Led HR and Talent Strategy as Chief People Officer
Chief People Officer
Orangetheory Fitness | Camarillo Fitness LLC
April 2025 - Present
Summary
Sarah Kiernan
Fractional Head of People & CPO in New York, NY, USA
I'm a fractional Chief People Officer with 22 years of experience helping health, fitness, wellness, and consumer-facing businesses build scalable, high-performing organizations. I partner with founders and executive teams to solve complex people challenges from organizational design and executive hiring to culture transformation, leadership development, compliance, and HR infrastructure. If your company is growing rapidly, navigating change, or needs strategic People leadership, I bring practical, hands-on expertise that helps businesses scale while creating exceptional employee experiences.
About Sarah
New York, NY, USA
Fractional Head of People & CPO
House 120
Function Experience More information about Function Experience
100%
HR & People
Industry Experience More information about Industry Experience
60%
Fitness
40%
Health & Wellness
Commitment Experience More information about Commitment Experience
80%
Employee
20%
Consultant
Accomplishments
Directed HR and Training Operations at Heyday
Vice President of People
Heyday Skincare
April 2024 - March 2025
Summary
Directed HR and training operations at Heyday Skincare as Vice President of People, overseeing the comprehensive training strategy for all estheticians. Led the people operations department while providing executive coaching to the leadership team.
Skills Demonstrated
Impact
Scaled Headcount from 400 to 1,500 Employees
Vice President of People and Talent
[solidcore]
October 2019 - December 2023
Summary
As Vice President of People and Talent at [solidcore], built the foundation of the HR People team and developed the comprehensive talent acquisition strategy. Led the organization through the challenges of COVID-19 while successfully scaling headcount from 400 to 1,500 employees and opening more than 50 new studios.
Skills Demonstrated
Impact
Compensation Redesign for Fitness Coaches
Senior Director of Talent Management
SoulCycle
October 2013 - October 2019
Summary
As Senior Director of Talent Management at SoulCycle, I led the compensation redesign for fitness coaches, leveraging my expertise in organizational design and compensation & benefits. In this role, I partnered with leadership to align coach incentive structures with the brand's high-growth business strategy and talent retention goals.
Skills Demonstrated
Organizational Design Compensation & Benefits People Operations Talent Acquisition Leadership Development Executive Coaching
Impact
Managed Talent Strategy for 350+ Instructors
Senior Director of Talent Management and Internal Partnerships
SoulCycle
February 2013 - October 2019
Summary
As Senior Director of Talent Management and Internal Partnerships at SoulCycle, led talent strategy and business development for a global instructor population of 350+ team members. Directed end-to-end people operations, including compensation, benefits, and global growth opportunities.
Skills Demonstrated
Impact
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Experience
Orangetheory Fitness | Camarillo Fitness LLC
People Operations
Function: HR & People • Industry: Fitness • Type: Employee
Heyday Skincare
People Operations
Directed HR and training operations at Heyday Skincare as Vice President of People, overseeing the comprehensive training strategy for all estheticians. Led the people operations department while providing executive coaching to the leadership team.
[solidcore]
Talent Acquisition
As Vice President of People and Talent at [solidcore], built the foundation of the HR People team and developed the comprehensive talent acquisition strategy. Led the organization through the challenges of COVID-19 while successfully scaling headcount from 400 to 1,500 employees and opening more than 50 new studios.
SoulCycle
Organizational Development
As Senior Director of Talent Management at SoulCycle, I led the compensation redesign for fitness coaches, leveraging my expertise in organizational design and compensation & benefits. In this role, I partnered with leadership to align coach incentive structures with the brand's high-growth business strategy and talent retention goals.
SoulCycle
Learning & Development (L&D)
As Senior Director of Talent Management and Internal Partnerships at SoulCycle, led talent strategy and business development for a global instructor population of 350+ team members. Directed end-to-end people operations, including compensation, benefits, and global growth opportunities.
Skills
Organizational Design Compensation & Benefits People Operations Talent Acquisition Leadership Development Executive Coaching