Ellen (Egusa) Arrigo

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of People Strategy at Gong

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

As Director of People Strategy at Gong, Ellen Arrigo specializes in creating scalable solutions to drive employee success. Her background includes managing strategic HR programs at Grammarly, Opendoor, and PwC. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from UC Santa Barbara.

She joined Gong with the specific goal of building the foundational "operating rhythm" for their entire People team.

Personality Overview

Relationship Oriented

Believer

Informal

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions.

Topics They Care About

People Strategy
Her career is focused on developing and executing strategic HR programs to drive employee success and build effective company-wide operating rhythms.
HR Program Management
She has extensive experience managing the entire project lifecycle for key HR initiatives, including performance reviews, compensation, and engagement surveys.
Future of Work
In a previous role, she was directly responsible for developing and executing strategic programs related to the future of work.

Media Appearances

Ellen has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Director of People Strategy at Gong
2-2022 - 4-2025
Senior People Program Manager at Grammarly
3-2021 - 2-2022
Senior People Program Manager at Opendoor
6-2019 - 2-2021
People Program Manager at Opendoor
2-2018 - 5-2019
HR Deployment Manager at PwC

Education

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from UC Santa Barbara

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Insights For Selling To Ellen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ellen is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ellen

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ellen move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Ellen take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Ellen

Personality Compatibility


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