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•Spearhead recruitment efforts by developing and implementing innovative strategies to attract top-tier candidates for various positions within the organization.•Conducted and Proctored thorough candidate assessments, including interviews, skills assessments, and testing, to ensure alignment with job requirements and cultural fit.•Assisted in the recruitment process by posting job openings, reviewing resumes, and scheduling interviews.•Coordinated interview schedules and communicated with candidates and hiring managers to ensure a seamless recruitment process.•Collaborate with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and develop job descriptions that accurately reflect position requirements and qualifications.•Provide guidance and support to hiring managers throughout the recruitment and selection process, including interviewing best practices and candidate evaluation techniques.•Main source for VTA’s Extra Help Temporary workers. Communication liaison between hiring managers and 3rd part temp companies•Manage the billing process for employee benefits programs, including health insurance, dental, and vision, providing supporting documentation and limited errors.•Reconcile monthly invoices from benefits vendors to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.•Collaborate with internal teams, including Human Resources and Finance, to verify employee enrollment data and reconcile billing records.•Generate biweekly reports and analyze data related to benefits eligibility and worked with vendors to eliminate discrepancies.•Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies related to benefits billing and administration.•Provided administrative support during open enrollment periods, including preparing materials, scheduling meetings, and assisting employees with benefit elections.•Maintained accurate employee benefits records and files, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations

• Provide administrative and business support to the Executive Director as well as support other members of the management team. • Co-ordinate recruitment activities including but not limited to screen calling, interview arrangements, reference checking, and onboarding activities. • Categorized and verified perspective candidates for accurate record keeping• Assisted in screening and handling candidate calls, resumes and correspondence. • Schedule candidate interviews with program directors and other members of the management team. • Provided updates to team ensuring they are always aware of status of candidates and new hires throughout hiring process.• Handled Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, reimbursements, deductions recordings, and expense reports.• Managed Benefits coordination, open enrollment, benefits management, and employee benefit assistance • Update and maintain information on multiple platforms and served as a contact with prospective departments.• Manage contractual items with 15+ organizations, ensuring each business had accurate contracts reflecting cost and approved services.• Create and organize billing invoices for 15+ organizations ensuring supporting documentation are included.• Maintain employee files with a high level of confidentiality• Managed filing system for main office building, ensuring all documents were properly labeled and filed according to specific filing guidelines

Program Management: Planned, led, and managed the HR training and Advancement program as part of a cross functional team, within NetApp's matrix organization with a goal to increase employee development and retention. HR Development Program: Ran a 9-month program consisting of 3 waves of 80 employees with an overall completion goal of 95%. Organized and scheduled meetings, classes and activities while keeping in contact with all participants and trainers throughout the US and India. Coordinated with program training instructors on timing and status of courses.HR Program Support: Acted as a point of connect between employees and Program Director. Handled all inquiries, surveys and follow ups throughout the life span of the program. Provide communication and reports to HR team regarding program status to help Analyze problems and recommend solutions for future waves.HR Administration: Coordinated program activities, prepared agendas, directed meetings, wrote meeting minutes, tracked action items, prepared presentations, conducted reviews, and issue escalations.HR Analytics: Pulled and organized quarterly HR employment retention records for the Product Operations Department. Created quarterly presentation through PowerPoint of retention and diversity data to be presented to CEO, CFO, CIO and Human Resource Director.Employee Relations: Worked collaboratively with professionals across Product Operations, Finance, Human Resources to positively influence greater business outcomes including employee development and retention. Built and maintained relationships with peers inside and outside the organization to ensure strong cross-group collaboration.

Benefits Management: Prepared benefits paperwork for eligible employees including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance. New Hire On-boarding: Obtain required legal documents for new hires (i.e. documents for I-9’s) and maintained personnel files in compliance with applicable legal requirements.Annual Employee Training Program: Assisted in companywide annual HR compliance training to ensure quarterly completion.HR Administration: supported HR manager, maintained personal records, participated in department meetings, and recorded meeting minutes for HR management staff.Office Management: ran front desk and greeted vendors upon check in. Maintained employee records and organized filing systems.