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Leading Global Talent Ops in support of Block businesses: Square, Cash App, Tidal, Spiral and TBD. Inclusive of: Support & Service Delivery, Talent Enablement Strategy, Talent Technology & Insights, M&A, and Candidate Experience.Established the first Talent shared service/platform team supporting Block's global businesses. Drove alignment cross functionally with historically decentralized and siloed teams. Developed strategic & technical roadmap and delivered measurable results in the following area:Internal applications (scheduling platform, career sites, compensation platform)Headcount Management Enablement and knowledge management Service Delivery/Shared Services Recruiting Technology (led successful RFPs for key tech platforms) Compliance and Risk MitigationOperational InsightsTech stack: SmartRecruiters, Gem, Workday

Established Netflix's first Talent technology team, focusing on strategically developing and implementing scalable solutions (technology, enablement & support, change management) that enhances our HR/TA team's ability to attract and engage stunning talent at Netflix.Scope included: - Partner with Product Management to develop global strategy and roadmap for Talent (TA & HR)- Lead a global, cross-functional team aimed at building and enhancing products and business processes that help scale Recruiting/HR at Netflix- Align and deeply partner with senior HR/Talent and Eng leadership (including DEI) to understand and inform strategic priorities- Collaborate with data engineering and people analytics on data infrastructure and reportingTech Stack: Lever, Gem, Workday, Contentful, Tableau

Built and led a global Talent Operations team supporting Netflix's Recruiting org, Talent Brand, Compensation and Contingent Talent. Led Ops strategy & enablement, support & delivery, and technology. Partnered closely with engineering on enterprise proprietary technology, sharing product management responsibility. Shipped 3 internal apps used globally by Netflix employees (compensation app, performance/feedback, and recruiting CRM)

Helping fast growing start-ups build out scalable Talent/HR structure. Expertise in executive searches, HR, employment branding, tech recruiting, compliance, employee experience and org dev. Clients include:- Buck Mason (www.buckmason.com)- Beboe (www.beboe.com)- Lumi (www.lumi.com)- The Bouqs Co. (www.thebouqs.com)- Manduka (www.manduka.com)- Mave (Former Snap Inc. Exec Tech Startup) - Stratford School (www.stratfordschools.com)

Broad leadership role overseeing talent acquisition, talent operations, employee experience and talent development at Hot Topic, Inc. I partnered closely with CEO and executive leadership team to guide talent strategy and the technology that supports it. Developed and launched branded, gamified onboarding experience (The Hot Topic Journey) for corporate HQ and Retail Leadership, resulting in quicker ramp-up time and happier, engaged employees.Developed and delivered engagement surveys and subsequent leadership development training. Introduced structured interview process + training rolled out company-wide, focused, and aligned with company values. Established Hot Topic's first HR analytics dashboard, providing actionable insights to our extended leadership team. Project managed enterprise implementation of Lever ATS and integration into Ultipro HCM and Checkr Background. Piloting machine learning and chatbots for retail recruiting. Project managed the design and development of new career site + employment branding strategy in partnership with our brand marketing team. Lead a high performing team in driving partnership with internal stakeholders, elevating the talent acquisition process while building buy-in and alignment in how we attract, acquire, and develop talent.

Heading up Talent (recruiting, on-boarding, engagement, development) strategy, and optimization at scale for our fast-growing business! Led the migration to Lever ATS, piloting machine learning for recruiting and project managed career site buildout.

Lever streamlines the hiring process and simplifies the Applicant Tracking System, so that recruiters and hiring managers can focus on what truly matters: their candidates.Excited to be partnering with Lever (representing Hot Topic/BoxLunch) as a Member of Lever's Customer Advisory Council.

Lead the development of People, Talent Acquisition and Employment Branding strategy for startup in high growth period. Implemented ATS (Greenhouse), HRIS (Namely), online onboarding and online benefits platform. Designed new benefits plan that increased employee coverage and offerings while reducing net company cost. Increased headcount 105% in 1 year. Built core leadership team including VP Marketing, VP Ecommerce, COO, CFO, President. Established: - Total Rewards - Employment branding - Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Ops - Performance management- On-boarding / Off-boarding- Employee engagement and recognitionDirect report to CEO and member of the executive leadership team.

Senior Recruiting leader supporting key internal client groups in a rapidly expanding, $4 billion global companyPartnership with global social media and creative in developing talent brandLed significant role in Success Factors ATS implementation Managed recruitment social media presence Led and developed a team of 6 Recruiters and 2 Recruiting Coordinator

Head of Recruiting for PacSun, supporting both HQ and Field (Stores). Led a team of 3 recruiters in building & solidifying credibility while elevating the recruiting function as a strategic business partner. Aligned with marketing in building talent brandIn partnership with creative, designed new career portal set to launch in 2015Implemented Avature CRM Organically grew LinkedIn company followers by 500%Launched College Recruiting initiative, building brand presence/partnership at key universities across the USManaged Corporate Internship Program recruitmentIntroduced sourcing tools and partnered extensively with Store Executive Leadership teamLed senior leadership recruitment searchesLed UX/UI and Tech searchesLead, motivated and developed direct reportsPrevious role: Senior Recruiter Full cycle recruiting for PacSun’s corporate headquarters and retail field leadershipEstablished as a trusted business partner with internal stakeholders, from entry level management to SVP level in recruiting top talent for positions in design, merchandising, planning & allocation, product development, supply chain, ecommerce, marketing, IT/engineering, finance, store operations, field and HRProactively source and build pipeline of passive talent for future openingsManaged team of 2 Recruiters and 1 Recruiting CoordinatorLed the recruitment of 100 associates in 30 days for our Soho pop-up shopReduced prior year’s budget by $300,000 through 100% improved in-house fill rates, eliminating the need for agency support, as well as negotiating lower vendor rates for FY 2013Scheduled and represented company at nationwide career fairs and networking events

Corporate recruiting for USC's largest department. Recruited for 6 different business units that spanned several industries, including Retail, Hospitality, Transportation and Hotel. Also filled roles in IT, Finance and Accounting, HR, Payroll, Creative and Technology.Managed full cycle recruiting efforts, streamlined recruiting process and developed interview tools. Filled over 70 positions in 8 months with an average time-to-fill of 23 days. Used strategic sourcing techniques to attract passive candidates. Filled several crucial roles through sourcing and networking. Managed department recruiting budget. Administrator for PeopleAdmin ATS.Supervise 2 recruiting interns, including scheduling, approving time and performance reviews.

Field Recruiting for DM and SM level positions across the US. Negotiate offers, conduct reference checks. Direct sourced over 80% of fills. Reduced time to fill rate. Partnered with Regional Directors in facilitating the full cycle recruitment process.

High volume field recruiting for 74 retail locations across Central and Southern California. Recruited hourly associates, Store Managers and District Managers. Streamlined recruiting process for hourly to exempt level field staff. Partnered with hiring managers to provide high level service and top talent.

Senior Recruiter for fast growing non-profit startup. Went from 30 employees to 1000 in 6 months. Managed all recruiting efforts at a regional level, responsible for staffing a division of over 400 employees in the non-profit educational services arena, which consists of 8 districts and 58 site locations. I also staffed for all regional corporate positions as well as seasonal program positions, including Tutors/Instructors and AmeriCorps staff.Responsible for upgrading reporting and tracking methods for organization. Developed scalable recruiting process for high-volume positions.Provide hiring managers with expertise and high level service/training.Major contributor to the development of recruitment tools and interview guides; administrators for ATS (CATS ATS).Developed talent brand through networking, college/university recruitment and community partnerships.