Upwork appointed Sunita Solao as Chief People Officer
As a human resources and people executive with more than two decades of experience working across the globe, Sunita has led teams, enabled business growth, and scaled organization at digitally native brands like Convoy, Airbnb, and eBay.
Upwork appointed Sunita Solao as Chief People Officer
The largest work marketplace in the world, Upwork, announced that Sunita Solao would join the organisation as chief people officer (CPO) on May 1, 2023.
As a human resources and people executive with more than two decades of experience working across the globe, Sunita has led teams, enabled business growth, and scaled organization at digitally native brands like Convoy, Airbnb, and eBay.
Hayden Brown, president and CEO of Upwork, said, “We’re thrilled to welcome Sunita as chief people officer to lead the people team and chart the future for our global, diverse workforce.
As we continue to define a new era of work and scale global organizations to enable business results, she will be invaluable.”
As a flexible, inclusive, and high-performing team, Hayden Brown added, “Sunita’s leadership will help us continue to set the standard for innovative workforce solutions and accelerate our progress.”
As the world of work changes, Upwork is in a unique position to support businesses and professionals everywhere, according to Sunita.
“A purposeful employee experience is being shaped by innovative workforce strategy, which has become even more important to enabling business success, “Sunita threw in.
“I am thrilled to be joining Upwork at this time to continue to build on the company’s impressive track record of empowering the future of work,” Sunita added.
In order to hasten our progress towards accomplishing our mission, Sunita said, “I am particularly excited to drive innovation in our workforce strategy and design a world-class team member experience.”
Solao previously held several HR and people leadership positions at eBay and Airbnb, including head of people for Airbnb’s Homes Business division. Solao reported to the CEO of Convoy as vice president of the people function.
Sunita has a Master’s degree in Business Management with a concentration in Human Resources from Symbiosis International University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She graduated from BITS Pilani with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree.
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