Ro Higgins Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

I work with our Chief People and Diversity Officer (CHRO) and her leadership team to build and drive our strategy and systems to achieve our goals. I drive cross-functional collaboration and accountability, and deliver increased efficiency and productivity for the CPDO and her leadership team.Responsibilities: - Be a trusted confidante, strategic partner and force multiplier for the CPDO - Drive the strategy for the People Team with the CPDO and her leaders - Deliver strategic assessment and operational optimization for the People Team - Manage the People Team budget with the People Team leadership and Finance partners. - Collaborate heavily with key partners (e.g. Global Ops, Product, Go-to-Market, Finance, IT, Security, etc) - Lead key initiatives critical to business success - Partner with the Global Ops team to develop and operationalize a single source of truth for strategic assessment: tracking, reporting & acting on OKRs and priorities - Develop an operating cadence and system to scale growth - Enable executive delegation and own the follow-through - Lead our executives through data-driven decisions and changes to increase employee and customer satisfaction - Drive cross-functional collaboration and accountability - Drive weekly staff meetings, all-hands programming, contribute to BoD presentations - Coordinate with EA to maximize CPDO’s time & impact - Keep a pulse on company culture

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Lead cross-functional portfolio and programs for the HRBP & DEI team, pertaining to strategy, programming, and developing our people and systems to level-up our operational excellence and scale for the future.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Empowering teams in the Product Org to do their best work. Develop strategy, and provide the structure and systems that enable the Product Org to achieve team and company goals.

Pro bono consulting provided to non-profits, small businesses, and start-ups.

Saint Petersburg, Fl, Us

Provide vision, direction, strategy and leadership in a fast-paced, high-tech environment. Heavy focus on organizational development, collaboration with the CEO and executive leadership team, and implementing Change Management for our organization.

Saint Petersburg, Fl, Us

As Director of Operations and Organizational Development, I organized, oversaw, and supported the divisions for project management and remote sensing and the talent on those teams. This included building a PMO, developing talent, and implementing an ERP system.

As Director of Operations and Organizational Development, I organized, oversaw, and supported the divisions for project management and remote sensing and the talent on those teams. This included building a PMO, developing talent, and implementing an ERP system.

Responsible for organizational development, talent development, and the efficient allocation of resources and staffing for scaling and growth. Included creating, maintaining, and implementing resource and staffing plans both per-project and program-wide.

Responsible for establishment of HR practices and foundations, and the oversight and successful completion of multiple concurrent projects and the project teams, ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, and goals.

Worked in a quickly-growing team, executing all HR and administration functions, managing projects, and hiring to build for the future organization as the org grew.

Conducted field work, data processing and analysis of FLIR (forward-looking infrared) thermal data, as well as administrative tasks.

Corvallis, Or, Us

Worked in the Writing Center, and as a TA during my undergraduate studies. I instructed classes, provided coaching, was president of the English Department Association. I also founded, and raised funds for, a student scholarship.

Staff writer for Sisters Newspaper: The Nugget.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English

Graduate Certificate, Od/Oe: Strategic Organizational Management

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