AJ Ruiz

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Chief People Officer at CopilotIQ

Clovis, California, United States

Overview

AJ Ruiz is a strategic HR executive with a history of leading people operations in both the healthcare and tech sectors. As Chief People Officer at CopilotIQ, he leverages expertise from his M. S. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and numerous certifications, including Professional in Human Resources (PHR), to align HR initiatives with organizational goals and drive company culture.

Based in Californias Central Valley, AJs professional life has been centered around the Fresno and Bay Area regions. When not focused on building high-performing teams, he likely enjoys the local culture and may follow regional sports, given his ties to universities in both Fresno and San Jose.

Unique fact: He managed the complex HR processes during the permanent closure and employee layoffs at his former company, Mindstrong.

Personality Overview

Fact-Driven

Slow Buyer

Self-Disciplined

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Strategic People Operations
His entire career, from healthcare to tech, focuses on aligning HR functions like talent acquisition, compensation, and performance management with core business objectives.
Healthcare HR
Spent nearly a decade in human resources at Saint Agnes Medical Center, building a strong foundation in a complex and highly regulated industry before transitioning to tech.
Organizational Restructuring
Has direct experience managing the difficult process of company-wide layoffs and business closures, as documented during his time as Head of People at Mindstrong.

Media Appearances

AJ has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Chief People Officer at CopilotIQ
4-2023 - 11-2024
VP People at CopilotIQ
10-2022 - 3-2023
VP People at Mindstrong
5-2021 - 10-2022
Head of People at Mindstrong
10-2020 - 5-2021
Senior People Business Partner at Mindstrong

Education

M.S. from San José State University
B.A. from California State University, Fresno

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Insights For Selling To AJ

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When following up with them, expect slowness; use questions to engage them, preferably over email.
  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users
  • Use a presentation with information before getting into a live product walkthrough

DONT's

  • Avoid emotional and informal language, stay objective and to the point instead
  • Give it some time before you try to build rapport and a relationship, it doesn't come to them naturally
  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with AJ is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from AJ

  • Often, they don't say no, or keep going about it in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will AJ move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can AJ take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And AJ

Personality Compatibility


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