Nadia Eran

VP People Operations

Instrumentl

Jan 2026 - Current (9 months)

I lead People Operations at Instrumentl: the SaaS, AI-native, grant operating system for nonprofits.
We help organizations create bigger impact by discovering, winning, and managing bigger, complex grants.

My job: make the people side feel as intentional and purposeful as the product.

We're building a "High Bar, High Care" culture here; so if you care about craft and want to do meaningful work with good people, come join us!

Member

Women Defining AI

May 2025 - Current (1 year 5 months)

Experimenting, learning, and sharing as a community member.

Mentor + Coach

Tandem

Aug 2024 - Current (2 years 2 months)

Mentor and coach for People Ops and HR professionals navigating their journey - whether you're just starting in HR, stepping into new leadership roles, or scaling global teams

What You'll Get:
-Skip the line with real-talk on navigating scale and change
-Frameworks, tools, and HR tech advice to meet you where you're at
-Hyperscale support to keep your foot on the gas while avoiding blindspots

People Ops and Talent Management Leader

StartupExperts

May 2024 - Current (2 years 5 months)

StartupExperts is an invite-only community of experienced HR, Finance, and Ops leaders who understand that while we tend to be “teams of one” or leaders of small teams at individual companies, we all regularly encounter the same business challenges and believe that collectively we are stronger when we support each other. As a community of professionals we are passionate about learning, we want to build deeper relationships with our peers, and most importantly we find personal satisfaction in giving to others.

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TroopHR

Oct 2021 - Current (5 years)

TroopHR is a national HR network created to empower People professionals to drive change and maximize their impact as leaders. At Troop, People leaders connect with their peers, engage with industry thought leaders, and learn from master practitioners across the business community.

HR Consultant: Chief People Advisor, Fractional VP People Operations, and Coach

Future In Work

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 (2 years)

I help startups and scaling companies build intentional systems that make work make sense. When growth outpaces process and teams lose direction, I step in to create clarity and drive performance. Through practical change management and deep operational experience, I transform scattered People Ops processes into strategic advantage.

Partner with me for:
• ️ Fractional HR Leadership & HRBP Work: Hands-on building and running of your people operations, creating systems that scale with your growth.
• ️ Strategic Guidance: Advisor to level up your business through transforming people strategy and operations
• ️ Focused Projects: Targeted solutions for specific challenges, from performance systems to HR tech implementat

SVP People

NetworX

Oct 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year)

Head of People to global HR team, executing people strategy and change management. During unprecedented growth and innovation, oversaw Networx's talent acquisition, people operations, employee experience, total comp alignment, internal communications, and HR infrastructure build-out.

VP People Operations

Talkspace Online Therapy

May 2020 - Sep 2022 (2 years 5 months)

Joined during Talkspace’s early hyper-growth stage as its first dedicated People leader.

Partnered with founders and execs to scale the company from ~$15M to $120M in annual revenue, growing from a direct-to-consumer model into B2B and enterprise partnerships with major health plans and employers.

Built foundational People systems, compensation and leveling frameworks, and HR tech infrastructure to support rapid growth, IPO readiness, and global expansion.

-Change Management support for transition to remote-first culture, merger of new acquisition, public company compliance requirements, and department and talent transformations to manage hyper growth.
-Full employee lifecycle and experience buildout w

Director of People Operations

Talkspace Online Therapy

Jan 2020 - May 2020 (5 months)

People Manager

Talkspace Online Therapy

Mar 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 11 months)

Senior Talent Management Consultant

RETENSA

Feb 2014 - Mar 2018 (4 years 2 months)

Building and executing retention strategies, tactics, and build-out of tools across people and talent functions across multiple client industries, as well as internally as in-house People Operations lead to our firm. Led client engagements for Retention Diagnostics, Training, Recruitment, L&D, Survey Design, Manager/Leadership Development, Vision and Values Development, Coaching (as a manager), and Qualitative Analysis.

Titles included:
-Senior Talent Management Consultant (February 2018 - March 2018)
-Talent Management Consultant (September 2015 - February 2018)
-Senior Organizational Development/HR Associate (May 2014 - September 2015)
-OD/HR Associate (February 2014 - May 2014)

Clinical Research Associate (CRA) II for the Radiation Oncology Department

VCU Health System

Aug 2009 - Aug 2013 (4 years 1 month)

Clinical Research Specialist

VCU Health System

Oct 2008 - Aug 2009 (11 months)

Ticket Attendant

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Feb 2008 - Oct 2008 (9 months)

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Research Assistant on Gratitude, Meaning, Narcissism, and Social Networking

VCU Social Psychology Department

Aug 2007 - May 2008 (10 months)

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Founder and Editor in Chief

Poictesme VCUs Literary Journal

Jun 2005 - Jul 2007 (2 years 2 months)

Bookseller

Barnes Noble

Oct 2001 - Jan 2004 (2 years 4 months)

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