Vanessa brings over ten years of experience growing, scaling, and optimizing global departments and aligning and leading world-class HR teams. Holding both an MBA and a Master’s in psychology has enabled Vanessa to contribute in a unique, multi-faceted way to a wide range of businesses along her career path.
After working for Yahoo! in Paris and London, she moved to Montreal to work in the visual effects and in-flight entertainment industries. Vanessa is the former Global VP of People, Places, and Technologies at AlayaCare. She led a team of 20+ people who supported vital aspects of the business, including internal solutions, IT, talent acquisition, and people operations. Before AlayaCare, Vanessa held a senior HR leadership role at Shopify.
Vanessa has demonstrated that she is business-driven with a global acumen and growth mindset while thriving on change throughout her career.