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Glenn Elliott

@glennelliott

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Senior HR executive driving culture, organizational design, and talent strategies for scalable growth.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior HR roles where I can lead global talent strategy, scale people programs, drive culture transformation, and use AI to improve L&D and operations.

I am a senior human resources leader with extensive experience designing and delivering global organizational development, talent management, and learning strategies that enable growth across start-up and scaled phases. I build culture and people programs that prioritize inclusion, continuous learning, and measurable business impact.

Throughout my career I have led large HR organizations, redesigned HR and talent acquisition functions, implemented career progression and compensation frameworks, and launched AI-enabled automation to improve onboarding and learning. My work has driven reductions in turnover, improved engagement, accelerated hiring speed, and increased recruiting efficiency at organizations ranging from startups to global enterprises.

I partner closely with executives to drive change management, performance management, and leadership development, and I have a track record of translating strategy into operational improvements that increase employee satisfaction and enable organizational scaling.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Global Senior Director, HR

Current

Xsolla

Nov 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Lead HR operations, employee engagement, and L&D for a large global organization; redesigned HR and TA org in under 60 days and implemented AI-driven onboarding that cut manual intervention by 50%.

HR Operations Talent Acquisition Employee Engagement Learning Development Organizational Design Onboarding Change Management

Global Senior Director, HR

Jul 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year)

Strategic HR leader for Shared Development Studios who restructured career progression, compensation, and L&D, reducing voluntary turnover by 60% and improving engagement by 12% within a year.

Organizational Design Compensation Employee Engagement Talent Management Survey Action Planning

Senior Director, People & Places

Side

Feb 2021 - Jun 2023 (2 years 4 months)

Head of HR and TA for a real estate tech startup; redesigned performance management and L&D, scaled headcount 135% in one year and improved time-to-hire by 25%.

Talent Acquisition Performance Management Leadership Development Learning Development Employer Branding

Owner / Advisor

Olo Mazi

Feb 2020 - Apr 2022 (2 years 2 months)

Advisor and coach delivering organizational development, culture transformation, talent management, and leadership coaching for clients rebuilding structure and performance.

Organizational Development Talent Management Leadership Coaching Change Management

Senior Director, People & Organization

Zappos

Aug 2015 - Oct 2019 (4 years 2 months)

Built and executed people strategies for a fast-evolving retail organization; improved recruiting efficiency by 20%, implemented compensation structures and career programs for 1,500 employees.

Organizational Design Talent Acquisition Compensation Structures Employee Relations Succession Planning Change Management

Vice President, Global HR

HSBC

Jan 2010 - Jul 2015 (5 years 6 months)

Directed global HR initiatives in organizational design, talent management and D&I, increasing employee satisfaction by 20% and boosting survey participation by 20% through redesigned people processes.