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Zogie

Fractional HR Leader, Global People Strategy, HR Operations & Organizational Design

About Me

As Founder of Anelu Partners, I provide fractional HR leadership and strategic consulting to startups and growing companies. I work alongside founders and executive teams to build HR foundations that scale, from people operations and organizational design to HR technology, compliance, manager coaching, and workforce planning. My goal is simple: create practical HR solutions that help businesses grow while giving leaders the confidence that their people function can keep pace.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Founder & Principal ConsultantAnelu Partners
2026 - Present

Provide fractional HR leadership and strategic consulting to startups and growth-stage companies. Partner with founders and executive teams to strengthen people operations, organizational design, workforce planning, compliance, HR technology, and employee experience. Develop scalable HR infrastructure, policies, and processes that support business growth.

Human Resources DirectorAlphapoint Inc
2022 - 2025

Led the global HR function for a fintech company operating across the U.S., LATAM, and EMEA. Partnered with the COO and executive leadership on organizational design, workforce planning, compensation, HR technology, payroll, compliance, and employee relations. Built scalable HR infrastructure supporting multiple legal entities and more than 20 jurisdictions while leading a team of HR professionals.

Senior Human Resources ManagerPollfish
2019 - 2022

Served as the senior HR leader, partnering with the CEO and later the CFO during a period of rapid global growth. Built the people function, scaled HR operations from approximately 90 to 300+ employees, and led initiatives across performance management, compensation, organizational design, employee relations, and post-acquisition integration.

Human Resources ManagerFirst State Investments
2018 - 2019

Managed U.S. HR operations for a global investment management firm, partnering with regional HR leaders across APAC, EMEA, and North America. Supported workforce planning, employee relations, payroll, compliance, performance management, and HR operations within a highly regulated financial services environment.

Human Resources GeneralistKering Americas
2015 - 2018

Supported HR operations across multiple luxury brands, partnering with business leaders on employee relations, onboarding, performance management, benefits, HRIS, and compliance. Helped deliver a consistent employee experience while supporting day-to-day people operations for corporate teams.

Education

Masters of MBAUniversity of Phoenix
2009 - 2011
Degree of MicrobiologyUniversity of Bennin
2002 - 2007

Certification

Total Certifications1

Human Resource Management

SHRM

Skills

Core skills10
Interests8
Languages1

Skills

Fractional HR Leadership
People Operations
HR Strategy
Organizational Design
Workforce Planning
Change Management
HR Technology
Employee Relations
Performance Management
Multi-State Compliance

Interests

Startup Growth
Founder Advisory
Organizational Scaling
HR Technology
Leadership Development
AI in HR
Future of Work
Employee Experience

Languages

English