Chief People Officer / VP Human Capital

CONFIDENTIAL RETAINED SEARCH 

Search Reference: TNF-MX-CPO-2026 | Human Capital Leadership Mandate, Mexico Life Sciences

CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER / VP HUMAN CAPITAL

ABOUT THIS SEARCH

Top Notch Finders has been retained on an exclusive and strictly confidential basis to identify a Chief People Officer / VP Human Capital for a client in Mexico’s medical device, biotech, pharmaceutical, and techbio sector. To protect the interests of our client and of every candidate who engages with us, the identity of the company is disclosed only to qualified candidates under a confidentiality agreement. All inquiries and applications are received and managed solely by Top Notch Finders.

POSITION SNAPSHOT

• Company profile: Life sciences organization in Mexico, frequently a private equity portfolio platform.
• Reports to: Chief Executive Officer.
• Location: National scope, typically Mexico City-based; specifics disclosed to qualified candidates.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Chief People Officer / VP Human Capital leads workforce strategy, leadership development, and talent retention, serving as a central figure in private equity value-creation strategy where talent depth is frequently the primary constraint on portfolio growth.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and execute enterprise-wide workforce planning and leadership development strategy.
• Build structural retention programs, including global mobility, career pathing, and training and development initiatives.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and PE ownership on human-capital-driven value creation.
• Lead executive succession planning and leadership pipeline development.
• Build human-capital metrics and reporting frameworks to inform board-level decision-making.
• Navigate Mexico’s informal labor market, comprising roughly 54-55% of the workforce, to expand access to formally trained talent.
• Oversee compliance with the 2026 40-hour workweek reform and other evolving labor regulations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of senior HR leadership experience, ideally within manufacturing, life sciences, or PE-backed platforms.
• Demonstrated experience building retention and leadership-development programs in Mexico.
• Strong grasp of human-capital metrics and workforce analytics.
• Experience partnering directly with CEOs and PE ownership groups on value-creation initiatives.
• Bilingual English/Spanish required.

CONFIDENTIALITY AND HOW TO APPLY

This is a discreet, retained engagement. Your candidacy will never be presented to any organization without your explicit prior authorization, and no application will be visible to the hiring company at this stage. Accomplished people executives are invited to submit a resume in confidence, in English or Spanish, through the Top Notch Finders website. Please reference search code TNF-MX-CPO-2026 in your submission. Do not include patient-identifiable, trial-blinded, or other confidential clinical or proprietary information of any kind in your application materials. Only candidates whose backgrounds align closely with the mandate will be contacted.