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Elizabeth Abend
Director-level HR leader specializing in people operations, compliance, and HR systems
New York, NYDirector of People & Compliance16 years experienceDirectorHuman ResourcesFitnessHospitality
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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.
Experience
Director of People & ComplianceSWEAT440
HR DirectorFHITTING ROOM
HR ManagerEPI BREADS
HR GeneralistEarthbound Trading Company
HR, Ajilon StaffingFabriclean Supply
HR GeneralistCFCU Community Credit Union
HR Assistant/Workday Project CoordinatorCornell University
Education
Pennsylvania State University, World Campusmaster, Organization Development and Change (2016)
Empire State Collegebachelor, Business Administration (Human Resource Concentration) (2012)
Key Strengths
- Led people-side integration during acquisition over 6–8 months (HRIS/benefits systems, communications cadence)
- Uses structured systems-thinking approach (define desired end state, work backward to root cause and steps)
- Executed org restructure over ~90 days without layoffs by redesigning responsibilities and managing change resistance
- Improves leader effectiveness through long-term coaching (enabled founder to deliver direct constructive feedback; increased trust and role clarity)
- Data-driven HR decision-making (turnover analysis by district/regional leader; informed leadership transition)
- Handled high-stakes employee relations investigations (sexual harassment allegation) with transparent process, witness interviews, confidentiality, and anti-retaliation follow-up
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