Chief Human Resources Officer

Sensiba is always looking for top talent to add to our integrated team. We have an exciting opportunity for a Chief Human Resource Officer to join our Operations team. If you're looking for an organization that offers an inclusive environment, uses business as a force for good, and supports you and your family with flexible work options and attractive benefits, take the first step toward joining the Sensiba team!

Named a Top 100 Accounting Firm and Top Workplace USA, we're recognized for exceptional employee engagement and dedication in helping our clients solve problems, navigate complexity, and build a foundation for sustainable growth.

In 2018, we became a certified B Corporation (B Corp ). The B Corp certification distinguishes companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. It helps us better assess how our core values align with our daily operations and identify where we can improve.

Summary:

We are seeking an innovative and forward-thinking Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) to lead and elevate our global human capital strategy in alignment with firmwide goals. This executive will be a key member of the leadership team, driving workforce transformation, international growth, and culture evolution across our multi-state and cross-border operations.

The CHRO will oversee all aspects of HR, including global talent acquisition, international M&A integration and payroll, executive compensation, succession planning, workforce analytics, organizational design, and change management. This is an opportunity to build and scale a people-first, high-performance culture in a rapidly evolving professional services environment.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Organizational Development

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the Managing Partner and Executive Leadership Team on workforce planning, organizational agility, and firm growth initiatives.
• Build and execute a global HR strategy that aligns with the firm's business objectives, vision, and values.
• Lead transformation efforts across people, process, and platforms to support scale, performance, and integration.
• Guide executive conversations on human capital risks, succession, DEI, and talent strategy.
• Collaborate with executive operational leaders to drive the firm's success.

International Growth & M&A Integration

• Lead end-to-end HR integration for global mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures-including due diligence, talent evaluation, cultural integration, and operational alignment.
• Build scalable frameworks for managing an international workforce, including consistent global HR policies and processes, with regional adaptability.

Executive Compensation & Total Rewards

• Oversee the development of executive and firmwide compensation philosophy, including base, merit, bonus, and incentive structures.
• Drive pay transparency, internal equity, and external competitiveness across all roles and geographies.
• Provide strategic oversight of global payroll operations across multiple jurisdictions and countries.

People Analytics & Workforce Insights

• Leverage HR analytics and reporting to support strategic decision-making and measure impact.
• Improve dashboards and KPIs for tracking culture, retention, DEI, engagement, and leadership effectiveness.

Compliance, Risk & Ethics

• Ensure compliance with global labor laws, employment practices and processes, and industry regulations.
• Oversee immigration strategy and execution for international mobility and staffing.
• Partner with legal and finance to manage employment risk and ensure audit readiness.

Culture and Inclusion

• Champion a culture of inclusion, feedback, and accountability.
• Lead firmwide DEI strategies, employee engagement initiatives, and employer branding efforts.
• Develop leadership and succession pipelines.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including 6+ years in an executive-level HR role.
• Deep expertise in global HR operations, international M&A integration, and executive compensation.
• Experience supporting complex, multi-state, and cross-border workforces.
• Demonstrated success influencing C-level executives and key stakeholders.
• Public accounting or professional services experience strongly preferred.
• Certifications such as SHRM-SCP, SPHR, or GPHR highly desirable.
• Visionary, people-first leader with a strategic mindset and operational rigor.
• High emotional intelligence with a strong sense of ethics and confidentiality.
• Adept at leading through ambiguity, change, and transformation.
• Collaborative, empowering, and data-informed decision-maker.

There are many reasons to join the Sensiba team: generous benefits, competitive compensation, professional advancement opportunities, and above all - our people. If you're looking for an environment that offers you growth, success, and professionalism without compromising your family, passions, and life outside of work, apply today!

Sensiba has a robust offering of benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, vision
• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time
• Flexible work arrangements
• 401K with company match
• Discretionary performance bonus
• Business referral incentive pay
• Sabbatical leave
• 11 paid holidays
  

For individuals based in San Francisco, consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration.

For individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Sensiba will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Sensiba LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Sensiba LLP complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at talent@sensiba.com.

Certain states require employers to disclose the pay range in job postings. This position may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. For more information about our benefit offerings and other total rewards, contact our human resources team.

Compensation Range: $200,000 - $260,000 salary per year

*Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location*