Ee Lyn Khoo

CEO

Seattle, Washington, United States23 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led enterprise transformation in multiple organizations.
Expert in integrating AI into talent systems.
Proven track record in scaling HR functions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in HR transformation with expertise in enterprise-scale talent management.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipTalent Management

Other Skills

Culture DevelopmentPerformance ManagementTalent AcquisitionLeadership DevelopmentChange ManagementEmployee RelationsEmployee EngagementOnboardingWorkforce PlanningCross-functional Team LeadershipRecruiting

About

I am a Chief People Officer who partners with CEOs and boards through moments of scale, transition, and reset. I operate as a business leader first, working shoulder-to-shoulder with executive peers to solve enterprise problems through people, operating models, and leadership. I spent 13 years at Amazon, advancing to VP HR and leading large, complex global organizations including teams of up to ~1,500 HR professionals supporting ~250,000 employees across technology, retail, entertainment, advertising, global expansion, and M&A. Since then, as Chief People Officer in public-company and late-stage environments, I’ve been brought in to lead enterprise transformation: resetting talent bars, evolving culture toward performance and accountability, redesigning operating and leadership models, and embedding those expectations into talent acquisition, compensation, talent and performance management, engagement, and leadership development systems. This includes integrating AI-enabled capabilities into people systems to improve decision quality and velocity at scale. I’m known for balancing empathy with rigor - bringing commercial fluency, calm judgment, and a systems mindset to solving complex organizational challenges.

Experience

23 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs

Current Experience

Chief

Member

Sep 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Seattle, Washington, United States

Avalara

Chief People Officer

May 2022 – Present · 4 yrs

Redfin

Chief People Officer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr · Seattle, Washington, United States

Strengthened the People & Culture function with a focus on upgrading leadership systems, talent practices, and cultural clarity.
Upgraded the People & Culture operating model and team, strengthening discipline, capability, and partnership with the business.
Led a refresh of company values and culture traits, clarifying expectations around leadership behavior, performance, and how work gets done.
Redesigned the performance and talent management approach, shifting from disparate processes to clearer standards, stronger feedback, and improved differentiation.
Modernized the talent acquisition strategy and execution, improving hiring quality, consistency, and alignment with evolving business needs.

LeadershipCulture DevelopmentPerformance ManagementTalent ManagementTalent Acquisition

Amazon

VP of HR

Jan 2008 – Dec 2020 · 12 yrs 11 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

Advanced through leadership roles over 13 years, culminating in Vice President of Human Resources, with progressively expanded scope across multiple industries and some of Amazon’s fastest-growing global businesses.
Led large, multi-disciplinary HR organizations (up to ~1,500 professionals) supporting ~250,000 employees across entertainment (Prime Video, Amazon Music), retail, physical stores and grocery, advertising, technology, global expansion, and M&A.
Served in a country leadership role in China, building and scaling the HR organization to support rapid growth across retail, AWS, marketplace, and corporate functions.
Invented and deployed enterprise-wide talent and performance management mechanisms, redefining how leaders are assessed and developed - systems that remain foundational at Amazon today.
Trusted partner to senior business leaders during periods of hyper-growth, operating model change, geographic expansion, and acquisition integration across diverse business models.
Built and scaled enterprise talent acquisition, leadership development, and executive assessment capabilities to support sustained growth, leadership depth, and internal mobility across businesses.

Talent ManagementPerformance ManagementTalent AcquisitionLeadership DevelopmentChange ManagementLeadership

General mills

Various HR positions of increasing responsibility

Jan 2002 – Dec 2007 · 5 yrs 11 mos · Multiple US locations

Progressed through multiple HR positions in field operations (experience as site HR leader and in start ups, business reengineering) and corporate HR (supporting Finance and IT special projects)