Lynda Hensley
About Lynda Hensley
Lynda Hensley is the VP of Global GTM HR & Talent Acquisition at Orca Security in San Diego, California.
Company
Lynda Hensley is currently employed at Orca Security in San Diego, California, United States, where she serves as the VP, Global GTM HR & Talent Acquisition. In her role, she has been instrumental in scaling the company from 42 to 475 employees within a few years, demonstrating her ability to manage rapid organizational growth.
Title
Lynda Hensley holds the title of VP, Global GTM HR & Talent Acquisition at Orca Security. Her responsibilities in this role include developing compensation philosophy, job architecture, and compliance functions to ensure operational readiness for the company’s future state.
Education and Expertise
Lynda Hensley received her Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She also pursued Graduate Studies in Community Education at Cardinal Stritch University. Her educational background equips her with a solid foundation for her extensive experience in HR, talent acquisition, and organizational design, including reorgs in the US, EMEA, and APAC regions.
Background
Lynda Hensley has a varied professional background that spans multiple companies and roles. Before joining Orca Security, she served as Interim Head of HR & Talent Acquisition at Cordial Inc. and as Managing Director at The Shoy Group. In earlier years, she worked as Director of Recruiting and HR at Entropic Communications and held senior roles at A.T. Kearney and DHR International. Her career has equipped her with skills in workforce planning, budgeting, and employee training and development.
Achievements
One of Lynda Hensley's notable achievements includes leading the scaling of Orca Security’s workforce from 42 to 475 employees. She has also crafted strategies that incorporate market trends, competition, and financial impacts, and advised on critical decisions such as whether to buy, lease, or hire talent. Additionally, she manages and investigates employee-relations issues, escalating only the most complex or high-risk situations to legal as needed.