The complexity, challenge, and impact is what you seek.

Enterprise leaders

You’ve led People & Culture functions at scale – often across multiple CPO roles in complex, matrixed environments. With a seat at the table, your influence spans board engagement, enterprise transformation, and global workforce strategy.

We partner with Chief People Officers operating at this level – those whose mandates often include ASX reporting alignment, governance and risk oversight, and cross-border leadership. Our role is to connect you with executive opportunities that reflect the scale, complexity and strategic weight you’re used to managing.

Succession planning and board alignment

We connect Enterprise CPOs with roles where boardroom HR strategy, governance, and succession planning are core priorities – whether that means building future-ready executive teams or shaping the succession strategy for your own role. These opportunities typically involve advising on organisational risk, leading transformation, and influencing leadership capability at scale.

Enterprise scope with a global view

Opportunities span across ASX-listed HR leadership environments, multinationals and private equity-backed firms, often involving global HR transformation and regional complexity.

Beyond HR to executive influence

You are more than a function leader. Our clients value CPOs who deliver impact through culture, commercial growth and transformative HR leadership.

Stay connected to opportunity

Through CPO Connect, you’ll gain access to curated insights, market intelligence, and strategic introductions – including advisory roles, consulting briefs and select executive HR opportunities that align with your scale and ambition.

FAQs

  • What makes CPO Search different at this level?

    We specialise in executive search for senior HR leaders. Our work includes board succession briefs, global transformation roles and high-stakes enterprise mandates.

  • Why would a current CPO need a search partner?

    Because your next move should be meaningful – not just for your career, but for the legacy you leave behind. Whether you're expanding your influence, reshaping culture or shifting industry, we understand what matters at this level. The strength of your successor often reflects the impact you've made – setting the stage for enduring progress long after you've moved on.

  • What is CPO Connect?

    CPO Connect is our peer network designed for enterprise HR leaders. It provides visibility of senior opportunities and access to exclusive insights, events and board-level HR conversations.

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