Faster Than Normal

Built a social audience of 750k+ people and write to 70k weekly via my newsletter, Faster Than Normal.

Founder

Airtree

Scout for ~$1.3bn fund. Invested in 15 companies.

Scout

Zipline.io

Started as a business development rep and finished leading the Go-to-market for United States market entry.

Go-To-Market

Goldman Sachs

Mergers and acquisitions, equity capital raising, debt capital raising, and project finance.

Investment Banking Division

Koala AI | Argonaut Capital | Australian Water Polo

• 2024-present: Maple (Co-Founder/Advisor)
• 2024-present: Athyna (Investor/Advisor)
• 2024-present: Co Ventures LP
• 2023-2024: Koala AI (Co-founder) (exited 2024)
• 2023-2024: Aura Ventures, Build Club
• 2021-2021: Ammo Marketing, Growth Marketer
• 2021-2021: Isolabs, Growth Marketer: sold $1m of super-computed NFTs
• 2018-2018: Beanstalk AgTech
• 2016-2017: Finance Association of Western Australia, Co-President
• 2016-2017: 180 Degrees Consulting
• 2016-2017: Argonaut Capital
• 2016-2016: PricewaterhouseCoopers 
• 2015-2017: Boarding House Master, Water Polo Coach
• 2015-2016: Western Australian Institute of Sport, Water Polo
• 2015-2016: Australian Water Polo Team

Prior experiences

Exploring how to get better at the game of life and sharing my learnings so you can do the same. | 650k+ audience

Personal website: alexbrogan.com.
Assorted writings: alexbrogan.substack.com.
My thoughts on AI: thelastinvention.ai.

Alex Brogan

Droom

As Head of People Practice at Droom, my role was to make and execute HR strategy to:

Attract Top Talent : Building a pipeline of exceptional talent and elevating our Talent Practice.
Enhance People Experience : Designing and refining initiatives to improve overall employee experience.
Develop Future Leaders : Engaging and nurturing future leaders to drive organizational success.

In this capacity, I focused on scaling the people practice and creating a high performing work culture.

Vice President - People & Culture

ARK Collectives

Principle focus on Engineering(IT), Technology (Fintech) & Advertising (Digital) companies for the following services :

1. Developing an HR Strategy (OKRs) aligned with business (2-5 years horizon).
2. Coach HR team & HoD's to help implement the HR OKRs with focus on quality & timelines. 
3. Assist with a range of OD, interventions and initiatives aligned with HR + Business OKR.

Human Resources Advisor

Successive Technologies

As Head of People Practice, a brand ambassador, and core HR strategist my main responsibilities were to attract the constellation of superstars around the globe & scale Talent Practice, design & improve People Experience and engage & scale future HR, Technical & Business leaders at Successive Tech.

Self Employed

HR Consultant providing following services on short and long term basis :

1. Consult with organizational stakeholders on the development of HR Strategy, HR policies and HR practices.
2. Implement HR strategy and practices which contribute to the organization's ability to foster culture, growth and development.
3. Take responsibility for the successful and timely completion of human resource related projects and priorities.
4. Assist with a range of OD, interventions and initiatives to prepare a sustainable workforce concurrent with the changing landscape of talent in the market.

Principal Human Resources Consultant

Srijan- A Material+ Company

As the Global Director of HR, responsibility of establishing and implementing the strategic direction of HR function was held.

- Designing the Global HR practice roadmap in-sync with overall org. direction
- Implementation the HR strategy alongside the business priorities
- Overseeing day-to-day HR Operations

(Hiring, Campus Recruitment, Onboarding, L&D, Performance Management, Employer Branding, Employee Engagement, HR Analytics, Employee Relations, Leadership Development, Community Outreach & Compensation and Benefits, Payroll, Statutory Compliance, HR Audit & Certifications)

Director - People & Culture

Interpublic Group (IPG)

HR Lead for the North region. Full employee Life-Cycle Management

- Business & Strategy Alignment : Org. capability buildup, tailored solutions to address business needs and support change management.

- Culture & Engagement : Develop & promote feedback, review and benchmark work & growth effectiveness.

- Leadership Coaching : Equip leaders and managers with ideas, directions and solutions.

- Talent & Developments : Defining, forecasting and supporting workforce planning. Setting strong current & futuristic training solutions and assessing their impact.

- Performance Culture : Define & drive employee contribution (KRA/KPI), coach managers to effective convey it to team, support managers and employees in achieving it.

- Strategic Projects : Lead key turnkey projects & initiatives, review and benchmark internal & external environments.

Associate Director - Human Resources

Six Inches Communication Pvt. Ltd.

The key deliverable as head of these 3 verticals were :

Human Resources Practice :

- HR strategy formulation 
- Organization Development (Competency Mapping & HR automation
- Payroll | Compensation & Benefits | Recruitment and Talent Management
- Onboarding and Culture Advocacy | Employee Engagement and Relationship | Performance Mgmt.
              
IT & Infra Support :

- IT Inventory Management | Infrastructure Upkeep | Vendor Management 
- Managing the purchase of hardware and software products.

Office Administration :

- Travel and Stay Management | Infrastructure & Safety Management | Vendor Management
- Budget and Operations
.

Human Resources Business Manager

Candid Marketing

This role involved hire to retire (corporate) HR profile for the South region with following key KRA's :

- SPoC for HRIS Dev. + Mgmt.
- On-boarding & Induction Management
- HR Policies &  Procedures. 
- PMS | Goal Setting | Reviews and Appraisals 
- Payroll Management | Exit Management 
- Personnel Management | R & R
- L&D | TNI - Planning, scheduling and RoI 
- Employee Engagement 
- Leadership Development & Coaching

Assistant Manager Human Resources

PeopleStrong

(HRSS) Shared Service Management :

- Led (onboarded and successfully delivered) needs of 7 leading MNC's managing on-boarding (BGV, Induction, HRMS updation, documentation etc.), HR Helpdesk (policies & processes), Exit (resignation, NDC, F&F Settlement, Initiating recoveries) and L&D + HRMS.

- Led 15+ member (direct reportee) team with full responsibility of process and quality management for critical to quality of project needs and managing team performance management (gap identification, goal setting, training alignment)

- Role involved preparing in-depth power point presentations for stakeholders highlighting work and actionable insights.

Human Resources Team Lead

Telstra

-   Outbound Sales : International - AU, EU, US & WA)
-   Handled training of new recruits on Voice & Accent + Process and Quality

L&D Executive

I am a strong believer of Technology and People - an unabashed user of the former for the latter.

I live to create meaningful work experiences and compelling work cultures that engenders strong bond between employees and employers, alike.

A perennial curious soul, technology-driven and digitally-savvy student with over 16 years of thoroughly enjoyed experience in HR practice with key focus on Talent Attraction, Employee Experience, Skill Development and Shared Services.

From managing large & established HR groups with operational presence in 15+ countries across the globe to creating HR practice from scratch in the most competitive Digital, Advertising & Marketing, Telecom, IT/ITES, Automobile, BPO and Technology domains, this tenure has been action-heavy and perspective-gaining. 

In my personal time, you can find me engaging with college students discussing smart career choices & mentoring young HR professionals. 

Best way to contact me - via a Linkedin message, an email or topmate.io/ash1e

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