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Chief People Officer

IL-Naperville; MN-Lakeville; WI-Sun Prairie; Open to any Compeer location

Empowered to live. Inspired to work.
Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.

How we support you:

  • Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
  • Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
  • Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
  • Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
  • Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
  • Learning and development programs
  • Mentorship programs
  • Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
  • Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!

Casual/seasonal & intern team members are not eligible for benefits except for state-mandated programs.

To learn more about Compeer Financial visit www.compeer.com/careers. 

Where you will work: This position offers a hybrid work option (up to 50% remote) and is open to any Compeer office location in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The contributions you will make: The Chief People Officer is a critical member of Compeer's Executive Leadership Team, accountable for shaping and advancing a forward-looking people strategy that enables business transformation, market expansion, and long-term talent sustainability. This individual serves as a strategic partner to the CEO, leadership team and Board, responsible for leading all aspects of the HR function including talent, total rewards, learning & development, HR technology, employee experience, and culture.

The Chief People Officer will align talent strategy to Compeer's growth agenda, operating model evolution, and distributed workforce. They will champion performance alignment, enterprise culture, leadership development, and agile transformation, ensuring HR serves as a tech-enabled strategic partner to the business. This includes leading efforts to test, scale, and evolve talent and culture initiatives across a multi-site, high-engagement organization committed to rural impact and innovation.

A typical day: 

  • Lead Compeer's enterprise human capital function and leadership team, setting and executing a forward-looking people strategy that enables business transformation, growth, and long-term organizational sustainability across the full employee lifecycle.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors on enterprise workforce strategy, leadership succession, executive compensation, culture, and organizational health.
  • Lead the strategic talent management and leadership foundation of Compeer's multi-year enterprise strategy, driving HR modernization through digitally enabled, data-informed systems, capabilities, and operating models.
  • Oversee enterprise talent management, leadership development, total rewards (including executive and broad-based compensation), employee relations, learning and development, and HR technology and analytics.
  • Drive enterprise performance alignment, engagement, and leadership effectiveness across a geographically distributed and mission-driven workforce.
  • Build and lead a high-performing HR organization, fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous capability development.
  • Align human capital investments with enterprise priorities through disciplined workforce planning, financial stewardship, and budgeting that supports productivity, efficiency, and growth.
  • Architect and implement leadership development and succession systems to ensure depth, readiness, and continuity of leadership at all levels of the organization.
  • Shape and steward Compeer's culture, embedding leadership expectations, behaviors, and accountability while reinforcing integrity, inclusion, empowerment, innovation, and transparency.

Leadership expectations:

  • Participate in the development of long-term strategic business plans and implementation strategies to achieve the organization's objectives.
  • Participate in regular ELT meetings and discussions; active partnership with peers in making sound decisions based on analysis, discussion, experience and good judgment.
  • Works closely with Board of Directors to provide expertise in talent strategy and benchmarking against peer organizations; supports the board with necessary reporting and periodic discussions of business results.
  • Effectively addresses conflict and differences of opinion.
  • Champions the brand and serves as a role model for the vision, mission and values of the organization.
  • Communicates business expectations and goals to the team and is responsible for the team's results.
  • Promotes a positive work environment that leverages the talents and abilities of team members in achieving organizational and team goals.
  • Determines and effectively communicates performance standards and development plans and assesses performance against standards.
  • Drives continuous process improvement and accountability within the team.
  • Develops a network of both external and internal relationships which enhances Compeer's image as well as create avenues for learning and professional development.

The skills and experience we prefer you have: 

  • Bachelor's degree in HR, business administration, or related field required; advanced degree or HR certification preferred.
  • 10+ years of progressive HR leadership, ideally in complex, multi-site organizations with a significant professional workforce.
  • Demonstrated success in strategic workforce planning, operating model transformation, and culture alignment.
  • Expertise in talent strategy, organizational development, total rewards, HR technology, and leadership development.
  • Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to align people strategy with enterprise growth and innovation.
  • Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with experience engaging with boards and senior leaders.

Additional Information: Compeer Financial is partnering with Modern Executive Solutions for this search. For more information, visit www.modernexecutivesolutions.com.

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How we will take care of you:

Our job titles may span more than one career level (associate, senior, principal, etc.). The actual title and base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for variable compensation and other benefits.

Base Pay

$275,000 - $350,000 USD

Compeer Financial is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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