Maggie Goodman
About Maggie Goodman
Maggie Goodman serves as the Head of People Partners for Europe at Choco, where she focuses on aligning people strategies with business operations. She has extensive experience in human resources, having held various roles in companies such as Dext, Nested.com, and Runa.
Current Role at Choco
Maggie Goodman serves as the Head of People Partners for Europe at Choco, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she leads a team of People Partners across four European regions: Germany, Spain, France, and the UK. Her focus includes unblocking challenges for People Partners to align with business strategy and operational support. Goodman collaborates with People Enablement and People Analytics functions to implement global people initiatives and provides coaching on managing transformation and change within the European regions.
Previous Experience in Human Resources
Maggie Goodman has extensive experience in human resources across various organizations. She worked at Dext as an HR Advisor for three months in 2019 and held multiple roles there, including Talent Acquisition Partner for six months from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, she served as an HR Coordinator at Goodlord for five months in 2017 and as a People Operations Manager at Runa from 2019 to 2021. Her early career included an HR internship at Phase Eight Ltd. in 2014.
Talent Acquisition and Business Development Experience
Goodman has a background in talent acquisition and business development. She worked as a Talent Acquisition Partner and Coordinator at Nested.com in 2018, contributing to the recruitment process for seven months. Prior to that, she was a Business Development Executive at Goodlord for nine months in 2016. These roles provided her with a solid foundation in aligning talent strategies with business objectives.
Education and Professional Qualifications
Maggie Goodman earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a minor in History from UC Santa Barbara, where she studied from 2012 to 2016. She also completed CIPD Qualifications, achieving Level 5 from 2019 to 2020. Her education has equipped her with skills relevant to her roles in human resources and people management.
Leadership and Organizational Involvement
During her time at UC Santa Barbara, Maggie Goodman served as the Panhellenic President for the UCSB Chapter of the National Panhellenic Conference from 2015 to 2016. This leadership role involved overseeing organizational activities and fostering collaboration among various sororities, enhancing her leadership and organizational skills.