Sarah J. Rodehorst
CEO & Co-Founder, Onwards HR | Board Director | Delivering Better Goodbyes with Compliance & Care
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder at Onwards Hr
- Location
- Charleston, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sarah J. Rodehorst
Sarah Rodehorst is the CEO and co-founder of Onwards HR, where she works closely with HR and Employee Relations teams navigating some of the most complex moments in the employee lifecycle, particularly workforce reductions, severance, and compliance. Having worked across both startups and Fortune 500 environments, Sarah has seen firsthand how challenging it can be to manage offboarding in a way that is both compliant and humane. She founded Onwards HR to help organizations bring more clarity, consistency, and care to these moments, especially where HR, Legal, and Finance intersect. Today, Onwards HR supports leading organizations in managing employee exits with greater confidence, helping teams reduce risk, ensure compliance, and deliver a more thoughtful experience for employees. Over HR professionals, including teams at Fortune 500 companies, trust Onwards HR to manage employee exits in the U.S. and abroad. Sarah’s insights on the future of work and HR technology have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNN Business, NPR, SHRM, HR Executive, HR Brew, and Vice. She also serves as a SHRM Atlanta Board Member and is actively involved in mentoring and community initiatives.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder
Aug 2017 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US
Onwards HR is an offboarding compliance platform trusted by Fortune 500 companies to manage employee separations with precision and care across reductions in force, voluntary separation programs (VSPs), and other complex scenarios.We support HR and Employee Relations teams in navigating compliance across jurisdictions, including severance, OWBPA, WARN, and adverse impact, while aligning HR, Legal, and Finance to ensure consistency, reduce risk, and deliver a more thoughtful employee experience.Today, over HR professionals, including teams at Fortune 500 companies, trust Onwards HR to manage employee exits in the U.S. and abroad.
Education
Miami University
BA, Psychology & Computer Science
Skills
- Project Management
- Business Intelligence
- Sales
- Product Development
- Employee Benefits
- Business Analysis
- Affordable Care Act
- Account Management
- Team Building
- Management
- Insurance
- Strategic Planning
- Process Improvement
- Enterprise Software
- Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
- Leadership
- Vendor Management
- Saas
- Aca Annual Reporting
- Program Management
- Requirements Analysis
- Health Insurance Exchanges
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Strategy
- Software as a Service (Saas)
- Healthcare
- Business Development
- Strategic Partnerships
- Software Project Management
- Crm
- Customer Service
- Sdlc
- Health Insurance
- Training
- Market Research
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Health Care Reform
- Consulting
- Business Process Improvement
- Competitive Analysis
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