NorthOne Expands Leadership Team With Sarah Livnat as Head of People

Trailblazing Culture Builder and Recruiter to Help Spearhead NorthOne’s Growth as Leading Fintech for Small Businesses

NorthOne, one of America’s leading banking apps for small business, announced that Sarah Livnat has joined the company as Head of People. In this executive leadership role, Livnat will help propel NorthOne’s growth by preserving and scaling what has already made it successful and well-loved by its team members — its high-ownership, feedback-rich culture and talent-dense, collaborative teams. She will also drive the company’s adaptation to a highly efficient yet flexible post-COVID hybrid work model.

NorthOne is a technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by The Bancorp Bank; Member FDIC.

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“When hiring executives, we seek people who have been in the trenches of early-stage startups and have played a key role in bringing companies successfully to scale,” said Justin Adler, Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer at NorthOne. “Sarah understands how to create a performance culture based on outcomes like few HR leaders I’ve ever known. And, like all of us at NorthOne, she possesses and fosters the same values as our customers: ownership, directness, and resilience.”

Livnat has 20-plus years of experience in creating positive systemic change for customers and communities, with a focus on financial inclusion and social and economic justice for the underserved. Prior to joining NorthOne, she was Oportun’s first VP of Culture and Engagement. In addition, she managed the company’s corporate communications, including during the September 2019 IPO. Her career also includes product management and business strategy roles at Oportun and PayPal.

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Livnat joins NorthOne at a time of breakout growth – the company will have doubled headcount by the end of 2021 and opened an additional office in Portland, OR. NorthOne now has teams across four offices and is forging a return-to-office/hybrid work model. A socially-minded, results-driven leader, Livnat understands how to build an organization, even outside of traditional tech hubs.

“I’m delighted to join such a mission-oriented company and leadership team that truly understands the pivotal role that a values-driven culture can have on business success,” said Livnat. “My focus will be on increasing the density and diversity of our talent, while ensuring rapid learning and agility as an organization. In this post-COVID world, we will embrace workplace flexibility while strengthening relationships, community and culture.”

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