Julian Ballen
Talent & People @ Workmate | Fractional Head of People
- Role
- Head of People at Workmate
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Julian Ballen
Current: Talent/People and a little bit of product/sales @ Workmate Labs: Talent @ Code Climate.Leading Talent @ Rightway.Leading Tech recruiting @ Better.Sr Recruiter @ Squarespace.Recruiter @ Blink Health.Recruiter @ Square. Recruiter & Acc Manager @ Continuity Partners. Before falling into recruiting: Paralegal. Wanted to be an Intellectual Property attorney in the music industry.Also: Guitarist. Native NY\'er. Avid skier/snowboarder (spend a good amount of time in Lake Placid). I also enjoy taking photos:
Experience
Head of People
Apr 2024 — Present · NY, US
Running the Talent and People verticals for Workmate. Fun year 1 highlights- Built the AI/ML team from 0- Implemented healthcare, benefits, 401k- Locked down office space in Manhattan- Built out the office next to Union Square- H1B Lottery/transfer/Green card processes- Quadrupled in headcount- Led product testing/features pre-launchFun Year 2 highlights so far- Hosted an awesome NY AI Tech Week event first week in the new office- Office management: logos, Workmate apparel, snacks/food, WiFi/Door Security, you name it- Hired a Head of Growth, VP, Engineering, Chief of Staff, and Social Media team- Hired Founding Sales- SOC2- Doing some Sales myself;) Started Fractional but decided to go FTE. We\'re building awesome stuff:
Education
Macaulay Honors College, CUNY-Hunter College
Bachelor's degree, Political Science/Pre-Law
2008 — 2012
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