Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals in the NYC Metro

“VP of HR with 5 years in a design/manufacturing organization, leading full-cycle recruiting and training across engineering, design, IT, production, and operations. Has driven major org initiatives including employee value mapping, org development tied to revenue targets, and transitions to new PEO/payroll, healthcare, and 401(k) providers, using a structured RASCI-based project approach. Experienced managing distributed contractors across Canada, Jamaica, and the Philippines with clear core/flex-hour policies to handle time zones.”

“Long-tenured agency leader (20+ years) who built foundational operational systems for contract and payment tracking—driving an immediate 33% revenue jump and lasting process improvements. Managed high-stakes, compliance-heavy initiatives like the COVID-era Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and led cross-functional alignment across finance/legal/admin during catalogue acquisition integration, with a strong emphasis on executive trust and discretion.”

“Operations leader/advisor with experience helping an early-stage tech company scale from ~100 to ~250 employees by redesigning operating processes, implementing RACI-based accountability, and introducing automation and real-time dashboards. Notably improved the sales-to-onboarding handoff to create a more consistent client experience and accelerate onboarding, supporting referral-driven growth while coaching founders/executives to embrace simplicity as a speed lever.”

“Recruiting leader who builds structured, competency-based hiring systems and can also personally run Senior Director-to-C-Suite searches. Notable for scaling a full hiring season to 175+ teacher hires and for leading a high-stakes CEO succession search, advising a board to define a new leadership vision and landing a CEO who remains successful four years later.”

“Chief of Staff and head of a Global Central PMO who has led high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives spanning budgeting transformation, federal consent order deliverables, and audit process implementation. Drove a major operational automation effort—digitizing headcount tracking and requisition approvals for 10,000+ employees—delivering a reported 65% efficiency gain while maintaining strong executive alignment through concise dashboards and regular checkpoints.”

“Music editor/mixer specializing in narrative longform and YouTube-focused audio post, with documented experience shaping a 2018 documentary on Syriac chant traditions through chant-based drones, dynamic builds, and tightly timed musical phrasing. Works in Pro Tools with a template- and stems-based workflow, and uses retention data plus producer notes to iteratively improve pacing and engagement.”

“Business development and partnerships leader with sports/gaming experience who helped deploy Low6’s free-to-play gamification platform across 20+ NCAA schools through a LEARFIELD deal, acting as the cross-functional liaison from tech implementation through marketing and prizing. Currently building the Sports & Entertainment division at drive21 (experiential graphic design), owning both the go-to-market pitch and post-sale partnership execution while operating closely with founders/executives.”

“Revenue/GTM leader with ~10 years of experience scaling companies from early stage through IPO, with unusually deep cross-functional exposure across risk, finance, product/tech, and DevOps. At Catapult, helped drive a pivot from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce and landed major enterprise customers (Lenovo and Wayfair) by navigating complex system integrations and enterprise delivery expectations. Previously ran a family business (2004–2008) and is committed to founding a company.”

“People/HR leader with deep compensation expertise who built a company’s first enterprise-wide compensation framework, including benchmarking and pay equity analysis, partnering closely with executives to improve transparency, satisfaction, and reduce turnover. Demonstrates strong systems-thinking and employee relations judgment (ADA/FMLA-aware), plus hands-on coaching and conflict mediation to improve leader effectiveness and team trust.”

“Global talent acquisition/executive search leader from FIS Global who managed a distributed recruiting org and partnered closely with HRBPs and C-suite leaders. Has driven enterprise-wide recruiting lifecycle improvements (including onboarding programs to reduce attrition) and engaged in strategic initiatives like an AI council tied to product roadmap decisions.”