Allison Langille

Galvanizer
DISC Type : Id

VP People & Talent at Valence

Canada

Overview

Allison Langille is the VP of People & Talent at Valence, where she leads culture, organizational design, and AI-first hiring. Described as strategic and humble, she has scaled the company from its seed stage through 3x growth. She holds a post-grad degree in Human Resource Management from York University.

Outside of her core tech career, Allison is passionate about impact-driven work, having previously built a remote social enterprise accelerator focused on ventures in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. She also took a four-year career break for full-time parenting, an experience she views as a highlight of her professional journey.

Unique fact: Allison grew a social enterprise accelerator by 400%, catalyzing over 250 ventures across 35 countries.

Personality Overview

Self-Assured

Socially Adept

Persuader

They like to keep things under control.  They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.

Topics They Care About

AI in HR
Leads people operations at an AI-native company and is focused on using AI to disrupt traditional HR cycles in a human, balanced way.
Startup Scaling
Experienced building foundational people programs from the ground up, navigating a startup from ~15 employees through Seed, Series A, and B rounds.
Organizational Design
Her role focuses on guiding cultural shifts and accelerating organizational design to support rapid growth and global expansion.

Media Appearances

Allison has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
VP People & Talent at Valence
1-2022
Head of People, Talent and Operations at Valence
4-2020 - 12-2021
People and Operations Lead at Valence
6-2016 - 4-2020
Full-time parenting at Career Break
5-2012 - 5-2016
Director of Operations at Ennovent

Education

Post Grad in Human Resource Management from York University
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom from Saint Mary's University

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Insights For Selling To Allison

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Present testimonials from existing customers about their experience with your product
  • You might need to keep the conversation on track, they tend to slide off-topic
  • Talk about other customers and how they have derived value from your product

DONT's

  • Don’t rely too much on what they promise, make your own deductions
  • Do not come across as negative or non-supportive, work with them as a partner
  • Don’t be excessively objective, focus on building a story first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Allison is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Allison

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Allison move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Allison take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Allison

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