Vetted People & HR Professionals

Danielle Henry

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director of Project Management specializing in enterprise transformation and culture strategy

New York, NY12y exp

“Implementation/project management leader with experience in Weight Watchers' business solutions division managing ~44 strategic client accounts across marketing, tech, business ops, and executive leadership. As Director of Project Management at Tier One Solutions Group, proactively implemented Microsoft Project to improve executive visibility and deadline adherence; brings a leadership psychology lens to driving clarity, accountability, and discretion as a Chief of Staff-style partner.”

Vaishnavi Dangety

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Talent Acquisition Operations leader specializing in scalable global recruiting programs

Dallas, TX13y exp

“Recruiting Operations leader who has managed 6–12 person teams and owned the full recruiting ops lifecycle, including ATS governance, reporting, capacity planning, and vendor coordination. Notably redesigned interview scheduling/feedback workflows to cut time-to-fill 25–30% for priority technical roles, reduce candidate drop-off ~20%, and boost recruiter load capacity 15–20% without sacrificing quality; also led an end-to-end CPAL ATS implementation reducing manual scheduling effort by ~40%.”

Alicia Chaney

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Talent Acquisition & Talent Development Leader specializing in early-career and workforce transformation

Remote, TX9y exp

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed teams up to 6 and specializes in fixing broken interview pipelines through workflow standardization, scheduling automation, and ATS analytics. Built real-time dashboards in Lever/ATS to track aging, time-in-stage, and req health, and drove a 20% reduction in time to interview while improving candidate experience and hiring manager visibility. Experienced leading cross-functional tool/workflow implementations with HRIS and IT for high-volume early-career hiring.”

“Recruiting leader with experience managing a 5-person, non-US sourcing team and building their US hiring compliance knowledge (EEOC/visas/laws) through ongoing training. Has executed hands-on executive searches (Sr Director/VP), including filling a VP Revenue Operations role in ~2 months via tight CRO partnership, and led an ATS transformation by implementing Greenhouse with company-wide training.”

“Talent acquisition leader and former COO who has led distributed recruiting teams (up to 20) and specializes in executive search and C-suite talent intake. Has driven enterprise recruiting transformations (talent intake overhaul, ATS implementation, workforce culture change) and delivered high-impact leadership hires including deputy commissioners for a prison system while scaling organizational leadership structures internationally.”

“People/HR leader specializing in change management, leader coaching, and people analytics—partnered with VP Operations and HR to execute a large-scale restructuring ahead of a major live event cycle with compressed timelines. Uses a systems-thinking, metrics-first approach (operational + engagement + adoption) and has resolved high-stakes ER conflicts involving retaliation allegations through neutral investigations and mediation.”

“Fractional HR/People Ops leader specializing in early-stage startups scaling rapidly without existing infrastructure. Has implemented ADP HRIS, standardized onboarding/recruiting/benefits/performance systems, and built multi-state compliance foundations—driving measurable outcomes like ~40% faster onboarding, time-to-hire reductions (56 to 34 days), and +12% retention while enabling founders to run processes independently.”

“Recruiting professional with 2019–2024 experience managing 10–30 clients and 20+ concurrent requisitions, spanning contingency through executive hiring (sourcing) including work with Wipro’s executive hiring team. Known for operational rigor (ATS/Excel/dashboards, Asana/Salesforce) and high-touch candidate follow-up to keep BGV, drug tests, and I-9 steps on track, plus scaling delivery by coordinating 15+ vendors.”

Pallabi Ghosal

Screened

Director of Talent Acquisition & Operations specializing in global recruiting systems and analytics

Remote, New Jersey10y exp

“Recruiting leader who has managed a global team of 12 and can still jump in hands-on for high-impact, confidential executive searches (e.g., Chief Security Officer). Strong in recruiting operations and analytics—built Greenhouse-to-Workday handoff processes, implemented structured job intake, and partnered with a CFO on hiring-speed forecasting dashboards, driving a 27% reduction in time-to-hire.”

“Talent acquisition leader with experience at Grey, Publicis, and Taylored Search who specializes in building and restructuring recruiting teams and embedding TA into strategic business planning (including new business/RFP pipelines). Known for bringing market data and candidate sentiment into executive org-design decisions to improve hiring outcomes, speed offer approvals, and increase acceptance rates.”

“Recruiting leader with experience managing a team of 5 recruiters and stepping in hands-on for high-impact executive searches. Recognized with a Gold Star Award at PTC Therapeutics for partnering closely with a VP Marketing on a critical Director-level hire through offer negotiation, and drove time-to-fill reductions at Johnson & Johnson by implementing and tracking improved search strategies.”

“Recruiting leader with 15 years of people management experience (up to 10 recruiters) and deep, hands-on executive search background from 5+ years at Samsung, supporting four SVPs and filling roles up to VP level. Known for streamlining complex hiring processes—cut Samsung’s 100+ page recruiting SOP and overall process roughly in half—resulting in a significant drop in time-to-fill and improved stakeholder satisfaction.”

Lexi Wood

Screened

Senior Recruiter specializing in full-cycle, high-volume talent acquisition

13y exp

“Senior Recruiter at Gusto with 10+ years spanning agency recruiting ops and in-house TA, leading a CX Invite team and coaching 3–5 recruiters. Known for scaling high-volume contact center hiring (20 hires/month) by redesigning interview workflows—cutting steps, introducing batch interview days, and driving measurable gains (candidate NPS +20, offer acceptance +10%). Experienced with Greenhouse, ModernLoop scheduling automation, LinkedIn Recruiter extensions, and Tableau recruiting dashboards.”

“Recruiting leader who managed a team of 4 and stays hands-on with executive search and analytics. Partnered closely with a CRO to run a quality-of-hire analysis for sales hires and used the findings to shift hiring toward consultative profiles; also implemented candidate surveys to shorten overly long interview processes and improve candidate experience.”

“Global Talent Acquisition Operations leader with ~10 years leading TA strategy across North America, EMEA, and APAC; built and manages a 14-person worldwide TA team at Computershare. Known for modernizing recruiting operations with AI-driven sourcing, market intelligence (TalentNeuron), and digital interviewing—most notably redesigning India hiring workflows to cut time-to-fill by 35%—and for leading major ATS transformation work including Oracle Taleo to Oracle Fusion migration with UAT and hypercare.”

“HR/People leader with experience at The Princeton Review driving enterprise-wide compensation and benefits transformations. Built a scalable compensation system using market benchmarking and change management, and led a broker/carrier overhaul that cut benefits costs by $300K+ while improving employee satisfaction. Also experienced in high-stakes employee relations investigations and executive coaching (including a General Counsel) to restore trust and improve leadership effectiveness.”

“HR/people leader with experience partnering directly with firm partners and C-suite leaders to drive culture and retention initiatives, including launching a Partner Connectivity Program to rebuild community during/after remote-pandemic work. Strong in people analytics (Workday/Aderant) and executive dashboards, and experienced handling complex employee relations cases and accommodations in collaboration with in-house counsel.”

Stephanie Kaplar

Screened

Director-level Human Resources leader specializing in global HR operations and employee relations

New York, NY11y exp

“People leader with experience managing globally distributed teams across the US, Canada, and Brazil, including product/design/analytics functions. Partnered directly with executives to plan org restructures during multiple layoff rounds—owning future org design, role impact mapping, and company-wide communication planning to maintain clarity through change.”

Rachel Kravit

Screened

Senior HR Business Partner specializing in employee relations and people strategy

Remote, NY10y exp

“Cross-functional change leader with experience partnering with senior product/engineering/marketing leaders to revamp product development processes, delivering a 30% reduction in time-to-market. Combines systems thinking, executive coaching, and people analytics (engagement/turnover analysis, KPI dashboards) to resolve complex org and employee-relations challenges and improve culture.”

Varsha Motwani

Screened

Director-level HR & Talent Management leader specializing in leadership development and global HRBP

New York/New Jersey, USA12y exp

“Global HR leader with experience across GULF Oil Lubricants, Glenmark Life Sciences, and CEAT Specialty, partnering with CXOs to drive org change and leadership development. Has led global talent and engagement programs (Gallup), implemented Korn Ferry leadership assessments and learning labs, and built leader capability in Behavioral Event Interviewing to improve talent quality across regions.”

Althea Harvey

Screened

Senior HR Business Partner specializing in People & Culture strategy

New York, NY23y exp

“Senior HR Business Partner with deep experience partnering with product/engineering, design, and analytics organizations (including Justworks and consulting), specializing in performance management, org design, and manager coaching. Led a major Workday implementation at Urban Resource Institute across multiple HR workstreams, delivering an on-time/on-budget launch with improved process speed and accuracy, and brings strong global, cross-cultural leadership practices across NA/EU/APAC.”

Margaux Pelli

Screened

Director-level Talent Development & HR Business Partner specializing in L&D and performance management

New York, NY9y exp

“HR/People leader with 10+ years of experience, including fractional Head of People and consulting work, who builds executive operating systems and cross-functional structure. Has led a performance management rollout and implemented Slack-based communication architecture (decision channels, SLAs, SOP/FAQ knowledge base) to improve executive alignment, accountability, and operational cadence.”

Kristina Colclasure

Screened

Senior HR & Talent Acquisition Operations Leader specializing in global HRIS and analytics

Downers Grove, IL20y exp

“Talent Acquisition/Talent Operations leader who has managed multi-site teams (8–15) and rebuilt high-volume recruiting workflows end-to-end, combining process rigor (structured intake, SLAs, standardized interview kits) with deep ATS analytics. Hands-on with Lever and Workday Recruiting, and led a Workday + GoodTime implementation delivering major efficiency gains (40% scheduling improvement, 50% less manual coordination) alongside measurable hiring outcomes (33% faster time-to-fill, 42% increase in DEI hiring).”