Angela Payne
Co-Founder
Having spent her whole career in the Human Capital space, Angela’s interest and passion start with people. Everyone who knows her recognizes her ability to make authentic and long-lasting connections. This “superpower” has enabled Angela to not only build and grow successful teams but also become a strategic coach for many other leaders inside and outside of her organization.
In her current role as co-founder of LeedHR, Angela is responsible for both the development and delivery of client programs, ultimately creating better organizational leaders. Her recent engagement as the National Board President for Lean In Canada, a not-for-profit organization and community of professional women which empower each other to build purposeful and fulfilling careers, empowered her to set the vision, develop the strategy and enable the growth for their nationwide chapters and circles initiatives.
Angela has expert knowledge of how to create and maintain a thriving workplace. Her broad-based business and management experience, including cross-functional P&L’s, has allowed Angela to build talented, productive, engaged, and diverse teams. In her most recent corporate role as Monster Canada’s SVP and General Manager, Angela was instrumental in transforming its business processes and culture by providing continuous inspirational leadership grounded in sound financial acumen which helped impact the bottom line. Her positive impact on the business was also leveraged across continents as a formal coach and mentor for many women in leadership positions. Previously as Country Manager at Lee Hecht Harrison, she lead a successful merger and business integration between both LHH and Knightsbridge, resulting in the largest career transition and management business in Canada. During this merger, she led the modernization of the professional career transition and management practice by developing its playbook and technology upgrades, directly impacting the quality and efficiency of delivery.
Angela is a York University graduate and has continued her studies at INSEAD in business and IMD in Leadership Development. She’s a regular contributor to industry events where she speaks about recruitment, leadership, and her greatest passion – female business leadership.
In her spare time, Angela enjoys discovering new travel destinations with her husband and daughter while keeping up an ever-expanding log of the best places to shop!