Lizabeth Murphy

About

Fractional ops/HR leader with 15 years of experience supporting ~40 startups, building internal operations and people infrastructure from scratch (HRIS, recruiting funnels, career pathing, benefits). Recently helped a Series A company ($11M raise) implement headcount budgeting and runway modeling to align young founders on sustainable hiring plans, and uses survey/exit-interview feedback loops to fix leadership communication and retention issues.

Key Strengths

• 15 years advising/operating across ~40 startups in fractional/consulting roles
• Built HR and recruiting infrastructure end-to-end (HRIS, job descriptions, funnels, career paths, benefits)
• Aligns founders on financial/operational realities via headcount budgets and runway scenarios (e.g., hiring 20 vs 5 impacts 3-year runway)
• Diagnoses operational issues using turnover signals plus surveys and exit interviews
• Improves organizational clarity by structuring leadership communications and batching updates to reduce employee overwhelm
• Mentors founders/executives on goal-setting, accountability, and visible execution

Reference Highlights

• Saved the company significant time and money
• Highly effective at streamlining disorganized operations quickly (within first 6 months)
• Reduced stress for team and owner through process improvements
• Delivered major efficiency gains (about 60% time/headache reduction) via vendor payroll system
• Makes time for staff and clients
• Goes above and beyond for clients
• Strong at building long-term client loyalty and referrals
• Passionate about corporate operations advisory work
• Deep expertise/credibility (reference cites a PhD and lifelong focus)

Experience

Education

Awards

• Featured in The New York Times on leadership and startup culture
• Featured in The Guardian on leadership and startup culture
• Featured in Yahoo Finance on leadership and startup culture

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