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 25+ 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.
Serving as a trusted thought partner to CEOs and leadership teams by bringing clarity, perspective, and practical solutions to complex people challenges.
Building leadership capability, succession strategies, career pathways, and talent systems that support long-term growth.
Building the structures, roles, processes, and operating models organizations need to scale and evolve.
Creating practical approaches to performance, compensation, rewards, and employee experience that support accountability and retention.
Helping leaders strengthen culture, navigate significant change, and create organizations where people can do their best work.
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.