Vetted People & HR Professionals in the NYC Metro

Mark Nies

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in recruiting operations for hypergrowth companies

Florham Park, NJ10y exp

“Talent acquisition leader with deep executive search and recruiting operations experience, including leading teams up to 35 during Teladoc Health’s Livongo acquisition integration. Recently completed a fractional consulting engagement hiring C-suite/VP/SVP leaders and partnering directly with CEO/CFO/founders on strategic decisions. Known for driving measurable process improvements—e.g., building a workforce plan/budget that moved offer approvals from 40% to 100% in 30 days.”

Lawrence Haley

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Operations leader

New York, NY22y exp

“Recruiting leader with experience managing a small team (3 direct reports) and partnering closely with HRBPs and senior leadership to align hiring with team dynamics and culture. Has driven recruiting process improvements focused on streamlining the lifecycle and reducing time-to-fill, and helped implement a junior executive fast-track program sponsored by the company president.”

“HR/People leader with experience managing distributed teams and driving major org initiatives, including implementing a data-driven pay equity compensation program presented to the CEO. Also built a multi-channel recruiting program (schools, affinity orgs, career fairs, marketing) aimed at increasing visibility and diversifying the candidate pipeline.”

“HR/people partner with strong people-analytics orientation, currently supporting a complex voluntary buyout initiative involving critical talent decisions, role evaluation, and workforce planning. Demonstrated impact improving retention in a sales organization by building internal mobility pathways (cut turnover ~50%) and coaching leaders to improve engagement and morale, with experience handling sensitive employee relations situations including mental health crises.”

“Recruiting leader in the agency/media space (Omnicom/Hearts & Science and WPP Media) who manages a small recruiter pod and builds operational systems to improve hiring outcomes. Known for process standardization and change management (Greenhouse templates, SLAs, automation) and for measurable stakeholder impact—e.g., cutting hiring manager response lag to 48 hours and partnering with a CFO to prioritize/stagger hiring based on capacity and budget.”

“HR professional currently at Intuit supporting global teams on escalated cases spanning LOA, employee relations, performance management, and change management. Previously partnered with executive leadership at Care/of to execute a RIF and ultimately a full company closure, owning selection criteria, WARN/separation documentation with Legal, and employee communications with a strong empathy-first approach.”

Shavone Kennedy

Screened

Senior Global HR Director specializing in high-growth tech and global people strategy

New York, NY14y exp

“People/organization leader with deep experience scaling and restructuring global product organizations—managed 900+ employees across 12+ countries and helped scale Verbit’s product org from 30 to 120+ across Product, UX/UI Design, Analytics, and Product Ops. Known for building operating models (product trios, OKRs, design governance) plus talent systems (leveling, comp, calibration) and partnering with executives to deliver major reorganizations tied to strategic shifts.”

Joseph Dowden

Screened

Director-level HR Business Partner specializing in org transformation and talent strategy

Basking Ridge, NJ14y exp

“HR/People operations leader with global scale experience supporting a 600+ person customer success org across US/EMEA/APAC, including 500+ compensation reviews and employee relations/investigations. Led a major transformation moving 75 employees into sales-compensated roles to improve retention and customer outcomes, and partnered with senior leaders on pay equity/eligibility work resulting in $34K in retro bilingual premium payments plus leader training for consistent application.”

Wayne PetinaudJr.

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in SaaS, FinTech, and Design

New York, NY7y exp

“Recruiting leader and hands-on executive search player/coach who has managed teams at Acquire and Mastercard and partnered closely with HRBPs on sensitive, change-management hiring. Pre-Series B at Acquire, collaborated with CFO/CPO/founders on a location-based hiring strategy that reduced salary costs by 30%+. Recently at Paperless Post, implemented AI-era technical assessment and interview tooling (Coderbyte, BrightHire) to improve candidate quality and process efficiency.”

“Talent Acquisition leader with WeWork experience who managed a team of 3 recruiters plus a TA Coordinator while maintaining an executive-level requisition load. Partnered closely with HRBPs on org design and workforce planning, and implemented a budget-aligned requisition approval process via a weekly hiring committee. Has hands-on C-level search experience, including supporting the CEO in hiring a CFO.”

“Strategic HR Business Partner supporting Product Development, Creative/Design, Digital, Marketing, and Supply Chain organizations, partnering with senior leaders across the US, UK, and Latin America. Known for data-informed org design and capability reviews that drive future-ready restructures, including redefining roles/leveling and enabling more data-driven leadership via Power BI adoption.”

“People/HR-focused change leader with experience driving a company-wide payroll/PEO provider transition through executive alignment, cross-functional facilitation, vendor coordination, and employee-focused communication/training. Uses systems thinking to diagnose drivers of turnover (e.g., gaps in post-onboarding training) and coaches leaders via 360-style feedback, real-time coaching, and structured behavior experiments to improve delegation and team effectiveness.”