Years in HR leadership
Experience spanning recruitment, employee relations, policy, performance management, organizational development and workforce planning.
WellSpoke HR was founded to give growing organizations practical, senior-level HR support without unnecessary complexity. The work is led by Oleh “Alex” Chaplia, an HR leader whose career spans talent acquisition, employee relations, organizational development, corporate training and international team leadership.
A strategic HR professional with more than nine years of experience leading recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, organizational development and corporate training across Canadian and international environments.
Alex founded WellSpoke HR to bring clear, practical and business-minded HR guidance to organizations that need experienced support without building a large internal HR function. His background combines executive HR leadership with hands-on recruitment, policy development, performance management, learning and development, and multicultural workforce support.
His career has included senior HR and operations leadership in the beauty and wellness sector, long-term HR leadership with an international education company, corporate training, university teaching and earlier experience in customs compliance and customer service.
Experience spanning recruitment, employee relations, policy, performance management, organizational development and workforce planning.
CHRP and CHRL credentials supporting a disciplined, professional approach to HR advice and organizational decision-making.
Professional experience across Canadian and international environments, including multicultural teams, corporate training and distributed workforces.
The following highlights reflect the experience most relevant to WellSpoke HR clients.
HR strategy, full-cycle recruitment, policy and compliance, workforce planning, compensation frameworks, employee relations, performance management, onboarding and organizational growth.
Recruitment, employee relations, performance management, HR policy, leadership development, corporate training and management of training consultants within an international organization.
Designed and delivered professional-skills and leadership training, evaluated program effectiveness and contributed to organizational learning initiatives.
University-level and professional instruction, curriculum design, assessment, mentoring and classroom leadership across diverse learner populations.
York University • 2023
McMaster University • 2011
University of Toronto • 2010
Certified Human Resources Leader and Certified Human Resources Professional. Additional TESL Ontario and TESL Canada certifications.
“Good HR should make the path forward clearer — for the business and for the people in it.”
Oleh “Alex” Chaplia • Founder & CEO, WellSpoke HR