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Valerie Yanni

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Director, Talent Management at Kyndryl
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Valerie is a global HR and Talent executive with over 25 years of experience driving transformation at organizations like Kyndryl, Ferrero, and Credit Suisse. A graduate of Seton Hall University with an M. A. from New York University, she specializes in talent management, succession planning, and HR metrics. Colleagues describe her as gifted, adept, and an excellent manager.

She recently led a research tour with 25 CHROs to assess organizational maturity across people, process, and technology, which resulted in a published white paper.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Director, Talent Management
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Talent Transformation
Her career is defined by being a "Change Architect, " redesigning and leading talent and learning functions at global financial services, CPG, and tech companies.
Data-Driven HR
Leads global COEs focused on HR metrics, digital credentials, and assessments to implement data-informed talent strategies and governance.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Director, Talent Management
Kyndryl
10-2023 - 1-2025
Vice President, Head of Talent Mgt and Learning COE for North America, Canada & Caribbean
Ferrero
2014 - 2025
Strategic HR Consultant @ Global Fortune Companies
Fortune 500 Companies (Various)
4-2006 - 3-2014
Vice President, Global Talent and Learning
Sompo International
5-2003 - 4-2006
Vice President, Global Executive Development
Credit Suisse
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Education
9-1987 - 6-1991
Bachelor of Science - BS
Seton Hall University
Employee Relations and Investigations Certificate
Cornell University
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