Boardroom perspective
Experience with executive compensation, global rewards, acquisition integration and leadership decisions.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRACTICE
Meet Jennifer Kraemer.
CHRE · Adler Trained Coach · Prosci-certified · Business-minded executive HR leadership.
JENNIFER KRAEMER · FOUNDERMORE THAN A JOB TITLE
Senior experience.
Personal commitment.
Jennifer has spent more than 25 years connecting people strategy with the realities of running a business.
Her career spans founder-led ventures, global technology platforms, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare and pharmaceuticals. She has reported to a company president, advised CEOs and boards, led enterprise HR functions and supported founders through decisions that cannot wait for a large HR department.
Her differentiator is strategic judgment paired with practical ownership. She can advise on executive rewards, organization design or acquisitions—and also work directly on a sensitive employee issue, manager coaching, HR technology or change implementation.
Her qualifications include CHRE (HRPA), Adler Trained Coach, Prosci certification, the HR Executive Management Program at the University of Toronto and a Certificate in Personnel Management from Humber College.
Board & CEO partnershipGlobal workforce leadershipHands-on delivery
Connect with JenniferTHREE PERSPECTIVES, ONE PARTNER
Executive. Operator. Founder.
Jennifer understands strategic decisions and the practical constraints that determine whether those decisions work.
Real-world accountability
Teams, budgets, collective bargaining, employee relations, HR technology and cross-border people operations.
Founder-level empathy
Co-founded a SaaS venture with hands-on responsibility for product, financing, sales and customers.
THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE EXPERTISE
A career across
different scales.
Selected career chapters, including executive, entrepreneurial and consulting work. Some assignments overlapped.
Diageo Canada
Progressive HR roles, including VP HR (1998–2003). Led collective bargaining, manufacturing workforce change, plant closure/disposition work and values-based learning.
J Kraemer Consulting / Leaps & Bounds
Executive coaching, organizational effectiveness, total rewards and strategic planning across direct client engagements.
Gennum
Director Human Resources. Global total rewards and career ladders, multinational HR leadership, engagement research and M&A planning.
AmerisourceBergen Canada
VP Human Resources. Led a 13-person HR organization and $2.5M budget for operations with up to 1,300 employees; supported rapid hiring and distribution growth.
GoRightIn
Co-founder of a SaaS business; hands-on work across financing, product development, sales, marketing, customer development and governance.
Alexion Pharma Corp
Senior HR & Business Consultant. Supported expansion that doubled Canadian headcount, alongside leadership development and rewards work.
Aralez Pharmaceuticals
Senior HR & Business Consultant, with experience in specialty pharmaceuticals.
Pangaea Consultants
Associate Managing Director and Director, HR & Business Consulting; executive coaching, strategic planning, organization effectiveness and healthcare/biotechnology consulting.
Republix Platform Technologies
VP Human Resources. People integration of nine acquisitions, multinational HR accountability, executive advisory and AI-informed engagement action plans.
Safyre Labs / Jewlr
VP Human Resources. Manufacturing and e-commerce HR leadership, executive recruitment, organization design and strengthened HR delivery.