- Built internal career ladders with compensation bands and leveling guides, closing talent gaps and strengthening succession pipelines - Directed change management and communication strategies through reorganizations, clinical data readouts, and sensitive events (e.g. grief) - Developed Lexeo’s comprehensive compensation philosophy, including executive pay frameworks, aligning with market benchmarks to drive retention - Managed a $4M annual compensation budget, balancing competitive pay practices with fiscal discipline - Led biannual talent reviews, talent calibration sessions and annual goal-setting cycles, ensuring consistent performance alignment, development planning, and leadership accountability - Owned end-to-end recruiting and workforce planning, partnering with senior leaders to forecast roles, run search processes, and manage offers to budget - Investigated and resolved complex employee relations cases, mitigating risk and fostering a compliant, positive workplace culture - Transformed engagement survey insights into targeted action plans, boosting employee engagement and improving retention year-over-year - Orchestrated Lexeo’s exit from a PEO, streamlining HR operations, reducing administrative costs, and enabling more flexible benefits programs - Guided HR strategy during the company’s IPO, building infrastructure and processes to meet post-IPO compliance and reporting requirements

- Managed a complex employee relations portfolio, addressing underperformance, resolving conduct issues, and optimizing leadership performance - Conducted thorough investigations related to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and workplace violations, ensuring compliance with policies - Led large-scale organizational restructuring projects, leveraging organizational design expertise to align restructuring efforts with business goals while adhering to WARN and DIA regulations - Facilitated succession planning and leadership development activities (e.g. leading end-to-end talent assessments to identify high-potential employees) - Guided leadership on performance optimization, retention, and employee engagement strategies, contributing to long-term organizational growth - Designed an employee relations dashboard to track case resolution times, themes, and outcomes, equipping leadership with insight - Led a team of employee relations specialists, overseeing case escalations and fostering professional growth

- Led annual compensation reviews and talent calibration sessions, leveraging Radford benchmarks to inform strategic talent allocation - Implemented organization-wide goal-setting and performance review programs, driving accountability and improving retention rates - Advised managers and senior leaders on employee relations, performance management, and retention strategies to reduce risk and strengthen culture - Analyzed eNPS and engagement survey data, partnering with executives to develop and execute targeted action plans in response - Oversaw FMLA/CFRA leaves and developed a competitive parental leave policy, aligning with state benefits and enhancing employee experience - Launched targeted learning programs (manager development and unconscious bias training) fostering a culture of continuous improvement and inclusion - Built and scaled a comprehensive onboarding program, growing headcount from 40 to 160 in 18 months, with weekly orientations, streamlined benefits enrollment, and a peer ambassador program - Supervised and developed junior HR staff, mentoring an office manager and generalists to build team capability and operational excellence

- Oversaw HR operations including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations, and compliance across multiple business units - Implemented and managed the first Applicant Tracking System (ATS), streamlining recruitment and improving time-to-hire - Designed and rolled out company-wide onboarding programs that standardized training - Served as a key partner to the Board of Directors, preparing HR reports, executive materials, and supporting governance processes - Coordinated executive administration functions, including calendar management, board meetings, and confidential communications - Supported a $40M Series B fundraise, managing CRM tracking, investor outreach coordination, and data room organization to enable a successful close - Oversaw vendor management and benefits administration, ensuring compliance and cost-effective service delivery