Even during her education, Kristen Tronsky was attracted to HR. Reading about the evolution of labour laws and employee rights in her high school history class and later majoring in Sociology with an emphasis on work and organisation at Boston University, she found herself fascinated by the value and process of aligning people strategy with business strategy.
This was an area, she found, where work could be done which would ensure mutual success and positive outcomes.
“In HR, we have the unique opportunity to understand every aspect of the business we’re supporting,” she explains, “the people, strategy, metrics, and patterns across every function. No matter what HR role you have or what level you are, there are few things more satisfying than using that all-encompassing perspective to help coach, guide or support the successful evolution of a business.”
This is certainly something she has put into practice at her current business, DoiT, a leading provider of cloud cost management technology and services. Tasked with supporting thousands of global customers with their cloud technology the company has been experiencing hypergrowth, expanding to over 500 employees across over 20 countries.
The value of the perfect fit
Tronsky’s career has seen her working across practically every aspect of HR at one level or another, inevitably giving her enough experience and knowledge to take the role of CPO. She started out in Talent Acquisition, learning the value of finding the perfect fit between employee and organisation. Through this she realised how important it was to understand the unique overarching challenges, opportunities, and cultural elements that can influence the success of a new hire.
With this focussed experience Tronsky then took on a HR generalist role, launching and managing global programs and operational processes that shape every aspect of the employee lifecycle. She also gained expertise on global employment law and compliance requirements. “With that credibility, I was able to move into a business partner role to advise leadership, shape organisational development, manage change and navigate employee relations concerns,” she says. “The foundational experience gained from those early roles combined, allowed me to build a strong reputation as a strategic advisor with a deep understanding of each business I was supporting. My reputation for consistent stellar results, translated into more and more leadership opportunities at companies like Altisource Labs, CloudHealth and now DoiT.”
At her current organisation Tronsky says she is proud of the People Strategy Team they’ve put into place, having built this from the ground up over the past two years. Not only has the company brought significant talent on board, but they have worked to give their team members a great experience at the company, offering transparency across the business and allowing their employees to work autonomously and asynchronously across more than 14 time zones. “The challenges that come with this type of pace present a lot of opportunity to demonstrate leadership, and I love watching our team in action,” she says.
