Chief People Officer | YMCA of the Triangle

The Chief People Officer (CPO) serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, providing vision, leadership, and strategic direction for all aspects of the YMCA of the Triangles people strategies.

The CPO will guide a high-performing People team in fostering a culture that reflects the YMCAs Mission, Purpose, and Values, while ensuring safety, compliance, equity, and excellence in every facet of the employee experiencefrom recruitment to retirement.

This role oversees human resources operations, talent acquisition, benefits and compensation, employee relations, learning and leadership development, culture and engagement,successionplanningand workforce strategy.

The CPO will partner closely with the CEO, C-Suite, and Board of Directors to ensure people practices drive organizational capacity, inclusivity, and long-term sustainability.

Leadership Opportunity: The YMCA of the Triangle is seeking a Chief People Officer who is, first and foremost, a leader of people.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, mission-centered executive to help shape the employee experience, strengthen culture, and bring together the people systems that support one of the regions most trusted nonprofit organizations.

The ideal candidate will bring strong executive presence, sound judgment, humility, and a hands-on leadership style that balances vision with execution.

The YMCA of the Triangle needs a confident, collaborative, high-energy leader who can build trust, communicate clearly, unite teams, and strengthen a healthy, high-functioning culture across a large and distributed organization with 18 branches, three overnight camps, and more than 6,000 employees each year.

This leader should be approachable, practical, and deeply committed to advancing the Ys mission while helping staff feel connected, supported, and equipped to serve the community.

Essential Functions: Strategic Leadership & Culture Set the strategic vision and provide decisive leadership forall aspects ofthe People Department, ensuring all strategies reinforce YMCA culture and directly advance organizational priorities.Lead thedevelopment of theassociations staff culture, ensuring culture priorities are embedded in leadership practices, communications,trainingand employee experience initiatives.Champion and drivethetransformation ofthe employeeexperience and organizational culture, fostering an environment of trust, belonging, accountability, and excellence.Integrate equity and inclusion into policies, benefits, performance systems, and leadership strategies in collaboration with the Chief Partnership & Impact Officer, ensuring alignment with the YMCAs commitment to diversity and equity.Unify cross-functional efforts by partnering with operations and other enterprise teams to ensure alignment,eliminatesilos, and accelerate continuous improvement across the Association.In partnership with the COO and Risk Management Department, develop and implement People-related risk management strat...