The modern onboarding Eexperience with Debbie Gunning, Vice President of People at Human Interest

Debbie is a passionate and veteran HR and People leader, having spent the last 24 years creating memorable candidate experiences, innovating employer branding, and building amazing teams by helping hire top-notch talent for the right jobs. Debbie’s career began in recruiting where she worked for companies like The Stepo Group and Xero.

Now, Debbie is the Vice President of People at Human Interest where she has been managing the complexities of a geographically distributed workforce since COVID began. Two years ago, Human Interest was a 50-person office in San Francisco. When the company entered a period of rapid growth, its hiring needs accelerated. Today, Human Interest boasts over 700 employees, two thirds of whom are full-time remote workers.