Chief People Officer / Chief Human Resources Officer

  • Full Time
    • United States Semi Conductors

Website Top Notch Finders

Confidential executive search for the US semiconductor industry

CONFIDENTIAL RETAINED SEARCH | US SEMICONDUCTORS

We are conducting a confidential, retained search for a semiconductor chief people officer (CPO/CHRO) at a well-established US semiconductor company. The CPO will own HR strategy across a multicultural, often global workforce. In addition, this executive will drive culture, workforce planning, and AI-era reskilling. We seek executives with 10-15+ years of strategic HR leadership.

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

ABOUT THIS SEARCH

Top Notch Finders holds an exclusive, strictly confidential retained search for a Chief People Officer / CHRO at a well-established organization in the US semiconductor industry. To protect our client and every candidate, we disclose the company’s identity and the location of its operations only to qualified candidates under a confidentiality agreement. In addition, Top Notch Finders receives and manages every inquiry and application directly.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Chief People Officer owns HR strategy across a multicultural, often global workforce. In addition, this executive drives culture, workforce planning, and AI-era reskilling initiatives.

MARKET CONTEXT

CHIPS-funded facilities are scaling headcount rapidly. As a result, workforce planning and reskilling have become C-suite priorities. Because of this, the CHRO increasingly orchestrates a blended human-and-AI workforce by redesigning roles around new task allocation models.

For a deeper look at how we evaluate and hire senior leaders in this industry, read our The 2026 San Diego Semiconductor Executive Search Hiring Guide. It explains our approach to executive search for people and operations leadership roles.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Develop and execute enterprise-wide HR strategy that matches 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 win 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.
  • A strong track record managing multicultural, cross-border workforces.
  • A bachelor’s degree (required); an advanced HR or business degree (preferred).

CONFIDENTIALITY AND HOW TO APPLY

This is a discreet, retained engagement. We will never present your candidacy to any organization without your explicit prior authorization. In addition, the hiring company cannot see any application at this stage.

If you are an accomplished people executive and want to be considered as our next semiconductor chief people officer, please submit your resume in confidence through the Top Notch Finders website. Reference search code TNF-SC-CHRO-2026 in your submission. However, do not include export-controlled technical data or other proprietary information of any kind in your application materials. We will contact only the candidates whose backgrounds align closely with the mandate.

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