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Eleanor Vance

Strategic HR Business Partner

Transforming traditional HR operations into data-driven engines for sustainable business growth. Passionate about architecting high-performing, inclusive cultures and elevating the human experience at work.

The Human Element

Beyond the metrics, it's about connecting people to purpose.

With over a decade of experience bridging the gap between business objectives and human capital, I specialize in navigating complex organizational changes. My philosophy is simple: when you treat employees as your primary stakeholders, business metrics naturally follow. I don't just manage resources; I cultivate potential.

Strategic Thinking Empathetic Leadership Conflict Resolution DEI Advocacy Data-Driven Decisions Change Management

Career Trajectory

A timeline of impact-driven leadership and organizational growth.

2021 - Present

Head of People & Culture

TechNova Solutions (Series C)
  • Architected a comprehensive organizational restructuring during hyper-growth, seamlessly scaling the team from 150 to 450+ employees across 3 continents.
  • Implemented predictive attrition modeling leveraging HRIS data, reducing voluntary turnover by 24% within 12 months.
  • Spearheaded a complete overhaul of the total rewards philosophy, achieving a 92% employee satisfaction rate in compensation transparency.
2017 - 2021

Senior Talent Partner

GlobalCorp Enterprises
  • Redesigned the global executive onboarding program, accelerating time-to-productivity for VP+ hires by 40%.
  • Sourced, negotiated, and closed 30+ critical leadership roles, decreasing external search agency spend by $1.2M annually.
  • Co-chaired the global DEI council, resulting in a 15% increase in diverse leadership representation over a 3-year period.
2013 - 2017

HR Operations Manager

InnovateX Startups
  • Led the end-to-end implementation of a modern HRIS ecosystem, eliminating manual data entry and saving 20+ hours per week in administrative overhead.
  • Developed and launched the inaugural performance management cycle, transitioning from ad-hoc reviews to a structured, OKR-aligned framework.

Technical Stack Radar

Proficiency in the tools that power modern People Operations.

Core HRIS & ATS

Workday BambooHR Greenhouse Lever Rippling

Data & Analytics

Tableau (HR Dashboards) CultureAmp Excel (Advanced) Visier

Engagement & Perf

Lattice 15Five Slack Automation Confluence

Master's in HR Management

University of Excellence, 2013

SHRM-SCP Certified

Society for Human Resource Management

Agile HR Practitioner

Agile People, 2019

Strategic Initiatives

Real-world case studies of HR transforming the business landscape.

Team meeting and collaboration
Lattice Workday Custom API

Performance Paradigm Shift

Transitioned a 500+ employee organization from archaic annual reviews to continuous feedback loops. Engineered the deployment of Lattice, integrating it with Workday to automate reporting. Resulted in a 85% adoption rate and directly linked performance to a transparent compensation matrix.

Data dashboard and analytics
Tableau Greenhouse Excel Macro

Predictive Talent Acquisition

Built a comprehensive recruitment dashboard connecting ATS data with business pipeline forecasts. This initiative allowed the talent team to anticipate hiring bottlenecks, reducing average time-to-fill by 18 days for technical roles and improving candidate quality scores.

Diverse team working together
CultureAmp Zoom Webinars

Inclusive Leadership Program

Designed and facilitated a 6-month intensive DEI training curriculum for upper management. Utilized CultureAmp pulse surveys to measure pre- and post-intervention psychological safety scores, recording a 22% improvement in employee trust metrics across diverse cohorts.

Modern hybrid workspace setup
Slack Workflows Confluence

Hybrid Work Architecture

Authored and implemented the company's first permanent distributed work policy. Created automated Slack onboarding journeys for remote hires and established digital hubs in Confluence, ensuring culture scaling without geographical limitations. Maintained a 94% retention rate post-RTO mandates.

Endorsements

What business leaders say about partnering with me.

"Eleanor possesses a rare blend of deep emotional intelligence and razor-sharp business acumen. She completely rebuilt our HR infrastructure while ensuring our core culture remained intact during a chaotic M&A phase. She is an invaluable strategic partner to any C-suite."

Marcus Chen
Chief Executive Officer, TechNova

"I've worked with many HR professionals, but Eleanor is uniquely data-driven. Her ability to translate raw turnover and engagement data into actionable leadership strategies directly improved our division's profitability. She doesn't just do HR; she drives business outcomes."

Sarah Jenkins
VP of Engineering, GlobalCorp

"As a talent partner, Eleanor was a machine. She understood the nuance of our niche technical requirements instantly. Beyond recruiting, her implementation of our onboarding process set the gold standard for how we integrate new hires into our ecosystem globally."

David Alarie
Director of Talent Acquisition

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