Autumn Mather is a strategic Human Resources leader with over a decade of experience partnering with executives to build people strategies that drive measurable business performance. She specializes in aligning HR operations, employee relations, compliance, and workforce planning with organizational culture and growth goals. Autumn is particularly passionate about helping organizations navigate complex people challenges while building scalable processes that support long-term success. She delivers thoughtful, high-impact, high-touch HR solutions that position her clients for sustainable growth and operational excellence.
Autumn Mather
HR Director
Professional Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Strategic HR Leadership & Executive Business Partnership
- Employee Relations & Workplace Investigations
- HR Operations, Compliance & Employment Law
- Workforce Planning, Organizational Design & Change Management
- Performance Management, Benefits Strategy & Process Development
Technical Proficiencies
- HRIS Platforms: Workday, Oracle, Workforce, Taleo, Jobvite, UKG, Salesforce, Lattice, Greenhouse, JazzHR
- HR Systems Implementation & HRIS Migration
- Performance Management System Design & Program Development
- Compensation Benchmarking & Workforce Analytics
- Policy Development, HR Workflows & Process Design
Certifications & Credentials
- SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) – HRCI (currently recertifying)
- SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional) – SHRM (currently recertifying)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Bachelor of Business Administration – Human Resources Management
Professional Experience
Head of Human Resources / HR Consultant
Productivity Pilot & Red Hawk Technologies – Cincinnati, OH | 2023–Present
- Lead HR strategy for growing organizations, partnering directly with executive leadership to design scalable people infrastructure.
- Restructured benefits programs and performance management frameworks to align with business growth objectives.
- Advised executives on workforce planning, complex employee relations matters, and foundational HR program development.
- Built onboarding processes and operational HR workflows from the ground up in a consulting capacity.
Head of Human Resources
Armature Studio (Acquired by Meta) – Austin, TX | 2021–2022
- Led HR strategy and operations during a significant M&A transition.
- Served as strategic advisor to executive leadership on organizational design, recruiting strategy, and compensation.
- Managed the full HR lifecycle including talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, and benefits administration.
Senior HR Business Partner
Lower Colorado River Authority – Austin, TX | 2019–2021
- Played a direct role in organizational pandemic response planning and workforce continuity strategy.
- Guided leaders through restructures, workforce planning, and complex employee investigations.
- Partnered with legal counsel on immigration, compliance, and enterprise risk mitigation.
People Operations Manager (Early HR Leader)
Pager, Inc. – New York, NY | 2018–2019
- Built foundational HR programs for a fast-growing health tech startup, including performance management and onboarding.
- Partnered with executive leadership on rapid hiring strategy and organizational structure.
- Implemented compensation benchmarking and benefits strategies aligned with budget and growth.
Human Resources Generalist → HR Business Partner Support
Blizzard Entertainment – Austin, TX & New York, NY | 2013–2018
- Provided HR partnership to leaders supporting global teams and major E-Sports initiatives.
- Advised on performance management, organizational change, and workforce planning.
- Supported enterprise-wide HR initiatives across a complex, global organization.
Education & Credentials
- SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) – HRCI
- SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional) – SHRM
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), Concentration in HRM
- Texas A&M University – Central Texas, 2016
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Human Resources Management
- Texas A&M University – Central Texas, 2013
Personal Interests
Autumn lives in Cincinnati with her husband and daughter and enjoys spending time together at Reds baseball games and the Cincinnati Zoo. Having lived and worked across multiple regions of the country, she brings adaptability and a broad business perspective to her work—supporting organizations ranging from scrappy startups to Fortune 100 companies.