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HRBPs
Global HRBP team built at MongoDB
Executive leadership · Salt Lake City, Utah
LESHA REESE
People Executive | HRBP Strategy & Transformation | CHRO/CPO Advisor
Building People organizations that strengthen business performance.
Business-oriented People executive with 20+ years of experience aligning leadership, organizational design, talent strategy, and HRBP transformation with business priorities across enterprise technology, high-growth SaaS, fintech, and professional services.
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organizational growth
MongoDB expanded from 2,000 to 8,000 employees
37%
of leaders
Received new development or stretch assignments in a Microsoft global talent review
20+
companies advised
Series C, Series D, and pre-IPO organizations
Executive perspective
People strategy begins with business understanding.
“I bring a business-first approach to People strategy, organizational transformation, and leadership effectiveness to drive sustainable business performance.”
Lesha works at the intersection of executive priorities, organizational design, and talent. Across enterprise technology, high-growth SaaS, fintech, and professional services, she has helped People teams move from responsive support to strategic partnership.
Her approach is practical and candid: clarify what the business needs, make ownership visible, and build the People capabilities to execute.
Read the executive profileLeadership capabilities
The work behind stronger organizations.
A business-first People agenda, shaped for the moment a company is in and the next one it is building toward.
Enterprise People Strategy
Connect the People agenda to the business plan, operating context, and workforce needs.
HRBP Strategy & Transformation
Build strategic, function-aligned HRBP organizations with the operating model and capability to contribute upstream.
Executive Partnership & Organizational Effectiveness
Help leaders create clarity around roles, decisions, accountability, and the way work gets done.
M&A & Business Transformation
Bring People leadership into due diligence, integration, and consequential operating-model change.
Talent & Leadership Development
Align talent systems and leadership development with the capabilities a changing business needs.
HRBP transformation · executive effectiveness · organizational design · M&A integration · talent strategy · workforce planning · practical AI enablement
Explore leadership expertiseCareer journey
Enterprise perspective. Builder’s instinct.
Leadership experience across technology, SaaS, fintech, and professional services.
2024—PresentFivetran + dbt LabsGlobal VP, HR Business Partners
2021—2024MongoDBVP, Global HR Business Partners
2011—2014MicrosoftSenior Manager / Manager, HR
2005—2011AT&TDirector and HR leadership roles
Leadership philosophy
Clarity changes how a team moves.
Business priorities first. Clear roles. Candid conversations. Practical follow-through.
People teams create more value when they help shape business decisions, bring clarity to who owns what, and evolve their operating model alongside the organization.
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Executive Resume
Career progression, leadership capabilities, and selected impact.
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Executive Leadership Value Proposition
Executive value drivers and approach to enterprise People leadership.
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