Workhuman (formerly Globoforce) is an Irish-founded SaaS company providing cloud-based employee recognition, performance management, and workplace analytics to enterprises like LinkedIn, Cisco, and Merck. The platform serves roughly 7 million users across 180 countries, powered by its Workhuman Cloud and Human Intelligence AI tools.
Workhuman (formerly Globoforce) is an Irish-founded SaaS company providing cloud-based employee recognition, performance management, and workplace analytics to enterprises like LinkedIn, Cisco, and Merck. The platform serves roughly 7 million users across 180 countries, powered by its Workhuman Cloud and Human Intelligence AI tools.
1000+ Employees
1000+ Employees
Private
Private
HR Tech SaaS
HR Tech SaaS
Design Offices:
Dublin, Framingham
Dublin, Framingham
Overview
Team
Design Content
Portfolios
Hiring
Design Team Breakdown
Total
83 Designers
Product Design
Research
Content Design
Brand and Creative
Design Systems/ Ops
Leadership
41
Headcount Ratios
1:8
Designer : Engineer
1:3
Designer : Product
Design Leadership
Helena Seo
VP of Design
6+ years at DoorDash
Helena Seo is VP and Head of Design at DoorDash, with over 20 years of experience across UX and brand design. She previously led consumer experience design at Groupon and held senior roles at Citrix and eBay. Known for building high-performing, customer-centric teams, she oversees product design, systems, research, content, and operations.
Overview
Team
Design Content
Portfolios
Hiring
Design Team Breakdown
Total
83 Designers
Product Design
Research
Content Design
Brand and Creative
Design Systems/ Ops
Leadership
41
Headcount Ratios
1:8
Designer : Engineer
1:3
Designer : Product
Design Leadership
Helena Seo
VP of Design
6+ years at DoorDash
Helena Seo is VP and Head of Design at DoorDash, with over 20 years of experience across UX and brand design. She previously led consumer experience design at Groupon and held senior roles at Citrix and eBay. Known for building high-performing, customer-centric teams, she oversees product design, systems, research, content, and operations.
Overview
Team
Design Content
Portfolios
Hiring
Design Leadership
Long-Tenured Design VP
Gerard Fitzgerald has led design at Workhuman since the Globoforce era (circa 2013), rising from UX Manager to VP of Product Design; previously a software engineer with stints referenced at IBM and Xbox.
Team Breakdown
Four-Pillar Dublin Team
A team of 40+ designers and researchers based primarily in Dublin, organised into four pillars: UI/UX, Research, Design System (Terra), and Branding.
Hiring Activity
Dublin Product and Framingham Brand
Currently hiring a Product Designer in Dublin and a Senior Designer on the Brand Creative team in Framingham, MA, with roles emphasising Figma and AI-assisted design workflows.
Public Design Content
Dormant Medium, Live Talks
The Workhuman Design Medium publication holds a small back catalogue of UX articles (most recent 2021); more recent output comes via podcast appearances, Dublin Tech Talks, and the Terra design system case study on Zeroheight.