Jeremy Carpenter

About Jeremy Carpenter

Strategic people operations executive with 15+ years driving organizational transformation, leadership bench development, and human capital strategy across biotech, medical device, insurance, finance, and AI-enabled technology enterprises. Track record of enabling hypergrowth, 400% workforce expansion, 500% revenue growth, while sustaining organizational health, reducing turnover, and delivering measurable ROI. Expert advisor to C-suites and Boards on organizational design, succession, culture, and AI integration. Brings a scientist\'s rigor and an operator\'s discipline to every enterprise challenge.

Experience

1. Vice President of People Science and Operations

   Wildfire Defense Systems, Inc.

   Sep 2019 — Present

   Report to President. Own full people strategy,$2M budget, and end-to-end employee experience for a distributed enterprise across U.S, Canada, and UK—spanning HR, talent/ performance management, L&D, total rewards, HRIS, compliance, and AI integration.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Scaled organization by 400% while sustaining 9–12% corporate turnover through talent reviews, succession planning, and high-potential programs that built a deep leadership bench. Enabled 500% revenue growth as a strategic business partner on org. design, change management, and workforce analytics. Serve as executive advisor on talent, culture, and AI transformation; co-chair global shared services committee (HR, Finance, Legal, IT). Chair the enterprise AI Steering Committee, leading AI cultural transformation initiatives across the organization; assess talent needs (upskilling), ROI and value creation on every AI initiative to ensure investments deliver measurable business outcomes. Elevated employee NPS by 27% and engagement by 18% via a longitudinal-data-informed leadership development program and personalized AI learning ecosystem; reduced field operations turnover from 52% to 25%, yielding $2M in cost savings. Led Rippling HRIS migration and enterprise AI adoption, generating $1M in compensation savings and cutting cost-per-hire by 42%. Negotiated collective bargaining agreements with the IAFF, enhancing working conditions and resolving disputes across field operations. Implemented AI-enabled performance management platform, integrating continuous feedback, goal alignment, and competency assessment to drive productivity and ongoing talent development at scale.

Education

• University of Montana

  Master of Public Administration (MPA)

  2013

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology

  2002

• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

  Master of Science - MS, Industrial/Organizational Psychology

  2008

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  The Transformational CHRO Leadership Program, co-led by Laszlo Bock

Skills

• Public Administration
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Strategic Human Resources Leadership
• Human Resources for Health
• Organizational Development
• Talent Management
• Performance Management
• Policy
• Grass Roots Campaigns
• Grassroots Organizing
• Political Science
• Public Relations
• Public Speaking
• Politics
• Leadership Development
• Nonprofits
• Recruiting
• Management Consulting
• Management
• Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Team Building
• Grassroots
• Leadership
• Public Policy