Vetted Performance Management Professionals

“HR operations and human capital leader with Department of Transportation experience who built an HR policy and training infrastructure from scratch (20 policies in a year), enabling ~25% organizational growth. Known for data-driven process optimization (cut processing time by 20 days and improved request responsiveness by ~20%) and for creating scalable manager enablement tools (HR toolkit/quick-reference guides) while aligning senior leadership and reducing overhead via FTE-to-contractor transitions.”

“COO at Malk Partners who led a ~75-person org and managed a 6-month sell-side diligence process while still delivering growth targets. Known for building executive alignment and accountability through clear KPIs, strong 1:1 operating rhythms (including N-2s), and board-level strategy projects, and for scaling planning processes by pushing AOP ownership to business unit leaders with templates and coaching.”

“Player-coach engineer/lead on a high-scale research integrity platform ("Lighthouse") that flags fraud/manipulation signals across ~3M academic manuscripts per year. Owns architecture decisions (ADRs), implements across Go/Java/React services, and introduced NLP (SciBERT embeddings + human-in-the-loop) to assess out-of-context citations while also handling production incidents with a data-consistency-first approach.”

“CTO-minded builder seeking to join a startup; previously created an AI-driven platform that abstracted away DevOps and infrastructure for drug discovery researchers. Emphasizes high-leverage, zero-to-one execution with managed cloud/open-source tooling, and a strong reliability/reproducibility mindset validated against existing scientific pipelines.”

“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).”

“COO who specializes in professionalizing early-stage/growth operations for sale readiness—at Cooperative Laundry led a major restructuring (40% headcount reduction), redesigned operating hours (24 to 18) to reduce labor cost and improve maintenance uptime, and implemented Lean/Six Sigma systems with KPI-driven operating cadences across multiple sites. Emphasizes cultural transformation ('no surprise' accountability) and mentoring non-ops executives to independently run data-driven operations; cites driving the business to 7x EBITDA and positioning for an acquisition in 2026.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Player-coach engineering leader focused on AWS ML infrastructure and deep learning image delivery: provisioned EKS/Kubernetes for multi-node training and automated image release pipelines (Python + AWS CDK) to cut release time from 2 weeks to 1. Also built customer migration tooling for SageMaker HyperPod and owned a security incident end-to-end, implementing prevention tests and process improvements.”

“Talent acquisition leader who built and scaled the recruiting team at Houlihan Lokey, ultimately leading ~10–12 recruiters across campus and experienced hiring while partnering closely with HR on offers/comp. Also brings healthcare HR experience from Ketter Medical Center, working with external recruiters to hire physicians, nurses, and administrative staff, and has implemented process improvements tied to DEI/MBA engagement.”

“Engineering leader with experience building point-of-care diagnostics platforms (IoT-connected PCR device delivering results in <15 minutes) and scaling multidisciplinary teams (55+). Has led major data/IoT architecture decisions (multi-cluster Kubernetes with secure routing; Kafka + Gobblin over MQTT) and runs execution with Agile roadmaps tightly aligned to GTM and senior leadership.”

“Entrepreneurially driven technical leader seeking to partner with a founder/business plan owner to provide technical expertise. Helped drive Wiser's expansion into Europe by evaluating acquisition targets' technical estates and making the recommendation that was chosen. Applied lean, high-leverage product thinking at Nabis on a two-sided marketplace, delivering buyer value with a simple algorithm and later adding paid boosting for brands.”

“Operations-focused executive and management consultant who has led operational buildouts across sectors: first CEO at a founder-led company, COO of a large nonprofit food bank, and co-founder of a 501(c)(3) that has run for over a decade serving thousands of at-risk children. Brings a structured, metrics-informed approach (process mapping, financial alignment, benchmarking, SWOT) and coaches leaders to connect vision and strategy to scalable operational execution.”

“People leader with large-team management experience (15 direct reports) and recruiting leadership responsibilities (4 indirect) spanning onboarding, coaching, performance management, and KPI delivery. As a Sr Recruiter, stepped in as a change facilitator to turn around adoption of a new scheduling system, boosting engagement by 50%+ through retrospectives and working sessions. Also partnered with senior leadership at McKinsey on AI product adoption communications to drive alignment across functions.”

“Technical recruiter with AWS experience who has led inclusive sourcing initiatives and run executive searches (including Director-level Solutions Architect leadership roles). Known for data-driven influence with executive stakeholders (e.g., CFO during a hiring-freeze review) and for implementing a standardized intake/calibration process that improved speed and slate quality; has also trained recruiting coordinators and managed a 7-person customer service team.”

“Global Director of People & Culture at NRDC with hands-on experience leading a distributed HRBP team across EMEA and APAC and running global performance and employee listening programs. Has partnered deeply with product/design/engineering orgs in ad tech (Criteo) and digital health (OneDrop), including supporting major restructures and building the people function from scratch.”