Anita Bowness

Anita Bowness has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Anita'smost recent position is with SmartRecruiters, where they serve as the Director of People Engagement, Learning, and Development. Prior to that, they worked at GoodLife Fitness as a Group Exercise Instructor, using their passion for health and wellness to engage and coach others.

Anita has also held roles at Cornerstone OnDemand as a Senior Customer Communications & Community Program Manager and Principal Product Manager, Customer Success. In these positions, they focused on driving customer awareness, adoption, and engagement through effective communication and collaboration with internal stakeholders.

Before joining Cornerstone OnDemand, they worked at Saba Software as a Principal Product Manager, Customer Success and Global Practice Leader, Strategic Services. In these roles, Anita provided product and portfolio management and collaborated with colleagues, customers, and the talent management community to design and deliver integrated talent development solutions.

Anita's earlier experiences include positions at Halogen Software as a Global Practice Leader, Business Consulting, Solutions Consultant, and Talent Management Consultant. Anita also worked at IBM Canada Ltd. as a Software Client Lead, and at Global Knowledge Training as a Senior Learning Consultant and Senior Client Manager/Learning Consultant, Leadership and Business Solutions.

Anita started their career at ACERRA as a VP of Operations before transitioning to roles at nurun and Ehvert Engineering, where they served as a Project Manager and Operations member, respectively. Overall, Anita Bowness has demonstrated a strong background in customer success, product management, and talent development throughout their career.

Anita Bowness obtained their Bachelor of Commerce degree with a concentration in Human Resource Management from the University of Ottawa, where they studied from 1990 to 1994. Following this, they pursued their Master's degree in Human Resource Management at the University of Leeds in 1995-1996. Additionally, in 1993-1994, they participated in an international exchange program at Aston University, although they did not pursue a specific degree during this period.