Sonita Uijt de Haag builds people infrastructure that scales companies from early-stage to sustainable growth. She has done this across multiple organisations, from seed through Series D, navigating due diligence, rapid scaling, and complex restructures. Her path into HR was unconventional. She began in aerospace project management before spending six years as a venture consultant for a $40M pre-seed fund, supporting founders through early-stage growth challenges. This led her in-house, where she brought a strong commercial lens to people strategy from day one. Over the past 15 years, Sonita has built and led People functions in tech startups across two continents. At Scoutbee, she scaled the function during rapid growth from Series A to B, adding 70 employees in a single year. Earlier roles include supporting companies through acquisition-driven growth, scaling teams from 14 to 50 employees, and leading high-volume hiring environments. She has also led through challenging moments, including large-scale layoffs and cross-border restructures, while maintaining focus on performance, compensation, and organisational design. Currently SVP People at Eye Security, she is building the function to support continued high growth and investing in strong foundations and AI readiness.