Jennifer Awrey
Vice President, Employment Law & Global Human Resource Veracyte
Jennifer Awrey is Vice President of Employment Law & Global HR at Veracyte, Inc. She has over 20 years of experience leading employment law and HR compliance across global organisations, including Mattel and Amgen. Jennifer also teaches law and management as an Adjunct Professor at USC Gould School of Law and California Lutheran University. She holds a J.D. and LL.M. from Cornell Law School.
Seminars
- How can organizations move away from traditional ratings-based reviews without losing accountability and clarity?
- Explore Veracyte’s innovative “VeraCycle” approach: replacing annual reviews with quarterly, theme-based conversations, supported by manager training and Workday tracking
- This shift has strengthened feedback culture, improved leadership capability, and accelerated alignment in a fast-paced, high-growth environment – delivering measurable engagement gains and reducing administrative burden across the business
This session explores how organizations can move beyond ratings-based reviews and annual cycles to create performance conversations that drive clarity, accountability, and growth. Learn how replacing rigid structures with continuous, theme-based discussions and manager enablement can strengthen feedback culture, improve leadership capability, and accelerate alignment in fast-paced environments.
- Why traditional ratings and annual reviews hinder engagement and agility
- Designing quarterly, theme-based conversations supported by technology and training
- Building trust and development through continuous feedback models
- Practical steps to reduce administrative burden while improving accountability
