, workforce costs, HR budgets, vendors, compliance, governance, and risk.
• A visible, approachable leadership style and willingness to spend meaningful time with employees and leaders at OPC's generating facilities.
• Champions a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise people strategy, workforce planning, and talent management.
• Oversee organizational effectiveness, culture, and employee relations.
• Direct HR operations and leadership development through two direct reports.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, leadership team, and Board.
• Ensure governance, risk, and budget considerations across HR function.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

Workforce planning

Talent acquisition

Employee relations

Performance management

Total rewards

Leadership development

Succession

Employee engagement

Organizational effectiveness

HR operations

Job description

Oglethorpe Power Corporation seeks a strategic and people-focused Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Reporting to the President and CEO, the CHRO will guide enterprise people strategy, workforce planning, talent management, culture, and HR operations, with two direct reports and seven staff, expanding as needed.

The ideal candidate brings deep HR leadership across multiple disciplines, experience in a growing, technically complex organization, and a