Joe Militello

Board Member and Chief People Officer / CHRO

Mechanical Orchard

Oct 2025 - Current (11 months)

Chief People Officer / CHRO

Mechanical Orchard

Sep 2024 - Current (2 years)

Mechanical Orchard is an AI platform company with a new approach that safely and quickly modernizes legacy systems without risk or disruption.

Advisory Board Member

Syndio

Jun 2024 - Current (2 years 3 months)

HR Venture Advisor and LP

SemperVirens Venture Capital

Jun 2023 - Current (3 years 3 months)

Senior Faculty Member

Josh Bersin Academy

Jan 2020 - Current (6 years 8 months)

Chief People Officer / CHRO

PagerDuty

Jan 2020 - May 2024 (4 years 5 months)

PagerDuty (PD) is a publicly traded digital operations management company that provides a platform designed to monitor and manage urgent, mission-critical work. Its software gathers data from various systems and devices, using machine learning to detect and resolve incidents in real-time, which helps minimize downtime and improve operational efficiency. PagerDuty is known for its ability to automate workflows, enhance incident response, and reduce noise from false alerts, making it a trusted solution for maintaining digital reliability.

Chief People Officer / CHRO

Pivotal Software Inc

Jan 2013 - Dec 2019 (7 years)

Prior to its acquisition by VMware (VMW), Pivotal Software (PVTL) was a mid-sized public company that combines platform, tools, and methodology to help the world’s largest companies adapt to change and deliver exceptional user experiences. Pivotal's technology is used by millions of developers. Fortune 500 companies build and run their most important applications on our cloud platform. Launched in 2013, Pivotal unleashes software-developer productivity, and creates an environment for innovation to scale, while fulfilling our mission to transform how the world builds software. Led the worldwide People organization—including Total Rewards, People Operations, Recruiting, Learning & Development, Payroll, and Internal Transformation. Primary li

VP, Human Resources (Greenplum Division)

EMC

Jul 2010 - Jan 2013 (2 years 7 months)

Promoted from Senior Director to VP. Global HR leader for the Greenplum division which maintained full P&L responsibility within EMC. Strategic HR leader focused on enabling the success of a Big Data Analytics Software company. Supported offices in US, China, Israel, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Drive Talent Acquisition and Talent Management programs which contribute to the execution of Greenplum’s business strategy. Dual line responsibility into the President of the division and Corporate HR.

Director, Human Resources

EMC

Jan 2007 - Jul 2010 (3 years 7 months)

The HR Business partner for a $1.4 billion Software & Hardware Engineering business with 1800 engineers, sales, services, and support employees in 9 countries (US, Canada, UK, Russia, India, China, Israel, Ireland, and Singapore). Partner with executive team to drive business strategy, organizational design, talent management, and provide guidance and coaching. Partner with Finance to manage the headcount plan via organic growth and acquisition. Responsible for integrating all newly acquired companies within the business unit. Manage a team of eight HR professionals and provide consultation to employees and managers regarding compensation, performance management, organizational development, succession planning, and talent management. Ensure

Senior Manager, Corporate Staffing - Human Resources

EMC

Jan 2005 - Jan 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Managed all recruiting systems, processes and policies for the global recruiting organization. Led a team of eleven coordinators and recruiters. Ensured consistent corporate branding throughout the recruiting process. Through best-in-class operations, positioned EMC externally as an employer of choice. Managed vendor relationships which include negotiations of contracts and adherence to the Service Level Agreement (SLA) for background checks, drug screening, contract labor, job boards and recruiting system. Responsible for the recruiting activities of the largest software group within EMC and filled approximately 100 open positions. Coordinated with finance and business unit to ensure accurate hiring plan and developed strategy to execute t

Manager, New Business Development (M&A)

EMC

Jan 2003 - Jan 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Managed incubator groups that were temporarily displaced within EMC. Assessed the attractiveness of markets and companies that fit into EMC’s strategy. Evaluated and reported on new disruptive technologies. Assisted with the development of investment and acquisition plans. Prepared financial analysis or a business plan to document strategic alignment and evaluate cost/benefit, risk and business impact. Led cross-functional teams that addressed surfacing issues and adjusted business model and financial forecast as necessary. Assisted and managed “due diligence” activities that focused investigation into areas of HR, IT, business operations, facilities, legal and compensation in order to drive a successful integration. Focused on integration

Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

EMC

Jan 2000 - Jan 2003 (3 years 1 month)

Maintained business partnership with vice-presidents and senior managers in the organization across several geographies. Supported and drove change of corporate and functional goals. Ensured alignment of group with functional goals, initiatives, and headcount targets. Managed HR generalists and coordinators in support of 1,700 plus employee population. Focal point for the resolution of individual employee relation issues. Provided consultation on content and process to employees and managers of assigned organizations regarding compensation, employment, performance management, organizational development, succession planning, benefits, EEO priorities and employee development and training. Ensured effective communication and execution of Corpo

Captain

USMC

Jan 1996 - Jan 2000 (4 years 1 month)

Coordinated and planned the operations, exercises and training of a 1,100 Marine unit to ensure combat readiness. Prepared landing diagrams for amphibious operations. Managed 7-person office that directed the tactical and training objectives of the unit. Ensured the unit was prepared for rapid emergency deployment worldwide. Represented the United States Government in special court-martials. Tried and won 65 cases against trained and experienced Judge Advocate General (JAG) lawyers. Completed all research, briefs, witness interviews, case preparation for 220 cases. In preparation for a worldwide deployment, led and managed platoon consisting of 40 Infantry Marines.

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