Maria Martinez joined J.Jill in 2023 as SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer. She brings more than 25 years of HR leadership experience to the organization.

Prior to J.Jill, Ms. Martinez served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Axogen, where she led their HR organization through a period of rapid growth and cultural transformation. Before this, she served as Chief Human Resources Officer at HSNi, where she oversaw a multi-billion dollar direct to consumer retail portfolio with thousands of employees in nine locations.

Ms. Martinez was previously the Vice President of human Resources for Laser Spine Institute, an organization dedicated to performing minimally invasive spine surgery, where she established the company’s human resources function and supported the expansion of the organization’s business to multiple sites. Earlier roles include HR leadership positions at Bausch & Lomb’s U.S. Pharmaceutical division as well as Darden Restaurants.

Ms. Martinez serves on the Board of Directors of Good360, a national not-for-profit organization. She received a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in French from the University of South Florida.