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Hello, I'm Connie

Commercially-focused Chief People Officer with deep experience designing and leading enterprise-wide people transformations across pre- IPO ventures, PE-backed portfolios, and global public companies. Drives strategic HR innovation at scale by embedding AI, automating lifecycle workflows, and integrating HR tech ecosystems to unlock organizational agility and EBITDA growth. Brings over $1B in fiduciary oversight and a rare blend of operational rigor, digital fluency, and empathetic executive leadership. Proven success in high-stakes M&A, S1- readiness, total rewards governance, and global shared services optimization.

Jurisdiction

India | France | Germany | United States | United Kingdom | Ireland | Italy | Japan | China

Notable Employer

  • Chief People Officer & Founder at InGenius HR Smart Solutions
  • Head of Human Resources, Americas & Director of Global Shared Services at Rakuten

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Chief People Officer & FounderNotable
2023 - Present

InGenius HR Smart Solutions delivers fractional and interim HR leadership that future-proofs people operations and drives next-generation solutions by integrating strategy, technology, and human-centered execution. • AI-Enabled HR Innovation: Developed AI strategies to integrate predictive and generative tools into recruiting and talent workflows for a real estate development and property management company operating under 55 LLCs. • Technology-Driven Decision Enablement: Embedded AI platforms and predictive analytics into core HR workflows to accelerate process velocity, improve decision quality, and enhance scalability of employee support systems. • HR Strategy Deployment: Provided interim and fractional CHRO-level leadership across two high-tech Silicon Slopes pre-IPO, growth-stage companies. Designed and led HR infrastructure aligned to business transformation objectives. • Workday Configuration & Benefits Optimization: Redesigned Workday Benefits and Payroll modules for a Canadian Autobody and Glass Conglomerate operating throughout Canada and the U.S. Included compliance audits, deduction alignment, and over/under premium reconciliation with five different benefit plans. Resulted in minimal impact to employees. • Executive Compensation Planning: Developed international compensation benchmarking for a carbon futures company operating throughout Europe. Delivered compensation benchmarking for a market intelligence and top-secret consulting firm. Resulted in competitive talent attraction for new hires without clearances and S-1 readiness documentation for SEC compliance and IPO filings. • Organizational Design & Role Architecture: Reengineered org structures and job frameworks for a construction company across decentralized teams by aligning span of control, capability mapping, and competency models to enterprise workforce planning.

Head of Global People Operations
2021 - 2023

M&A Due Diligence and Workforce Integration: Spearheaded human capital integration strategy for four acquisitions and two divestitures, including a major pharmacy transaction that doubled the size of Medly. • Global Shared Services and Workday Optimization: Transitioned shared services delivery into India and led enterprise-wide deployment of Workday HCM and Benefits/ADP Payroll. Advanced operational maturity by integrating Bamboo HR, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Culture Map, Rippling, and WorkRamp. • Workforce Optimization & Cost Reduction: Rationalized team headcount from 55 to 25, reducing costs by $2.3M annually while improving service delivery and operational agility. • Talent Acquisition Performance: Improved average time-to-hire from 60 to 37 days and reduced cost per hire from $10K to $2K. Hired 1,002 employees in one year, including 700 in the first six months of 2021 and 302 in Q1 2022 to support rapid business growth.

Head of Human Resources, Americas & Director of Global Shared ServicesNotable
2018 - 2021

Joined Rakuten as the first CPO in the Americas, partnering with Japan’s leadership to develop and execute a unified Global People Strategy. Scaled workforce from 1,000 to 4,000 employees through strategic acquisitions and internal restructuring. Built and led a 50- person HR team with global responsibilities across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Education

Degree of FinanceUniversity of Utah
Present
Masters of Human Resources & FinancePurdue
Present

Certification

Total Certifications1

GPHR

Skills

Core skills10
Languages1

Skills

S1 filings •
AI in HR
Total Rewards Strategy
HRIS Optimization
Global Compensation
Fractional CHRO
Global HR Leadership
Shared Services
Succession Planning
Workforce Analytics

Languages

Greek

Services