Savannah L. Barker
VP, People @ Calendly
- Role
- VP, People at Calendly
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Savannah L. Barker
My name is Savannah Barker and I’m the person you call when you need to turn big ideas into real results.I’m a passionate, strategic HR leader with years of experience building People functions in scaling, fast-paced environments. I lead high-performing teams to successfully bring strategic initiatives from 0 to 1, and beyond.I am obsessed with achieving great results! Taking an idea from concept to completion is my superpower. Give me cross-functional complexity and a blank slate, and I’ll give you structure, velocity, and impact.Currently VP, People at Calendly, I lead a 25-person team across People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Internal Communications, Business Partnership, and Employee Engagement. I sit on the executive team and partner directly with the C-Suite as a trusted advisor, guiding decisions on org design, compensation, performance, and culture.I challenge leaders to build environments rooted in feedback, candor, and accountability, because high-performing cultures don’t just happen, they’re designed, and I’m here to help build them-Core Competencies: HR Strategy & Org Design, Executive Coaching & Partnership, Workforce Planning, People Analytics & Data-Driven Decision Making, Benefits & Compensation, Performance Management, Program Management, Remote-First Culture & Leadership, Internal Communications & Change Management
Experience
VP, People
Jan 2026 — Present
Education
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Visual & Performing Arts
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Russian Language and Cultural Intensive
Skills
- Customer Service
- Adobe Photoshop
- Intercultural Communication
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Press Relations
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Editing
- Social Media
- Online Journalism
- Communications
- Leadership
- Ap
- Press Releases
- Entertainment
- Casting
- Content Management Systems (Cms)
- Publishing
- Strategic Communications
- Event Planning
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Cision
- Copy Editing
- Marketing
- Publicity
- Social Media Marketing
- Journalism
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Breakdown Express
- Content Strategy
- Corporate Partnerships
- Tessitura
- Google Analytics
- Public Relations
- Internal Communications
- Media Relations
- Corporate Communications
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