Jon Dotson
Cathedral City,USA
Summary
Strategic HR leader with a global perspective and a strong record of enhancing business performance through effective people strategies in complex environments. Expertise includes talent development, organizational design, and change management, with a focus on aligning talent solutions with organizational goals. Proven ability to partner with senior leadership to drive growth and improve employee experience through data-driven decision-making. Recognized for a collaborative approach that balances empathy with operational efficiency and measurable business outcomes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Director, HRBP Global Sales & Marketing
Lookout, Inc.
Remote
01.2022 - 05.2025
- Strategic partner to the CRO and CMO; drove organizational design, talent strategy, and leadership alignment to accelerate business performance globaly.
- Led the people strategy across three regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC), ensuring cultural relevance, and operational consistency.
- Drove global initiatives in organizational redesign and change management, reducing span-of-control issues, and enabling faster execution.
- Designed and operationalized a global career framework to standardize job levels, boost internal mobility, and enrich development conversations.
- Partnered with COEs on performance management, talent reviews, DEI, and engagement strategy.
- Integrated AI tools into hiring, talent calibration, and sentiment analysis, reducing bias and improving precision in decision-making.
Executive Director, HRBP Global Sales & Marketing
HPE Aruba Networking
Remote
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Provided strategic advisory to CRO and CMO, shaping global people strategies for enhanced agility and leadership in Sales and Marketing.
- Led global HRBP team of seven to implement talent initiatives across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas.
- Orchestrated comprehensive organizational transformation, emphasizing NA Sales restructuring and leader readiness.
- Promoted performance and talent management practices to cultivate high-performance culture.
- Cultivated cross-departmental collaboration to create scalable solutions focused on employee experience.
Sr. Manager, HRBP North & Latin America Sales
HPE Aruba Networking
Remote
11.2014 - 08.2021
- Trusted partner to regional Sales VPs and Sr. VPs.
- Led HR Business Partners in supporting over 1,600 Sales employees through growth and acquisition phases at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
- Partnered with executive leadership on workforce planning, talent assessments, and succession planning, ensuring scalability and top performance in a rapidly evolving business model.
- Designed and launched leadership training programs tailored to build critical people leadership capabilities.
- Led global performance management cycles, linking recognition and rewards to business outcomes, and leadership behaviors.
- Ensured equitable hiring processes and internal movement strategies while collaborating with Finance and Total Rewards.
- Provided strategic insights on sales insourcing initiative to drive operational efficiencies.
HR Operations & Employee Experience Leader
The Standard (StanCorp Financial Group)
Hybrid
04.2005 - 11.2014
- Proposed and launched the company's first HR service center, enabling useful data insights, streamlining service delivery, reducing costs, and improving the HR experience for 3,200 employees. Hired, trained, and led the 14-person team, averaging a 4.8 out of 5 CSAT score.
- Collaborated with HRBPs, COEs, and HR customers to redesign the HR web platform, reducing employee touchpoints, and reinforcing the HR strategy to elevate the employee experience.
- Co-designed and delivered a five-day Manager Boot Camp, empowering leaders with core skills in people management, coaching, and culture-building.
- Advised HRBPs on employee matters, and served as an HRBP during coverage gaps.
- Led the HR communications strategy, enhancing transparency, cutting information overload, and elevating the employee experience.
- Spearheaded HR's business continuity strategy through risk assessment and the implementation of a disaster recovery plan. Drove real-time, enterprise-wide communications during operational disruptions.
- Provided strategic HR consultation on multiple projects, including onboarding redesign, employee engagement strategy, HR tech ecosystem planning, and selection/implementation of a new ATS.
- Owned all aspects of HR compliance, including annual certifications, HR policies, and background checks. Reduced HR policy framework by 84%.
Education
B.A. - Management of Human Resources
George Fox University
OregonImplementing Winning Strategies -
Columbia Business School Executive Education
04.2019
ACE Program Graduate -
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Skills
- Change management
- Data-driven decision making
- Employee engagement
- Diversity and inclusion
- Leadership development
- Organizational design
- Performance management
- Program management
- Effective communication
Certification
- Prosci Change Management
- Crucial Conversations
- Behavioral Interviewing
Technology Skills
Remote Collaboration: Google Workspace (Meet, Chat); Zoom; Slack; MS (Teams, Sharepoint); Skype
Document Management: Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
HR Management: Workday HCM, iCIMS, Greenhouse, Lattice, Culture Amp
Affiliations
- Team Red Lizard Running Club
- Marathon Maniacs Running Club
- Nike Running Club / Shoe Tester
Timeline
Sr. Director, HRBP Global Sales & Marketing
Lookout, Inc.
01.2022 - 05.2025
Executive Director, HRBP Global Sales & Marketing
HPE Aruba Networking
08.2021 - 01.2022
Sr. Manager, HRBP North & Latin America Sales
HPE Aruba Networking
11.2014 - 08.2021
HR Operations & Employee Experience Leader
The Standard (StanCorp Financial Group)
04.2005 - 11.2014
B.A. - Management of Human Resources
George Fox University
Implementing Winning Strategies -
Columbia Business School Executive Education
ACE Program Graduate -
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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