Lupe León

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Executive Director of People, Performance and Culture @ University of California, Berkeley
California, United States
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San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
About Lupe León

As a global CHRO and member of the Executive Leadership Team, I provide 25+ years of experience working with CEOs and Boards on critical turnarounds, transformations, and scaling growth during pivotal, challenging periods. I provide companies and boards with valuable insights honed in a unique leadership career across HR, Culture, Operations, Quality, and IT management across PE-backed, private and public corporations in Software, High-Tech, Life Science, MedTech, Semiconductors, Higher-Ed, Food & Beverage, Packaging, and CPG.Guided by strong business and finance acumen, I guide companies to deliver organic and M&A-driven growth, establishing and scaling start-ups, and creating profitable commercialization and GTM strategies while delivering Culture transformations and organizational effectiveness. A multi-cultural, bi-lingual leader, I am highly experienced in steering complex transformations across the U.S/, NA, LatAm, East/West Europe, APAC, and China.As a trusted advisor and partner to the CEO and Board, I advise on issues of Executive Compensation, Succession Planning, Human Capital strategies, organizational culture/structure, global supply chain, Commercial/GTM, and Pricing strategies. Currently, I also serve as a Board Member at Bellevue College, Tombolo Institute for Design Thinking, and previously served as a Board and Investment Committee Member of Santa Rosa College Foundation, providing strategic and financial oversight for eight years.I am a Visiting Lecturer at Cal State Sonoma on Leadership & Organization Development (2008-Present) and am a frequent, invited speaker at conferences including Bio Supply Chain Alliance Leadership Cal Association, Merit HR Solutions, and Oji EI Conferences.As a Latina, bicultural and bilingual leader, I am dedicated to improving communities worldwide including through volunteering with Habitat For Humanity providing program evaluation, translation, project management, leadership, and construction mentoring in South Africa, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, and Guatemala.

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University of California, Berkeley

University Of California, Berkeley

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Executive Director of People, Performance and Culture
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Lupe León Work Experience Details
  • University Of California, Berkeley
    Executive Director Of People, Performance And Culture
    University Of California, Berkeley
    California, United States
  • University Of California, Berkeley
    Executive Director Of People, Performance & Culture
    University Of California, Berkeley 2024 - Present
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
    Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Technology, & Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Berkeley IT, lead strategic direction and oversight of HR Operations, Talent Strategy and Planning, DEI, Workforce Development, and Culture initiatives for Berkeley IT staff across multiple departments.Collaborate with Executive Leadership team and key Campus Partners to direct and drive resolution of complex employee and labor relations issues, enhancing workforce harmony and efficiency. Received "Exceeds" feedback rating from interim CIO for rapid learning and collaborative solution-based achievements.Partner with various campus units to leverage and inform Talent and Organizational strategies, ensuring alignment with Berkeley IT strategic goals and the Campus wide mission and vision.
  • An Executive Journey, Llc
    Business & Strategic Hr Advisor, President & Founder
    An Executive Journey, Llc 2023 - Present
    I partner with businesses on accelerating their business growth and performance, culture transformation, and optimizing human capital, providing customized solutions across Talent/TA, culture alignment, operational efficiency, leadership development, performance management, People strategies, compensation, business strategy, and change management.Since 2006, I have offered industry-agnostic advisory and consultancy services to healthcare giants like Kaiser Permanente, semiconductor leaders like Applied Seals North America, leading specialty food manufacture Ramar Foods, and iconic luxury wine producers such as Beckstoffer Vineyards and Peter Michael Winery. Including partnering with a $72B, Fortune 50 company on a full organizational redesign/restructure and developed an Enterprise Transformation for the company’s Revenue Management strategy including change, roadmap, communications, and Labor engagement.🌟 Stay tuned for my upcoming podcast, “Purpose in Power,” where we explore the intersection between organizational leadership and social impact.
  • Golden West Packaging Group (Gwpg)
    Chief Human Resources Officer (Chro)
    Golden West Packaging Group (Gwpg) 2021 - 2023
    Led as CHRO and on GWPG’s Senior Leadership Team, reporting to CEO – partnered with the C-suite, to transform the business and Culture to drive significant growth and increase profit margin with a purview for over 1,400 employees across 20 locations in the US and Mexico. Worked with the CEO on the company’s leadership structure, commercialization, new GTM and pricing strategies, operational technology systems, and scaling Talent. Played a key role in M&A, due diligence and post-acquisition integration.Optimized human capital across the entire employee life cycle, including talent acquisition, performance management, awards and recognition, and compensation. Transformed Talent & Employer Branding – which scaled the company +20% through 235 new hires in less than 12 months - increasing diversity/talent bench-strength in all areas. Oversaw all aspects of Talent Acquisition Strategy, Performance Management, Change Management, Workforce Training and Development, DEI, Organizational Design, Employee Engagement and Retention, Compensation, Benefits, and Total Rewards, HCM / HRIS HR Operations, and Organizational Transformation initiatives to align talent with business strategy. Transformed HR/HRMS Operations – consolidated 5 different HRIS’ into a single HCM-platform and established a Center of Excellence for all HR Admin and Operations. Also scaled operations and People, while elevating the Talent pipeline and reducing costs.
  • Saxco International Llc
    Vice President Human Resources & Safety Officer
    Saxco International Llc 2018 - 2020
    Fairfield, California, Us
    Served as Executive and Advisor to the Board of Directors, with responsibility for all aspects of HR, EH&S, People and Safety organizations across the US, Canada, and China. Led a culture transformation with new Company mission, vision, purpose and values, aligning to new business growth strategies. Established a new strategic Global Supply Chain organization and new Sales function during the COVID pandemic. Scaled Saxco by ~50% with new Talent Acquisition/onboarding for 185+ people in less than 16 months. Additionally, advised, presented, and reported to the Board on Human Capital optimization strategies, Compensation, organizational culture, Sales/Compensation programs, global supply chain issues, and organizational structure matters.
  • Kaiser Permanente
    Executive Human Resources Consultant
    Kaiser Permanente 2018 - 2018
    Oakland, California, Us
    Led and facilitated five VPs to define a unified future-state organizational structure to redesign enterprise revenue-management processes and systems for this Fortune 500, $72B revenue healthcare leader. Directed organizational change readiness assessment. Prepared actionable key stakeholder analysis, change management project plans, and talent strategies. Developed Labor Relations and stakeholder communication plans and engaged with Collective Bargaining Agreement leaders.
  • Abbyy
    Vice President, Human Resources & Data Security Officer
    Abbyy 2015 - 2018
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Appointed by ABBYY’s Board of Directors as to lead an enterprise-wide transformation along with steering HR, People, and Data Security for 1,200 on-site/remote employees across the US, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and Germany. Partnered with the Board, CEO, and C-suite to craft and pivot the business to a new and transformed global, centralized enterprise with a customer-centric focus. Worked across the business on scaling and strengthening the global Commercial, Marketing, Sales and Product Development organizations while creating employee retention, engagement, performance feedback, and total rewards program. Together we achieved 50% growth in 12 months through new market entry, operational efficiencies and scaling globally.Led HR on a global scale including strategy and operations across recruiting, talent planning, culture building, performance management, employee engagement, compensation, benefits, HRIS (HCM, ATS, LMS), employee communications, employer branding, and employment law compliance. Applied organizational behavior best practices on governance to drive Culture and engagement, clarify leadership structure, deliver new GTM strategy, streamline processes/decision-making, and increase transparency and communications.Scaled growth by partnering with the CEO, CCO, CMO and CFO to redefine the Commercial and ”go-to-market” strategy, redesigning sales structures, building the Sales team, creating training programs to develop junior high-caliber sales talent, and implementing new sales compensation programs that better aligned with business growth strategies. Also recruited to strengthen the Marketing and New Product Development teams while creating employee retention, engagement, performance feedback, and total rewards programs.
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories
    Global Division Hr Director
    Bio-Rad Laboratories 2010 - 2015
    Hercules, Ca, Us
    Led as strategic HR Business Partner to the SVP of Life Science Global Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations Division, with facilities in US, China, Singapore, UK, and Germany. Directed culture transformation, TA, succession planning, strategic talent & workforce planning, organizational development, and change management across Engineering, Scientific R&D, Manufacturing, Distribution, Global Procurement, and Technology Transfer organizations. HR Principal in leading two successful M&A integrations – a Digital PCR and a synthetic antibody technology company with facilities in US, UK and Germany. In partnership with the SVP, redesigned organizational structure and created/executed Culture initiatives that transformed the Culture to one of the highest-performance, achieving “best-ever” results with a $25M YoY savings.Additionally, identified and turned a global supply chain, quality, and high-cost issues from manufacturers in China into an opportunity. – Built/pitched the business case to the Board to start up a facility for precision injection molding materials. Scaled this new facility to 100+ new hires, surpassing all facility performance expectations within the first 8 months of start-up – saving $8M+ YoY and driving quality and controls in moving manufacturing from China to California. In this role, also crafted succession planning strategies and processes, ensuring the retention of tribal knowledge and mission-critical sustainability roles in R&D, global supply chain/manufacturing to mitigate risk and drive performance. In addition, through effective negotiation planning, preparation, and utilization of interest-based bargaining/problem-solving methodologies, achieved favorable Collective Bargaining Contract Agreement terms for Bio-Rad.
  • Brooks Automation, Inc.
    Regional Hr Manager
    Brooks Automation, Inc. 2006 - 2010
    Chelmsford, Ma, Us
    Led Human Resources across Brooks Automation while directing the design and build-out of all HR infrastructure, talent acquisition and training, employee relations, benefits, and compensation structures for Brooks’ successful start-up of a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico. Supported the turn-around of operations in Petaluma, CA that improved on-time delivery by 30+%, increased gross margin by 18+%, and decreased warranty repair costs by 50%.Employed innovative solutions that reduced the Company’s workforce expense by 30+% and financial liability by $2.1M while retaining mission-critical talent and preserving employees’ Total Value.
  • E & J Gallo Winery
    Division Senior Hr Manager, Coastal Wine Division
    E & J Gallo Winery 2001 - 2005
    Modesto, California, Us
    Lead the seamless integration of a business for E & J Gallo Winery post M&A. Partnered with Sales and Marketing on the design and startup of a first on-premise, luxury hospitality facility – that earned me special recognition for outstanding achievement. Led redesign and change management process that transformed Culture to a high-performance work environment, produced award-winning wines, decreased quality issues, and reduced operation expenses. Also directed labor union management initiatives, employee engagement, and communication strategies that inspired employee-initiated union decertification.
  • Kraft Foods
    Organization Development & Training Leader | Hr & Plant Operations | Qc & It
    Kraft Foods 1991 - 2001
    Chicago, Us
    Advanced through progressively responsible leadership roles starting in plant operations management, QC, IT, and moving to critical HR and OD leadership roles within different portfolio groups of the Company. Managed full spectrum of HR, OD, Employee Safety and Security, leadership development, succession planning, training, staffing, change management, employee relations, employment and labor law, labor union contract negotiations, and Worker’s Compensation. Led staffs of up to 35 in facilities of as many as 1,100 employees and managed budgets of up to $2.5M. Earned six promotions, company-wide recognition, and awards for exceptional performance.

Lupe León Skills

Talent Management Organizational Development Human Resources Leadership Management Leadership Development Training Succession Planning Recruiting Change Management Talent Acquisition Personnel Management Strategy Employee Engagement Workforce Planning Performance Management Employee Relations Applicant Tracking Systems Strategic Planning Onboarding Organizational Effectiveness Organizational Design Business Strategy Coaching Compensation And Benefit Six Sigma Strategic Hr Cultural Integration Team Building Business Planning Executive Coaching College Recruiting Spanish Management Consulting Hris Labor Relations Benefits Administration Interviews Business Process Improvement Organizational Culture Employee Benefits Design Organizational Behavior Organizational Structure Defferred Compenstion Hr Policies Employement Law Hr Consulting Hr Transformation Strategic Human Resource Planning Employer Branding Program Management Start Ups Process Engineering Business Analysis Operations Management Budgets Microsoft Office Cross Functional Team Leadership Process Improvement Marketing Sales

Lupe León Education Details

  • Carnegie Mellon University
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Concentrations In Public Finance And Information Systems
  • Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Organizational Leadership
  • California State University - East Bay
    California State University - East Bay
    Accounting & Economics

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