yuri kruman

CEO Consulting CHRO/CPO Executive Leadership Coach at HR, Talent & Systems Consulting

Bio Summary

Yuri is an award-winning Chief People Officer / CHRO (Top 122 CHROs in 2022 @PeopleHum, Top 100 DEI Leaders in 2021 @Mogul), sought-after HR Industry Expert, speaker, board member and leadership coach. He works with Fortune 500 companies, Top 10 Global Consultancies, VCs/PEs and fast-growth startups. A contributor to Fast Co., Entrepreneur and Forbes, he has spoken at EY, Google, Columbia and UPenn. Winner of Multiple Awards - Top 122 CHRO in 2022 (PeopleHum), Top 100 DEI Leader in 2021 (Mogul), 2022 HR Consultancy of the Year (Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards), Best Full-Service HR Consulting Firm in NY in 2021 and 2022 (Acquisitions International), Best Startup Career Coaching Specialist in NY (2021, Corporate Vision), Top 10 HR Consulting Vendor in 2020 (HR Tech Outlook Magazine), Top 100 Global Inspirational Leader in 2021 (peopleHum), 2022 Impact Award (dotCom Magazine)

Employment History

CHRO/CPO REMOTE

HealthFlexHHS

September 2020 - May 2022

San Francisco, CA, USA

• Partnered with and coached the leadership team on communication, project management, performance reviews and employee engagement • Partnered with and coached all team managers and employees (both as a group and individually) on internal career pathways to measure and improve productivity and time management, based on customized personal and professional development plans • Rebuilt internal project management through ClickUp build-out and internal evangelism to decrease project delays by 30% and increase project completion rate by 45% • Helped build an employer brand recognized with these awards: National Best and Brightest Company to Work For, BBB Torch Award for Ethics, San Francisco Business Times Top Women-Owned Business and Fast-Growth Company, as well as Inc. 5000 for the 5th year running • Managed and coached the growing HR team (HRBPs, Generalists, Managers, Sourcers/Recruiters, Project Managers) on all strategic and day-to-day HR operations • Implemented a 12-Month HR Digital Transformation/Org Dev/Change Management engagement through my Interim CHRO program • Created a company-wide Run Book with mapped workflows, decision flows and current job descriptions, policies and procedures • Created robust onboarding flow and employee handbook for staff and clinicians using Trainual • Created, launched and manage an internal Learning & Development program, including delivering trainings and facilitation sessions for all staff • Launched and manage biweekly leadership meetings for all teams • Worked with internal recruiting team to source and recruit staff pro-actively to sustain the company's fast growth • Implemented an ATS (BreezyHR) and recruiting dashboard to streamline sourcing and hiring • Transformed internal communication through ClickUp, Slack and CultureAmp implementation, instituting weekly company calls and regular employee engagement surveys • Implemented CultureAmp for performance reviews and employee engagement surveys • Drafted numerous internal communiques for COO, CEO, Clinical and Operations Team to facilitate employee and stakeholder buy-in • Redesigned org chart and created new job descriptions for executive, middle manager and entry-level hires • Helped onboard new employees and coach them to start off effectively in their role • Streamlined and planned out business strategy and communication • Implemented HR best practices for recruiting, on-boarding, retention and development, improving productivity, collaboration and project management • Initiated HR data collection and analytics, performance management, benchmarking, goal setting, creating various dashboards for leadership • Designed team SOPs/playbooks and operating plan • Kicked off continuous improvement initiatives through business process optimization (BPO)

CEO Consulting CHRO/CPO Executive Leadership Coach

HR, Talent & Systems Consulting

January 2013 - May 2022

New York, NY, USA

• HR Expert for VCs (and their portfolio companies) including YC, Khosla, F2, among others • Published author of 5 books, including "Be Your Own Commander-in-Chief" (Ideapress Publishing, 2022), "What Millennials Really Want From Work and Life" (Business Expert Press), as well as co-author of CYCLES • Invited speaker at EY, Google, General Assembly, The Muse, UPenn, Columbia, NYU & others • Contribute regular HR thought leadership to Fast Company, Forbes, Entrepreneur and Newsweek; featured or mentioned in CEO World, HuffPost, Inc., Money.com, BBC, NBC's "Tipping Point," top podcasts, including Leadership & Loyalty, Wharton Business Radio, Entrepreneurs on Fire • Host of the Commander-in-Chief Podcast, a weekly conversation with top tech CEOs including Ronni Zehavi (HiBob), Adam Singolda (Taboola), Omer Keilaf (Innoviz), Hillel Fuld, among others • Invited Member of the Fast Company Executive Board, Newsweek Expert Forum, Forbes Coaches Council, as well as • Advisory Board Member for the CX Program at the Rutgers Center for Innovation Education • Advisor, mentor and consultant on talent development, HR transformation, employee experience for Everwise, Gerson Lehrman, Coleman Research, Guidepoint, LeggUp, The Muse • Consult corporate leadership, fast-growth startup founders on how to design, transform and manage change in their People/Culture/HR processes through workforce planning + development, improving delegation, outsourcing and automation, increasing employee trust • Developed a proven, proprietary framework and methodology for internal career pathway coaching, leadership and development focused on mid-career Millennial executives • Built a successful coaching and consulting practice and brand from scratch in less than 2 years helping 1200+ coaching and consulting clients in 6 years • Coached and trained 400+ Fortune 500 and startup executives on talent management, internal communication and PR, team management, productivity and leadership • Designed and implemented career pathways and 1-on-1 career coaching for >800 clients, directly placing >30 clients in jobs; delivered workforce training sessions • Achieved a perfect 5.0 star average rating with 1200+ clients helped, to date • Managed a portfolio of clients from strategy to execution, reporting directly to client CEOs; Research Business Development opportunities on new/existing clients. Strategize, design, solve and implement complex technical challenges for clients • Delivered large-scale projects. Assess engagement, operational and financial risks. Shape and deliver projects to meet and exceed client expectations. Execute enterprise-wide integrations in IT, Operations, Human Capital. Conduct due diligence, industry, vendor research for clients • Designed and implemented detailed + thorough business process flows, HR data collection and analytics, performance management, improved collaboration, communication, productivity • Revamped Employee Handbook and structured on-boarding, benefit selection and platform implementation, as well as superb brand and employee storytelling, personal and professional branding, with executive coaching + software implementation. Systems used: Netsuite, Workday / Greenhouse / SuccessFactors / Oracle / SAP, Airtable / Asana / Trello • Selected engagement 1: Change Management/Org. Development/HR Digital Transformation for Inc. 5000 healthcare co. ($10M+ yearly revenue) through setting executive business strategy, implementing HR best practices in recruiting, on-boarding, retention, development • Streamlined productivity, collaboration and global internal communication, HR data collection and analytics, performance management, benchmarking, goal setting and improvement • Created a revamped Employee Handbook and on-boarding process; 1-on-1 executive coaching for C-suite and selected managers; team SOP/playbook, operating plan design and creation • Helped implement continuous improvement initiatives for customer and clinician experiences • Helped streamline and implement improved change management initiatives, including organizational design, standardizing job descriptions and internal career pathways • Selected engagement 2: Helped start, build and program manage a NYC-funded workforce development program ($800K budget), focusing on workforce planning and development, data analytics build-out and implementation, recruiting, hiring, on-boarding, managing staff • Designed and implemented systems for business process engineering and optimization • Implemented and customized Salesforce to standardize data collection, analytics, recruitment and reporting. Liason with NYC's Human Resources Administration

CHRO/CPO

Elite Healthcare Consultants, Inc.

January 2020 - September 2020

Ramsey, NJ 07446, USA

• Created and implemented an Emergency Preparedness Plan for COVID-19 • Built and oversaw strategic HR initiatives for 120+ person healthcare back-office consulting firm, including HR Digital Transformation, Talent Develo ...see more

Advisor/Investor

Baby Doctor Mamas

May 2016 - December 2018

New York, NY, USA

• Led talent acquisition, including writing job descriptions, recruiting and sourcing through social media and personal networks, interviewing 30+ candidates and hiring for 5 executive and analyst positions • Led creation ...see more

HR Business Partner/Director Of Special Projects

Baby Doctor

September 2015 - May 2016

New York, NY, USA

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Consultant Associate Director Finance And Operations

Maxwell Health

July 2014 - March 2015

New York, NY, USA

• Handled payroll semi-monthly for 60+ employees. Kept tax filings and payments up to date. Reconciled credit card and bank statements along with monthly reconciliations • Created an employee handbook and finance/ops team ...see more

Senior Consultant

Goldman Sachs

April 2010 - July 2014

New York, NY, USA

Consultant at Goldman Sachs, Fortress Investment Group, Bank of America and Brother Brothers Harriman Selected Projects: • Led employee training for credit reporting in Excel, Hyperion and Bloomberg; wrote weekly credit ...see more

Education

Ph.D in Pre-Law

Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law

2009

Bachelor's in Anthropology , Neuroscience

University of Pennsylvania

2004

Language Skills

English Spanish; Castilian French Russian

Country Experience

United States United Kingdom India Israel

Skills

Industry Experience

Principal Investors

Hedge Funds,

Venture Capital,

Private Equity