NewsroomGreenhouse Bolsters Leadership Team with Sharawn Tipton as Chief People Officer
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.”
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 to help companies get measurably better at hiring.
With Greenhouse, organizations can ensure every hire is the right hire, taking candidates from talented prospects to top performers. Our industry-leading software brings a structured hiring approach to any company’s process, helping to define the role, requirements and attributes a successful candidate should have before a job is posted, enabling internal alignment and confident decision-making. The result is more fair and equitable hiring practices combined with data-driven decisions.
We’ve helped over 7,500 companies across diverse industry verticals and scaling goals turn talent into a strategic advantage, so they can be ready to hire for what’s next. Some of the smartest and most successful companies like HubSpot, Duolingo, Gong, J.D. Power and Scout24 use Greenhouse for data and guidance on the behaviors and capabilities they need to improve their overall hiring performance as they move up the Hiring Maturity curve.
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, Crain’s Best Places to Work NYC and Mogul’s Top 100 Workplaces for Diverse Representation.
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