Noelle Domeniconi has spent her career building the People Operations & Talent functions at rapidly growing, global tech startups. She also actively serves as a Mentor & Judge to early-stage companies in the MassChallenge Accelerator program. In recent years, she has gained specific expertise in fostering strong value-based cultures and employee connection in both hybrid and remote-first environments. She has a proven track record of scaling employee-centric initiatives and processes that align with the needs of the business.
Noelle earned a Master of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Noelle spends time between Boston and Maine with her husband and dog. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, gardening, home renovations, and being on the water.
Noelle is a strong People Operations leader, leading with empathy, integrity, resilience, and adaptability. Her approachable nature enables her to become a trusted coach to other senior leaders, and her insights and experience help develop junior managers. She uses qualitative and quantitative data to influence critical decisions and improve employee experience and engagement.
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Marty OdlinCEO, Running Tide
Noelle is an exceptional People Operations leader who can join a growing company and build out its People Ops vertical from scratch. Noelle worked with me at Running Tide to lay the strategy for People Ops, hire 2 direct reports and cover all aspects of recruiting, onboarding, employee engagement, culture and general personnel matters. She is extremely professional, but also warm and caring. She made my and other Senior Leaders' lives much easier! Noelle is a true partner for any leadership team
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Claire FauquierHead of Strategy, Running Tide
Work
Leading Reimagination of Workplace Design during COVID - BBJ Feature
First People Hire. Built People & Talent Acquisition Teams from scratch.
Jun 2019 — Oct 2021
RightHand Robotics
Head of People
Robotic Piece-picking for autonomous Order Fulfillment
First People Operations Leader, built out People & Talent Teams
COVID Response & Quick pivoting to hybrid work environment to ensure safe & continued business operations.
Jun 2014 — May 2019
BetterLesson
Sr. Manager, Business Operations
Online Professional Development for K-12 teachers.
Standardized Hiring, Recruiting, and Onboarding as BetterLesson scaled from 14-55 FTE & 40+ contractors nationwide.
Evaluated HRIS & Performance Review Products. Led implementation of BambooHR and Lattice Performance Management.
Coordinated reevaluation of BetterLesson Corporate Values. Conducted internal surveys & external research to provide Executive Leadership with recommendations for more clear and actionable objectives related to internal culture.
Oversaw BetterLesson’s People & Culture Manager and provided coaching on recruiting, hiring and office administration.
Operated as on-site accounting lead and partner to CFO. Managed company payroll, AR/AP, and finance operations.
Compiled data-room financials and legal documents for series A & B funding rounds totaling $21M.
Coordinate with Legal on contracts, employment law, H1-B and Green Card Process.
Published Diversity, Equity & Inclusion hiring guidelines.
