Alexandra Shimamoto Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, Us

My responsibility is to align People strategies to the overall goals of the company while fostering a high-performance culture where people are engaged and excited to work! I support fabric's leadership team to recruit, develop and retain an effective workforce. I seek ways to empower our organization and be as efficient and productive as possible. Here are a few things that I enjoy doing for our people: *Strategic leadership & partnership*Employee lifecycle improvement*Global hiring strategy and execution (US, Canada, India, Pakistan, UK, South America)*Recruitment of high performing team members*Employee relations & HR Operations*Building employee brand, culture, and values*Creating programs to grow and develop our team in ways that are inclusive, empowering and creative*Ownership of onboarding experience so that each new team member feels supported, valued and empowered from day one*Support managers by creating management development trainings*Developed and managed benefit and compensation programs that are market competitive, compelling to candidates and meeting the needs and expectations of the business

Chico, Ca, Us

I manage and coordinate organization-wide efforts for headcount planning and prioritization of all hiring needs. I lead a team of recruiters while setting the recruiting strategy for a 700+ person company. I still conduct full life cycle recruitment in sourcing the best talent while maintaining effective programs for retention, promotion and succession planning. In this role, I am heavily involved with many aspects of HR including compensation analysis, benefit improvement, and training. Some things but not all in the least, that I do: *Position management including intake, budget alignment, approval process and prioritization *Organizational changes including org design, change management and organizational alignment *Careers page creation and ownership - Employee brand, social media platforms and recruiting marketing efforts *ATS administrator - Workday, Greenhouse, Jobvite *Develop, initiate and maintain effective programs for workforce retention, promotion and succession planning.*Create and maintain an environment of equal employment opportunity, diversity and competitive advantage in support of the company's diversity and inclusion strategic plan.*Develop and implement creative and innovative sourcing strategies and techniques to build a pipeline of qualified candidates.*Recruit on high level positions and manage any recruiting agency relationship. *Headcount planning and managing to a payroll budget to ensure we stay on track for the growth for the year. Meeting with department Execs and Directors to get their needs on a quarterly basis.*Coach, mentor, and train new managers and interviewers on the interview process*Creation of all compensation plans, looking at market value and salary surveys when available. *Participate, plan, and organize several company events that promote culture and encourage overall morale of all employees

Chico, Ca, Us

My area of focus is recruiting for incredible individuals to fill Technical roles. Areas of expertise:: Software Engineering, IT, Digital Marketing, Analysts, Product and Project Managers, merchandisers and various other positions. Working with hiring managers is one of my favorite parts of my job. I love digging into a role and really dialing in what they are looking for, what will they do/own and skills they will need to do the job. Some of my many talents/responsibilities include::*Full cycle recruiting, sourcing, phone screens, on-site interviews, and closing offers*Developing compensation plans for all different kinds of roles both new and existing. Compensation should drive behavior so this is one of my favorite parts of my job! *Maintaining our ATS Software, experienced in Greenhouse and Jobvite, utilizing it for internally and external recruiting. Running reports for usage and candidate drop off to improve candidate experience*Experienced in on-boarding new software to HR and the integration process*Calendar management for over 80 different hiring manager and owning the entire scheduling process *Head hunting through LinkedIn networking, social media recruiting, recruiting fairs and events*Assisted with on-boarding process for new hires, training programs, HR paperwork, drug and background*Training new managers and interviewers on our process*Mentoring junior recruiters and talent sourcers

Woodland Hills, Ca, Us

Recruiting and supporting well-capitalized professionals, entrepreneurs and existing business owners in a turn-key system designed to quickly build a start-up Farmers Exclusive Agency. Our unique program is backed locally, with the complete support of our District Operations team based out of Chico, CA. **Responsible for head hunting established business owners and training new professionals**Recruited largest District in California**Maintained the highest success rate in California for new agents of 80%**Managed all recruits from sourced to licensing to training. On going training and growth opportunities were reviewed monthly with new agents. Anywhere from 4-10 agents at a time. **Experienced in full cycle recruiting **Experienced in sourcing through varies types of channels and responsible for recruiting in innovative ways.

Woodland Hills, Ca, Us

**Owned and operated an insurance agency, built from the ground up**Managed employees, payroll, and scheduling**Responsible agency growth in sales for B2B and B2C**All aspects of marketing: digital, social, direct mail, email, telemarketing, radio

**Responsible for all front and back of the house ordering and management**HR, recruiting, interviewing, payroll and scheduling **Customer service, sales, and marketing in promoting the restaurant**All community involvement