Georgina Robilliard

People & Culture Leader | Scaling Distributed Tech Companies

People executive with 10+ years’ experience scaling distributed technology companies from early-stage to global teams. Expert in leadership development, organisational design, and performance strategy. Known for building high-trust, high-performing cultures that enable rapid growth.


EXPERIENCE
Founder
G HR for HR, Sydney       April 2026 - Present

Partner with HR leaders to improve their impact acting as a trusted advisor, coach and collaborator.

Co-founder   December 2023 - June 2026
Playgrounded Co, Sydney

Co-founded a consultancy focused on improving effectiveness in hybrid and remote teams through leadership, rituals, and team dynamics to scale the company culture they want.

  • Developed services, programs and frameworks that turned academic insight into practical strategies for leaders for companies such as Cisco Systems, Catapult, Redkite and Victoria University

VP of People May 2020 - June 2023
Buildkite, Remote
Led global People function from Series A through Series B SaaS company.

  • Scaled team from 18 → 100 employees across 9 countries in 3 years

  • Partnered with CEO and leadership team on company strategy, org design, and strategic restructuring 

  • Built and implemented performance cycles, career frameworks, and compensation structures

  • Represented People function at board meetings and participated in compensation committee

  • Led company values relaunch and internal communication strategy

  • Co-designed remote culture initiatives improving engagement and team cohesion

  • Ensured compliance across multiple jurisdictions (including COVID-era policy changes & SOC 2 readiness)

  • Coached leaders to improve performance, team effectiveness, and conflict resolution

  • Built and managed people team of 5

  • Maintained 80%+ employee satisfaction, and consistently achieved 4.7/5 engagement score


Head of People & Culture                   May 2018 - May 2020
Insured By Us, Remote

  • Built People strategy for a fully remote, distributed company

  • Designed and launched end-to-end hiring and onboarding across multiple time zones

  • Implemented leadership 360 reviews (+50% improvement YoY)

  • Created performance and career development frameworks

  • Introduced coaching systems to improve management capability

  • Led remote offsites and internal communication strategy

  • Built and managed customer support team (CSAT: 85%) in regulated industry


Co-founder   September 2016 - May 2020
The Cheese Pair, Sydney

  • Launched and grew a catering business from concept to revenue, led marketing, sales, and operations, managed end-to-end service delivery and customer experience


Chief of Staff / Technical Recruiter / All the things   February 2013 - March 2018
Lookahead Search, Sydney 

  • Partnered with founder on business strategy and operations

  • Improved internal onboarding and team processes

  • Supported scaling of recruitment team and client delivery

Recruitment Coordinator February 2011 - December 2012
RecWorks Ltd, London 

  • Supported growth of team from 2 → 12 recruiters

  • Managed KPIs, reporting, and data analysis

  • Contributed to contracting function development

  • Owned candidate and client satisfaction processes

EDUCATION 
Bachelor of Arts, First Class  Honours   2007 - 2010
University of Sydney Majoring in Sociology and Psychology.