Randal Vegter

Randal Vegter

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VP, People, North America
New York, United States

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  • Heidi
    VP, People, North America
    Heidi
    Apr 2026 - Current (5 months)
  • Nivoda
    VP, People
    Nivoda
    Feb 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year 3 months)
    I lead People across a global footprint, in charge of Talent, People Operations, and HRBPs. We have hubs in India, UK, Netherlands, South Africa, US, and Hong Kong. We are a post-Series C, 450-person, B2B marketplace shooting star, and it's a lot of fun to be at the core of it.
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    Founder
    BootstrapHR
    Dec 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 3 months)
    Fractional People and CEO advisory roles for growth-stage companies; developed AI coaching app (AIDAN)
  • SkillSoft
    VP, Talent Enablement and Culture
    SkillSoft
    May 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 7 months)
    We are responsible for training and development, coaching, OKRs, performance management, process and culture improvement—everything involved in helping people be great at what they do.
  • Codecademy
    VP, People
    Codecademy
    Oct 2019 - Jun 2022 (2 years 9 months)
    Protect the culture, grow the culture, make sure the cold brew keeps flowing. I led the department through tripling the company in size, the development of a best-in-class culture, our Series D, and our successful acquisition by Skillsoft.
  • NewsCred
    Head of People
    NewsCred
    Jan 2019 - Oct 2019 (10 months)
    My team makes sure that NewsCred is a great place to work by supporting performance management, on-boarding, training and development, workforce planning, events, and all of the usual HR processing. We also keep the office stocked with cold brew coffee, perhaps our most important responsibility.
  • NewsCred
    Director of People
    NewsCred
    Jul 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 6 months)
  • LePort Schools
    Organizational Effectiveness Manager
    LePort Schools
    Jun 2015 - Apr 2016 (11 months)
    I made sure LePort was a great place to work as it grew (from 250 people when I started to 700 today). I focused on long-term improvements rather than day to day tasks. Projects included human resources technology, developing an AMI certified training center, creating cultural events and products, process improvements as we decentralized, and analysis of our head office departments' effectiveness and the marketing strategy for our new Brooklyn campus. I still changed light bulbs if necessary.
  • LePort Schools
    Interim Human Resources Director
    LePort Schools
    Jun 2014 - Jun 2015 (1 year 1 month)
    I managed the team that makes sure LePort is a great place to work as it grew from 250 to 400 people. Responsibilities included on-boarding, recruiting, benefits, training, performance management, changing light bulbs if necessary.
  • Jetblue Airways
    Manager, Organizational Effectiveness
    Jetblue Airways
    May 2013 - May 2014 (1 year 1 month)
    -Led several direct reports in projects dealing with social learning, educational technology, needs assessment, and program management -Managed and continued development on Jetblue's leadership course for Captains -Coordinated project restructuring JetBlue’s Operations departments toward a focus on long-term planning. This involved tracking and reporting project progress and working with team to model new proposed org chart and define new roles. -Part of JetBlue's Innovation Lab acting as a Design Thinking coach
  • Jetblue Airways
    Leadership Facilitator, Organizational Effectiveness
    Jetblue Airways
    Apr 2008 - May 2013 (5 years 2 months)
    -Developed JetBlue's multi-million dollar Leading Edge program on Captains' Leadership, a high-visibility, cross-functional program with many opinionated stakeholders. The program exceeded the high-end of our metrics. Also developed programs addressing Culture, Effective Teaming, Building Trust, Leading Consistently as a Team, Communication, and Conflict. -Managed Teams on projects including website development for a Continued Learning site and a task force on addressing skills gaps in our Human Resources department -Coached approximately one hundred of JetBlue's leaders to identify strengths and challenges and implement more productive behaviors, with high satisfaction scores from clients and their managers -Facilitated JetBlue's Princi
  • Liz Claiborne Inc
    Learning Coordinator
    Liz Claiborne Inc
    Sep 2006 - Jan 2008 (1 year 5 months)
    - Planned and hosted corporation’s New Hire Orientation for over four hundred associates. - Researched and selected third party content vendors for classes in time management, emotional management, building professional relationships, and communication. - Maintained relationships with our third-party training vendors.
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    Training Consultant
    Strategy Mobile
    Jul 2006 - Aug 2006 (2 months)
    • Taught and coached senior management on presentation skills. My techniques were employed with multiple angel investors, resulting in investment of over $100,000.
  • MetLife
    Content Development Intern
    MetLife
    May 2006 - Aug 2006 (4 months)
    • Designed training sessions on HR Issues, Excel, and PowerPoint, delivering the last two. • Developed online assessments of classes and summaries of data in excel and PowerPoint. • Created the department technology manual.
  • Classlink
    Training Consultant
    Classlink
    May 2006 - Jul 2006 (3 months)
    • Designed and delivered sessions on professional writing, involving facilitation and one-on-one tutoring to entire front-line staff, resulting in improvement of customer service clarity and courtesy.
  • Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
    Training Consultant
    Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
    Sep 2005 - May 2006 (9 months)
    • Designed and delivered class on selling one’s ideas with PowerPoint. • Designed and trained the instructor for class on retouching old photographs using Photoshop.
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  • Teachers College Columbia University
    MA, Cognitive Studies in Education
    Teachers College Columbia University
    Jan 2005 - Jan 2007 (2 years 1 month)
    Concentration in Training and Performance in the Workplace, GPA 3.8, October 2007 Thesis: Manager Training Curriculum
  • Columbia University
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Film/Cinema/Video Studies
    Columbia University
    Sep 1997 - May 2002 (4 years 9 months)
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