Emma Leeds

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Founder

Hot Divorcées

Jun 2026 - Current (5 months)

My divorce from my first husband is my greatest accomplishment — and I'm here to amplify the stories of others and create a space to celebrate, connect, and finally give each other the congratulations we always deserved. Follow us on Substack - https://hotdivorcees.substack.com/. Launching this week!

Executive Customer Board Member

Justworks

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 (1 year)

Advisor

Bedrock Ocean Exploration

Sep 2023 - Current (3 years 2 months)

Chair of the Compensation Committee & Board Member

TechUnited

Sep 2022 - Jul 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Fractional Head of HR

Bedrock Ocean Exploration

Sep 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Advisor

Mixlab

Aug 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 6 months)

Head of People

Mixlab

Mar 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 6 months)

Interim Head of People

Block Renovation

Mar 2021 - Oct 2021 (8 months)

Advisor + Learning & Development Facilitator

Foreword

Jan 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 8 months)

HR & People Advisor

The Muse

Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year)

Interim Head of People

Mixlab

Jun 2020 - Mar 2021 (10 months)

Interim Head of People

The Muse

Sep 2019 - Sep 2020 (1 year 1 month)

HR & People Consultant

Museum of Ice Cream

Sep 2019 - Jan 2020 (5 months)

Human Resources and People Consultant, CEO & Founder

People Function

Aug 2019 - Current (7 years 3 months)

Projects include:
- Building levels and compensation bands for a hardware tech company going through a reorganization
- Recruitment strategy and execution for a fitness startup
- Building career paths and levels for an engineering team
- Serving as the Interim Head of People/HR for various startups

Head of People

Museum of Ice Cream

Aug 2019 - Sep 2019 (2 months)

Head of Human Resources

Canvs AI

Aug 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year)

Senior Human Resources Business Partner

Boxed Wholesale

Oct 2016 - Aug 2017 (11 months)

• Management: Ran the Engagement Team with direct management over the HRBP for the Fulfillment Centers and the Office Manager, working alongside the Recruiting and People Ops teams within the People Team.
• Business Partnership & Employee Relations: HRBP for all corporate employees. Responsible for all internal HR projects including organizational design, advising leadership on organizational communication, and managing sensitive employee issues.
• Culture and Engagement: Owner of our company-wide engagement survey, and of launching the process ] to define our Company Values. Advise the Office Manager on how to be intentional about the culture we want to create, by creating events that support an inclusive work environment.
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Manager, People Team

Sailthru

Mar 2014 - Sep 2016 (2 years 7 months)

• Business Partnership & Employee Relations: HRBP for the Engineering, Finance, and Marketing Teams. HRBP responsibilities included coaching executives and leaders on how to effectively manage their teams, handling employee relations including legal issues, and building team-wide and individual career ladders.
• Organizational Change: Managed acquisition of a company in New Zealand, including learning NZ employment law, creating employment policies, onboarding employees, building orientation program, and visiting the office to understand their culture and to build a plan of action. Created communication plans and carried out change management processes through executive and leadership turnover, and through organizational restructuring.

Human Resources Associate

Arkadium

Jun 2012 - Mar 2014 (1 year 10 months)

Began and ran the internship program, managing all relationships with colleges and universities. Executed entry- to mid-level recruiting and managed employee benefits including health and life insurance, commuter benefits, and supplemental benefits as part of a two-person HR dept.

HR Assistant

Mccann Erickson

Feb 2012 - Apr 2012 (3 months)

Supported the Talent Management team and assisted the VP Director of HR and VP Director of Recruitment with various ad hoc projects.

Editorial Human Resources Intern

Condé Nast

Dec 2011 - Jan 2012 (2 months)

Researched and created a plan to improve the college recruiting process, assisted in running the HR deptartment newsletter and the intern program, and sourced for candidates.

Human Resources Intern

Mccann Erickson

Jun 2011 - Aug 2011 (3 months)

Conduct searches for job candidates, analyze and improve online recruiting functions, and work closely with an account management team.

Analyst/Intern

Connectable

Mar 2011 - Aug 2011 (6 months)

Using sociological and psychological theory to understand why and how people benefit from strong, meaningful relationships, and relating these ideas to the service Connectable offers. Created a style guide for the company blog, contribute to the blog, and edit posts written by other authors.

Research Assistant

American University of Paris

Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 (3 months)

Aided Professor Brian Schiff in the Psychology department and conducted Narrative Psychology research on bi/multicultural identity formation.

Research Assistant

Hamilton College

Jan 2009 - Jan 2011 (2 years 1 month)

Aided Professor Dan Chambliss and Professor Stephen Ellingson in their Sociological research.

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Emma Leeds

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