Kaja Odegard Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

• Responsible for strategic Human Resource planning
• Participate in development of the company's plans and programs as a strategic partner, particularly from the perspective of the impact on people
• Evaluate and advise on the impact of long range planning of new programs/strategies as those items impact the attraction, motivation, development and retention of people resources

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead Human Resources practices and objectives during high volume growth with three offices and over 170 employees nationwide
• Partner with management to complete strategic planning for headcount, budgeting, and stock grant planning
• Develop policies and procedures to facilitate successful growth and development
• Manage recruiting process
• Review benefits offerings annually, implement changes, and provide guidance through open enrollment
• Process payroll with complex shift differentials, overtime, and commission payments

• Managed HR functions for fast-paced start-up company, with three offices and 170 nationwide employees
• Partnered with management to complete strategic planning for headcount, budgeting, and stock grant planning
• Developed policies and procedures to accommodate employee growth from 17-170, including recruiting, onboarding, forms of leave, performance management and review, and offboarding
• Coordinated full recruiting process from sourcing, interviews, offers and onboarding process
• Reviewed benefits offerings annually, implement changes, and provide guidance through open enrollment
• Maintained Professional Employer Organization relationship with Administaff and ADP TotalSource

• Supported the President of the FoxHollow Division with calendaring, travel, meeting arrangements
• Performed research and prepared materials for customer meetings in support of the Marketing department
• Assisted Marketing with rollout of new physician referral program, including meeting logistics and communication plans
• Communicated regularly with Sales representatives concerning internal Marketing programs

• Supported the President and the CFO in a fast-paced, highly confidential environment
• Drafted and revised communications, presentations, reports and other documents, both personal and professional
• Conducted research to obtain data used for various business projects
• Communicated frequently with the board of directors, high-profile physicians and vendors
• Provided logistical support for various in-house and offsite meetings, including a national sales meeting in Utah
• Managed complex schedules, arranged domestic and international travel, and prepared expense reports

• Supported senior partner and other attorneys with calendaring, travel arrangements, expense reports, meeting preparations
• Performed Office Manager duties, including interviewing and training new administrative employees
• Extensive interface with clients and high profile partner law firms/attorneys
• Maintained filing system of personal and business documents
• Drafted legal documents, executed court filings under high stress environment, and maintained case files