Candace Osunsade
People Centered HR Services
Gain fractional, C-Suite HR services and a strategic partner — without the full-time commitment.
Candace Osunsade is a Human Resources executive with 30+ years of experience in both centralized and decentralized environments. She has a distinguished record of accomplishments spanning global NGOs, conservation organizations, senior care management, insurance, and professional services.
Her work aligns investments in people with strategic outcomes and results that further an organization’s impact. Candace’s most recent engagement as the Global Chief People and Inclusion Officer at a $1.7B international NGO, she led the transformation of global services for over 8,000 colleagues across 86+ countries.
She is exceptional at developing high-performing teams, with experience leading large teams of 200+ HR professionals responsible for the full talent lifecycle—People Ops, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Experience, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Talent Development, Workforce Planning, Analytics, and more.
Candace’s leadership accomplishments include:
Successful ERP implementations (PeopleSoft, Oracle, UKG & ADP)
Development of global HR shared services (Service Now)
Leading values-aligned culture transformation
Delivering best-in-class HR services at a fiscally conservative HR support service ratio
Candace is a valued HR thought partner and business leader, translating operational outcomes into actionable people strategies to fully maximize the investment in people and achieve key results. Throughout her career, Candace has been steadfast in her commitment that fair and inclusive experiences are an undeniable human right. She champions inclusion as the pathway for high-performance teams and people to thrive.
Her fluency in HR best practice service delivery and compliance, understanding of operations, strategic talent alignment, mining data insights, employee engagement/ experience, and innovative continuous improvements set the foundation for power-partnerships between Candace and the clients she serves.
Candace holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations and is currently completing her Wharton Executive CHRO Masters at the University of Pennsylvania. She is SHRM Executive Certified, a Leadership Coach certified using MBTI, LPI and Strengths, Six Sigma Greenbelt, certified in Workforce Planning, and recognized with multiple awards—Maryland Top 100 Woman, CHRO of the Year, Top 50 Diversity Leaders, and more.
As a fractional strategic HR thought partner, Candace comes alongside CEOs, boards, and leadership teams to create high-impact people strategies, drive organizational performance, and enable sustainable growth.
Candice’s services are ideal for organizations that are:
Navigating transformational change
Scaling operations (up or down)
Looking to align talent with organizational strategy
Ready to strategically invest in people and see sustainable, impactful returns
From startups to established enterprises, Candace brings deep experience in talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, compliance, and change management.
Is your organization ready to scale its HR capabilities without committing to a full-time executive?
Contact Candace today to discuss how her flexible, cost-effective, strategic, fractional HR leadership can empower your organization’s vision, accelerate results, and build a thriving, future-ready workforce.
