Chief Human Resources Officer

The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)

Principal executive responsible for leading Akima’s enterprise human resources organization, aligning human capital strategy with the overall business and long‑term growth directions of the corporation. Serving as a key member of the executive leadership team, the CHRO leverages mastery of HR systems, predictive analytics, and competitive federal market trends to drive organizational design, workforce agility, and operational excellence across a multi‑billion dollar enterprise portfolio.

Operating within a unique Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) ecosystem, the CHRO serves as a principal architect of corporate culture and employee success during phases of rapid scaling and portfolio consolidation. The ideal candidate will develop an intimate understanding of the distinct business drivers across each Akima operating group and operating companies, ensuring that human resource delivery seamlessly adapts to varied military and civilian government environments.

• Provide visionary leadership and governance over Akima’s decentralized operating portfolio by optimizing a highly matrixed Enterprise Shared Services (ESS) HR model spanning talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, compliance, and employee relations.
• Partner with executive leadership to design and implement organizational change‑management strategies that support subsidiaries transitioning through rapid growth, spinning up under ANC 8(a) sole‑source frameworks, and successfully consolidating upon graduation into large‑business tiers.
• Establish and report on rigorous, data‑driven HR metrics and workforce analytics to provide the CEO and Board of Directors with actionable insights into retention, labor utilization, pricing models, and operational deficiencies.

• Architect and oversee an enterprise‑wide talent acquisition infrastructure optimized for the high‑volume, rapid‑response hiring cycles inherent to federal contracting capture management (e.g., major GWACs, IDIQs, and single‑award contracts).
• Build proactive talent pipelines and strategic sourcing networks specialized in attracting and retaining highly cleared personnel (Secret, Top Secret, Polygraph) and specialized technical/scientific professionals in a hyper‑competitive market.

• Serve as the final authority on federal, state, and local labor compliance, with an expert operational emphasis on the Service Contract Act (SCA), Davis‑Bacon Act (DBA), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) mandates, and DCAA‑compliant labor tracking.
• Provide executive oversight to labor relations subject matter experts (SMEs); actively monitor and direct strategies regarding interaction, negotiations, and compliance with labor unions and complex Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).
• Direct the design and implementation of comprehensive, cost‑effective health, welfare, and compensation architectures that maintain corporate profitability while balancing strict SCA fringe benefit requirements and market‑competitive executive equity.

• Serve as the executive champion in close coordination with parent NANA organization to design, implement, and track professional development pathways, mentorship frameworks, and leadership pipelines specifically for Iñupiat shareholders.
• Cultivate a resilient, mission‑focused company culture that bridges geographically dispersed field sites, remote work forces, and corporate offices, fostering high employee morale and alignment with foundational ANC community values.

• A minimum of 20 years of human resources experience with progressive leadership responsibility strictly within the federal government services sector.
• At least 5 years of senior executive (SVP/CHRO/VP) experience managing human resources within a comparably sized, multi‑subsidiary, or matrixed shared‑services Gov Con organization ($1B+ in annual revenue).
• Demonstrable, hands‑on operational mastery of the Service Contract Act (SCA) and Davis‑Bacon Act (DBA), including deep…