Greg Waechter

Greg Waechter

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Interim Head of People
United States

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  • Super Simple HR
    Managing Partner
    Super Simple HR
    Jan 2022 - Current (4 years 8 months)
    WHAT I DO: I help high-growth startups and scaling companies build streamlined, scalable People Operations infrastructure. RESULTS: 📈 35% increase in employee satisfaction ⚡ 25% improvement in operational efficiency 🎯 40% rise in engagement ⏰ 60% reduction in administrative burden for leaders WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE: I’ve led People teams in several high-growth companies, scaling organizations from under 50 to 500+ employees. I believe effective People Operations isn’t about complexity; it’s about creating clear and simple pathways for employees to do their best work, driving both individual and business success. WHAT OTHERS SAY: 🗣️ “Greg Waechter is a unique talent, he’s able to identify the root cause behind challenges and problems a
  • Payabli
    Fractional Head of People
    Payabli
    May 2025 - Jul 2026 (1 year 3 months)
  • Sports Research
    Head of People
    Sports Research
    May 2023 - Feb 2026 (2 years 10 months)
  • Elemy
    Head of People Operations
    Elemy
    Jan 2022 - May 2023 (1 year 5 months)
  • F Training
    Vice President Human Resources
    F Training
    Oct 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 4 months)
    Recruited to lead the HR function for growing organization. Provided strategic support and coaching to the CEO, executives, and management on employee, regulatory, and business issues. Served as corporate HRBP to address employee issues • Implemented compensation benchmarking software and created comprehensive, market based compensation philosophy for workforce in US, Europe and Australia. • Led project to relocate company HQ from Los Angeles to Austin, TX which resulted in the relocation of 60+ corporate employees and their families.
  • MedMen
    Head of People Strategy & Operations
    MedMen
    May 2018 - Oct 2020 (2 years 6 months)
    Recruited to build and launch the People Strategy function (Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Employee Experience, Culture) multi-state organization. • Designed a best in class benefit and total rewards offering encompassing corporate and union retail staff which contributed to increased YoY retention of 200% • Led all HR M&A activities for 15 acquisitions totaling $300 million and 600 employees. • Implemented 3 HRIS systems, 1 ATS and 1 Whistleblowing software tool.
  • F
    Co-Founder & COO
    Film Apogee
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (3 years)
    Co-founded and led operations for Film Apogee, a tech startup built to modernize and simplify the chaotic world of HR and admin in TV, film, and commercial productions. We developed a cloud-based platform that streamlined onboarding, payroll, call sheets, and time sheets—basically, everything that makes creative people groan. Oversaw product development, and go-to-market efforts. The goal? Make production management suck less through automation, digitization, and better data.
  • Snacknation
    Head of People
    Snacknation
    Nov 2016 - May 2018 (1 year 7 months)
    Recruited as 1st HR person to build and launch the HR Function and cultural initiatives and programs. Managed a team of 4 and was responsible for all things Human Resources and Culture. Provided strategic support and coaching to senior leadership team and people managers on employee, regulatory, and business issues. • Saved the company $180,000 annually by moving away from TriNet PEO and setting up payroll and benefits in house. • Led recruiting team of 2 to grow headcount from 75 to 130+ in 18 months. • Created Culture Committee for employee led value recognition, cultural events and DE&I initiatives which lead to employee NPS increasing by 10%
  • Uptake
    Head of People
    Uptake
    Apr 2015 - Oct 2016 (1 year 7 months)
    Recruited as 1st HR person to build and launch the Talent & People function for organization growing from 40 to 700+ employees. Managed an annual payroll budget of $40.9 million and a departmental budget of $600,000. Provided strategic support and coaching to the CEO, executives, and management on employee, regulatory, and business issues. Developed a competency-based performance management process. Directed HR technology initiatives. Developed and presented Harassment and Discrimination Awareness and Prevention training. • Partnered with Founder/CEO to define and enact company Mission, Vision and Values which contributed to being voted #1 Best Place to Work in Chicago in 2015. • Implemented employee driven, high frequency/light touch perfo
  • Gogo
    Manager, Talent Management
    Gogo
    Apr 2014 - Apr 2015 (1 year 1 month)
    Responsible for all aspects of Performance Management, Learning & Development, New Employee Experience and served as the lead HRBP for the 400 person Engineering and Technology organizations. • Overhauled the performance management process with a new rating scale and more frequent touchpoints between employees and leaders which led to a 10% increase in goal completion across the organization. • In support of new corporate values rollout, designed and delivered values facilitation exercises which assigned clear, observable actions and behaviors to each value. Pre—facilitation surveys suggested employee value adoption at 42%. Post-facilitation surveys showed employee adoption at 74%
  • Gogo
    Human Resources Manager
    Gogo
    Feb 2012 - Apr 2014 (2 years 3 months)
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  • University of Iowa
    University of Iowa
    University of Iowa
  • University of Northern Iowa
    Bachelor's degree, Management - HR Emphasis
    University of Northern Iowa
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