Samantha Brand

“HR/People leader (HRBP-style) who supports Product, Content, and Data Analytics client groups and partners closely with senior leadership on org design, talent strategy, and people analytics. Led a global reduction-in-force to meet budget goals, coordinating legal/benefits/outplacement and global communications while prioritizing empathetic execution and internal redeployment to mitigate risk and disruption.”

“Recruiting leader who has managed a team of 4 recruiters and is comfortable being hands-on with high-impact executive searches. Drove a major recruiting process improvement by implementing and configuring Workday as an ATS/HRIS and rolling out universal recruiter training, and influenced executive-level decisions by advocating an internal promotion to cut costs and improve retention.”

“Recruiting leader currently managing a 6-person recruiter team, blending people leadership with hands-on executive search when needed. Experienced partnering with HRBPs and CFO-level stakeholders on workforce planning, compensation/market benchmarking, and strategic hire decisions. Led multi-location standardization and automation of recruiting intake and pre-onboarding to improve speed, consistency, and compliance.”