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Alison Sharman

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Head of People at Truffle Security Co.
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

As the Head of People at Truffle Security, Alison Sharman specializes in people, processes, and problem-solving. With a background scaling teams at Waymo and Cruise, she has a proven track record of building operational excellence. Alison holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification and a Bachelor of Arts from UC Irvine.

Drawing from early experience in her familys restaurant, she approaches everything with gusto and values shared success. She enjoys organizing team activities and offsites, which have included hiking, biking, and cooking competitions. Her colleagues describe her as competent, kind, solutions-oriented, and an "all-star partner. "

Her work ethic and collaborative mindset were shaped by working in a small family restaurant early in her life.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Head of People
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Scaling Company Culture
She has experience scaling teams from 140 to over 2, 000 employees at Cruise and now leads people operations at award-winning startups like Truffle Security.
Talent Operations
She built the first Talent Operations team at Cruise, focusing on process streamlining, system administration, and recruiter onboarding, and is praised for her process mindfulness.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Head of People
Truffle Security Co.
7-2022 - 9-2024
People Experience Lead
Truffle Security Co.
5-2021 - 7-2022
People Operations
Gather
8-2020 - 5-2021
People Programs Lead
Waymo
9-2018 - 7-2020
Senior Program Manager, Talent Operations
Cruise
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Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
UC Irvine
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