Vetted People & HR Professionals in the NYC Metro

“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.”

Daniel Landsman

Screened

Director-level HR & Operations leader specializing in HRIS, benefits, and business operations

Westbury, NY20y exp

“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.”

“Retained executive search partner focused on alternative investments (private credit/private equity), working directly with C-suites and firm partners to run end-to-end searches. Previously led and upskilled a team of 7 junior recruiters and implemented recruiting process improvements (moving beyond Excel) that improved speed-to-fill; also partnered closely with HRBPs at Mastercard.”

“Partnered with senior leadership to roll out an organization-wide rebrand of mission and vision, then trained employees in cohorts of ~20 using structured materials (booklets, PowerPoint, videos) and facilitated Q&A to drive adoption. Applies a data-driven approach to organizational challenges by analyzing turnover and exit interview trends to identify common themes.”

“HR Business Partner with experience supporting and scaling product, design, analytics, and technical orgs, including global stakeholder management across the US, Australia, and the UK. Known for bringing consistency to performance/ER/leave practices across regions by partnering with Legal/Payroll/People Ops, and for stabilizing teams during major org changes through role/reporting alignment and manager toolkits.”

Elizabeth Abend

Screened

Director-level HR leader specializing in people operations, compliance, and HR systems

New York, NY16y exp

“HR/People leader with multi-industry experience (boutique fitness, retail multi-location, bakery/manufacturing) who partners closely with senior leadership on major change. Has led acquisition integration of people systems, executed org redesign without layoffs, uses people analytics to drive leadership decisions, and manages sensitive ER investigations with a transparency-first approach.”

Yarisbeth Sagardia

Screened

HR Director specializing in HR operations, talent management, and organizational development

Brooklyn, NY13y exp

“People/operations leader with experience managing multi-site teams and supporting international offices (Germany and London), known for building connection and culture in distributed environments using structured comms and engagement programs. Partnered with senior leadership through two executive transitions (succession planning, town halls, retreats) and worked closely with finance on restructuring decisions including 2020 layoffs handled with a human-centered approach.”

Michelle Jimenez

Screened

HR Director specializing in HR strategy, benefits/payroll, and industrial security programs

New York, NY21y exp

“People/HR leader focused on retention, engagement, and organizational effectiveness—partnering with executives to implement performance review systems, redesign teams for growth, and improve hiring/onboarding. Brings strong employee relations experience (including harassment investigations) and uses people metrics and market research to optimize benefits and drive participation.”

“Founding People leader at two companies with hands-on experience building talent pipelines and scaling org practices. Led global people & culture across the US, India, and Canada, including creating flexible holiday policies and virtual community-building programs. Partnered with CEO/C-suite to diagnose leadership gaps via listening tours and engagement data, then built manager training programs with 100% completion and reported improvements in clarity and feedback.”

Jade Butler

Screened

Senior Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Leader specializing in full-cycle hiring and onboarding

Jersey City, NJ16y exp

“Recruiting leader who managed 12 direct-report technical and corporate recruiters, focused on developing recruiter capability (training, coaching, candidate management) and driving strategy execution. Partnered closely with HRBPs on learning & development planning and implemented an ATS workflow change that improved hiring-manager feedback speed and candidate experience. Comfortable engaging executive stakeholders on sensitive compensation/incentive decisions.”

Sean Maguire

Screened

Senior HR & Benefits Professional specializing in payroll, HRIS, and retirement plan administration

New York, NY17y exp

“Operations and people leader with experience managing a 300-person cross-border workforce using HRIS/PEO infrastructure, including hands-on reconfiguration of payroll setups. Also led interior design teams serving high-net-worth clients and delivered measurable business impact through operational streamlining ($500K payroll savings) and restructuring that improved margins while reducing customer churn.”