David Wohlreich

Chief People Officer & Operating Executive
Madison, CT • LinkedIn • wohlreich.com

Focus

Operating executive leading global workforce organizations across high-complexity technology and interactive entertainment environments. Grounded in corporate finance, total rewards architecture, and enterprise systems design.

Selected Writing & Research

Professional Experience

Twitch (Amazon) 2022 – Present
Chief People Officer (2026 – Present)
VP, People Experience & Total Rewards (2023 – 2026)
VP, Total Rewards (2022 – 2023)
  • Lead the global People & Places organization, overseeing talent acquisition, HR business partnering, total rewards, organizational design, real estate & facilities, and workplace operations.
  • Serve on the executive leadership team as primary advisor to the CEO and senior leadership on organizational design, executive governance, and workforce planning in close partnership with Amazon HR leadership.
  • Architected the unified People Experience model, integrating compensation, global benefits, performance systems, and manager enablement into an economically disciplined operational framework.
  • Steer workforce strategy and operational continuity through broad industry transformations, preserving organizational alignment and clarity across structural shifts.
  • Modernized enterprise-wide total rewards and equity architectures, driving rigor into incentive governance while markedly expanding internal fluency around compensation mechanics.
Front 2021 – 2022
Head of People Experience & Operations
  • Architected the global people operations and reward infrastructure supporting hypergrowth as the business scaled from 250 to 500 distributed employees.
  • Maintained oversight of compensation design, global benefits, HRIS architecture, equity administration, workplace experience, and cross-border mobility.
  • Advised executive leadership (CEO, CFO) and the Board of Directors on organizational leveling, governance, and compensation committee charters.
Niantic 2018 – 2021
Director, Total Rewards & HR Operations (2020 – 2021)
Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits (2018 – 2019)
  • Originated Niantic’s standalone Total Rewards and HR Operations practice following its spin-out from Google, migrating from legacy parent structures to independent market-informed practices.
  • Designed and led the corporate equity transition from stock options to Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), partnering with Corporate Counsel, the CFO, and the Compensation Committee.
  • Constructed market-competitive compensation architectures to attract and retain specialized engineering talent, including augmented reality, computer vision, and machine learning researchers.
  • Established formal Board Compensation Committee governance and managed executive compensation reviews.
Riot Games 2016 – 2018
Manager, Global Compensation (2017 – 2018)
Senior Compensation Analyst (2016 – 2017)
  • Led the global compensation function, directing market benchmarking, annual compensation cycles, and strategic advisory across worldwide studios.
  • Led the company-wide Job Architecture initiative with external consultants, architecting Riot’s first enterprise discipline and leveling framework.
  • Managed international mobility, multi-disciplinary role classifications, and specialized incentive structures across game development and esports verticals.
Earlier Roles 2012 – 2016
Senior Compensation Analyst • Chubb Limited (ACE Group)
Financial & Compensation Analyst • Robert Bosch LLC
  • Delivered total rewards integration analysis for multi-billion dollar enterprise acquisitions.
  • Completed rotational financial analysis, controlling, and operational compensation modeling across industrial and regional units.

Education & Background

Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Bachelor of Science in Finance, Accounting, and International Studies, with Honors

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Executive Compensation: Strategies and Frameworks • Aresty Institute of Executive Education

Foundational Credentials:
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) • Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) • SHRM-CP (all credentials inactive)