Vetted Change Management Professionals

“Talent acquisition leader with experience managing a small recruiting team post-layoffs (1 direct, 3 dotted-line) and staying hands-on in executive search. Led a global expansion to hire 30 roles across the US, UK, and Singapore, and implemented a competency-based, standardized recruiting process for product managers that was validated in real-time and approved by the Chief Product Officer.”

“15-year Talent Acquisition leader in the airline industry who has run large, high-volume recruiting operations (6,000–8,000 hires/year) across airport ops, maintenance, IT, and inflight roles. Known for rebuilding TA workflows and ATS operations (iCIMS) to automate communications and improve compliance transparency—cutting onboarding from 6 to 2 weeks and improving time-to-fill—while also delivering multi-source Power BI KPI dashboards and leading change management for major ATS transitions (Taleo to SAP SuccessFactors).”

“CIO-level technology leader (most recently at Sovos) who owned the full tech roadmap across product, infrastructure, and corporate IT, scaling engineering across 14 countries with an architectural review board and standardized security/observability. Hands-on in high-severity incidents (ransomware) while managing executive/client communications, and drove a reported 40% product-velocity lift by adopting AI code assistants and agentic AI (Devin) alongside Kubernetes + Bottlerocket for secure scalability.”

“Enterprise customer success/program leader with experience at Booz Allen and Deloitte driving adoption and operational outcomes for large federal platforms. Known for data-driven VoC/usage analytics (10+ dashboards), cross-division change management (12+ divisions), and high-stakes incident leadership on platforms used by millions. Also partners with Sales on land-and-expand motions, including a DHS ServiceNow expansion built from documented customer pain points and a quantified business case.”

Christy Tuescher

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in global workforce strategy

Cary, NC20y exp

“Recruiter with hands-on full-desk experience leading complex executive and engineering searches, including a VP of AI and Engineering hire. Stands out for using AI sourcing tools, funnel and cycle-time analytics, and market compensation data to unblock searches, influence hiring teams, and close difficult offers.”

Masoom Chaudhary

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive-level Chief of Staff leader specializing in cybersecurity and national security operations

Washington, DC14y exp

“Senior chief-of-staff–type operator with 13 years in government, leading agency-wide implementation of presidential executive orders and large-scale internal policy rewrites via cross-functional working groups (HR/CIO/CFO/legal/facilities). Deep experience boosting executive productivity through structured prep systems (Outlook/OneNote, templates, SME tasking) and trusted handling of sensitive matters with a Top Secret clearance, including executive safety-related confidentiality.”

“Operations and transformation leader who ran UPS Security through a major McKinsey-led restructuring, implementing a shared-services/territory-based "Patch of Land" model. Built task/time-based staffing models that enabled a 1K+ headcount reduction and $70M+ in recurring savings, earning the first UPS CEO Change Maker Award. Also mentors emerging leaders with simple, scalable operating rhythms (cadence meetings, decision frameworks, goal tracking).”

David Proctor

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Enterprise Architecture & AI Strategy Leader specializing in modernization and agentic AI platforms

Colorado Springs, CO25y exp

“Technically and operationally oriented builder with startup ideas of their own, including an AI services firm in the ideation stage. Stands out for a practical understanding of venture studios and accelerators, with fluency in founder-market fit, MVP validation, hiring, and investor readiness, and a measured approach to going all-in only on high-signal opportunities.”

“Data-centric operator who supports senior executives by anticipating recurring questions, building lightweight systems (meeting cadence/touchpoints), and driving cross-team clarity through rigorous documentation. Recently managed a staffing plan after significant practice turnover, navigating competing principal expectations and capability gaps while maintaining executive trust and positive feedback through proactive level-setting and discretion with PII/PHI.”

“People/HR leader (HRBP-style) with strong compliance and change-management experience, including leading an FLSA exempt-to-non-exempt reclassification for SMB sales AEs and implementing time tracking/overtime in Rippling with zero compliance findings. Uses systems thinking and people analytics to redesign performance frameworks and reduce regrettable attrition (30% drop in two quarters), and coaches senior leaders using data-driven methods (GROW) to improve engagement and build leadership bench.”

“Partnerships/integrations leader with experience running multiple simultaneous ISV launches and executive-level cross-functional cadences. Created a CEO-backed, data-driven partner/integration prioritization scorecard that helped increase partnership revenue 13.5x, and has operated in high-confidentiality environments supporting major global product launches (Samsung).”

“Product-focused operator with ~20 years experience helping both large companies and newer market entrants launch successful products, with a strong emphasis on disciplined product-market fit in emerging markets. Has personal investing exposure as an LP in two private funds and is researching seed-stage angel investing, and is motivated to found a consumer/software venture built with lean execution and clear defensibility.”

“Strategic enterprise Customer Success leader from Atlassian Cloud managing a >$10M ARR, ~33k-user account end-to-end, driving measurable adoption (+12%), services expansion (+30%), and strong satisfaction (4.5/5). Experienced leading cross-functional deployments of AI agents (Rovo) and Forge-based integrations, and translating enterprise governance needs (e.g., RBAC at scale) into roadmap-shaping product requirements.”

Jared Wiener

Screened

Senior Solutions Architect & Full-Stack Developer specializing in Media & Entertainment on AWS

Santa Monica, CA20y exp

“Engineering/product leader with experience at ABC News and AWS who built newsroom collaboration and internal tooling initiatives into a full department, aligning roadmaps to business outcomes and navigating Disney-scale bureaucracy. Demonstrates hands-on architectural depth in serverless systems (Lambda/SQS/Parquet) and strong distributed-team operating cadence (Kanban/Asana, Jira/GitHub, Zoom/Slack), including leading while frequently traveling to evangelize and test products across bureaus.”

Ahmed Elias

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in global technical recruiting

14y exp

“Talent Acquisition leader who scaled a LATAM recruiting team to 17 and led major operational transformations at Amazon, including onboarding a workforce tracking tool across a ~20K employee population in BR/MX/CR. Known for hands-on confidential executive searches and for building a standardized SDE interview-prep program that materially lifted conversion rates (TPS 23%→46%, onsite 13%→33%) while freeing significant recruiter capacity.”

Yiteng Xu

Screened

Director of Lab Automation specializing in high-throughput assays and NGS workflows

South San Francisco, CA9y exp

“Joined Arsenal into a leadership vacuum (manager fired, only engineer left) and still launched a screening project in 4 weeks while defining team direction. Built an 11-person automation org spanning assay development, engineering, and operations, implementing OKRs/retrospectives/dashboards and navigating major pivots (including a partner pullout) while maintaining delivery and retention.”

“Engineering/technology leader with experience at Expedia and startup OneRail, known for building business-aligned technology roadmaps and scaling orgs rapidly (11 to 120 engineers in a year). Has driven large productivity and efficiency gains by operationalizing AI agents (code reviews, upgrades, security fixes) and implementing ChatOps-based deployment architecture, using data-driven experimentation to manage platform changes and conversion impacts.”

“Recruiting leader with experience in both large-scale financial institutions (Morgan Stanley/JPMorgan) and a high-growth fintech (CAIS), including managing a 12-person recruiting team and staying hands-on with executive searches. Led a high-visibility Director of Finance search reporting to the President and drove process modernization by implementing AI tools (BrightHire, Metaview) to standardize interviews and improve sourcing. Regularly partners with HRBPs and C-suite leaders on restructuring, compensation alignment, and strategic talent pipeline programs (internship redesign with intern-to-FT conversions).”