ScreenedIdentity Verified
No cost, no commitment - we'll make a personal intro
Shavone Kennedy - Senior Global HR Business Partner Director (Engineering, Product, R&D, GTM, Sales, & Marketing) in New York, NY

Shavone Kennedy

Senior Global HR Director specializing in high-growth tech and global people strategy

VerbitUniversity of RochesterNew York, NY14 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks Remote

Connect with Shavone

Shavone already has a relationship with Reval, so a warm intro from us gets a much better response than cold outreach.

Typically responds within 24 hours

Recommended

Already have an account?

About

People/organization leader with deep experience scaling and restructuring global product organizations—managed 900+ employees across 12+ countries and helped scale Verbit’s product org from 30 to 120+ across Product, UX/UI Design, Analytics, and Product Ops. Known for building operating models (product trios, OKRs, design governance) plus talent systems (leveling, comp, calibration) and partnering with executives to deliver major reorganizations tied to strategic shifts.

Hire with Reval

Find your next great hire

Our AI agents source, screen, and vet candidates for your open roles. Get qualified candidates within 48 hours.

$250one-time kickoff
10%on successful hire
Post a Role90-day money-back guarantee

Key Strengths

  • Managed 900+ employees across 12+ countries
  • Scaled product org from 30 to 120+ across Product, Design, Analytics, and Product Ops
  • Led org redesign to remove reporting bottlenecks and clarify accountability (Director/Head leadership tracks)
  • Implemented cross-functional Product/Design/Analytics trio model for co-owned roadmap decisions
  • Established OKRs and shared metrics to prevent siloed optimization
  • Built career leveling (IC vs leadership), compensation structures, and performance calibration processes
  • Led company-wide reorg tied to strategic shift toward digital services; improved role clarity and engagement while hitting milestones on schedule

Like what you see? We'll introduce you to Shavone directly.

Experience

Senior Global HR Business Partner Director (Engineering, Product, R&D, GTM, Sales, & Marketing)Verbit · Nov 2021 – Present
Senior Global HR Director (Engineering, Product, R&D, GTM, Sales, Global Ops, & Marketing)IWBI · Dec 2019 – Nov 2021
Senior People & Culture Director (Engineering, Product, R&D, GTM, Sales & Securities)Blink Health · Feb 2017 – Dec 2019
Global Senior HR Business Partner ( Engineering, Product, R&D, GTM, Sales & Operations)Consensys · Jan 2015 – Feb 2017
Strategic HR Business Partner (Engineering, Product, Sales, GTM, & Marketing)Omnicom Hearts and Sciences · Nov 2011 – Jan 2015

Education

University of Rochestermaster, Business Administration and Management (2017)
University of Rochesterbachelor, English (2010)

Languages

English

Certifications

Cornell University - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice

Similar Candidates

AD

Director-level HR Business Partner specializing in global talent strategy and organizational transformation

Woodbridge, NJ21y exp
Alter DomusVillanova University

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.

View profile
WG

WeiWei Guo

Screened

HR Director / Senior HR Business Partner specializing in org design and change management

New York, NY12y exp
Overseas Student Service Corp.Westcliff University

Senior HR Director/HRBP-style leader with experience partnering directly with CEOs and senior VPs to redesign org structures in fast-scaling companies (1,000+ employees). Combines change management, systems thinking, and people analytics to deliver measurable business impact (efficiency doubled, promotions +30%, revenue 3x in 18 months) and is hands-on in leader coaching and high-stakes employee relations.

View profile
RC

Director-level HR Leader specializing in global HR strategy and organizational transformation

New York, NY24y exp
QC TermeBocconi University
View profile
Angelo Bianchi - Senior HR Business Partner specializing in organizational design, labor relations, and people analytics in New York, NY

Senior HR Business Partner specializing in organizational design, labor relations, and people analytics

New York, NY16y exp
Liberty Coca-Cola BeveragesUniversity of Miami

HR/people analytics and transformation leader with experience at Royal Caribbean and Baptist Hospital, combining a graduate degree in business analytics with hands-on org design and change execution. Built HR analytics capabilities (predictive/causal approaches, data quality, storytelling) and partnered directly with a CFO to run a 2+ year finance reorg across a 26,000-employee, 14-hospital system, including writing 124 job descriptions and implementing a CoE/business partnering model.

View profile
Murat Bashelvaci - HR Director specializing in talent acquisition, people & culture, and organizational transformation in New York, NY

HR Director specializing in talent acquisition, people & culture, and organizational transformation

New York, NY22y exp
Microtech LeadersRoosevelt University

People leader with experience at Ryan Specialty and Canon managing global, distributed teams and building cross-functional orgs. Has built a product design function (PM/UX/analytics) supporting internal platforms across regions and partnered with senior leaders on growth-driven organizational change using structured feedback loops to accelerate adoption.

View profile
JI

Director-level HR leader specializing in people strategy, culture, and scalable HR operations

New York, NY14y exp
Pink TacoMercy University

HR leader/consultant with experience supporting global, distributed teams and partnering closely with product, design, and analytics orgs in scaling environments. Has led complex org effectiveness work (role clarity, decision rights, performance frameworks) and drove a global HRIS implementation with structured change management to improve compliance, reporting, and manager experience.

View profile

Interested in Shavone?

We'll personally introduce you - no strings attached.

For Hiring Teams

Build your dream team with Reval

Our AI agents source, screen, and vet candidates for your open roles. Get qualified, high-intent candidates on your desk within 48 hours.

$250one-time kickoff
10%on successful hire
48hrsto first candidates
Post a Role90-day money-back guarantee. A fraction of traditional agency fees.

Discover more candidates like Shavone

Search across thousands of pre-screened, high-quality, high-intent candidates on Reval.

Search Talent

Connect with Shavone

Shavone already has a relationship with Reval, so a warm intro from us gets a much better response than cold outreach.

Typically responds within 24 hours

Recommended

Already have an account?

Hire with Reval

Find your next great hire

Our AI agents source, screen, and vet candidates for your open roles. Get qualified candidates within 48 hours.

$250one-time kickoff
10%on successful hire
Post a Role90-day money-back guarantee
Shavone KennedySenior Global HR Director specializing in high-growth tech and global people strategy