Susy is an Executive Coach who’s worked and led teams in over 20 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. As a Chief People Officer and Operations Executive, Susy has experience in both rapidly scaling and rightsizing organizations, coaching at all levels of leadership across multiple functional areas (People, Finance, Audit, Operations, & Strategy).
From a business perspective, Susy has spearheaded multiple transformation and automation projects as well as global expansions of teams. She has also developed top-rated onboarding programs, and HR operating models and strategies. She’s managed multi-million dollar budgets and 1,000+ employees for Tech Unicorns (Clearco & ApplyBoard), Global Industrial Businesses (General Electric, 3M), and Global Financial Services (Manulife/John Hancock & Allianz Partners).
Susy holds an MBA from Ivey Business School at Western University and has obtained the Harvard University Coaching Strategies certificate. Susy is a board member of TalentLift Canada, a founding member of the HR Expert Council and is a certified DISC trainer. She is currently pursuing a NeuroCoaching designation through the NeuroScience Coaching Centre.
Susy speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. She is a proud champion of diversity and a passionate community builder.
You cannot find a more enthusiastic, passionate and caring people leader than Susy Martins. I have had the pleasure to work with her as the Clobal HR Operations VP at Manulife as well as the CHRO at Apply Board. She is not only a strategic minded leader but is not afraid to get into the details to ensure that projects are completed to exceed expectations. You want Susy on your team to drive a great culture and engaged workforce. Susy is definitely a Woman of Influence and cares about bringing other Women leaders to their fullest potential. We need more leaders like Susy
in this world!
Jennifer Buckley
Senior Commercial Leader, Dialogue, Former Workday Canada CEO
You cannot find a more enthusiastic, passionate and caring people leader than Susy Martins. I have had the pleasure to work with her as the Clobal HR Operations VP at Manulife as well as the CHRO at Apply Board. She is not only a strategic minded leader but is not afraid to get into the details to ensure that projects are completed to exceed expectations. You want Susy on your team to drive a great culture and engaged workforce. Susy is definitely a Woman of Influence and cares about bringing other Women leaders to their fullest potential. We need more leaders like Susy
in this world!
Anne No
Managing Director, RBCx
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We've helped hundreds of leaders, managers, and rising teams with our science-based frameworks and sessions. 98% of attendees say Elevate improved their confidence to manage their team, and 95% of attendees said they’d recommend Elevate to others.
