Chief People Officer

KIPP • Miami, FL

10d • $250,000 - $290,000

About The Position

KIPP TEAM & Family Schools (KTAF) is seeking a Chief People Officer to lead the full employee experience across its network of public schools in Newark, Camden, Paterson, and South Florida. The role will shape the people strategy for an organization planning to grow from more than 11,000 students to 15,000 by 2030. KTAF has more than 1,500 staff and an operating budget of over $300 million.

The Chief People Officer is a member of the executive leadership team and reports to the Co-President. The role leads five functional areas: Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, HR Operations and Payroll, Employee Relations, and Compensation and Performance Management. It works closely with regional leaders across all four cities and is accountable for making KTAF’s values visible in hiring, development, evaluation, recognition, and promotion.

In the first year, the Chief People Officer will build relationships across the organization, unify the People team and regions around the 2030 plan, spend time in schools in each region, ensure recruitment and talent pipelines can support growth, modernize HR and performance systems, and establish a direction for competitive, equitable, and transparent compensation. By 2030, the role will own goals for staff retention, internal hiring pipelines, resident performance, and employee engagement.

The position calls for a growth-oriented builder and people leader who is comfortable with ambiguity, uses data and systems thinking, prioritizes the frontline experience, builds trust across regions, and centers equity and cultural responsiveness. Regular travel between Newark, Camden, Paterson, and South Florida is required. The role is an immediate opening, with an annual salary range of $250,000 to $290,000.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of progressive HR or talent leadership experience.
• At least 5 years in a senior role overseeing multiple HR functions.
• Working knowledge of employment law, HR compliance, and payroll across multiple states.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and boards.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Willingness to travel regularly between Newark, Camden, Paterson, and South Florida.
• Ability to lead senior leaders, manage difficult conversations with care, and hold a high bar.
• Ability to use recruiting, retention, compensation, and performance data to inform decisions.
• Commitment to racial equity and cultural responsiveness.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading HR or talent across multiple sites or regions, ideally in an organization with 1,000 or more employees.
• Experience in K-12 education, charter schools, or another mission-driven, people-intensive sector.
• Experience with New Jersey and Florida employment law.
• Advanced degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Set the multi-year people strategy and advise the Co-President and CEO on organizational design and workforce planning.
• Embed KTAF’s values and key behaviors into job descriptions, interview rubrics, onboarding, performance management, recognition, and leadership development.
• Refine recruitment strategies and recruit mission-aligned teachers, school leaders, and staff across all regions to support organizational growth.
• Grow teacher pipeline programs, the leader residency, and teacher-to-leader pathways to build internal leadership talent.
• Develop and implement professional development for home office and school-based staff and managers, supporting succession planning and internal growth.
• Modernize HR systems and assess people analytics and AI tools to support proactive workforce planning.
• Oversee compliant payroll across two states and own benefits strategy and administration.
• Oversee employee relations strategy and school support, maintain clear and consistent policies across regions, and partner with legal counsel on complex matters.
• Build compensation and performance systems that recognize strong performance and help managers set expectations, give feedback, and retain employees.
• Lead five functional leaders and align the People team and regional leaders around a shared vision.
• Build relationships with executive, school, and regional leaders, and spend time in schools across the regions.
• Set a compensation direction that is competitive, equitable, and transparent.
• Own people goals for staff retention, regrettable attrition, internal placement into key roles, resident performance, and employee engagement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• KTAF 403(b) retirement plan with matching contributions.
• Generous time-off policy.
• Up to 12 weeks of 100% parental leave for primary caregivers.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Optional short-term and long-term disability, accident, and hospital indemnity benefits.

What This Job Offers

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