Chief People Officer

John H. Northrop & Associates

3d

About The Position

JHNA is seeking a seasoned Chief People Officer (CPO) to join our leadership team. This role is responsible for developing and executing an integrated people strategy that supports JHNA's mission-focused culture, growth objectives, and operational excellence across the DoD contracting environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (Master's degree preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive experience in workforce planning, human capital strategy, talent management, or management consulting.
• Experience supporting or operating within federal government, defense, intelligence, or professional services environments.
• Experience leading workforce strategy during periods of rapid growth, transformation, or organizational change.
• Strong knowledge of talent deployment models, workforce optimization, and organizational design.
• Demonstrated experience translating enterprise workforce strategies into operationally executable solutions.
• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence decision-making at the executive level.
• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging workforce data to drive business outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously evolve enterprise performance management framework, including performance review cycles, evaluation criteria, leadership calibration, and feedback mechanisms.
• Develop and oversee structured bonus and incentive compensation programs aligned to individual performance, company profitability, contract performance, and strategic growth objectives.
• Partner with executive leadership and Finance to ensure incentive plans are competitive, equitable, fiscally responsible, and aligned with government contracting requirements.
• Establish formal career pathing, progression frameworks, and competency models across technical, functional, and leadership roles.
• Lead the development of career tracking and professional development programs that support employee growth, retention, and succession planning.
• Create scalable leadership development and mentoring programs to strengthen management capability and future executive readiness.
• Drive initiatives that enhance employee engagement, performance accountability, and long-term retention.
• Work with HR to ensure HR policies, programs, and practices comply with federal labor laws, government contracting requirements, and internal governance standards.
• Provide oversight of people-related risk management, workforce compliance, and ethical standards.
• Support audits, due diligence activities, and internal controls related to human capital.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive