{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"HR Voices","title":"Remko Verheul, Head of People at Wrike","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5828baa9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1178,"description":"Leading a Global, Remote Workforce: Wrike’s Head of People on AI, Alignment, and Skills-Based Talent\n\nSummary\nHow do you keep 1,000+ people across 30 countries aligned, connected, and moving fast—while AI reshapes how work gets done?\nRemko Verheul, SVP and Head of People at Wrike, shares the operating system behind a truly global, distributed company. Wrike is a collaborative work management platform used worldwide, and Remko explains how the team “eats its own dog food” to create a single source of truth, drive cross-time-zone alignment, and feed product innovation.\nHe breaks down the rituals that matter—company-wide AMAs, leader travel, and function kickoffs—and why bringing humanity back to remote work is nonnegotiable.\nRemko also details Wrike’s dual-track AI strategy: top-down workstreams with clear outcomes and bottom-up experimentation via bootcamps and internal pitches, including new workforce optimizer and performance coach agents.\nFinally, he explains why HR must shift from jobs to skills to meet a gig-like labor market and dissolve silos. Expect practical frameworks you can apply this quarter.\nTimestamps\n[00:45] – Wrike overview: platform, org footprint, and distributed team structure\n[02:18] – The big four challenges: AI acceleration, remote/distributed work, global time zones, and the gig economy\n[03:55] – Building alignment: single system of record, comms cadence, AMAs, and clear handoffs\n[06:35] – Remote with humanity: intentional check-ins and knowing when to switch from async to live\n[08:41] – In-person rituals: executive travel cadence and team kickoffs that reinforce culture\n[10:55] – AI in the product: customer-built agents and early time savings\n[12:12] – AI inside HR: Human + AI = Organizational Intelligence; top-down workstreams and bottom-up experiments\n[15:27] – From jobs to skills: adapting to a gig-style market and breaking down silos\n\nTakeaways\n- Operationalize alignment with a single source of truth and explicit touchpoints/handoffs...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ICj-SdAh1nzlUbpg9TUNmSjJhLHXAqS1LpGATLia9gE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNmVk/YTIzMTQ5Y2RkMjQx/ZWUwNTFhMTE1Y2Nl/NGI5Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}