Janny Deras

Janny Deras

Head of People & Strategic People Partner | HR Business Partnering & People Operations (8+ Years)

8 yrs experience · San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 30-40 hrs/week

About

HR business partner and people operations leader with 8+ years of experience in HR business partnering and people management. Currently serves as Head of People at Sonocharge Energy, owning immigration strategy, workforce mobility readiness, and compliant international employment foundations, building core systems and governance models to enable predictable, scalable workforce growth. Previously held senior global people business partner roles at BitGo and HR leadership at Interana (acquired by Twitter), with earlier experience supporting recruiting operations at Google and program management within legal and executive education settings.

Skills

Business StrategyCross-functional collaborationHuman ResourcesLeadershipManagementPayroll

Experience

  • Head of People & Strategic People Partner to Executive Leadership · Sonocharge Energy11-01-2024

    Executive owner of immigration strategy, workforce mobility readiness, and compliant international employment foundations as the company scales. Built core systems and vendor ecosystem across payroll, immigration counsel, and benefits partners. Established governance models, operating cadence, and compliance frameworks enabling predictable workforce scale. Partner closely with founders on workforce planning, hiring strategy, and organizational scaling decisions in a regulated environment.

  • Member · Latinas in Tech01-01-2020

    Member

  • Member · Latinas in Tech01-01-2023

    Member

  • Sr. Global People Business Partner · BitGo03-01-2022 – 11-01-2024
  • Sr. Global People Business Partner · BitGo03-01-2021 – 02-01-2022
  • HR Manager / Interim Head of People Operations (Acquired by Twitter) · Interana02-01-2019 – 03-01-2020
  • SAHM · The Pregnancy Pause01-01-2018 – 01-01-2018

    SAHM

  • People Partner · Aurora01-01-2017 – 01-01-2018

    People Partner

  • Recruiting Coordinator / Sourcer at Linkedin · Google01-01-2016 – 01-01-2018

    -Scheduled phone and on-site interviews across the Engineering, Product Management and University team by reserving rooms, facilitating candidates on-sites, and travel arrangements -Recognized for the highest volume of phone and on-site interviews scheduled for Q2 and Batch Day Interviews. -Part of the team that created the Candidate Interview training program for incoming candidates in Mountain View.

  • Legal Program Manager · The Bar Association of San Francisco01-01-2013 – 01-01-2016

    Legal Program Manager

  • Assistant Program Coordinator (During School) · Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education01-01-2007 – 01-01-2008

    Assistant Program Coordinator ( During School) Executive Education Program Coordinator- -Executive Program in Social Entrepreneurship -Driving Innovation and New Ventures in Established Organizations -Managing Teams for Innovation and Success -Stanford Executive Program: Be a Leader Who Matters

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