Chief of People and Culture

Bonsai Leadership Group is honored to partner with Ocean Conservancy in its search for a Chief of People and Culture.

ABOUT OCEAN CONSERVANCY

Ocean Conservancy works to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Together with its partners, it creates evidence-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it. Learn more about Ocean Conservancy at www.oceanconservancy.org.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Ocean Conservancy seeks a visionary, people-centered, and strategic leader to serve as its Chief of People and Culture (CPAC). This is a critical, institution-wide leadership role that will strengthen and elevate the People and Culture function to ensure it delivers exceptional strategic and operational value across the organization.

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Council, the business-minded CPAC will lead efforts to enhance organizational culture, implement integrated people strategies, and optimize HR operations to ensure the organization is positioned for long-term effectiveness, agility, and impact. This leader will serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Leadership Team by providing insight and leadership across all dimensions of talent, culture, and organizational health.

This is an exciting and influential opportunity for a collaborative leader who thrives in complex, values-driven environments and balances high-level vision with tactical execution. The CPAC will offer a rare combination of strategic foresight and operational discipline and can translate vision into action and values into culture.

The most successful candidate will have extensive experience demonstrating the following leadership competencies:

Strategic Systems Thinker: Sees the full organizational landscape, understands interdependencies, and designs scalable, people-centered strategies that align with mission and structure.

Transformational Change Leader: Navigates complexity with clarity and courage, builds alignment through trust, and guides change with steadiness and care while implementing structured change management approaches that anticipate different perspectives, foster adoptions, and sustain long-term impact.

Future Oriented Strategist: Scans the horizon for trends, innovations and societal shifts that influence workforce dynamics and organizational culture. Translates insights into adaptive strategies that strengthen agility and long-term sustainability.

Culture Catalyst: Strengthens culture by considering the wide representation of staff in all efforts, from recruitment and performance management to professional development.

Business-Minded Partner: Aligns people and culture strategies with organizational outcomes, operational capacity, and long-term financial sustainability.

Visionary Executor: Combines visionary thinking with operational excellence; leads decisively while empowering others to lead and thrive.

To see the full position description, visit: https://www.bonsaileadershipgroup.com/cpac