Chief People Officer / Chief Human Resources Officer

CONFIDENTIAL RETAINED SEARCH | US SEMICONDUCTORS

Search Reference: TNF-SC-CHRO-2026 | People Leadership Mandate, US Semiconductors

ABOUT THIS SEARCH

Top Notch Finders has been retained on an exclusive and strictly confidential basis to identify a Chief People Officer / CHRO for a well-established organization in the United States semiconductor industry. To protect the interests of our client and of every candidate who engages with us, the identity of the company and the location of its operations are disclosed only to qualified candidates under a confidentiality agreement. All inquiries and applications are received and managed solely by Top Notch Finders.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Chief People Officer owns HR strategy across a multicultural, often global workforce, driving culture, workforce planning, and AI-era reskilling initiatives.

MARKET CONTEXT

As CHIPS-funded facilities scale headcount rapidly, workforce planning and reskilling have become C-suite priorities. The CHRO is increasingly positioned to orchestrate a blended human-and-AI workforce by redesigning roles around new task allocation models.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide HR strategy aligned with rapid headcount and facility growth.
• Lead workforce planning for new fab and design-center openings, including cross-border and relocation programs.
• Design and implement AI-era reskilling and organizational-redesign initiatives.
• Build competitive total-rewards programs to compete for scarce technical and executive talent.
• Champion culture, DEI, and employee-engagement strategy across a global, multicultural workforce.
• Partner with executive leadership on succession planning and leadership-development programs.
• Oversee labor relations, compliance, and HR operations across multiple jurisdictions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 10-15+ years of strategic HR leadership experience, including 5+ years in technology or manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale workforce planning and organizational-design initiatives.
• Experience building reskilling and AI-workforce-transformation programs.
• Strong track record managing multicultural, cross-border workforces.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced HR or business degree preferred.

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 through the Top Notch Finders website. Please reference search code TNF-SC-CHRO-2026 in your submission. Do not include export-controlled technical data or other proprietary information of any kind in your application materials. Only candidates whose backgrounds align closely with the mandate will be contacted.