Jessica Wandrey
Growing companies rarely stall because of the market. They stall because people challenges become business challenges. I build the people strategy and practices that clear the way.
Enterprise experience, applied to your business
Jessica connects people strategy to measurable business results. Two facts that define how she works:
From building HR functions from the ground up to centralizing nationwide talent strategy, Jessica aligned people priorities with business strategy across retail, healthcare, and financial services industries.
From establishing talent readiness to scaling talent acquisition and onboarding, Jessica led the people strategy and HR infrastructure behind a nationwide workforce that more than doubled during a period of rapid growth.
An HR executive who connects people strategy to business results
Jessica Wandrey is a business-driven HR executive with more than 25 years of experience leading enterprise talent and people strategy in complex, highly regulated, growth-oriented, and mission-focused organizations. Her background spans a Fortune 50 omnichannel retailer, the nation's largest consumer governed healthcare system, and the nation's largest financial management services provider for self-directed care programs. She is the founder of NorthVantage HR, LLC, powered by SRV HR.
The strongest people strategies are business strategies. When talent and culture decisions align with growth goals, everything moves faster.
Throughout her career, Jessica has built and scaled leadership and talent infrastructure for multi-state workforces across onsite, hybrid, and remote environments. As a trusted advisor to executive teams, she strengthens leadership capability and aligns people, roles, and organizational structure to advance strategic priorities and enable sustained performance.
Jessica is a Senior Certified Professional through SHRM (SHRM-SCP) and a participant in the Wharton Executive Education Chief Human Resources Officer program.
Most businesses don't stall because of their market. They stall because of their people.
You already know your people drive your results. You just don't have the time or the in-house expertise to build the systems that get the most from them. That's where I come in. As your fractional CHRO, I install proven talent strategy and HR systems that are repeatable, scalable, and built for your business.
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Deep specialization across the full spectrum of human resources leadership, with an eye always on retention, engagement, and performance.
Growth-Stage & PE-Backed Companies
Building the talent readiness and organizational structure that growth-stage and private equity-backed companies need to scale quickly.
Healthcare & Regulated Environments
Navigating the compliance, workforce, and culture demands unique to healthcare and other highly regulated industries.
Building & Scaling HR Functions
Building HR from the ground up, or scaling an existing function to match where the business is headed.
People & Culture Strategy
Aligning mission, vision, and values with the everyday behaviors that drive performance.
Organizational Design & Talent Planning
Structuring roles, teams, and workforce plans, then building the talent acquisition strategy to fill them.
Leadership Development & Performance Management
Coaching executives and building the culture and performance management systems that sustain growth.
The challenges that quietly cap your growth
Attracting and retaining the right people?
The talent who can actually drive your business results, and the systems to keep them.
People processes that don't run efficiently?
Hiring, onboarding, performance, and pay that should run like clockwork, but don't.
A culture that's undefined, or dividing the team?
Misalignment and disorder that quietly erode engagement and profit.
If any of these sound familiar, you're not alone. Businesses of every size face them. Jessica is ready to help you overcome them.
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