Legion Appoints Carolyn Kwon Montgomery as SVP, People to Support Next Phase of Growth

Seasoned people leader to scale organizational talent, strengthen culture, and drive high-performance teams globally

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legion Technologies, a leading AI-native workforce management solution provider, today announced the appointment of Carolyn Kwon Montgomery as Senior Vice President of People. Carolyn joins Legion’s executive leadership team at a pivotal moment as the company continues to scale its operations globally and advance its mission to turn hourly jobs into good jobs.

Carolyn brings deep experience building and leading people organizations in high-growth, venture-backed companies. Most recently, she served as Chief People Officer at The Black Tux, where she led the people strategy for a 500-employee, multi-state workforce spanning corporate, retail, and operations teams. Prior to that, she held senior HR leadership roles at Pangea Money Transfer, helping guide the organization through rapid growth and transformation.

Throughout her career, Carolyn has consistently delivered measurable business impact through people strategy, including increasing employee engagement by more than 20% and reducing voluntary attrition by 40-50% across critical roles. She also significantly improved hiring efficiency, achieving a consistent time-to-fill of 30-45 days. Her approach focuses on building structured performance management systems, strengthening leadership capability, and aligning talent strategy directly with business outcomes.

“Carolyn knows how to scale without losing what makes a company special,” said Sanish Mondkar, Founder and CEO of Legion Technologies. “She has built people organizations and cultures that drive performance and engagement and strengthen leadership. As we enter our next phase of growth, her ability to combine a strategic people vision with hands-on execution will be critical to ensuring we continue to innovate while building a strong, high-performing organization.”

At Legion, Carolyn will focus on building the talent and culture needed to support global expansion and long-term growth. Her priorities include evolving Legion’s culture to maintain its entrepreneurial spirit while introducing greater clarity and consistency, strengthening leadership development, and implementing scalable people systems that drive accountability and performance.

“What excites me most about Legion is its mission to turn hourly jobs into good jobs using technology to meaningfully improve the day-to-day experience of frontline workers while delivering real value to businesses,” said Carolyn Kwon Montgomery. “To truly deliver on that mission, we have to hold ourselves to the same standard internally, building a company where employees are supported, developed, and empowered to do their best work.”

Carolyn’s appointment further strengthens Legion’s leadership team and underscores the company’s continued investment in its people, culture, and organizational excellence as the company scales its impact across industries and geographies.

About Legion

Legion Technologies delivers the industry’s most innovative workforce management platform, enabling businesses to maximize labor efficiency and employee engagement simultaneously. The award-winning, AI-native Legion WFM platform is intelligent, automated, and employee-centric. It’s proven to deliver 13x ROI through schedule optimization, reduced attrition, increased productivity, and increased operational efficiency.

Legion delivers cutting-edge technology in an easy-to-use platform and mobile app that employees love. Backed by Riverwood Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Stripes, First Round Capital, XYZ Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Workday Ventures, and NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Legion is recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America according to the Inc. 5000 and the Deloitte 500 rankings for three consecutive years. For more information, visit legion.co and follow Legion on LinkedIn.