David Mann

San Diego, CA, USA

  1. People
  2. Chief Human Resources Officer
  3. Director of People Operations
  4. Chief Customer Officer
  5. Thought Leadership
  6. Executive Coaching

Transformative, progressive, customer-first HR leader with experience growing world-class organizations ranging from start-ups to large enterprises.

Born and raised in the SF Bay Area, I'm an original digital and diversity native. I am passionate about supporting leaders in doing their best work, and having the maximum impact on their organizations. I seek out partnerships with folks that want to create a compelling and welcoming workplace culture for all.


I am a progressive thinker, willing to take risks, move fast, and build trust within a team. Hire me if you want the unvarnished truth - particularly when you need it most - delivered with …

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Experience

  • David Mann Consulting

    David Mann Consulting

    Consultant

    Aug 2025 - Present

  • Percipient.ai

    Percipient.ai

    Vice President of Human Resources

    Feb 2022 - Aug 2025

    Leading the employee experience/HR team to create and maintain a vibrant, welcoming culture for all as we grow, scale, and mature our business.

    • Partnering with CEO and co-founder to ensure proper scaling, prioritization of HR and other corporate initiatives, and ensure our culture remains vibrant and welcoming to all. Rebuilt HR tech stack for greater integration, efficiency, and data privacy.
  • Google

    Google

    Senior People Parnter

    Nov 2019 - Feb 2022

    Served as senior HR partner to GM of the Google Cloud Security Products Organization, a fast-growing, high entrepreneurial org that has significantly contributed to Cloud's profits since its inception.

    • Partnered with newly-hired VP/GM to build his leadership team, establish and cascade organizational priorities, and launch a ton of workplace initiatives such as DEI for all, quarterly virtual rumbles, among others.
  • CircleCI

    CircleCI

    Director, Head of Human Resources

    Jul 2017 - Nov 2019

    As first HR leader in the company, I grew the function while building a highly welcoming, diverse, and totally distributed workforce. I was employee number 50 when I joined, and when I left we had just under 300 people globally.

    • Launched wide array of DEI programs
    • Launched comprehensive manager development programming
    • Introduced coaching program for all employees
    • Opened office in Denver, Chicago, Tokyo, Dublin, and Boston
    • Rebuilt the HR tech stack to move off PEO and create sustainable HR operations