Leading global HR Ops, Performance Management, L&D, and Employee Experience for Harness Inc.

Leading global HR Ops, Performance Management, L&D, and Employee Experience for Harness Inc.

Provided direct HR support to the Product, Customer Success, Engineering and Business Operations teams in the U.S., EMEA and APAC.

Provided direct HR support to the Product, Customer Success, Engineering and Business Operations teams in the U.S., EMEA and APAC.

Expand benefits program, employee enrollment and efficiency by analyzing issues and engaging a more experienced broker. Enhance recruiting and retention by offering a more robust benefits package including medical, dental, FSA, 401K and the first parental leave policy, designed to attract top talent in a highly competitive market. Committed to sustaining a compliant workplace by implementing workplace harassment training, promptly and impartially performing investigations, and managing employee classification transitions. Oversee payroll and ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Implemented new performance management process. Provide oversight for office operations including office relocations, relationship with building management, office staff and vendor management.

Established a month-end close process for early-stage start-up of 30-100 employees, improving reliability and accuracy for all financial reports to key decision-makers. Responsible for payroll, benefits administration and new hire onboarding. Co-managed first financial statement audit with Head of Finance. Managed the preparation of multi-state, multi-entity tax returns and relationship with tax preparers.

Reporting directly to the CEO, provided leadership for accounting and HR functions; Reviewed and monitored employee agreements, managed payroll and benefits function, collaborated with Finance team to create more efficient and robust HR policies and practices. Team lead for office move, design and build-out, with oversight of lease broker relationship.

Collaborated with CFO on cash flow management and financial statement analysis; identified and mapped out processes for improvement and designed a format for a new accounting policies and procedures manual. Streamlined processes and provided oversight for 3 audit periods.

Provided leadership and oversight for daily operational decisions, Accounting, HR and Administrative functions. Supervise and mentored accounting team. Served as back-up for the HR manager, providing review and approval for payroll and benefits.

Managed general ledger, financial reporting and budget process under the supervision of the CFO; supervised two direct reports; responsible for the month end close and preparation and issuance of department financial statements; prepared semi-monthly payroll and managed benefits for 50+ employees. Coordinated SF office relocation and expansion to NY, LA and DC offices; negotiated space and set up systems.