Sarah Austin

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Head of Recruiting Operations @ Red Bull
Los Angeles, CA, US
Sarah Austin's Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
About Sarah Austin

A self-described HR nerd and enthusiast, I have spent my career exploring and building a profound love for the Talent function. I have purposefully had a dynamic career across most areas of HR, multiple industries and organizations of all sizes. This journey has led me to experience how crucial the Talent function is to helping executives create, inspire and lead high performing teams.

Sarah Austin's Current Company Details
Red Bull

Red Bull

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Head of Recruiting Operations
Los Angeles, CA, US
Sarah Austin Work Experience Details
  • Red Bull
    Head Of Recruiting Operations
    Red Bull
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
  • Vitamin Well Group
    Head Of Hr - Consulting
    Vitamin Well Group Jul 2024 - Present
    Stockholm, Stockholm, Se
  • The Ardent Company
    Chief People Officer
    The Ardent Company May 2022 - Nov 2023
    I help people across all areas of our business to feel like they are a part of a super talented, encouraging team at an amazing company. We are a proudly independent accelerator that fuels founder-led businesses in drinks, to build the boldest version of their vision.www.ardent-company.com
  • Cleo
    Head Of People Programs & Partnerships
    Cleo Jun 2021 - May 2022
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Cleo is the most comprehensive support benefit for working families, reinventing how forward-thinking employers improve family health, control costs and attrition, and build inclusive cultures. A series C company with over 200 employees, Cleo supports parents globally in 55 countries and works with forward-thinking companies.Advisor to Executive team on cross-functional opportunities, talent gaps and org structure to drive change, improve organizational effectiveness and identify areas of development and creation of core HR/ Company talent philosophies.Key work in my role includes a blend of COE and Business Partner/ Talent strategy. This includes creation of HR operations process, communication and execution for annual compensation planning, performance review cycles, employee engagement survey/leadership action planning, headcount planning and working with Talent Acquisition on all open roles. In addition, I lead the creation and management of all HR programs and Diversity initiatives. Core work with diversity includes creating Cleo's affinity group program: design & framework, policy drafting, managing communication plans and roll-out. On-going affinity group management consists of advising communities and scaling the program as appropriate for a smaller workforce with unique cultural needs.Building core employee trainings including Manager 101, Feedback & Coaching, New Leader Intro meeting, Team Building and Strengthsfinder. Created & launched series of phased onboarding initiates: New hire orientation, CEO lunch & learn, Employee onboarding plan, Executive onboarding experience, onboarding checklist, and stakeholder interview guide. Roadmap of additional phases planned (return to work acceleration, product intro & exec speaker experience).
  • Red Bull
    Senior Director, Talent Business Partnerships
    Red Bull Nov 2018 - Jun 2021
    Fuschl, At
    •Strategic Advisor to Business Leaders across the Shared Services & Global Corporate Projects functions (Finance, Operations, Tech, Legal, Talent, and Global Corporate Projects) to guide alignment of department’s objectives to larger business and functional team strategies. Work with executive clients on cross-functional opportunities, talent gaps and org structure to drive change, improve organizational effectiveness identify areas of development and compensation philosophy. •Key work includes management of process, communication and execution for annual compensation planning, performance review cycles, employee survey/leadership action planning, employee relations, headcount planning and working with Talent Acquisition on all open roles. •Support clients during re-organizations by working with Leadership to prepare & define optimal org structures, drive overall project management, partner with stakeholders, draft all communications, provide support during go-live and acted as on-site support post notification. •Act as main point of contact and HR Project Manager for HR to oversee build out of new distribution facility in Glendale, Arizona. Responsibilities include coordinating all HR related activities: Compensation, HR Operations, HRIS integration with existing HCM platform (SAP), Talent Development and Talent Acquisition. •Designed, launched and manage Employee Resource Groups at RedBull including program design & framework, creating business case, policy drafting, managing communication plan, roll-out and serving as ERG administrator and consultant. •Leading the build-out of business case for Red Bull’s Volunteering program. Scope of program includes volunteering, employee giving and fundraising.
  • Truecar, Inc.
    Director, People
    Truecar, Inc. Oct 2015 - Oct 2018
    Santa Monica, California, Us
    Provide support, oversight and collaboration to the People team in areas of HR Operations, HRIS, Employee Engagement and HR consulting across business units. In this capacity, help to develop vision and strategy in each of these functional areas. Areas of focus for my groups include: onboarding/integration, managing HR shared services model, vendor oversight, talent management, training, HR systems and global mobility. • Manage a team who support business objectives, respond to client inquiries, process HR transactions, and develop and administer streamlined procedures in order to improve HR systems. Team responsible for HR operations activities including worker’s compensation, leaves of absence, immigration, audit and compliance and managing relationships with our business partners, including Finance, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation and Legal.• Oversee the core HCM and ancillary HR applications/integrations. Led our Workday HCM implementation process including collaborative consultation, requirements definition, solution design, configuration, unit and integration testing, training and full deployment. Post go-live, I work to drive efficiencies and improvements in the transactional business processes supporting the employee life cycle by maximizing the functional use of Workday. • Direct compliance activities and manage the adherence on behalf of HR for internal and external audits, SOX, legal and operational risk.• Introduced an end to end recruiting process to the Talent Acquisition function - focusing on training Recruiters on consultative client partnerships and leveraging analytics to help drive focused recruiting efforts to the organization. • Managed company-wide engagement survey launch and worked with client groups to identify action and talent planning to address issues and opportunities to improve.
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
    Manager, Global Talent
    Sony Pictures Entertainment Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
    Culver City, Ca, Us
    Lead efforts on talent strategy for the emerging workforce. Partner in recruiting branding and education efforts. • Manage the talent strategy and programs to increase the synergy between emerging workforce populations including: three intern program models, contingent workforce population and full-time, entry-level recruitment for all areas of the organization. • Lead career site re-branding and launch including design, vendor management, copywriting and review. • Full-cycle recruitment for all entry level roles spanning all areas of the studio. Including, but not limited to: Marketing, Worldwide Product Fulfillment, Distribution, Production, Corporate functions, and Music. • Manage Hiring Manager education initiative to increase awareness of recruitment best practices and increase our ability to attract top talent.
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
    Program Manager
    Sony Pictures Entertainment May 2013 - Dec 2014
    Culver City, Ca, Us
    Work closely with HR business professionals, procurement, and managed service provider to identify and create innovative contingent labor, internship, and full-time talent strategies by providing solutions, services and programs to support and optimize company’s intern and contingent talent acquisition goals.Business Development & Strategy•Provide market benchmarks and recommendations for key decisions related to future contingent workforce strategies.•Recommend ROI-maximizing approach to company’s current contingent workforce program •Designed and implemented multi-tiered internship program for company aimed at pipelining multiple mid-level graduate talent into fulltime opportunities. Project Management & Execution• Manage Vendor Management System (VMS) across SPE • Manage integrated testing of enhancements/implementations. • Provide continuous insight, best practices and benchmarking data to ensure the right processes are being considered for current and future growth needs.• Partner with MSP, HR Business Partners, and clients to discuss needs, contractual obligations and processes to meet talent requirements with external contingent labor suppliers.• Understand end-to-end processes related to the administration of temporary employees. • Translate business processes and needs into requirements documentation.• Develop on-boarding and off-boarding processes and procedures to create efficiencies for bringing on critical talent and evaluating this talent for future growth.HR Partnerships• Conduct new-hire orientation for full-time employees.• Collaborate with Leadership & Organizational Development to create training workshops for temp program and intern development days. • Work with Compensation and Benefits to determine competitive wage brackets for contingent labor and internship positions.
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment
    Recruiter, Global Recruitment & Inclusion
    Sony Pictures Entertainment Jul 2010 - May 2013
    Culver City, Ca, Us
    •Performed analysis for strategic talent opportunities and special programs including initiatives related to international partnerships, marketing & research, digital networks, and digital productions. •Led meetings with SPE international offices and Sony sister companies to determine areas of opportunity and partnership. •Helped grow internship program from credit to centralized pay model with approx. 25 interns per session to paid-only model with 80 interns per session. Annual budget approx. $700k/ year.•Formed strategic relationships with top universities and non-profit organizations to attract top talent.•Created workshops and seminars to improve intern development and performance.•Managed over 25 intern events per year including 7 new hire orientations & development days.•Ensure compliance with federal, state and local labor laws.Talent Acquisition •Worked with 70+ departments/Hiring Managers (HMs) to determine interest, key competencies & job descriptions. •Managed 1 direct report (intern/temp) to execute hiring under aggressive timelines.•Performed full-cycle recruitment for a variety of roles spanning all areas of the studio. Including, but not limited to: Marketing, Digital Productions, F&A, Production, Engineering, IT, Legal, Corporate functions, and Music. Diversity Initiatives •Organized annual MBA Media Treks, 2-day conference aimed at educating MBA students about industry and career opportunities. Approximately 225 attendees/year across 12 top business schools.•Worked with employees throughout the studio to promote and encourage EBRG (Employee Business Resource Groups). Received recognition by top Sony Corporation executives for collaboration with this initiative (Compass Award).•Responsible for organizing and driving the first annual One Sony Internship Day. Coordinated with Sony sister companies (DADC, SEL, Sony Music, SNEI, and Sony Playstation). Approximately 180 people in attendance.

Sarah Austin Skills

Recruiting Social Media College Recruiting Social Networking Entertainment Talent Acquisition Customer Service Management Resume Writing Social Media Marketing Digital Media Human Resources Project Management Career Counseling Event Planning Television Public Relations People Skills New Media Project Coordination Educational Leadership Organizational Development Research Internships System Administration Networking Recruitment/retention Human Relations New Hire Orientations Time Management Administration Project Execution Interviews Employee Relations

Sarah Austin Education Details

  • Ucla
    Ucla
    B.A.
  • University Of Southern California
    University Of Southern California
    Certificate In Human Capital And Effective Organizations

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