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David Kroes
Executive HR & People Leader specializing in culture transformation, talent, and organizational development
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Operations/people-ops leader focused on early-stage, growth, and turnaround environments, with hands-on experience implementing UKG (HRIS) and Lever (ATS) to scale without adding headcount. At Niagen Bioscience, drove a 25% improvement in time-to-fill and cut administrative workload by 30% in 6 months, led a company-wide optimization initiative to reduce silos, and coached a VP of Finance into a successful CFO transition that included restructuring the finance org and upgrading key talent.
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Key Strengths
- Built scalable people-ops foundations at early-stage/growth/turnaround companies (HRIS+ATS, comp, org design)
- Delivered measurable recruiting/admin efficiency gains via systems implementation (25% faster time-to-fill; 30% admin workload reduction in 6 months)
- Company-wide operational optimization leadership to reduce silos and improve cross-functional productivity (Project Opti)
- Strong stakeholder-led diagnostic approach (leader listening, deep dives with teams) paired with rapid experimentation and iteration
- Uses structured learning loops in execution (Pre-action planning + After Action Reviews)
- Executive mentoring/coaching that enabled internal CFO promotion success; supported finance org restructure and key hiring within 1 year
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