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.
Independent Consultant
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Hr Advisor And ConsultantIndependent Consultant May 2019 - PresentNorthern Ca And Seattle, WaWorking with companies of all sizes achieve their growth goals. Actively engaged with companies in A16Z portfolio.
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Vice President Of Human Resources - International Consumer And Global Corporate BusinessesAmazon Apr 2012 - Jan 2019Greater Seattle AreaInternational 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. -
Human Resources Director - Global Third Party Marketplace + IndiaAmazon 2011 - 2012Amazon’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. -
Board Member - Member Of Executive CommitteeIssaquah Schools Foundation Apr 2005 - Sep 2011Greater Seattle AreaSuccessfully 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. -
Advisory Board MemberYwca Seattle | King | Snohomish 2006 - 2009HR Advisory Committee -
Senior Human Resources DirectorMicrosoft 2003 - 2005Greater 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. -
Sr. Hr Director – .Net Services, Msn And MobilityMicrosoft 2000 - 2003Greater 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%. -
Hr Director/Sr. Hr Director – Hr Strategy & DeliveryMicrosoft 1999 - 2000Greater 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. -
Hr Director – S. Pacific And Americas RegionMicrosoft 1997 - 1999Sales, 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. -
Hr Director – Us Field Sales And Consulting ServicesMicrosoft 1995 - 1997 -
Hr Manager – Eastern And Federal Regions Field Sales & Consulting ServicesMicrosoft 1990 - 1995Greater Seattle Area -
Hr DirectorNolan, Norton & Co. 1988 - 1990 -
Hr GeneralistVarian Associates 1984 - 1988
Andrea Gordon Education Details
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Cornell University, School Of Industrial And Labor RelationsHuman Resources Management
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Andrea Gordon attended Cornell University, School Of Industrial And Labor Relations, University Of Michigan.
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