The article explains that an AI-first Chief People Officer should be a driving force in a company’s transformation, helping redesign work, roles, and skills as AI becomes embedded across the business. It says CEOs need CPOs who are curious and hands on with AI, experienced in leading major change, able to bring structure to ambiguity, and capable of building a new level of trust with employees as technology reshapes jobs. The piece emphasizes that the CPO must act as a strategic partner who can challenge old norms, guide workforce upskilling, and redesign job architecture to match emerging capabilities. It concludes that companies creating the most value from AI rely on CPOs who step beyond traditional HR duties to become architects of talent, culture, and long term capability building.
