Mollie Obrien

About Mollie Obrien

I am a senior enterprise People & Organization executive with 25 years of experience building and leading people, talent, rewards, and workforce strategy for complex, global, public companies.My career foundation was built in Total Rewards, performance management, and executive compensation, including deep partnership with Boards and Compensation Committees. Over time, my scope expanded to full enterprise people and workforce leadership — including HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, People Analytics, Strategic Workforce Planning, and Enterprise Location Strategy.Today, I operate as a true enterprise operator at the intersection of business strategy, talent strategy, and operating model design — helping leadership teams answer fundamental questions about:• What skills and capabilities the company needs• How and where work should be done• How to structure, reward, and develop organizations for performance• How to align culture, leadership, and execution to strategyI am known for:• Leading enterprise-scale transformations across performance, talent, rewards, and operating models• Building modern people and workforce strategies grounded in data and business outcomes• Partnering with CEOs and Boards on executive compensation, leadership, and succession• Designing and scaling people analytics and strategic workforce planning• Leading complex, global HR organizations through growth and change• Embedding pay equity, fairness, and governance into compensation and talentMy background spans:• Executive, Equity, Sales, and Broad-Based Compensation• Performance Management & Incentive Design• Talent, Workforce & Location Strategy• People Analytics & Workforce Planning• Organization Design & Operating Models• Culture, Leadership, and Change

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, People, Planning & Partnerships

   Nasdaq

   Jan 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Enterprise leader for people strategy, workforce planning, and talent execution across Nasdaq. Lead global HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition and partner with executive leadership on workforce strategy, people analytics, operating model evolution, and enterprise location strategy.• Lead Nasdaq’s global HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition organizations• Partner with CEO and executive team to shape strategic workforce planning • Lead enterprise location strategy, including footprint optimization and hybrid workforce strategy• Drive integration between business strategy and people strategy• Elevate organizational effectiveness and leadership capability at scale

Education

• The Ohio State University

  BFA, Dance Performance

Skills

• Incentive Programs
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Global Compensation
• Talent Acquisition
• Succession Planning
• Organizational Design
• Employee Engagement
• Board of Directors Reporting
• Talent Management
• Compensation & Benefit
• Broad-Based Compensation
• Executive Presentations
• Executive Pay
• Training Facilitation
• Employee Relations
• Database Design
• Sales Compensation
• Executive Compensation Planning
• Human Resources
• Public Speaking
• Executive Reporting
• Salary Packaging
• Market Competitiveness
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Equities
• Performance Management
• Total Rewards Strategies
• Leadership
• Compensation Management
• Payroll
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Workforce Planning
• Executive Search
• Compensation & Benefits
• Bonus Payout Administration
• Employee Benefits
• Merit Budget Development
• Staff Mentor
• Personnel Management