Chief People Officer at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools

About the Employer

Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit public charter school networks in the nation, operating 25 high-performing, middle and high schools that educate nearly 13,000 scholars who make up the heart of Los Angeles’ Latinx, Black, and recent immigrant communities. Alliance schools have been recognized as among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, the U.S. Department of Education, and the California Department of Education. Since opening our first school in 2004, 95% of Alliance scholars have graduated from high school. We strive to uplift our scholars and their communities by fostering unparalleled educational opportunities that encourage scholarly thought, resilient learning, powerful communication, mind-body wellness, and community advocacy. To learn more, visit www.LAalliance.org.

Job Summary

Job Summary

The Chief People Officer (CPO) will drive the evolution of talent and people practices at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, building leadership capacity, strengthening talent systems, and fostering a thriving community culture for more than 1,400 employees across 25 schools. With an eye toward future growth and expansion, the CPO will shape and lead a people strategy that ensures Alliance can continue to attract, develop, and retain talented employees. The CPO will provide leadership across human resources, staffing, employee relations, performance management, compensation, and related functions. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the CPO will serve on the Senior Leadership Team and lead four Vice Presidents and a team of more than 25 staff members. The CPO's primary focus will be designing and implementing Alliance's long-term people and talent strategy, anticipating future needs, strengthening leadership capacity, and evolving the systems, structures, and practices necessary to support a thriving and sustainable organization. While ensuring strong leadership and accountability for the Talent function, the CPO will operate primarily as a strategic executive rather than a day-to-day functional leader. This role requires navigating Alliance's differentiated decision-making structure, with clear authority over network-wide talent policies and systems while recognizing principals' authority over defined school-level decisions. Success will require strategic foresight, effective cross-functional collaboration, and trusted partnerships with school leaders to advance a coherent people strategy that balances network-wide priorities with the distinct needs of each school community. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a deep commitment to educational equity and Alliance's commitment to being an anti-racist, pro-Black organization. They will be a trusted partner to the CEO, fellow executives, and school leaders, bringing experience leading in at scale and a

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