Hello, Bonjour, I am Samira

Global People Strategy Advisor · Fractional People Leader

I advise organizations on keeping their best people

And support professionals in building the career that works for them

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Samira Diallo, Global People Strategy Advisor

With an experience from global leading organizations

OracleBC HydroAreva
As featured inExecutives Diary“The Strongest Organizations Are Built by Growing People, Not Just Businesses”Read the feature →
Samira Diallo
Born in France
Raised in Niger
Living in Toronto

Today, I work as a Fractional Leader and People advisor with fast-growing companies, leadership teams, women in tech, and conferences.

Where I have worked

CanadaUnited StatesFranceNiger

I have worked in these countries and led remote, hybrid and in-person teams across them.

Meet Samira

I started in tech consulting 15 years ago, leading large transformation projects. But my passion has always been the people side of the business.

Tech project managerManaged large Salesforce, Oracle PeopleSoft, SAP and AWS implementations, with 100+ person onshore and offshore teams
People leaderPrograms across the entire employee lifecycle, employee resource groups and coaching
Speaker and facilitatorTalks, panels, podcasts and bilingual workshops on leadership, women in tech, digital inclusion and careers in tech
Shaped by 3 continentsBorn in France, raised in Niger, French and English, and a passionate traveler
Digital inclusion and community builderPresident of the board of a nonprofit expanding digital access and opportunities

About me

Bilingual, French and EnglishAdvocate for gender balance and digital inclusionPlanner at heart (yes, I use spreadsheets for everything)Passionate traveler: I help families travel internationally at Mayana Voyage →Fun fact: I once rode a crocodile
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Let’s work together

3 ways we can work together

For organizations

People & Talent Strategy

What you are facing

You have hired aggressively and built real momentum. But when good employees start leaving, it usually means something in how you hire, train, or manage needs fixing. And losing a top performer costs a lot more than most people think

How I can help

Better hiring, retention, onboarding, training, performance reviews, and smoother day-to-day people processes

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For organizations and programs

Workshops & Speaking

What you are facing

Sometimes an organization needs the right expert to come in and speak or run a workshop on a topic that matters to their team, and finding that person is not always easy

How I can help

I facilitate workshops on various topics like Women in Tech or leadership development and give talks that bring real, lived experience into the room

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For professionals

Coaching

What you are facing

Many talented people already have the skills they need. What they are missing is confidence and a clear direction, especially women and young leaders in tech

How I can help

I coach people to build that confidence, figure out what they really want, and make a plan to get there

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15+years in global tech consulting
2,000+employees supported in people operations
$150Mbudget managed
95%retention on a 40+ person consulting team

What makes me unique

PeopleTechnologyOrganizational Change

I can sit with a founder, an engineer in the middle of a build, and someone who is quietly already looking for another job, and follow all 3 conversations.

1

Proven experience

I know what works from large tech and media organizations

2

Tech, AI and people

I help leaders use the tools in ways that support people

3

Global and bilingual

I work in English and French with multicultural teams

4

Structure and clarity

I design systems that bring order to chaos

5

Inclusive and empathetic

I design strategies where people feel valued

Case studies

Real challenges, what I did, and the impact for the business

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I start by listening, and I stay until the thing actually works

Organizations, I am your strategic talent advisor

When companies grow fast, their people structure often cannot keep up. Good people start leaving, and it gets expensive fast. As a Fractional CHRO (a senior people leader, part-time), I help you find what is driving turnover and fix it.

Samira Diallo
  • Analyze turnover patterns and what they cost you
  • Find the gaps in hiring, onboarding and performance
  • Align leadership on the fixes
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Feedback

What organizations and teams say

“
The feedback has been fantastic; your advice, insights, and honesty really shone through. I am convinced every attendee left the session more knowledgeable and inspired than before.
Program partner, technology career nonprofit
“
Samira was able to consistently create a friendly, cooperative, and professional team culture for large teams of consultants from a variety of different backgrounds. I would not have reached the current position in my career without her excellent leadership.
Senior consultant who worked on her team
Samira Diallo

Let’s talk

Let’s assess what is really going on

Book a free focused executive consultation to review your current situation and determine if a structured intervention is needed

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