MOLLY HAGGERTY
San Jose
Summary
I'm a badass HR generalist with 15 years of experience building teams and people programs that scale with fast-growing companies. I bring broad, hands-on expertise—from performance and development to comp, systems, immigration, and compliance. I thrive in early-stage environments where I can roll up my sleeves, build HR from the ground up, and help shape a culture that fuels growth and engagement.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, People Operations
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
07.2021 - 09.2023
- Company Overview: First-of-its-kind FinTech company facilitating personal and HELOC loans through its online marketplace.
- Led cross-functional groups to improve, align, and drive exceptional onboarding, performance management, and survey programs by leveraging the expanded capabilities of existing tools, driving automation and availability of resources
- Realigned internal tools (HRIS-ADP) to track alternate jobs and compensation data, allowing for better insights into employee lifecycle trends and better-informed compensation decisions
- Led key initiatives reviewing compensation models in an ever-changing market and across US geographies to focus talent attraction and retention efforts
- Managed the immigration program, ensuring alignment with outside counsel and an exceptional, informed employee experience
- Researched, analyzed, and interpreted relevant employment laws and regulations, ensuring internal policies comply with both requirements and company values
Senior HR Business Partner
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
05.2018 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: First-of-its-kind FinTech company facilitating personal and HELOC loans through its online marketplace.
- Responsible for providing strategic HR support and coaching to leaders and employees at all levels regarding employee relations, performance, feedback, development, and exits
- Successfully managed complex performance management cases, investigations, and conflict resolution with discretion and diplomacy, ensuring confidentiality
- Analyzed engagement survey results and supported leaders in the interpretation and communication of findings, sharing information with teams and building action plans for business implementation
- Curated individual training curriculums for new-to-leadership people managers and struggling in-place managers
- Facilitated and developed an HR essentials course for Leading Employees at Prosper management training program
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
03.2016 - 05.2018
- Company Overview: First-of-its-kind FinTech company facilitating personal and HELOC loans through its online marketplace.
- Led the Total Rewards/HR Operations vertical responsible for implementing and developing company policies, procedures, and programs in the areas of benefits, HR systems (ADP, Betterworks, Culture Amp), operations, immigration, leaves of absence, and compliance to support people-focused initiatives in a fast-paced environment
- Completed reviews and analysis of Prosper’s compensation program through participation in market surveys and refreshed the compensation structure to ensure competitive pay practices
Manager, Human Resources
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
03.2015 - 03.2016
- Company Overview: First-of-its-kind FinTech company facilitating personal and HELOC loans through its online marketplace.
- Built a small operations organization equipped to support the broader organization’s 300% growth, including two acquisitions and subsequent reduction
- Planned and coordinated day-of activities for reduction-in-force impacting 24% of Prosper’s workforce and 68% of its HR team
- Managed the benefits program, including benchmarking analysis, renewal, open enrollment, vendor analysis, and education/communication program
- Supported annual and mid-year compensation review programs by building tools to facilitate decision-making and conversations
- Completed Essential Facilitation Training through Interaction Associates, learning how to educate groups from varied backgrounds and audiences of varied sizes and break down complex information
HR Generalist
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2015
- Company Overview: First-of-its-kind FinTech company facilitating personal and HELOC loans through its online marketplace.
- Brought in as the second core HR hire, I built internal HR programs (benefits, processes, policies) and implemented an HRIS (ADP WFN) in alignment with HR’s overarching strategy, company values, and growth objectives while meeting the needs of strategic partner requirements and regulatory responsibilities
- Designed and managed the leave of absence program, ensuring employees had adequate, timely, and accurate information to make the best decisions possible
Human Resources Business Partner
RPX Corporation
01.2012 - 09.2014
- Company Overview: Pioneering professional services company that provides patent risk management solutions through a mix of service offerings.
- Partnered with client groups (Client Development, Client Relations, Insurance, Finance, Marketing, and Administrative departments) to define hiring criteria and ideal candidate profiles to source top, transformative talent
- Primary HR resource for client groups independently addressing employee relations issues and compensation
- Managed all facets of onboarding, including creating an exceptional new hire experience as the first point of contact post-offer acceptance to ensure new hires could assimilate into their roles quickly and seamlessly
- Managed the HR systems suite, benefits program, and vendor reviews, ensuring SLAs were met and solutions to address service gaps were implemented
- Researched, designed, and implemented best practice processes to ensure user-friendly and compliant guidelines ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws (San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance, ACA, EEO-1, OSHA, HIPAA)
Human Resources Specialist
RPX Corporation
01.2012 - 09.2014
- Company Overview: Pioneering professional services company that provides patent risk management solutions through a mix of service offerings.
- Go-to resource for all employee inquiries
- Supported transition out of TriNet (PEO) to create and develop RPX’s HR function, policies, and procedures
- Administered the in-house benefits program, including renewals, open enrollment, new vendor analysis, new broker analysis, electronic carrier feeds, and invoices
- Managed the HRIS applications portfolio (UltiPro, Jobvite, Halogen), including designing, developing, and testing new system enhancements to ensure scalability and data integrity
Human Resources Representative
Solyndra Inc.
06.2009 - 09.2011
- Company Overview: Solyndra was a solar manufacturing firm that designed and manufactured photovoltaic systems with a unique form factor and approach for the commercial rooftop market.
- Partnered with HRBP and Recruiting Manager to develop and conduct manager-training programs designed to improve recruiting efforts
- Provided day-to-day support for employees, including HR office hours for Solyndra’s manufacturing populations who were unable to seek out HR during normal working hours
- Key point of contact for employee inquiries and communications following bankruptcy announcement and wind-down activities
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems & Operations Management
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR06.2009
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Performance management
- Training and development
- Recruiting
- System implementation
- Process improvement
- Onboarding
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Employee relations
- Investigations
Timeline
Senior Manager, People Operations
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
07.2021 - 09.2023
Senior HR Business Partner
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
05.2018 - 07.2021
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
03.2016 - 05.2018
Manager, Human Resources
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
03.2015 - 03.2016
HR Generalist
Prosper Marketplace, Inc.
09.2014 - 03.2015
Human Resources Business Partner
RPX Corporation
01.2012 - 09.2014
Human Resources Specialist
RPX Corporation
01.2012 - 09.2014
Human Resources Representative
Solyndra Inc.
06.2009 - 09.2011
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems & Operations Management
University of Oregon
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