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Hello! I'm Shawna Stewart, an innovative People & Operations leader with a successful track record in driving impactful change across multiple organizations. I'm passionate about fostering a people-first culture and delivering strategic operational success.

Welcome to my professional journey.

a bit about me.

With over a decade of experience, I've spent my career in positions that allowed me to influence and optimize both the people and operational sides of businesses. At MarTech startup PostBeyond, I worked my way up from an office coordinator, to VP of People and Ops. In early 2021, as our CEO stepped down, I took on the role of Interim/acting COO, driving us to profitability and an eventual acquisition by Influitive. I've since moved on to lead as the VP of People & Operations at Railz, where I've been able to further my impact in strategic execution, talent development, performance management, and retention. Recently recognized as a Top HR Pro in 2023 by Foundersbeta and contributing to Railz's achievement on Forbes' Best Startup Employers list for 2024, I am committed to creating workplaces that are not only purposeful and inclusive but also empower individuals for collective organizational success.

What we can build upon to become a Top Employer

What we can build upon to become a Top Performer

my toolkit

I hold competencies in strategic organizational design and behaviour, with a background in Psychology as my foundation. Bridging the gap between people strategy and business strategy across distributed teams is my speciality. My ability to manage all facets of company operations, from Go-To-Market strategy to customer retention, has allowed me to foster growth-oriented and efficient operational environments. I've successfully implemented total reward plans, comprehensive workforce frameworks, risk management assessments, and improvements in operational efficiency. See below my full skillset.

people operations

Recruitment

DEI & WELLNESS

ENGAGEMENT

recognition

PErformance

• equitable hiring strategy
• Global recruitment practice
• process + training
• candidate experience hub
• employer branding
• in-house hiring
• negotiation strategy
• Hiring bias reduction
• resource assessment

• comp analysis
• COmp planning
• org metric alignment
• incentive programs
• career roadmaps
• learning programs
• employee lifetime value
• leadership development
• role matrix

• policy compliance
• unlearning/deib hub
• progressive benefits
• pto strategy
• lunch & learns
• mental health focus
• social responsibility
• 360 degree feedback
• community building

• employee led groups
• stay interviews
• team achievement spiffs
• progress tracking
• peer to peer recognition
• metrics alignment
• Esat tracking
• total reward planning
• north star alignment

• reward systems
• top employer applications
• grant applications
• team building
• celebratory events
• Remote connectivity programs
• employee stock option programming

org-wide operations

GTM

EFFICIENCIES

FINANCE

revenue

Tooling

• Market Segmentation
• Sales & marketing Alignment
• Competitive Analysis
• Product Launch
• demand generation
• product led growth
• gtm strategy
• buyer journey

• Process Improvement
• KPI Monitoring
• needs assessment
• Lean Methodology
• Technology optimization
• Integration planning
• change management
• knowledge transfer
• transition planning

• Technology Integration
• Workflow Automation
• needs analysis
• Support Management
• upskilling profieciencies
• Scalability assessment
• Future-Proofing
• cost optimization

• north star calibration
• Business Development
• Pricing Optimization
• Customer Retention
• expansion planning
• M&A planning
• resource allocation
• customer advisory board

• financial Planning
• Performance Tracking
• Risk Management
• Compliance Oversight
• Cost/budget Optimization
• ROI Analysis
• Forecasting & Scenario Modeling
• P&L Optimization

my tech stack (high proficiency)