Hi, I am
Christopher
Hudson
Global HR Leader | Culture Architect | Organizational Scaler
About Me.
My passion lies in creating people-centric organizations that not only scale but thrive by fostering cultures that are both high-performing and inclusive. I specialize in designing and implementing robust talent platforms, scalable people structures, and transformational, award-winning culture initiatives that drive both employee engagement and business success.
With over 20 years of experience, I’ve led HR operations in fast-paced, high-growth tech environments across North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM. Speaking multiple languages and having lived abroad twice in my lifetime has shaped my unique perspective on the workplace, enabling me to contribute to the growth of companies from startups to large enterprises.
My work is guided by two core beliefs.
First, the power of culture is the key to organizational success, a belief reflected in my development of the "Cultural Microsphere" theory—an approach that helps organizations redefine and measure their internal culture to improve employee experiences.
Second, I believe HR professionals must be "boundaryless," building value by going beyond the traditional HR business partner model to develop commercial, financial, strategic, and performance acumen.
Respected by Executives and Peers...
"Every CEO needs a great sounding board to explore ideas with wide and lasting impacts. Christopher has an exceptional ability to see the big picture, and when he encounters a gap in his knowledge, he proactively seeks to fill it. After working closely together over the past two years, it’s clear that I’ve learned more from him than he has from me."
Kevin Coppins
President and Chief Executive Officer
Spirion LLC
WHAT SETS ME APART
Strategic Planning
Expert in developing and executing strategic plans that align with revenue objectives and drive profitability through organizational performance.
Business Optimization
Demonstrated skills in enhancing corporate operations and processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs and inefficiencies, and maximize resource allocation.
Culture and Change
Experienced in fostering a Top Workplace culture of innovation and collaboration while effectively managing organizational change initiatives to drive positive outcomes and compelling employee engagement.
We risk overusing the word 'culture' to explain every aspect of the work environment, but that’s not the case.
Culture isn’t a top-down directive or an HR program.
It’s not uniform, nor does it manifest the same way across all areas of a company. Instead, workplace culture is shaped by individual human behaviors and interactions within specific areas of the business—a concept I call the
'Cultural Microsphere'.
Check out the infographic!!
ROLES THAT HAVE LED ME HERE
Senior Vice President, People
2022-Present
SPIRION LLC
The Riverside Company private-equity firm.
SaaS, Cybersecurity Platform.
Headquartered: Tampa, Florida USA
Global Vice President, Human Resources
2021-2022
XEEVA, INC.
Sold to Peakspan/Simfoni, November 2022.
SaaS, AI-powered Procurement / Indirect Spend Software.
Headquartered: Detroit, Michigan USA
Vice President, Talent Management
2019-2020
EAGLE6 SOFTWARE
Privately-held, Hyper-Growth.
SaaS, Cybersecurity Platform.
Headquartered: Sellersburg, Indiana USA
Vice President, Global Talent Management
Regional Director, HR, The Americas
2011-2018
OPENET TELECOM, INC.
Privately-held, sold to Amdocs 2019.
Software, Telecommunications.
Headquartered: Dublin, Ireland EU
 Post-Grad GraduationNational College of Ireland Graduation, Nov 2017 |  Matt the Millers TavernKilkenny, IE |  The Temple BarDublin, IE |  Malahide CastleMalahide, Co. Dublin, IE |
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 First beer in Ireland!Dublin, circa May 2016 |  Smithwick's BreweryKilkenny, IE |
Expatriate to Ireland 2016-2017
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
SHRM-SCP
Senior Certified Professional
USA
Society for Human Resource Management
Member and certified since 2016
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Associate CIPD
Professional Membership
Ireland and the United Kingdom
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Member and certified since 2016
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Post-Grad Diploma
Human Resources Management
Level 9 with Distinctions
National College of Ireland
Graduation 2016
CORE COMPETENCIES
Financial Intelligence
Digital HR and AI Integration
Remote Workforce Management
Global People Operations
Precision Talent Alignment
HR Data Analytics and Metrics
For five years, I created my own content on my website The HR Globalist, an online video blog dedicated to sharing global HR insights in a local context. Through weekly videos, articles, and features, I aimed to provide meaningful content to help HR professionals navigate challenges across different regions. I’m passionate about sharing knowledge and staying deeply involved in the profession I love, whether through speaking engagements or creating valuable content. While The HR Globalist has since been discontinued to focus on speaking opportunities, its mission of sharing expertise and fostering growth in the HR community continues through my work. Looking back, a video editor and producer I was not, but the content remains relative and a foundation for who I am as an HR professional.
Tuesday Talent Take Down. Episode 17-2020.
You likely have words or statements like “Trustworthy” or “Innovative” or “Doing the right thing” as your values. When a human being displays that value, what does it really look like? What are the actions that demonstrate that value?
3..2..1..TALENT! Episode 15-2019.
In this episode, I want to talk about culture and how you’re defining your business cultures. I think in order to begin to have that conversation we have to have a working definition of what “culture” is, so I’d like to present mine to you. I believe that culture is “the way in which employees create, collaborate, and innovate to solve problems and to produce business outcomes.”
The HR Globalist. Episode 18-2020.
Here, I share three valuable lessons that I have learned from being the Head of People in a start-up working environment.
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