Jun 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 10 mos · California, United States

• As global head of HR for a publicly traded biotechnology company operating in 25 countries (NASDAQ: CTKB), I lead the full people strategy to support innovation, scalability, and compliance in a rapidly growing, highly regulated industry.
• 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐇𝐑 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 that supported 300% revenue growth and a 250% increase in headcount across 5 continents while maintaining a 90%+ retention rate.
• 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 & 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Designed and implemented a global total rewards strategy and partnered with the board’s Compensation Committee to align executive pay with shareholder value and long-term business objectives.
• 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Reduced time-to-fill for critical technical and leadership roles by 32% while increasing quality-of-hire scores and strengthening the global talent pipeline.
• 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 & 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Built programs that improved leadership bench strength and succession readiness, increasing internal promotions into Director and VP+ roles by 30%.
• 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤: Streamlined global HR and compliance processes, reducing risk exposure by 40% and ensuring audit readiness across all 25 countries.
• 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Partnered closely with the CEO, executive team, and board to shape organizational strategy, advise on workforce implications for M&A and product expansion.
• 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Championed and embedded cultural intelligence (CQ) into executive and leadership practices to remove barriers, reduce friction, and address unseen challenges that hindered global business operations and alignment.