Greenhouse Bolsters Leadership Team with Sharawn Tipton as Chief People Officer

December 10, 2025 8:00

New York — December 10th, 2025: Greenhouse, the leading hiring platform, today announced the appointment of Sharawn Tipton as Chief People Officer. In this role, Sharawn will identify new opportunities where people strategy can accelerate Greenhouse’s business and strengthen the employee experience as the company continues to grow.

Over the last 20 years, Sharawn has championed the people function as a driver of business success. Her experience spans both public and private companies, where she has fostered inclusive cultures and led every facet of human resources, with particular expertise in Total Rewards and IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Allyship). Most recently, as the Chief People and Culture Officer at LiveRamp, Sharawn led Human Resources worldwide, designing people strategies that directly supported business outcomes while building inclusive, high-trust environments. 

“I joined Greenhouse because helping people land their ideal job is my purpose, and Greenhouse is one of the most trusted platforms for making that possible. In a world where millions of people are navigating hiring uncertainty, this mission matters more than ever,” said Tipton. “I’m deeply committed to this work because people unlock everything. The right culture and leadership can advance innovation, elevate performance, and change lives.”

Headshot of Sharawn Tipton
Meet Sharawn Tipton, the new Chief People Officer at Greenhouse Software.

Sharawn joins Greenhouse at a time of rapid growth and innovation, marked by recent launches such as Real Talent, MyGreenhouse, and Dream Job.

“Getting the right leadership in the role of Chief People Officer is mission-critical,” says Daniel Chait, CEO and Co-Founder of Greenhouse. “Throughout the search, we prioritized finding a leader who combines strong commercial acumen and steady judgment with a proven ability to drive inclusive organizational change. Sharawn demonstrated all of these qualities throughout the process, and I am confident she will be a strong addition to our team.”

Outside of work, Sharawn loves to travel, try new foods, walk new cities, and find live music wherever she goes. She has served on several nonprofit boards focused on advancing workplace and educational equity, including Fair Pay Workplace, College Track Oakland, and the Business Insider Workforce Innovation Board. In these roles, she contributed to efforts to dismantle pay disparities through the Fair Pay Workplace Expert Alliance and supported student success as a Board Advisor with College Track Oakland, mentoring first-generation and historically underrepresented college students. She also shares her expertise as a guest lecturer on Human Resource topics at Golden Gate University.  

Learn more about the Greenhouse leadership team here.

About Greenhouse

Greenhouse is the leading hiring platform on a mission to make hiring work for everyone.

Greenhouse helps more than 7,500 companies, including HubSpot, Anthropic, Gong, and the NFL, to get measurably better at hiring, for every role, every team, and every candidate. Our industry-leading, AI-powered software supports every stage of the hiring process, from sourcing to interviewing to onboarding. Greenhouse's structured hiring approach enables internal alignment and confident, data-backed decisions, giving companies everything they need to hire top talent quickly, consistently, and fairly.

Greenhouse has won numerous awards, including Fortune Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine Best Workplace, Glassdoor #1 Best Place to Work, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 5000, and TIME Best Inventions, and is consistently ranked the #1 ATS on G2 across Overall, Enterprise, Mid-Market, and EMEA categories. 

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