Lauren Hruska

HRBP | Certified Coach | Ex-Unity & Amazon | Seeking In-Person Role in Austin

Role
Senior Human Resources Business Partner at Unity
Location
Austin, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Lauren Hruska

I build systems that make companies and people better. As a global HR Business…

Experience

  1. Senior Human Resources Business Partner

    Unity

    Jan 2022 — Present · Austin, TX, US

    Designed and launched Unity’s first standardized, scalable performance management framework—enhancing leadership capability, reducing risk, and improving team health across global technical teams.• Led end-to-end design and implementation of a company-wide performance management process, rolled out to 3,500+ employees across the U.S, Canada, and Colombia.• Partnered with senior leaders, HRBPs, and cross-functional teams (L&D, HRIS) to create a three-phase framework that improved clarity, accountability, and coaching effectiveness.• Developed global enablement strategy for EMEA and APAC, tailoring guidance for regional compliance (UK, Ireland) and scaling tools to 6,500+ employees worldwide.• Created communication and training assets, including experiential manager workshops and self-service video content, improving underperformance outcomes by 25%.• Trained and certified 20+ HR partners to independently manage performance cases, reducing ER escalations and freeing up bandwidth across the People team.• Maintained the highest performance case volume on a three-person team; coached leaders through high-risk ER situations with empathy, legal alignment, and sound judgment.• Used qualitative insights and people data to drive iterative process improvements and support org-wide talent reviews, succession planning, and manager development.

Education

  • The Gottman Institute

    Gottman Level 1 Training - Bridging the Couple Chasm, Couple's therapy

    2018 — 2018

  • St.Edward's University

    Master's Degree, Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

  • Seattle Life Coach Training

    Certified Master Life Coach

    2016 — 2017

  • International School of Temple Arts (ISTA)

    Level One Training, Personal Awareness and Self-Improvement

    2017 — 2017

  • The Empowerment Partnership

    NLP Practitioner, Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)

    2017 — 2017

  • Erin Merrihew Consulting

    Compassionate Leadership Circle, Nonviolent Communication (NVC)

    2018 — 2018

  • University of Washington

    International Studies, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Peace and Security

    2007 — 2011

  • Erin Merrihew Consulting

    Essentials of Compassionate Communication, Nonviolent communication (NVC)

    2017 — 2017

Skills

  • Digital Marketing
  • Market Analysis
  • Public Speaking
  • Blogging
  • Creative Writing
  • Wordpress
  • Marketing Research
  • Event Management
  • Advertising
  • Media Analysis
  • Strategic Communications
  • Leadership
  • Interviews
  • Sql
  • Sales
  • Facebook
  • Event Planning
  • Marketing
  • Public Relations
  • Proofreading
  • Media Relations
  • Writing
  • Product Compliance
  • Promotions
  • Auditing
  • Management
  • Team Building
  • Social Networking
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Time Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Editing
  • Social Media
  • Customer Service
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Legal Writing
  • Legal Research

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