Sharyl Givens

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Chief People Officer at Shield AI

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Sharyl Givens is the Chief People Officer at Shield AI, an experienced leader who drives global business growth through strategic human resource programs for rapidly scaling organizations. She has held leadership roles at Splunk and Proofpoint and earned a B. S. from Menlo College.

She is passionate about fostering community and cultural awareness in the workplace. At a previous role, she served as an executive sponsor for an employee resource group dedicated to promoting the advancement of the Hispanic community. She is also a vocal supporter of veterans in the workforce.

Unique fact: Sharyl actively promotes diversity and inclusion, having served as the executive sponsor for the SOMOS employee resource group.

Personality Overview

Informal

Big Picture Person

Imaginative

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Strategic HR Programs
Her experience is centered on delivering strategic and tactical HR programs to support dynamic, rapidly growing organizations and a changing workforce.
Fostering Company Culture
Emphasizes the importance of culture, as seen in her posts about "Love, Splunk" and her focus on the "People Experience" team at Shield AI.
Talent Acquisition
Passionate about recruiting top talent, she actively encourages people to join her team and be part of changing the world.

Media Appearances

Sharyl has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Chief People Officer at Shield AI
4-2018
Member at Forbes Human Resources Council
10-2022 - 9-2024
Chief People Officer at Splunk
2-2018 - 9-2022
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer at Proofpoint
2-2018
Vice President Human Resources at Proofpoint

Education

1993 - 1995
B.S. from Menlo College

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Insights For Selling To Sharyl

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sharyl is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sharyl

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sharyl move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Sharyl take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Sharyl

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