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Paula Watson-Lafortune

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Global People Director at Retool
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Paula Watson-Lafortune is the Global People Director at Retool, specializing in leading HR business partner teams for Go-to-Market and G&A functions. Her career includes scaling recruiting teams at major tech companies like Facebook and Hearsay Systems. She holds a Master of Business Studies from Smurfit Graduate School of Business.

At Facebook, her team exceeded monthly hiring goals by 10%, with a specific focus on improving diversity hiring.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Global People Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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AI Business Tools
Her recent activity focuses heavily on promoting Retool's new AI-native platform, including its capabilities in automation, security, and application development.
Global Team Scaling
Has extensive experience managing and scaling dispersed People and Recruiting teams globally for companies like Retool, Hearsay Systems, and Facebook.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Global People Director
Retool
8-2019 - 4-2025
People Director, GTM
Hearsay Systems
3-2018 - 7-2019
Senior Manager, Recruiting
Facebook
8-2014 - 3-2018
Senior Manager, Recruiting
Quantcast
2-2012 - 6-2014
Talent Acquisition Manager
PwC
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Education
Master of Business Studies (MBs)
Smurfit Graduate School of Business
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
University of Galway
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