Vetted People & HR Professionals

“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.”

Emily Asencio

Screened

Senior HR Business Partner specializing in labor relations and distribution operations

Cranbury, NJ22y exp

“Operations/workforce leader with multi-site management experience who led analytics-driven workforce planning and performance management, delivering improvements in efficiency, turnover, and time-to-fill. Partnered closely with senior leadership and industrial engineers to implement engineered labor standards across high-volume distribution centers using structured communication plans, employee engagement, and documented process updates.”

“Recruiting leader who has managed a 10-person recruiting team and still stays hands-on with C-level executive searches. Brings a dual recruiting + HRBP perspective and has partnered directly with a CFO on strategic hiring decisions, including market insights and trade-offs. Led a recruiting lifecycle standardization initiative to improve candidate experience consistency and hiring efficiency.”

“Recruiting Operations/Talent Ops leader who has managed both onshore and offshore recruiting teams and trained branch managers nationally on VMS tools. Known for redesigning ATS workflows and building recruiting dashboards to reduce time-to-hire in high-volume environments (including call center hiring), while improving candidate experience through scheduling and intake process standardization.”

“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.”

“Full-lifecycle recruiter who recently led the end-to-end search for newly created Internal Executive Guide roles at Pathways (leadership development), partnering closely with an executive team. Strong in executive alignment and process design—interviewed leaders individually to unify the role vision, coached interview frameworks, managed offers/references, and onboarded the final hire.”

“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.”

“High-volume full-cycle recruiter promoted to lead, managing a team of 4 and serving as primary client POC while filling 30–40 roles per week. Built pipeline dashboards/trackers, introduced a structured screening questionnaire focused on people skills, and optimized job board spend to reduce costs while maintaining candidate flow. Also owned JazzHR ATS operations and data-quality process documentation, troubleshooting workflow gaps (e.g., RTR generation) to keep hiring moving within a 2–3 day submission SLA.”

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.”