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Alice Farrell

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VP People at Grafana Labs
📍 United Kingdom

As VP of People at Grafana Labs, Alice Farrell leads HR strategy for the remote-first, open-source software company. She has extensive experience scaling global teams, having previously served as HR Director at Canonical Ltd. She holds a Masters degree from The University of Edinburgh and is described by colleagues as focused, insightful, and passionate.

Originally from the Highlands of Scotland, Alice now lives in North Yorkshire with her two young children. In an interview, she mentioned her love for honey, especially Scottish heather honey with oatcakes. She enjoys the challenge and privilege of building a company culture where talented people want to stay long-term.

She joined Grafana Labs when it was only 37 people and has been instrumental in scaling it to over 1, 400 employees across more than 40 countries.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
VP People
Job Level
Senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Remote-First Culture
She has worked in remote-first organizations for over nine years and finds the model challenging and interesting, especially when managing teams across many different countries.
Scaling Teams
Her roles at Grafana Labs and Canonical involved significant company growth, showcasing her expertise in scaling People operations for rapidly expanding, international tech companies.
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Career

Work history

10-2018
VP People
Grafana Labs
8-2017 - 10-2018
HR Director
Canonical Ltd.
1-2012 - 7-2017
HR Business Partner
Canonical Ltd.
6-2010 - 1-2012
Operations Manager
Acunu
9-2009 - 6-2010
HR Generalist
Canonical Ltd.
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Education
1999 - 2003
Masters
The University of Edinburgh
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