Joanne Briscoe
About Joanne Briscoe
Joanne Briscoe serves as the Senior Director, People Partner at Workato, where she focuses on fostering inclusive and high-performing workplace cultures. With extensive experience in human resources across various companies, she has developed expertise in talent strategies and organizational growth.
Work at Workato
Joanne Briscoe currently serves as the Senior Director, People Partner at Workato, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she focuses on fostering inclusive and high-performing cultures that enable employees to excel in their work. Her experience in people management is complemented by her previous role at Workato as Director, People Partner (EMEA) for a brief period earlier in 2023.
Previous Experience in People Management
Before joining Workato, Joanne Briscoe accumulated extensive experience in people management across several prominent organizations. She worked at Slack as Sr. Manager, People Partner (EMEA) from 2017 to 2020 and later as Director, People Partner (EMEA) from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she served as Director, Employee Success Business Partner EMEA at Salesforce from 2021 to 2023. Her career also includes roles at Vivendi, WEBZEN Inc., Squarespace, and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
Education and Expertise
Joanne Briscoe has a strong educational background in management and coaching. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Management from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology from 2003 to 2007. She furthered her education with a CIPD qualification from the National College of Ireland in 2008. Additionally, she completed a Diploma in Executive Coaching at the Irish Management Institute from 2018 to 2019 and an Advanced Diploma in Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaching at Kingstown College from 2020 to 2021.
Focus and Passion in Human Resources
Joanne Briscoe is dedicated to building effective people functions and talent strategies that enhance organizational performance. Her focus includes guiding leaders through periods of hyper-growth and international expansion. She is recognized for her expertise in creating and localizing people programs, as well as developing compensation and benefits structures and job architecture.