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Chief Human Resources Officer
A Chief Human Resources Officer leads an organization's people strategy, overseeing talent strategy, organizational development, and employee relations to build a strong workforce and culture. They guide HR leadership teams through change management initiatives such as restructurings, mergers, or culture shifts, ensuring people practices align with business objectives. This top HR executive typically reports to the CEO and sits on the executive leadership team, shaping policies that affect the entire employee lifecycle.
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Vice President and Chief Human Capital Officer
Development Finance Corporation
Washington, DC · $151,661 – $228,000
A senior HR executive role overseeing human resources strategy, policy, and operations for a federal development finance agency. This suits leaders with deep experience managing enterprise HR programs and advising C-suite executives on talent management and organizational initiatives.
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Director of HR
Launch Potato
United States (remote)
Launch Potato seeks an experienced HR leader to own their performance management, compensation, and compliance functions as the company scales from 200 people. This role suits someone who has built and sustained people systems at similar scale, thrives with direct executive access and autonomy, and sees HR through a lens of business impact rather than process compliance alone.
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Director, People Operations (R5390)
Shield AI
Full-time · San Diego, CA · $170,000 – $300,000
Lead the People Operations function at a defense-technology company scaling across multiple continents, designing and implementing employee lifecycle processes that blend strategic HR initiatives with operational efficiency and emerging technology adoption.
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Director of Human Resources
Ascend Federal Credit Union
Tullahoma, TN
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