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Elaine Adamson

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Senior Manager, Global People Operations at Apollo.io
📍 New York, New York, United States

Elaine is a People Ops Architect with over 20 years of experience designing and scaling global HR infrastructure for high-growth companies. She specializes in untangling complex systems and building durable operating models. Educated at Occidental College, people often describe her as strategic, thorough, and dedicated.

Elaine is a proponent of sustainable leadership, moving away from a "24/7 availability" mindset. She believes in fostering professional growth and productivity in her teams while championing a healthy work-life balance, recognizing that this is what effective leadership truly looks like.

Unique fact: Elaine operates on the principle that most companies misdiagnose their own problems, so her first step is always to find the real issue before building a solution.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager, Global People Operations
Job Level
Middle
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Global HR Infrastructure
Her core expertise involves building HR operations from the ground up, demonstrated by scaling a company from 3 to 7 international entities within six months.
Operational Scaling
She focuses on creating efficient and durable operating models to help scaling companies achieve operational excellence through data-driven insights and process design.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Senior Manager, Global People Operations
Apollo.io
10-2024 - 1-2025
Senior Manager, People Operations (Consultant)
ROC USA
8-2023 - 8-2024
Senior Manager, People Operations and Systems
Human Interest
6-2022 - 2-2023
Manager, People Operations
DigitalOcean
12-2021 - 6-2022
People Operations Manager (Consultant)
Two Chairs
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Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Occidental College
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