Geri Murphy
Head of HR
Experience
Head of HR
Temporal Technologies
- First HR hire, partnering with first-time founders at Series B, scaling from 70 to 200+ global headcount
- Hired and directed the People Operations and People Business Partner teams
- Developed core People functions including employee lifecycle management, culture, engagement, performance, compensation, benefits, compliance, and employee relations
- Created a semi-annual employee survey to facilitate feedback; average 88% participation, leading to the creation of the first compensation philosophy, career path planning, and improved communications
- Designed and rolled out a continuous growth & development program (performance management, level architecture, career ladders, continuous feedback), resulting in a ~10% increase in satisfaction year over year
- Implemented a scalable People tech stack to improve data gathering, analytics, and workflows
- Delivered people management development through manager training, coaching, and leadership development programs
- Transferred benefits brokerage to improve US benefits offerings and save 13% on costs; introduced a perks management tool and several new global perks
Head of People Strategy
Cart.com
- Led the People Business Partner team during blitzscaling from 40 to 1,300+ headcount over 12 months, from Seed through Series B3, reporting to the CPO
- Directed HR activity for six acquisitions, including comparative culture analysis, due diligence review, job mapping, compensation analysis, team integration, onboarding, and engagement activities
- Provided ongoing coaching and support to executives on organizational design, career pathing, employee relations, performance management, and employee experience
- Scaled organizational design and planning, encompassing job design and evaluation, staffing strategy, compensation design, tool evaluation & implementation, and succession planning
- Partnered with the CPO to establish the People Operations and Talent teams, processes, and tools
Senior People Business Partner
Cart.com
- Evaluated the HR tech stack to optimize systems and workflows
- Supported international growth across North America, EMEA, and APAC for an e-commerce and logistics solutions provider
- Contributed to leadership development and operational effectiveness initiatives
Associate Director, Talent Engagement
Sidecar Interactive (acquired by Quartile)
- Headed the Talent Engagement team during scaling from 130 to 200 headcount, from Series B through Series C, reporting to the VP of Talent & Culture
- Provided strategic oversight of all HR programs; created and scaled HR operations focused on performance management, compensation banding & structures, onboarding and offboarding, role profiling, cross-team career ladders, and succession planning
- Delivered cohesive people initiatives targeting organizational design, controlled growth, employer branding, and DEI&B
- Coached and developed executives to strengthen leadership capabilities and enable shared delivery of business priorities
Project Manager, Talent & Culture
Sidecar Interactive (acquired by Quartile)
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Sidecar Interactive (acquired by Quartile)
HR Generalist - EMEA
Openet (acquired by Amdocs)
- Provided HR generalist support for 300+ EMEA employees across seven countries, managing onboarding through exit processes
HR Administrator - EMEA
Openet (acquired by Amdocs)
HR Administrator
Arthur Cox
- Administered key workflows and processes including onboarding, offboarding, and performance reviews
Skills
Acquisition Management
Building & Developing People Teams
Career Path Mapping & Job Design
People Management Development - Manager Training And Coaching, And Leadership Development
Compensation & Benefits
Culture Development & Employee Engagement
Deib Programming
Eor & Peo Management
Hr Tech-stack Evaluation
International Growth - Nar, Emea, Apac
Leadership Development
Manager Training
Organizational Design
Performance Management
Policy, Program & Process Creation
Remote Work & Culture Enablement
Scaling Early-stage Startups
Hris: Hibob, Namely, Workday, Sap, Gusto
Payroll: Paylocity, Gusto, Namely
Communications: Notion, Confluence, Jira, Gsuite, Ms Office, Slack, Zoom
Misc.: Benepass, Cultureamp, Easy Llama, Greenhouse, Jazz Hr, Lever, Sparrow
Languages
Education
Technological University Dublin (Formerly D.I.T.)
B.Sc. Human Resource Management, Honors Bachelors Degree, NFQ Level 8, First Class Honors · Human Resource Management · Dublin, Ireland · equiv. GPA 3.8
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