Danielle Cooper — Head of Talent

I build the People Ops infrastructure that lets high-growth companies scale without breaking. Over the past 13+ years, I’ve owned the full HR function at companies like Eightfold.AI and Confluent — not as a generalist supporting the business, but as the architect of the systems, compliance frameworks, and workforce analytics that executives rely on to make decisions. I’ve expanded companies into new countries, rebuilt operations from scratch during rapid scaling, and delivered board-ready insights that directly influenced commission structures, onboarding, and global RTO policies. What I do well: I take ambiguous, high-stakes people problems and build structured, scalable solutions — whether that’s a global compliance architecture, a shared services team achieving 24-hour SLAs, or an automation that saves 18 hours a month of manual tracking. I am a trusted partner to CLOs, CFOs, and CPOs. I bring a Master's in Organizational Psychology and a paralegal background in employment law, making me unusually rigorous about compliance, documentation, and data-driven change management. Currently exploring: Director of People Operations and Head of People roles 📩 DanielleTCooper19@gmail.com

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in SaaS HR operations with a focus on compliance and analytics.

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Experience: 18 yrs 4 mos