Amanda Garrett

About Amanda Garrett

I am an enterprise People Leader operating at the intersection of strategy, culture, performance and emerging technology. Within publicly traded and private technology environments, I have led large-scale transformation initiatives aligning mission, vision, and values to evolving CEO strategy - ensuring leadership capability, performance architecture, succession planning, and employee value proposition directly support business outcomes. My work focuses on designing integrated Talent and organizational systems that scale through growth, leadership transition, market volatility, and AI-driven change. I partner closely with executive teams to translate business strategy into differentiated performance, leadership acceleration, and workforce alignment in increasingly technology -enabled environments.Core areas of leadership include- Enterprise leadership and succession architecture- Performance management system design and differentiation- High-potential acceleration and bench strength strategy- Organization design in AI-enabled operating models- Employee value proposition and culture and experience strategy- Cross-functional alignment with Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, workforce planning, and capital strategyAs organizations adapt to rapid technological shifts, including AI acceleration, I believe People strategy must evolve alongside business architecture. I am particularly interested in how AI impacts leadership capability, workforce design, and performance differentiation at scale.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Talent Experience & Development

   Alteryx

   Sep 2024 — Present

   Led enterprise performance governance from inception, designing and maturing a differentiated performance architecture across four annual cycles to strengthen strategic alignment and rewards discipline- Appointed culture workstream lead following PE take-private and significant workforce reduction; executed enterprise cultural diagnostic and partnered with incoming CEO to realign mission,vision, and core values to new capital model and strategic direction- Built continuous employee listening infrastructure to monitor executive transition health and guide systemic interventions across performance, leadership development, and onboarding- Architected enterprise leadership development and succession strategy to accelerate executive bench strength and high-potential readiness during organizational volatility- Served as strategic advisor to CEO and CHRO on organizational development, leadership effectiveness, and culture-performance-accountability integration.

Education

• Claremont Graduate University

  M.A., Organizational Behavior - Psychology

• Claremont Graduate University

  M.S., Human Resource Design

• Loyola Marymount University

  B.A., Psychology / Business Administration

Skills

• Organizational Development
• Leadership
• Coaching
• Leadership Development
• Talent Management
• Change Management
• Organizational Design
• Executive Coaching
• Employee Engagement
• Succession Planning
• Performance Management