Career history
Resume
Career highlights
Executive partnership through change
Advised C-level and senior leaders on reorgs and workforce rightsizing; executed compliant RIFs across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, personally handling the most complicated cases, including employees on leave.
Technical and creative org support
~6 years partnering with Product, Engineering, Design, and GTM teams across Fivetran, TrueNorth, Global Eagle, and 30+ Sequoia client companies.
AI and systems at scale
Builds internal AI applications with Claude (HR knowledge assistant, automated reporting, onboarding and leave workflows); vetted and implemented Aidora, an AI-native leave of absence platform; led two company-wide Rippling migrations.
Global expansion
Established Syndio's Canadian entity; currently leading Netherlands setup.
Sr. People Operations Specialist
Syndio Apr 2025 – Present · Remote
HR Business Partner and international People lead for a Series C HR-tech SaaS company (~100 to 140+ employees across US, UK, Canada, Netherlands), advising leaders on workforce planning, performance, employee relations, and global expansion.
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Sr. People Operations Specialist
Syndio Apr 2025 – Present · Remote
HR Business Partner and international People lead for a Series C HR-tech SaaS company (~100 to 140+ employees across US, UK, Canada, Netherlands), advising leaders on workforce planning, performance, employee relations, and global expansion.
- Advise leaders on workforce planning, performance, and employee relations for Marketing, Legal, Finance, and Executive Engagement & Insights; escalation point for the company's most complex global people decisions.
- Serve as the company's international People lead for global employment, expansion, and compliance across the US, UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.
- Partner with leadership on org design and workforce rightsizing; executed a compliant global RIF impacting ~40 employees across the US, UK, and Canada alongside Legal and Finance.
- Led company-wide HRIS and payroll migration (Paylocity to Rippling) for ~115 employees; built the headcount and people reporting leaders now use for staffing and attrition decisions.
- Established Syndio Solutions Canada Inc. from the ground up, converting EOR contractors into full-time employees with Canadian counsel and benefits partners.
- Build internal AI applications with Claude, including an HR knowledge assistant, automated people reporting and data workflows, and automated onboarding, offboarding, and leave processes.
- Vetted and implemented Aidora, an AI-native leave of absence platform.
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
San Francisco Symphony Aug 2023 – Apr 2025
Full-lifecycle HRBP for all unionized groups — Orchestra Musicians, Chorus, Stage Crew, and Patron Services — across 300+ core and 600+ annual employees and five union groups under four CBAs.
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Senior Human Resources Business Partner
San Francisco Symphony Aug 2023 – Apr 2025
Full-lifecycle HRBP for all unionized groups — Orchestra Musicians, Chorus, Stage Crew, and Patron Services — across 300+ core and 600+ annual employees and five union groups under four CBAs.
- HRBP for all unionized groups, including Orchestra Musicians, Chorus, Stage Crew, and Patron Services; full-lifecycle generalist partner in a complex multi-union environment.
- Prepared workforce data and benefits cost models for CBA negotiation committees; presented analyses leadership used at the bargaining table, then implemented ratified terms into policy and systems.
- Coached managers, delivered manager training across the organization, and resolved complex employee relations matters with timely, well-documented outcomes.
- Managed leaves under FMLA, CFRA, PDL, and San Francisco ordinances, plus workers' compensation; administered all union and non-union benefits and cut off-cycle payroll corrections through Paycom reconfiguration.
Compensation & Total Rewards Consultant (Contract)
Complete (YC W22) Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
Advised clients of a YC-backed HR-tech startup on compensation strategy, benchmarking, and total rewards program design.
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Compensation & Total Rewards Consultant (Contract)
Complete (YC W22) Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
Advised clients of a YC-backed HR-tech startup on compensation strategy, benchmarking, and total rewards program design.
- Advised clients of a YC-backed HR-tech startup on compensation strategy, benchmarking, and total rewards program design.
Director of People Operations & HR Business Partner (Aug 2022 – Apr 2023) · People Operations Manager (Nov 2021 – Aug 2022)
TrueNorth Nov 2021 – Apr 2023
Promoted from People Operations Manager to Director within nine months at this VC-backed logistics technology startup, scaling from ~40 to 120+ employees across multiple US states and Canada.
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Director of People Operations & HR Business Partner (Aug 2022 – Apr 2023) · People Operations Manager (Nov 2021 – Aug 2022)
TrueNorth Nov 2021 – Apr 2023
Promoted from People Operations Manager to Director within nine months at this VC-backed logistics technology startup, scaling from ~40 to 120+ employees across multiple US states and Canada.
- HRBP to the GTM, Design, Operations, Safety, and Marketing teams; partnered with functional leaders on hiring, performance management, employee relations, and organizational planning.
- Built the company's first performance calibration process and schedule, and partnered with functional leaders on succession planning for critical roles.
- Owned Total Rewards end to end: designed and brokered the benefits program and ran multi-state US payroll plus payments into Canada.
- Led HRIS migration from Gusto to Rippling, configured for a distributed, multi-state workforce.
- Supported restructuring and workforce changes with compliant execution and steady day-to-day operations.
Manager, Global People Operations Business Partners (Jun 2021 – Nov 2021) · HR Operations Partner (Feb 2021 – Jun 2021)
Fivetran Feb 2021 – Nov 2021
Promoted from HR Operations Partner to Manager within four months at this hypergrowth data integration SaaS company (2,000+ employees), leading a five-person People Operations BP team across the US, Ireland, India, Russia, and Australia.
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Manager, Global People Operations Business Partners (Jun 2021 – Nov 2021) · HR Operations Partner (Feb 2021 – Jun 2021)
Fivetran Feb 2021 – Nov 2021
Promoted from HR Operations Partner to Manager within four months at this hypergrowth data integration SaaS company (2,000+ employees), leading a five-person People Operations BP team across the US, Ireland, India, Russia, and Australia.
- Led a five-person People Operations BP team across the US, Ireland, India, Russia, and Australia, supporting an engineering-heavy global workforce.
- Led the people workstream for the company's largest acquisition: onboarding, systems consolidation, benefits integration, and employee communications.
- Owned global benefits strategy and renewals across five regions; negotiated plan design changes that cut projected double-digit cost increases to single-digit growth.
- Managed 15+ active immigration cases at any given time and designed the Tier 1-3 foundation for a global HR shared services model.
Human Resources Business Partner
Sequoia Consulting Group Aug 2019 – Feb 2021
HRBP and account manager for 30+ client companies in California and New York, advising founders and heads of Engineering and Product on employee relations, compliance, compensation and benefits, and leaves.
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Human Resources Business Partner
Sequoia Consulting Group Aug 2019 – Feb 2021
HRBP and account manager for 30+ client companies in California and New York, advising founders and heads of Engineering and Product on employee relations, compliance, compensation and benefits, and leaves.
- HRBP and account manager for 30+ client companies in California and New York, advising founders and heads of Engineering and Product on employee relations, compliance, compensation and benefits, and leaves.
- Led benefits modeling and plan design to support talent attraction, cost control, and risk mitigation.
- Founding member of the firm's first DEI program; project lead for client-facing compliance and DEI webinars.
Manager, People Operations (Jan 2019 – Jul 2019) · Sr. Associate, Talent Acquisition & People Operations (May 2018 – Apr 2019)
Inspire (clean energy tech) May 2018 – Jul 2019
Supported 71% company headcount growth and saved $825K through direct sourcing and referral programs.
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Manager, People Operations (Jan 2019 – Jul 2019) · Sr. Associate, Talent Acquisition & People Operations (May 2018 – Apr 2019)
Inspire (clean energy tech) May 2018 – Jul 2019
Supported 71% company headcount growth and saved $825K through direct sourcing and referral programs.
- Supported 71% company headcount growth through a mix of direct sourcing and referral programs.
- Saved $825K in recruitment spend by shifting sourcing strategy away from paid channels.
Human Resources Administration Manager
Compass Group Jul 2017 – May 2018
On-site HR for 200+ associates across two Los Angeles museum locations; launched a bi-annual performance review program and cut time-to-fill by 19%.
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Human Resources Administration Manager
Compass Group Jul 2017 – May 2018
On-site HR for 200+ associates across two Los Angeles museum locations; launched a bi-annual performance review program and cut time-to-fill by 19%.
- On-site HR for 200+ associates across two Los Angeles museum locations.
- Launched a bi-annual performance review program for the site.
- Cut time-to-fill by 19% through process improvements to the hiring pipeline.
Global Human Resources Associate (May 2016 – Jun 2017) · Global Talent Acquisition Partner (Dec 2015 – May 2016)
Global Eagle Entertainment Dec 2015 – Jun 2017
Supported the corporate and creative/design organization of a 2,400+ person global media company; saved $700K in recruitment spend and twice earned the company-wide "Action" value award.
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Global Human Resources Associate (May 2016 – Jun 2017) · Global Talent Acquisition Partner (Dec 2015 – May 2016)
Global Eagle Entertainment Dec 2015 – Jun 2017
Supported the corporate and creative/design organization of a 2,400+ person global media company; saved $700K in recruitment spend and twice earned the company-wide "Action" value award.
- Supported the corporate and creative/design organization of a 2,400+ person global media company.
- Saved $700K in recruitment spend and twice earned the company-wide "Action" value award.
National Corporate Recruiter/HR Associate
FSO Onsite Outsourcing (Forrest Solutions Group) Nov 2014 – Nov 2015
Early-career corporate recruiting and HR generalist work supporting national client accounts.
National Corporate Recruiter/HR Associate
FSO Onsite Outsourcing (Forrest Solutions Group) Nov 2014 – Nov 2015
Early-career corporate recruiting and HR generalist work supporting national client accounts.