Global Chief People & Culture Officer

Integral Creative Solutions (ICS) is a retained executive search and staffing firm that partners with high-growth and enterprise organizations to identify, attract, and place the senior leadership talent that drives their next stage of scale. On behalf of a confidential client, we are conducting this search. This is an opportunity to join a well-resourced leadership team and make an outsized, measurable impact from day one.

The Role

We are seeking a Global Chief People & Culture Officer to own the enterprise people strategy and culture across every region. You will lead talent, organization, and culture end to end—building the leadership, capability, and engagement the company needs to scale.

What You’ll Do

• People Strategy: Own the global people strategy across talent, organization, and culture.
• Talent & Leadership: Lead talent acquisition, development, and succession enterprise-wide.
• Culture: Own and evolve the company's culture and employee experience.
• Organization Design: Lead organization design, effectiveness, and change.
• Total Rewards: Oversee compensation, benefits, and rewards strategy.
• Executive Alignment: Partner with the CEO and board on people, culture, and organization.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: 15+ years in HR / people leadership, including senior enterprise ownership.
• People Command: Proven track record building talent, culture, and organization at scale.
• HR Expertise: Deep experience across talent, rewards, and organization design.
• Leadership: Experience building and leading global people organizations.
• Strategic: Ability to set people direction and make enterprise trade-offs.
• Executive Presence: Board- and investor-ready communication.
• Education: Bachelor's required; advanced degree or MBA strongly preferred.

Bonus Points

• Global Scale: Experience leading people and culture across multiple regions.
• Scaling: Experience scaling organizations through rapid growth.
• Transformation: Experience leading culture or organizational transformation.
• Industry: People leadership in the client's markets.

We believe in paying top-of-market rates for top-tier talent. The base salary range for this role is $450,000 to $600,000
, with exact placement determined by your skills, years of experience, and interview performance.

Additional Benefits:

• Equity: Competitive equity / long-term incentive package.
• Work Setup: Flexible work arrangement with a home-office stipend where applicable.
• Health: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Time Off: Flexible PTO policy + Company Holidays.
• Growth: Annual learning and development budget.
• Retirement: 401(k) matching plan.

Responsibilities

• People Strategy: Own the global people strategy across talent, organization, and culture.
• Talent & Leadership: Lead talent acquisition, development, and succession enterprise-wide.
• Culture: Own and evolve the company's culture and employee experience.
• Organization Design: Lead organization design, effectiveness, and change.
• Total Rewards: Oversee compensation, benefits, and rewards strategy.
• Executive Alignment: Partner with the CEO and board on people, culture, and organization.

Qualifications

• Experience: 15+ years in HR / people leadership, including senior enterprise ownership.
• People Command: Proven track record building talent, culture, and organization at scale.
• HR Expertise: Deep experience across talent, rewards, and organization design.
• Leadership: Experience building and leading global people organizations.
• Strategic: Ability to set people direction and make enterprise trade-offs.
• Executive Presence: Board- and investor-ready communication.
• Education: Bachelor's required; advanced degree or MBA strongly preferred.