David Wohlreich

Experience

Twitch (Amazon)San Francisco, CA

Chief People Officer 01/2026 – Present

  • Lead the global People & Places organization across Twitch, overseeing talent acquisition, HR business partnering, total rewards, real estate & facilities, and workplace operations.
  • Serve on the executive leadership team as primary advisor to the CEO and senior staff on organizational design, executive talent, and workforce planning, managing alignment with Amazon HR leadership.

VP, People Experience & Total Rewards 01/2023 – 01/2026

  • Built and managed the unified People Experience organization, integrating compensation, benefits, manager development, performance programs, and HR systems under a single operating model.
  • Maintained workforce continuity and operational stability through major industry downturns and company restructurings, focusing on retaining critical technical talent and supporting managers through structural change.
  • Redesigned performance review cycles to separate everyday developmental coaching from formal compensation reviews, reducing administrative overhead and manager friction.

VP, Total Rewards 07/2022 – 01/2023

  • Restructured Twitch’s rewards programs to balance Amazon’s corporate compensation model with the competitive realities of digital media and interactive entertainment talent.
  • Overhauled internal compensation education, helping employees and managers understand equity vesting, incentive design, and total compensation mechanics.
FrontSan Francisco, CA

Head of People Experience & Operations 06/2021 – 07/2022

  • Scaled global people operations, compensation architectures, HRIS infrastructure, and cross-border mobility systems during hypergrowth, supporting rapid headcount expansion across distributed international hubs.
  • Advised the CEO, CFO, and Board of Directors on organizational leveling, executive retention, and compensation committee charter governance.
NianticSan Francisco, CA

Director, Total Rewards & HR Operations 01/2020 – 03/2021
Senior Manager, Comp & Benefits 12/2018 – 12/2019

  • Built Niantic’s standalone Total Rewards and HR Operations practice from the ground up following the spin-out from Google, migrating away from legacy parent structures to independent, market-competitive tech practices.
  • Co-designed and executed the enterprise transition from stock options to Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), partnering directly with the CFO, Corporate Counsel, and the Board Compensation Committee.
  • Established the Board Compensation Committee governance cadence and designed market-clearing incentive packages to recruit and retain high-demand machine learning, AR, and computer vision researchers.
Riot GamesLos Angeles, CA

Manager, Global Compensation 05/2017 – 11/2018
Senior Comp Analyst 12/2016 – 05/2017

  • Led the global compensation function across domestic and international studios, managing annual review allocations, role benchmarking, and specialized creative and technical incentive structures.
  • Directed the enterprise Job Architecture initiative, designing Riot’s first company-wide leveling framework and discipline matrix to establish defensible internal equity and clear career pathways.
Earlier Roles
  • Chubb Limited (formerly ACE Group) — Senior Compensation Analyst (08/2015 – 12/2016)
  • Robert Bosch LLC — Compensation Analyst & Financial Analyst (Rotational Development Program) (06/2012 – 08/2015)

Education

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

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

CV (PDF)