Heidi Brookes
Vice President, People Development & Learning @EVERSANA
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WORK HISTORY
Vice President, People Development & Learning @EVERSANA
Milwaukee, WI, US
Leading enterprise-wide people strategy for a global life sciences commercial services company that scaled from 1,600 to 4,500+ employees, and tripled revenue through 11 acquisitions. Serve as senior advisor to the CEO and CHRO, overseeing a 7-figure budget and high-performing teams, driving transformation across onboarding, leadership development, talent systems, and culture integration. • Led global HR transformation, streamlining 300+ processes across five capabilities to improve lifecycle efficiency by 20%• Eliminated $1M+ in costs through vendor consolidation, platform rationalization, and clarified ownership structures• Launched an internal Talent Marketplace, reducing contractor spend and enabling mobility, yielding $200K in year-one savings• Achieved Great Place to Work certification across nine countries for six consecutive years; supported culture integration for employees post-acquisition• Built and operationalized an enterprise leadership framework; VP+ cohort resulted in six promotions and $2M in client-attributed revenue• Rolled out succession planning and development strategies for 150+ senior leaders, launching targeted plans for 15 critical roles• Initially hired as Director, Organization Development & Learning before promotion to VP, recognized for driving company-wide impact across culture, systems, and talent strategy
EDUCATION
Hillsdale College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Marketing & German
Wayne State University
M. Ed, Educational/Instructional Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT HEIDI BROOKES
A high-impact global people leader, I have two decades of success designing people strategies and systems that drive growth, culture, and performance. In my current role at EVERSANA, leading People Development and Learning, I partner with the CEO and CHRO to shape enterprise-wide talent strategies, build agile leadership pipelines, and lead organizational transformation through scale, M&A, and change.Across life sciences, manufacturing, healthcare, and automotive secctors, I’ve helped companies align talent, structure, and culture to accelerate growth and reduce risk. At EVERSANA, I supported the scale from 1,600 to 4,500+ employees, and 3x revenue growth across 11 acquisitions, centralizing core infrastructure and embedding leadership systems that improved readiness, mobility, and succession visibility.I’ve led global HR transformations, built succession strategies for 150+ senior leaders, redesigned early career programs, and eliminated $1M+ in vendor and platform costs, while supporting measurable cultural gains across complex, high-growth environments. My career spans public, private, and PE-backed organizations, from global enterprises to high-growth, acquisition-driven environments, with consistent focus on helping executive teams translate strategy into leadership continuity, scalable talent systems, and a culture that performs under change. I have an M.Ed. in Instructional Technology and dual BAs in Marketing and German, supported by advanced training in strategic workforce planning, leadership architecture, and assessment. Through the evolving business practices and priorities of today\'s environment, my priority is constant: Create the governance, capability, and bench strength that reduces leadership risk and sustains performance through growth and integration.
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