Opportunity and Position Specifications
CONTACT
Mara Rae Rivera
Owner and Principal Consultant
Mara Rae Consulting
802.299.7900
Mara Rae Neufeld Rivera, MS, SHRM-SCP
Fractional Chief People Officer
Executive People & Culture Leadership — When You Need It Most.
About
Mara Rae Neufeld Rivera, MS, SHRM-SCP
Strategic when you need perspective.
Hands-on when you need execution.
I partner with CEOs and leadership teams to build the people strategy, organizational infrastructure, and culture that enable organizations to grow, transform, and thrive.
With 20+ years of executive HR leadership, I bring Chief People Officer-level expertise to organizations that need senior leadership and strategic guidance without necessarily needing a full-time CPO.
What I Bring to the Table
Executive Partnership
Serving as a trusted thought partner to CEOs and leadership teams by bringing clarity, perspective, and practical solutions to complex people challenges.
Talent, Succession & Leadership
Building leadership capability, succession strategies, career pathways, and talent systems that support long-term growth.
Organizational Design & Transformation
Building the structures, roles, processes, and operating models organizations need to scale and evolve.
Performance & Total Rewards
Creating practical approaches to performance, compensation, rewards, and employee experience that support accountability and retention.
Culture & Change
Helping leaders strengthen culture, navigate significant change, and create organizations where people can do their best work.
People & Organizational Strategy
Aligning people strategy with business objectives, growth plans, and organizational priorities.
Why Fractional?
You may not need a full-time CPO.
You may need C-suite expertise, strategic perspective, and experienced leadership right now.
I provide the depth of experience of a senior People executive with the flexibility of a fractional model, whether you need an ongoing strategic partner, an embedded executive, hands-on leadership, or someone to lead a critical people initiative.
The goal isn't to build HR for HR's sake. It's to build the people strategy your business actually needs.