Strategic Leader Connecting People, Finance, and Operations to Business Outcomes
Strategic capabilities spanning people, finance, operations, and organizational growth
Demonstrated excellence in driving organizational success and measurable value creation
Built and scaled global People Operations infrastructure supporting growth from ~50 to 200+ employees while maintaining <10% attrition.
Designed and implemented HRIS and people-analytics capabilities, enabling data-driven workforce planning and executive decision-making.
Developed workforce planning and compensation models aligning headcount investment with revenue and margin targets.
Led global hiring strategy across multiple geographies, optimizing talent allocation for both cost efficiency and employee experience.
Built performance-management frameworks that improved retention of high performers and increased accountability.
Established People infrastructure to support significant revenue growth, including org design, talent strategy, and performance systems.
Led workforce restructuring of ~20% of the organization with minimal disruption and strong retention outcomes.
Contributed to capital strategy, including supporting Series B to D growth and a $20M Series C raise.
A strategic executive and operator with 15+ years building and scaling high-performing organizations in high-growth technology environments, translating business strategy into the organizational design, talent systems, and performance infrastructure that drive measurable outcomes.
With a foundation in finance and deep expertise in People Operations, Alla brings a uniquely analytical approach to talent strategy, linking workforce planning, performance management, and organizational structure directly to revenue growth, productivity, and retention.
At Apploi, Alla was a key executive leader during a period of significant growth, helping scale the company from approximately $5.5M to $21M in revenue. She initially joined as VP of Finance, where she built and scaled the finance function and supported capital strategy. As the organization evolved, she identified that the primary constraints to scale were not financial, but rooted in talent density, organizational structure, and performance consistency. She transitioned into leading People Operations, building the function from the ground up and establishing the policies, performance frameworks, and organizational design required to support that scale. During her tenure, the company grew from ~50 employees to a global workforce of 200. She partnered closely with the CEO and leadership team to align talent strategy with business objectives and played a key role in leadership development and succession planning, including mentoring and elevating finance leadership to ensure long-term continuity.
Earlier in her career at Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE), Alla supported the company through Series B to Series D funding, including a $20M Series C raise, during a period of rapid scale toward ~$100M in ARR. She built and led multiple core functions, including Accounting, FP&A, Sales Operations, and Payroll, while developing KPI frameworks and operational processes that improved visibility, accountability, and execution across the business. Her experience at Braze further shaped her ability to connect financial and operational insight with organizational effectiveness.
Alla is known for bringing clarity to complex, fast-scaling environments, strengthening alignment across leadership teams, and building disciplined, data-driven organizations. Her leadership approach combines analytical rigor with a steady focus on talent, accountability, and long-term organizational health.
Available for strategic leadership, advisory, and board opportunities