Samantha Suraz
Manager, Hrbp @Scout Motors Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
Manager, Hrbp @Scout Motors Inc.
Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and VP leaders across Finance, Commercial Operations, IT, Brand, Strategy, and Corporate functions, guiding workforce and organizational strategy in a high-growth EV startup.• Scaled the organization from ~300 to 1,500+ employees by building workforce planning, career architecture, promotion, and performance frameworks.• Partner with Finance on headcount modeling, compensation strategy, and organizational design to support go-to-market and operating plans.• Lead complex, high-risk employee relations investigations and partner with Legal on defensible, values-aligned outcomes.• Designed management, promotion, and succession frameworks used to assess leadership readiness and organizational risk.• Advise executives through restructures, leadership transitions, and rapid growth while maintaining compliance and employee trust.
EDUCATION
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management, General
Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
Masters, Public Management
ABOUT SAMANTHA SURAZ
I am a senior Human Resources and People Strategy leader with 10+ years of experience scaling high-growth organizations across technology, startups, and complex operating environments. My work focuses on building workforce strategies, organizational structures, and leadership systems that enable companies to grow quickly without sacrificing performance, culture, or compliance.At Scout Motors, I partner with executive leadership to drive workforce strategy and organizational design through rapid, multi-country growth from approximately 300 to over 1,500 employees. I work at the intersection of business strategy, financial discipline, and people strategy—advising C-suite and VP leaders on workforce planning, compensation strategy, leadership capability, and risk-managed employee relations in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.I have led enterprise compensation and benefits programs with seven-figure budgets, reduced benefits cost increases by more than 60%, and built scalable people frameworks that support growth, equity, and operational rigor.Known as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, I bring a pragmatic, data-driven approach to talent decisions—balancing speed, financial realities, and employee experience while helping organizations scale from startup to enterprise maturity.I hold a Master of Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University and have built my career leading complex HR transformations across multi-state, multi-function, and multi-country organizations.
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