Pat Wadors

Chief Human Resources Officer - Author - Board Member - LinkedIn Instructor- Dyslexic Thinker

Santa Barbara, California, United States

About

Do you know what you stand for? Do you have a personal scorecard? I was asked what my "tag line" was as a leader. What do I stand for? How am I motivated? I never really thought about that as a tag line but more of my internal compass or rather my personal scorecard in life. I didn't have a simple statement ready. ( I am Irish so I speak in stories ;) ) But after that probe from my CEO at the time, I gave this a lot of thought one night...What was MY elevator pitch? I soon realized that having a simple clear statement helped both me and my organizations as we built amazing cultures. It was our compass. Here is what I wrote on my white board: "I need to leave the world better than I found it, to be kind, to give more than I get, to make a difference." If I can help even one person be better off for having me in their lives, I feel fulfilled. What is your purpose?

Experience

  • Chief Human Resources Officer at Intuitive
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    •Grateful to lead the People function at Intuitive - overseeing HR Business Leaders,Total Rewards, Recruiting, Talent Development, HR Operations, HR Technology, I&D, Employee Experience, and Internal Communications. • Responsible for developing and implementing innovative strategies to enhance employee experience and support business goals - keeping the patient first: always. • Focus on achieving high employee engagement/ performance and retention rates through strategic HR initiatives that align to business needs.

  • Board Member at Moloco
    Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Author at Wiley
    Nov 2023 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Super excited to have authored and launched "Unlock Your Leadership Story: How to Build Understanding and Motivate Teams Using Fables and Folktales" with personal reflections and tools. • Incorporated personal lessons learned, a bit of science and favorite fables to create a unique leadership guide. • Managed orders on Amazon and Barnes and Noble - Audio book is also available.

  • Board Member at Accolade, Inc.
    Feb 2020 - Mar 2025 · 5 yrs 2 mos

  • UKG (3 yrs 5 mos)
    • Chief People Officer
      Apr 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      At UKG, our purpose is people. As strong believers in culture and building lifelong customer partnerships, we help organizations realize what’s possible when they invest in their people. I'm excited to lead our Global People team to take us to the next stage of growth while caring for our employees. Visit ukg.com.

    • Board Member
      May 2021 - Mar 2022 · 11 mos