Riley Okafor
Head of Human Experience
riley.okafor@mailbox.io · (555) 203-7841 · linkedin.com/in/rileyo · Portland, OR
Summary
Culture strategist who designed onboarding systems reducing time-to-productivity by 34% at high-growth company. Built belonging and inclusion programs across distributed teams spanning 9 time zones. Known for translating ambiguous culture mandates into measurable workflow improvements.
Distributed Team Experience & Integration
• Designed company-wide onboarding program reducing time-to-productivity by 34% across 6 departments — Meridian Works
• Partnered with CEO to design annual offsite for 140-person distributed team across 9 time zones — seamless integration across regions
• Built peer mentorship system adopted by 89% of new hires in first quarter, creating belonging pathways for remote workforce
• Created journey mapping frameworks deployed across 14 client engagements for distributed professional services teams — Bright Arc Consulting
Executive Facilitation & Change Management
• Led cross-functional facilitation for 3 organizational restructures affecting 200+ employees at fast-scaling SaaS company
• Facilitated leadership retreats for C-suite teams at 8 mid-market companies, designing strategic alignment sessions
• Managed 3 junior facilitators while growing consulting practice revenue 40% in 18 months
• Built coalition of 40 community partners to support large-scale program transitions — Roosevelt Unified School District
Skills
Facilitation & Change Management: Cross-functional facilitation, executive retreat design, organizational restructure leadership
Culture Systems: Onboarding workflow design, peer mentorship programs, pulse survey design, OKR alignment
Measurement & Analysis: Culture metrics, belonging signals, leadership briefings, journey mapping
Software Integration: Figma, Notion, Lattice, Miro
Employment History
Meridian Works | Head of Culture & Experience | 2021–Present
Bright Arc Consulting | Experience Design Lead | 2018–2021
Roosevelt Unified School District | Program Coordinator | 2015–2018
Education
Education details available upon request