Andrea Gordon

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Global Human Resources Executive @
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San Francisco Bay Area, United States
About Andrea Gordon

Strategic leader with >25 years of executive Human Resources experience in high growth global enterprises – including launching global markets. Recognized as a trusted advisor to C-suite and senior leadership teams.With experience across all areas of HR management, passionate about Talent Management – inclusive of Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, and Data Analytics. Motivated by new challenges and ensuring her work is enabling business goals. ► Unique blend of strategic and operational skills, application of a data driven approach to recommendations.► Demonstrated capacity to build high performance teams, leading teams through high growth to ensure improved client support and operational scale.► Respected Mentor/Coach to clients, peers and team members.► Highly focused and results-oriented in supporting complex, deadline-driven businesses.► Proven track record in budget management including oversight in operating expenses over $79M.

Andrea Gordon's Current Company Details
Independent Consultant

Independent Consultant

Global Human Resources Executive
Andrea Gordon Work Experience Details
  • Independent Consultant
    Hr Advisor And Consultant
    Independent Consultant May 2019 - Present
    Northern Ca And Seattle, Wa
    Working with companies of all sizes achieve their growth goals. Actively engaged with companies in A16Z portfolio.
  • Amazon
    Vice President Of Human Resources - International Consumer And Global Corporate Businesses
    Amazon Apr 2012 - Jan 2019
    Greater Seattle Area
    International Consumer and Global Corporate BusinessesMember of HR’s Exec. Leadership team setting strategic across all Amazon businesses.• Scaled a global Talent Acquisition organization from 6K hires FY’11 to high of 15K FY’17 serving Amazon’s businesses globally (India, Europe, Japan, China, Middle East, Australia, Brazil and N. America).• Maintained highest level of recruiter productivity across Amazon’s corporate businesses year/year through application of data driven continuous improvement.• Scaled senior technical recruiting through a focus on KPI’s, creative candidate engagement and close partnership with business leaders- enabling placement of end-to-end product development in global markets.• Designed and drove Amazon’s first talent planning process to extend beyond succession planning - ensuring organizational readiness in response to aggressive growth plans.• Launched leadership development program to address shortage of internal Director level talent. Quality of program has resulted in extension across WW Consumer business.• Created Amazon’s first Diversity and Inclusion efforts, applying a data driven approach to identify leverage points to increase gender diversity across multiple countries. Improved senior female representation 26 % across established geographies.• Developed a set of solutions to raise people-manager capability that addressed employee development gap.• Scaled quality of HR Service delivery via investment in COE Specialists (Data Analytics, Talent Management, Diversity and Inclusion and HR Services). Developed new company-wide HR model -enabling more efficient scaling of HR line delivery and deeper strategic engagement.
  • Amazon
    Human Resources Director - Global Third Party Marketplace + India
    Amazon 2011 - 2012
    Amazon’s Global Third Party Marketplace + all Amazon corporate businesses in India.• Built a Talent Acquisition function recognized for its data driven and customer-centric approach. • Collaborated with Campus Recruiting team to revamp internship experience, resulting in improved pipeline of future hires to meet aggressive growth plans.• Developed and delivered Human Resources Operating plan for a line business – the first plan of it’s kind for Amazon.
  • Issaquah Schools Foundation
    Board Member - Member Of Executive Committee
    Issaquah Schools Foundation Apr 2005 - Sep 2011
    Greater Seattle Area
    Successfully drove strategic initiatives that netted large improvements in year over year individual and corporate donations.Designed and facilitated strategic planning sessions that aided the organization in clarifying their mission and priorities and resulted in improved revenue growth and organizational effectiveness.
  • Ywca Seattle | King | Snohomish
    Advisory Board Member
    Ywca Seattle | King | Snohomish 2006 - 2009
    HR Advisory Committee
  • Microsoft
    Senior Human Resources Director
    Microsoft 2003 - 2005
    Greater Seattle Area
    • Member of HR’s Exec. Leadership team – setting strategic direction for Microsoft’s enterprise.• Responsible for efficient delivery of mission-critical global HR Systems and tools on time and within budget ($13.5M) in partnership with Product Development.• Developed and drove key strategic initiative that defined and created future state HR systems blueprint and service delivery model. Required close partnership and engagement across the Senior HR leadership team globally and development of detailed business case.
  • Microsoft
    Sr. Hr Director – .Net Services, Msn And Mobility
    Microsoft 2000 - 2003
    Greater Seattle Area
    • Member of HR’s Exec. Leadership team – setting strategic direction for Microsoft’s enterprise.• Designed and delivered Service Leadership forum – highly regarded organizational development effort, enabling shift to services business and greater connection to customer base.• Selected and utilized innovative HR instruments to measure business and leadership challenges. This data informed highly complex and creative People Planning, motivating action and direct ownership by the senior leadership team.• Established and launched division’s first Diversity Council, Led by business leaders, served as a foundation for an improved employee experience. Formation of Council led to higher retention among underserved employee populations and measurable improvement in employee experience.• Influenced VP appraisal system - leading to the upgrade of Operations leadership.• Addressed and developed strategy for stagnant poor performers. Created tools that included VP “watch lists” and mandatory attendance at workshops for managing poor performers. Result: improved regretted attrition by 3%.
  • Microsoft
    Hr Director/Sr. Hr Director – Hr Strategy & Delivery
    Microsoft 1999 - 2000
    Greater Seattle Area
    • Tapped by CHRO to lead the complex implementation of a new global compensation model for the entire company achieving aggressive timeline of 10 weeks. Developed full suite of communications tools that enabled clear understanding of the changes and global acceptance.• Designed HR Strategic planning process and business rhythm for Senior HR leadership team. Managed COE specialists in delivery of global HR tools and services (Pulse survey, People Reporting and HR systems), as well as employee communications.
  • Microsoft
    Hr Director – S. Pacific And Americas Region
    Microsoft 1997 - 1999
    Sales, Consulting Services & Product Support • Supported Group VP of Worldwide Sales in the delivery of all HR services in dynamic/high growth environment with distributed team. • Led high volume recruiting during time of tremendous company growth while optimizing outcomes. • Designed and drove first ever global strategic planning forum with senior leadership team resulting in improved alignment and role clarity between field and corporate resources. • Initiated, developed and delivered an integrated Sales and Support Leadership Development plan that included: succession planning, and a leadership development program for rising stars providing focused assessment, training and development.
  • Microsoft
    Hr Director – Us Field Sales And Consulting Services
    Microsoft 1995 - 1997
  • Microsoft
    Hr Manager – Eastern And Federal Regions Field Sales & Consulting Services
    Microsoft 1990 - 1995
    Greater Seattle Area
  • Nolan, Norton & Co.
    Hr Director
    Nolan, Norton & Co. 1988 - 1990
  • Varian Associates
    Hr Generalist
    Varian Associates 1984 - 1988

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Andrea Gordon attended Cornell University, School Of Industrial And Labor Relations, University Of Michigan.

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