Cassandra Allen Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Clemente, Ca, Us

As the VP of People Operations at Bluewave, I lead our People Ops strategy to drive organizational growth, foster a culture of accountability, and enhance employee engagement. My focus is on building a seamless and impactful employee experience from recruitment through career development, while aligning talent initiatives with Bluewave’s business goals. I’m passionate about creating a collaborative environment that empowers teams, supports leaders, and strengthens Bluewave’s reputation as a great place to work.Bluewave is an advisory and sourcing partner transforming how companies acquire and manage technology solutions. Our team of technology experts and analysts, leveraging our proven approach, guides businesses of all sizes to make well-informed technology decisions. Specializing in modernizing the IT and telecom infrastructure, Bluewave partners with proven cloud, colocation, network, security, and CX providers to develop the best solution while maximizing technology investments and ensuring long-term success. Get it right. Get Bluewave.

San Ramon, Ca, Us

Strategic Leadership: Led Talent Management and Recruiting strategy, collaborated with C-level and department leaders.Program Development: Designed and led career coaching, employee development, and performance management and recognition programs.Assessment Expertise: Served as the in-house Subject Matter Expert for Predictive Index Behavioral, Cognitive, and Team assessments, provided analysis, insights, and interpretive readbacks for leaders, employees, and candidates.DE&I Leadership: Co-Chaired vCom's first DE&I Committee, drove programs for technology distribution to underserved communities, microaggression/unconscious bias awareness, and minority-owned business partnerships. Developed and implemented vCom’s first DE&I internship program.Communications: Created and executed internal and external communication strategies on culture and employee topics. Led culture-focused social media strategy. Culture: Co-created, produced, directed, and was an on-camera personality for vCom’s internal Good News show. Produced multiple awards shows leveraging tools like Adobe Premiere Pro and Canva. Co-host of two live award shows.Career Development: Guided individual career path planning for all employees.Leadership Development: Developed strategies for a Leadership Development Bootcamp and Future Leaders Program. Facilitated a Leadership Development Cohort for new managers.Engagement Analytics: Conducted and analyzed quarterly engagement and pulse surveys, and refined talent management strategies based on data.Talent Management Platform: Selected and implemented a Talent Management Platform with modules for Recruiting, Onboarding, Performance Management, and Goal Setting/Tracking.Onboarding: Created the New Hire Buddy and Onboarding Programs.Training Facilitation: Trained and coached teams on interviewing best practices, competency-based and diversity-focused hiring, and giving feedback. Implemented Smart Goal setting org-wide and led annual training.

San Ramon, Ca, Us

-Refined recruitment and selection process and drove our time to fill down significantly.-Developed and implemented a course series aimed at building culture, connection, and company knowledge-Created a process for and led team members and managers through a SOAR program to identify each person's strength, opportunities, aspirations, and intended results-Partnered with managers to coach employees on performance and key behaviors-Fostered connection opportunities across teams and supported relationship development throughout the org-Encouraged employees to leave Glassdoor reviews, which led to vCom ranking 34th on the Top 50 Best Places to Work in the US for small-to-medium businesses in 2019-Earned a trip to Club vCom for having the most Ambassador Awards (peer recognition) in 2018-Enhanced our Recruitment Marketing efforts through photos and videos

Walnut Creek, Ca, Us

- Led efforts to evaluate, select, and implement firm’s first applicant tracking software. Identified key stakeholder needs, collaborated with hiring teams, and developed processes that ensured a successful adoption of the platform firm-wide.- Differentiated the firm from key competitors through the use of clearly designed job postings and a careers site that demonstrated the firm’s culture, employer value proposition, and staff perspectives.- Paved the way through an industry-first use of live video webinars to connect students with the CEO and other key staff to share career insights and tips to prepare students for a career in transportation, while simultaneously attracting potential candidates to consider Fehr & Peers as an employer of choice.- Successfully facilitated annual large-scale recruiting efforts, including initial branding strategy, multi-part outreach efforts, and collaborative interviews.- Enhanced diversity in recruiting efforts through the development of an internal diversity focus group. This group had a positive impact through awareness and identification of opportunities for focused-outreach leading to a more diverse talent pool.- Provided training, mentoring, supervision, and guidance to recruiting staff. Highly recognized as contributing to the professional development of staff throughout the firm. Viewed as a collaborative and empowering leader by peers.

San Francisco, California, Us

- Successfully met weekly targets for the full contract period- Exceeded metrics for sourced candidates and received positive feedback related to candidate quality and hiring outcomes- Actively identifed and sourced a high-volume of top tier outside sales and senior level relationship manager candidates to fill roles within Wells Fargo Merchant Services in multiple geographic areas- Utilized a variety of recruitment tools and techniques such as job boards, social networking, personal networking, etc. - Presented qualified candidates to hiring managers for further evaluation

Denver, Colorado, Us

- Successfully filled all open requisitions in 5 months, an outcome only achieved by one other recruiter previously in the history of the region. Success attributed to streamlined processes, partnership with recruiting coordinator, and collaboration with hiring managers. Having all open positions filled minimized overtime among security teams leading to outstanding regional performance.- Developed and maximized relationships with site and region management to earn trust and identify right-fit candidates based on site needs and team dynamics.

Orange, Ca, Us

- Set three-year high for sales and branch performance- Worked with one other team member to reach a profitable status at the branch

Orange, Ca, Us

- Interviewed 12+ candidates weekly for temporary and direct hire placement- Fostered client relationships and earned repeat business

Fremont, California, Us

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