Max Xu, Msod Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

In my current role, I am responsible for overseeing all recruiting efforts at sweetgreen. In addition to managing a geographically disperse team of amazing Talent Advisors. I own end-to-end hiring (Individual Contributor to C-Suite) for all Corporate functions which include Engineering, Robotics, Supply Chain Marketing, IT, Data Science, Operations, Culinary, Finance and Legal. My accomplishments (so far):- Established the brand new Talent Advisor role and implemented NPS scores, transforming a historically reactive recruiting role into a proactive talent partner.- Introduced, implemented, and integrated structured interviewing to Field Leadership resulting in decreased time to fill, increased candidate/hiring manager satisfaction, improved compliance and reduced subjectivity in candidate evaluation.- Led recruiting team to accomplish the lowest number of field leadership vacancies across our 228 stores in Q2 2024- Co-created 2024 People priorities in partnership with HR Operations.- Partner with C-Suite Executives on Workforce Planning.- Partner with HR, Comms, Legal, and Marketing on EVP refresh.- Mentor and manage a geographically disperse team of talented Talent Advisors who are responsible for staffing our 228+ stores across the United States.- Provide guidance to Corporate business leaders (Manager/Directors/VPs/C-Suite) on hiring demand, strategy, process and market insights.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

- Functioned as a full-cycle recruiter supporting Business Partnerships functions (PMM, Corporate Development, Analytics, BPM, Media Partnerships) and mentored Recruiters, Sourcers, and Coordinators.- In partnership with sourcing partners, successfully implemented structured interviewing across PMM, Platform Partnerships, and Media Partnerships teams. Driving median time to fill from 62 days in H2 2020 to 54.35 days, a ~13% improvement.- Shortened time to hire by 33% from 45 to 33 days by leading a pipeline redesign process for Meta’s Product Market business in collaboration with business leadership, BP&O, legal, and coordination teams.- Led global workstreams with partners in EMEA, APAC, and LATAM to create a centralized job description repository for Meta’s Partnerships Business - resulting in substantial time-savings in new role creation.- Created a Business Partnerships playbook utilized to scale the onboarding of 15 new recruiters and sourcers onto the business recruiting team.- Exceeded hiring goals with consistent overachievement: 109% in H2 2020, 230% in H1 2021 (leading to promotion), 157% in H2 2021, and 129% in FY 2022.- Surpassed diversity targets significantly, achieving 58% in H2 2020 and 67% in FY 2022.

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

- Involved in the creation of a brand-new global scouting function – a proactive talent community - approach for executive level talent at Amgen.- Partnered with R&D Executives (VP and SVP level), Talent Management, HR Business Partners, and Executive Recruiting teams to establish succession planning and talent communities priorities.- Managed RPO relationship for executive search functions.- Introduced novel recruiting methodologies and boolean expertise to the greater sourcing team. - Introduced tools and project management techniques to improve workflow across the talent acquisition organization.

I was hired as one of the first two recruitment professionals in Los Angeles to help build out the Media Partnerships business which included Sports, News, Entertainment, and Social Good. During my time here, I hired talent across all levels and functions, created and implemented operational best practices, and utilized my organization development background to support the greater Talent Acquisition function.--Connecting the world takes every one of us, and we’re only 1% done! If you thrive on moving fast, building social value and making an impact join Facebook and our growing family of apps/services (e.g. Instagram, Oculus, WhatsApp, Messenger, Internet.org, and growing) and change how people around the world communicate with one another.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

The World Bank - Washington, D.C. + Conducted organizational assessment and design to increase overall team capacity, knowledge sharing, and productivity utilizing open systems theory.Merck - Lyon, France+Recommended employee engagement best practices for production line workforce across the Distribution Center. Namu Travel Agency - San Jose, Costa Rica+ Co-designed and co-facilitated a whole system Appreciative Inquiry (AI) intervention with executive leadership team.Shanxi North China Media Group - Taiyuan, China+ Co-designed and co-facilitated Motivation and Appreciative Inquiry (AI) intervention designed to motivate individual business owners.

Burbank, Ca, Us

- Recruited Junior to Sr. Manager level talent across multiple industries (including but not limited to Tech, Creative, and Marketing roles) for Imagineering, LucasFilm, ESPN, ABC Television Group, Disney Consumer Products Interactive, and Parks & Resorts. - Directly managed and mentored 3 talent sourcers. - Fully integrated talent advisor in the Sourcing Center of Excellence (COE) responsible for partnering with executive leaders across the organization to develop search strategy and enterprise sourcing integrations. - Cultivated relationships with high potential sources and prospects for immediate and long-term opportunities, with a key focus on diverse talent. - Coached and mentored sourcing team members on advanced Boolean search techniques, best practices, and enterprise sourcing integration. Areas of focus: AR/VR/MR, Robotics/Animation, Machine Learning, Computer Vision/Perception, SWE, Rendering Engineers, Game Engine Programmers (Unity, UE4), UX/UI, Creative

Burbank, Ca, Us

- Recruited at all levels across the enterprise including Corporate, ESPN, Walt Disney Studios, ABC Television Group, DCP (Disney Consumer Products), Disney Interactive and Parks & Resorts. - Contributed to building the sourcing function to support a world-class consultative Center of Excellence (COE). - Coached and mentored sourcing team members on advanced search features as well as innovative best practices.

I worked at various agencies providing full-cycle recruiting support across multiple industries (entertainment, gaming, healthcare, tech, etc) with a focus on Technology, Creative, and Marketing roles.

Master’S Degree, Organization Development

Bachelors, Biology