Patricia Weinstein

• Serve as both Managing Director and client-facing Chief People Officer

As Managing Director:

• Lead a growing team of HR professionals, ranging from entry-level practitioners to experienced startup CPOs, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture that consistently delivers client satisfaction.
• Fostered a diverse and inclusive work environment, driving cultural change initiatives, and promoting integrity, open communication and collaboration.

As Chief People Officer, client-facing:

• Provided tailored HR solutions for frameworks, policies, talent acquisition, talent development, organizational design, leadership coaching, and compliance.
• Managed compensation and benefits programs to ensure market competitiveness, optimizing budget allocation for maximum impact.
• Promoted a culture of continuous improvement using data-driven insights from employee feedback surveys, driving meaningful action plans based on identified areas of concern.
• Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and investigations of misconduct.

• Partnered with Division VPs and GMs to align organizational design with business strategy across a $4B global business.
• Led global workforce planning and timely deployment, driving operational readiness, and ensuring talent alignment during business transitions and acquisitions.
• Directed succession planning and leadership development initiatives, improving leadership bench strength, and reducing turnover in key roles.

• Served as a business partner to Engineering, IT, and Legal, aligning HR strategy with the needs of key functional areas.
• Played a central role in the acquisition by Itron, supporting the integration process by assessing talent, and recommending leadership approaches for the combined teams.
• Led integration activities for the above businesses, and ensured timely and coordinated transitions and alignment.

• Joined as employee #3 and collaborated with visionary leadership to build a high-performing, collaborative culture rooted in creativity and discipline.
• Recruited key engineering and executive talent, enabling the organization to move from prototype to production in just over one year.
• Developed and executed HR strategies that supported early-stage growth, driving recruitment, onboarding, and talent management across engineering and executive functions.

• Restructured the HR team, bringing integrity, techical advancement, and desired outcomes resulting in the department's perception as a strategic partner within the organization.
• Enhanced the HR function by providing accurate, timely, and appropriate guidance, coaching, and support to leadership and employees.
• Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
• Implemented performance management systems that drove accountability and productivity, resulting in higher employee satisfaction scores.

• Developed and deployed global talent programs across 17 countries, ensuring alignment with business goals and local market needs.
• Led in-country partners in the U.S., India, and China to manage immigration and global talent acquisition, supporting the company’s international growth.
• Drove global talent strategies that supported business expansion into new regions, while maintaining compliance with local labor laws and regulations.
• Upgraded HR tools, including ATS, HRIS, benefits, and surveys.
• Managed a reduction of 30% of staff and executives in preparation for the acquisition by Pearson.

• Led HR and talent management efforts, enabling Artificial Muscle, Inc. (AMI) to double in size in just 9 months, maintaining a turnover rate of less than 2%.
• Developed and implemented recruitment, onboarding, compensation, and performance management systems to support rapid growth and scale.
• Supported the company through its acquisition by Bayer MaterialScience, facilitating the integration of talent management practices.