Executive Director

About CSHRP

CSHRP is a highly respected, member driven nonprofit consortium of senior HR and talent leaders committed to advancing excellence in strategic human capital practice. For more than 30 years, CSHRP has convened CHROs and executive level HR professionals across industries to engage in thoughtful peer learning, candid dialogue, and collaborative problem solving around the most complex people and organizational challenges of our time.

What sets CSHRP apart is its collaborative, trust-based community. Through executive forums, curated learning experiences, research initiatives, and access to world class thinkers, CSHRP offers senior leaders a rare environment to step back, reflect, learn from peers, and sharpen their impact as enterprise leaders. The organization is deeply member driven, with programming shaped directly by the evolving needs of its community—and continuously refreshed through creative thinking and experimentation.

Why This Role Matters

CSHRP is entering a pivotal new phase and is seeking a part‑time Executive Director to lead the organization’s operations while guiding its continued relevance, vitality, and impact within an evolving HR landscape. Start date would be January 1st, 2027.

The Executive Director serves as the operational and creative leader of CSHRP—translating vision into execution while re‑imagining how programs, conversations, and community experiences are designed and delivered. This leader plays a critical role in ensuring that every interaction with CSHRP feels intentional, high-quality, and distinctly valuable to its members and broader network.

More than a traditional leadership role, this is a unique opportunity to influence the future of HR dialogue and connection—bringing fresh ideas to how leaders learn from one another, build community, and stay ahead of a rapidly changing profession.

Designed as a flexible, part-time opportunity, this role offers meaningful work with the ability to shape your day-to-day, while contributing at a high level. You’ll have the chance to help define the ideas, connections, and conversations that elevate HR leadership, all without the demands of a full-time role.

What You’ll Do

Member Engagement & Community Growth

• Build and sustain trusted relationships with current and prospective members.
• Creatively position CSHRP’s value to new members through outreach, storytelling, and peer referrals.
• Maintain an active and thoughtful presence on the CSHRP LinkedIn page.
• Curate and manage the “Questions from the Community” program.
• Oversee membership billing, invoicing, and payment processes.

Organizational Leadership & Operations

• Lead daily operations with discipline, rigor, and strategic judgment.
• Partner with bookkeeping and accounting resources to manage finances, budgets, forecasts, and compliance.
• Maintain and continuously improve core systems and infrastructure (CRM, website, email, vendor tools).
• Ensure operational simplicity while enabling innovation and experimentation.

Board Partnership & Governance

• Partner closely with the Board of Directors through planning, execution, and governance cycles.
• Support Board meetings, recruitment, onboarding, and annual election processes.
• Act as a thought partner to the Board on both operational and programmatic evolution.

Program Design & Delivery

• Co‑design compelling, differentiated programs that reflect both member needs and emerging HR themes.
• Bring creativity to program formats, speakers, and discussion design.
• Oversee virtual forums, in person events, and the HR Leadership Development Program (EDP).
• Ensure programs deliver not just content, but meaningful insight, connection, and practical value.

Who You Are

• An experienced HR, business or scholastic executive or people leader, with a strong professional network looking for a flexible, influential role without a full-time commitment.
• Deeply committed to advancing the HR profession and promoting outstanding people leadership
• Creatively minded, with the ability to design engaging experiences, reimagine traditional formats, and continuously improve how value is delivered.
• Energized by ideas, dialogue, and helping senior leaders think differently.
• Highly organized and comfortable managing operations independently and confidently.
• Experienced in nonprofit, association, or advisory style leadership environments (501(c)(6) experience is a plus).
• Credible and relational, with a natural ability to build trust and rapport with senior leaders
• Comfortable with modern tools and platforms (CRM systems like Salesforce, LinkedIn, Microsoft Office, basic design or content tools like Canva).
• Self-directed, thoughtful, and motivated by purpose rather than title.

Compensation & Work Structure

• Part‑time, paid position (~20-25 hours per week)
• Annual compensation: up to $100,000, with opportunity for growth over time.
• Remote work, with periodic in person events in Silicon Valley.
• Flexible schedule, with predictable peaks around programs and Board cycles.
• Contract arrangement with monthly invoicing with Board approval.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume/CV and a brief introduction describing your background, creative approach, and interest in the role to: Robert David – robert@cshrp.com