Vetted People & HR Professionals in the NYC Metro

“People/HR leader in a manufacturing tech startup environment who partners directly with co-founders/CFO to drive org-wide change. Led a major shift to a Spotify-style squad model on the commercial side and uses engagement-survey analytics (including AI-assisted analysis) to guide management practices, restructures, and resource decisions while handling sensitive ER situations.”

“HR leader/HRBP with global team management experience who has driven high-impact people operations initiatives across many functions (Sales through Engineering and Legal). Implemented a company’s first HRIS and ATS integration while scaling hiring (52 FTEs in <10 months), cutting operating costs 35% and improving retention. Also led year-long post-merger integration of culture and core people programs and managed multiple layoffs with strong compliance and zero legal claims.”

“HR leader/partner with multi-state experience supporting a 2,000-employee population across the US, focused on scaling people infrastructure and reducing compliance risk. Partnered with senior leadership at Always With Love HCA to formalize HR processes via gap analysis and phased change management, and drove HRIS adoption by training 90 clients to move from paper to electronic onboarding and document acknowledgements.”

“People leader with experience at Ryan Specialty and Canon managing global, distributed teams and building cross-functional orgs. Has built a product design function (PM/UX/analytics) supporting internal platforms across regions and partnered with senior leaders on growth-driven organizational change using structured feedback loops to accelerate adoption.”

“GS-9 federal civilian Human Resource Specialist supporting Navy recruiting at Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn), leading ~12 military recruiters and overseeing elements of contracting and security clearance processing via NASIS. Brings prior Army experience (medically discharged) plus a BS in Legal Studies/Criminology and is starting an MBA in Global Management & Leadership, with a strong data-driven approach to executive stakeholder decisions.”

“People/HR partner who supports product design and UX organizations as a day-to-day contact, handling employee relations, coaching, training, compensation questions, and performance reviews. Experienced partnering closely with senior leaders through major organizational change (including restructuring and client loss) and uses a holistic, metrics-informed lens (performance, billability, utilization, potential) to guide scaling decisions.”

“Senior HR Business Partner with hands-on experience partnering with a CPO and senior leadership to stand up a new California production facility, rapidly scaling headcount while building scalable workforce planning and training infrastructure. Strong HRIS-driven approach to compensation benchmarking/internal equity and to diagnosing productivity and engagement issues. Experienced leading high-stakes ER investigations (harassment/hostile work environment) using structured processes and digital evidence, partnering with legal to reduce risk.”

“Talent acquisition leader who has managed recruiter teams across rapid-growth environments, including scaling a seed-stage recruiting function hiring 10+ contractors per week. Hands-on executive search experience (including leading a CIO hire for Savvy Wealth’s Series B expansion) and known for building structured, data-informed recruiting frameworks with strong HRBP and executive stakeholder partnership.”

“Global Head of Talent Acquisition–level leader who has managed a 20-person recruiting/sourcing org across North America, Latin America, Europe, and APAC. Personally owned VP/SVP/C-suite hiring for 13 years and drove a data-backed recruiting lifecycle overhaul (interview panels + backups) to address 180–200 day time-to-fill and candidate experience issues, partnering closely with HRBPs and the CFO on headcount and budget.”

“Regional Director of HR with experience supporting a large NYC unionized workforce and handling serious employee relations investigations. Has led people through major organizational transitions (new company structure/benefits/operating practices) via proactive employee communications and cross-department follow-ups, and has a track record of developing HR and payroll staff into regional leadership roles.”

“Recruiting leader with ~5 years managing recruiter teams while remaining hands-on in executive search (Director through C-suite). Strong track record partnering closely with HRBPs and executive stakeholders in the beverage industry, including advising a startup founder through a confidential CMO replacement and delivering a successful hire. Drove recruiting lifecycle improvements by standardizing reference-checking with role-level templates and team training.”

“HR leader/consultant with experience supporting global, distributed teams and partnering closely with product, design, and analytics orgs in scaling environments. Has led complex org effectiveness work (role clarity, decision rights, performance frameworks) and drove a global HRIS implementation with structured change management to improve compliance, reporting, and manager experience.”

“People/operations-focused leader who drives organizational change through systems thinking and metrics—implemented a firmwide time-tracking tool to reveal underbilling and underscoped work, then led contract restructuring that increased profitability while reducing employee workload and improving morale. Strong in executive buy-in, people analytics, leadership coaching, and high-stakes employee relations/mediation.”