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Charity Espinoza

Fractional CHRO | Strategic People & HR Leadership

About Me

I’m a senior HR executive with 20+ years of experience, including 12+ years in executive leadership roles helping organizations scale, navigate change, and build effective people strategies. I partner with business owners, executives, and leadership teams to deliver practical, actionable HR solutions that strengthen the business and positively impact profitability. My approach combines executive-level strategy with hands-on execution, solving immediate people challenges while building the structure, systems, and practices needed for sustainable growth. My experience includes HR strategy and infrastructure, organizational design, compensation and total rewards, employee relations, HR technology, talent strategy, leadership development, and M&A/integration. As a fractional CHRO, I provide organizations access to experienced executive HR leadership without the need for a full-time executive hire.

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
CHROJTI Industrial
2024 - Present

• Built and scaled HR into a business-critical function, aligning talent, structure, and systems to drive performance and execution • Eliminated external recruiting spend, reducing time-to-fill by 20 days and delivering $500K+ in annual savings while improving hiring outcomes • Developed and executed an HR technology roadmap, fully maximizing HRIS capabilities, reducing manual work by 40%+, and enabling real-time workforce data and reporting • Designed organizational and compensation frameworks to improve transparency, accountability, and workforce scalability • Built labor analytics and utilization reporting to identify productivity gaps and support margin improvement • Established executive cadence and communication structure to drive alignment, decision-making, and operational discipline • Partner closely with operations and finance to optimize systems and processes to improve labor tracking, accelerate billing cycles, and positively impact cash flow and DSO.

VP of Human ResourcesVenturi Supply/BPS Supply Group
2014 - 2024

• Led enterprise HR strategy across a multi-entity PE platform, integrating and aligning people, processes, structure, and systems to support scalability and performance • Built and executed shared services HR model, reducing redundancy and enabling support across the platform • Designed and implemented companywide incentive and compensation structures, directly aligning performance with financial and operational goals for all entities • Led harmonization of benefit programs, conducting comprehensive plan analysis to optimize cost structure while maintaining competitive offerings • Led full-scale HRIS consolidation across acquired companies, integrating systems into a single platform to improve reporting accuracy and operational consistency • Advised leadership on workforce strategy, integration risk, and change management during periods of rapid growth and transition Human Resources Director (2014-2022) • Led HR due diligence and transaction efforts for sale to private equity company, supporting successful sale and transition • Partnered with sponsors and executive leadership to support organizational restructuring, consolidating multiple companies into aligned operating segments • Core member of the operational team driving greenfield expansions, as well as acquisitions and integrations. • Transitioned organization to a self-insured medical plan, improving plan flexibility and reducing long-term benefit costs • Restructured 401(k) program, reducing employee costs by 75% and increasing participation to 90%+ • Built onboarding, training, and development programs that reduced early tenure turnover by 50% and improved employee ramp-up time • Designed compensation structures and salary frameworks to improve transparency, equity, and alignment with business performance • Led high-impact investigation into non-compete and unfair business practices, securing $600K+ in financial recovery

Education

Degree of Business ManagementWestern Governor's University
2015 - 2017

Certification

Total Certifications1

SPHR

HRCI

2018 - 2027

Skills

Core skills8
Interests0
Languages2

Skills

M&A Integration
HR Strategy & Leadership
Total Rewards
Employee Relations
HR Operations & Infrastructure
HR Technology & HRIS
Leadership Development
Change Management

Languages

English
Spanish