emmahooks
Head of People / People and Talent leader with 15+ years of experience across startups and larger technology companies. I have served as the first/only People leader at venture backed startups, partnering directly with founders and executive teams across hiring, organizational design, performance, compensation, People Ops, employee relations and scaling through significant change.
I particularly enjoy the 0→1 and growth stage work, figuring out what the business needs, building the right People foundations without unnecessary bureaucracy and staying hands on enough to actually get things done.
Most recently, I founded and built an AI powered consumer startup, which has given me firsthand experience on the other side of the founder/People partnership. I am continuing to build it in my own time while looking for my next Head of People opportunity.
Open to full-time Head of People / VP People roles as well as select fractional opportunities.