Lara Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Remote

• Supervised 4-6 recruiters on global business development team, coaching and providing clear direction to align with recruitment objectives• Oversaw workforce planning process, partnering with the director of business development and leadership team• Managed onboarding of new recruiters and created learning plans for talent acquisition coordinators and assistants to grow into recruiter role• Created talent acquisition career growth plan, new position descriptions, and flow chart to help implement new career growth processes and milestones within HR• Worked with DE&I team to roll-out employee training and workshops• Partnered with other TA team leads to implement recruitment process changes to ensure diverse candidate pool and hires• Led initiative to train all global business development employees on new interviewing practices, including bias training; trained recruiters across talent acquisition on how to lead 4-hour course• Owned full-cycle recruiting for priority executive level and leadership positions*Left position to be care-taker due to Covid-19 impacts on family

Remote

• Conducted full-cycle recruiting and talent management for business development division, hiring sales and technical pre-sales professionals• Partnered with senior leadership to understand business objectives and their impact on workforce planning• Provided support and coaching to hiring managers and sector directors for hiring, on-boarding, employee relations, employee retention, and performance management• Trained and mentored new recruiters on talent acquisition processes• Crafted new job descriptions for the entire division and continued to write descriptions for all new postings • Developed internal organizational chart for business development division• Assisted with annual workforce planning process and roll-out

Redlands, Ca

• Organized and managed all aspects of Esri’s Internship Program• Helped grow program from 65 interns to 120+ annually within 4 years• Conducted full-cycle recruitment for interns across all divisions and offices• Structured intern program to include professional development workshops, intern social gatherings and helped launch and coordinate the annual Esri Intern Hackathon• Developed new intern mentor training materials, sessions and support processes• Partnered with cross-functional teams to improve program branding and recruitment marketing initiatives• Represented Esri at university events such as conferences, job fairs, presentations, workshops and on-campus interviews

Burbank, Ca

Recruitment and Outreach• Conducted full-cycle recruiting for artistic, technical and production management positions in high-volume and time-sensitive production environment• Developed recruitment strategies, marketing campaigns and program branding efforts utilizing social media • Sourced candidates through networking, referrals, and social media• Partnered with hiring managers and client teams to identify production needs, goals, and talent budget• Worked with Studio Diversity team to ensure diverse and under-represented pool of candidatesIntern and Trainee Programs• Managed and coordinated logistics for 3 student programs per fiscal year, including curriculum creation, mentor selection, class preparation and scheduling, mentor preparation and training, and resource building • Supervised daily activities of trainees and interns; up to 35 students at a time• Coordinated all in-house student and mentor events• Managed annual Student Programs budget• Acted as project manager and provided supervision for student projects and films• Developed comprehensive review structure to assess intern/trainee progress• Researched and wrote trainee, intern and mentor handbooks• Worked with university career development offices and professors to provide student feedback and school credit

Burbank, Ca

• Conducted full-cycle recruitment activities including sourcing, resume reviews, interviews, candidate recommendations, offers, negotiations and on-boarding• Coordinated presence at numerous school and industry conferences throughout year, including SIGGRAPH, ComicCon, VMX, and Annecy• Organized professional recruitment events, including annual Technology Mixer for 550 people• Met with students and professionals at conferences and recruiting events to development relationships and provide feedback on resumes, reels and portfolios• Presented at interviewing and resume writing classes• Assisted in creation of new database and candidate application process

Anaheim, Ca

Worked part-time while completing Master's degree.

Ontario, Ca

• Managed all areas of Human Resources for 250 person company, including benefits, employee records, workman’s comp, leaves of absence, employee relations, and State and Federal compliance; reported directly to President• Supervised HR Representative and temporary employees• Managed recruitment of all new employees; attended job fairs, outreach events, and recruitment workshops• Oversaw new employee orientation, safety compliance, and paperwork• Implemented new recruitment tracking system in order to comply with new government standards• Advised employees on FMLA, leaves of absence, 401(k), and medical benefits• Acted as company representative to lawyers, benefit brokers, OSHA, and other government agencies

Ma, Film Studies

Ba, Communication And Media Studies