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FirmPilotHuman Resources & Talent Acquisition
Jan. 2025United States
Human 1mpactFractional HR & Talent Acquisition Leader
Sep. 2023Denver, Colorado, United StatesFirmPilot | Remote
Title: HR Operations Consultant
Company Details: Series A - Marketing AI - Legal Tech
- Solely responsible for all HR, Talent Acquisition, and People Operations functions from the ground up.
- Implement Greenhouse ATS to drive scalable, data-informed recruiting and improve candidate experience.
- Leading full-cycle recruitment and headcount planning across technical, sales, and operational roles.
- Oversee payroll, benefits, and expenses through PEO administration (JustWorks).
- Design and execute onboarding and off-boarding processes to support consistency, retention, and a strong employee experience
- Advise executive leadership on organizational design, employee relations, and workforce planning. Schwazze | Denver, CO
Title: Manager, People & Culture
Company Details: Public - Retail/Cannabis - Covering 30 Colorado stores
- Addressed employee relations, corrective actions, and legal compliance.
- Acted as the primary HR contact, providing a customer-focused approach to inquiries.
- Managed workplace conflicts, facilitated incident resolution, and mediated disputes.
- Maintained records to meet legal and regulatory standards.
- Developed employee engagement strategies to foster a positive work environment. Loyalty Farms | Boulder, CO
Title: Human Resources & Operations
Company Details: Private - Cannabis/Agriculture
- Advise on People Operations, including policies, processes, and programs.
- Manage benefits, payroll, compliance, and employee data across multiple systems.
- Resolve employee relations matters and conducted ethics investigations.
- Support the Founder with coaching, performance improvement, and employee challenges.
- Ensure compliance with all employment laws and created SOPs and OKRs. AlgorithmAi | Remote
- Reviewed resumes and profiles for open positions.
- Identified standout technical candidates and summarized key details.
- Extended and facilitated offer acceptance processes.
VieCureDirector Human Resources & Talent Acquisition - Role Elimination
Mar. 2023 - Sep. 2023Denver Metropolitan AreaCompany Details: Series-A funded - Health Technology - Covered US (29 states) & Canada - Built process, tools and recruiting strategy from the ground up as the first Director of Talent Acquisition
- Responsible for the growth and scaling of the organization through headcount growth
- Individually grew the company headcount in strategic areas such as Engineering, Product, Design, QA, Finance, Clinical by 24%
- Increased inbound applications by 80% through building a talent/employer branding strategy
- Created a company-wide Interviewer Training program to educate employees and leaders to optimize candidate experience
- Led the re-vamp of the company onboarding process
- Utilized Radford to assess and appropriately level employee compensation
- Partner with stakeholders to lead change management efforts
- Support supervisors and managers in handling conflict and facilitating difficult conversations
- Serve as primary contact for employee complaints, coordinate investigations and make recommendations regarding appropriate resolution
- Proactively solicit feedback from employees at every level of the organization in an effort to develop and maintain a high performing culture
- Promoted diversity as a way to accelerate business goals, and educated the organization on the benefits of diversity and inclusion (DEI)
- Rolled out company benefits with USI (healthcare and dental), VSP, 401K
- Partnered with Accounting & Finance to ensure payroll accuracy and payments to employees
- Implemented career ladders and succession planning
- Overhauled the companies record retention, to ensure compliance with employee records in accordance with local and federal laws
- Oversaw the reduction of headcount by eliminating roles due to cost reduction
UnsupervisedHead of Talent Acquisition & Human Resources
Nov. 2021 - Mar. 2023Boulder, Colorado, United StatesCompany Details: Series-B funded - Data Infrastructure and Analytics - Covered US (20 states) - Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer
- Collaborated closely with all executives and senior management to provide valuable insights for critical organizational and managerial decisions
- Responsible for the growth and scaling of the organization through headcount growth
- Deployed various sourcing techniques to identify qualified candidates (LinkedIn, Meetups, Tech Slack channels, etc)
- Conducted efficient phone screenings and assessed candidate qualifications
- Addressed our most crucial hiring needs across Engineering, Product, Design and Sales
- Managed end-to-end recruiting and onboarding processes to ensure a positive candidate experience aligned with our company culture
- Assumed all other HR responsibilities after first reduction in force, effectively functioning as a one-person team
- Established and enforced consistent policies and procedures, ensuring both legal compliance and alignment with the company's objectives
- Provided support to managers and staff in career development conversations
- Promoted diversity as a way to accelerate business goals, and educated the organization on the benefits of diversity and inclusion
- Played a pivotal role in designing and implementing the company's performance and talent management strategy, including performance reviews, feedback, and career development plans
- Managed performance-related matters, including disputes, resolutions, compensation and incentives
- Executed disciplinary and performance improvement actions with confidentiality
- Executed bi-weekly payroll with accuracy and a high attention to detail
- Oversaw and executed second organizational Reduction in Force
Dev IQBusiness Solutions Consultant
May. 2020 - Oct. 2021Denver Metropolitan AreaFrom smart city technology (IoT), data management to cloud, mobility and healthcare services, we have a history of creating the software and services necessary to drive innovation. Our custom software solutions help companies around the world move faster, improve quality and productivity, enhance security and facilitate the sharing of information. Our development practices include: Javascript (Full-Stack: vue.js, react, angular, node, etc)
Microsoft : C#/.Net (Core)
UX/UI
Mobile: iOS & Android
Data : Engineers & Scientists
Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
DevOps
Dev IQHead of Talent Acquisition & Human Resources
Jul. 2019 - Nov. 2021Greater Denver AreaDev IQ specializes in IoT, UX/UI design, mobile, and cloud-native web applications that scale to millions of users. Developing an in-house Empathic Design and User Experience (UX) practice and are strong advocates of Design Thinking principles. About ME: * Experienced leading people management at a rapidly scaling tech organization
* Leader and advisor in all things Recruiting & HR, reporting directly to the C-Suite
* Lead by example, understand, embrace, and cultivate a strong culture
* Use data to drive decisions and measure impact
* Think creatively, use technology, and innovate to help move the needle on growing a business successfully * A decision maker who can take action and make change
* Entrepreneur with a knack for big ideas and organizational planning What success looks like in my role:
- Day 1, create an inventory of current HR, Recruiting/On-boarding and Employee Success structures and processes and define a plan to address areas of immediate need
- Define and implemented a scaleable on-boarding and recruiting processes, and established metrics of success for my department
- Manage full life-cycle recruiting process from initial candidate contact through the interview process and accepted offer ensuring a high quality experience.
- Advise our leadership on big-picture topics like organizational design, restructuring and change management.
- Make sure we have a roster of diverse, high-caliber talent through creative recruitment, talent acquisition and referrals
- Manage negotiations, knowing candidate expectations from initial recruiter screen and re-validating them throughout every step of the recruiting process
- Handle internal communications regarding HR policies and initiatives through our HR platform G&A Partners
- Represent the company and make public presentations at meetups, universities and industry events
- Identify and manage applicant-tracking system to monitor applicant flow and reporting
Caserta Senior Talent Acquisition & Human Resources
Nov. 2017 - Jul. 2019Greater New York City AreaAs a key member of the organization, I help shape the business as we continue to grow by 35% YoY. My responsibilities include identifying top talent, recruiting, people management, performance, on-boarding, retention and development across the US and Canada. •5+ years managing full-cycle recruitment experience, specifically in a high growth, high performance environment, for both technical and non-technical roles
•Work collaboratively with CEO/President, SVP, and VP level team leaders to understand business objectives, role requirements and desired candidates profiles
•Partnering with hiring managers to develop, implement, and manage tactical sourcing strategies for priority positions
•Outreach to prospective applicants to generate interest in Caserta, screen and qualify prospective applicants technical, communication, and consulting skills
•Provide a high quality experience for all candidates and hiring managers
•Experience building and scaling recruiting processes and infrastructure
•Own, manage, and improve the Caserta recruiting process from start to finish
•Highly skilled at sourcing, networking, interviewing, and negotiating at all levels
•Experience closing senior and executive level candidates and negotiating complex compensation packages
•Infectiously positive attitude, high-transparency, and team-oriented approach to my work We are Hiring: • Solution Architecture (executive level)
• Data Science
• Data Engineer • Cloud Engineer
• ETL Data Warehouse Developer
• Data Analyst/ Business Analyst (technical)
• Project Manager
MicroStrategySenior Talent Acquisition Partner - Technology (Contract)
Mar. 2017 - Oct. 2017Washington D.C. Metro Area• Web Developer (front end & backend)
• Mobile Developer
• Scrum Master
• Software Engineer in Test
• Product Manager
• Project Manager •Successfully hired 16 new employees across Technology and IS during my contract at Microstrategy •Manage the Talent Acquisition process in entirety, across Technology and IS •Research, identify, engage and recruit talent at all seniority levels for the business •Organize and implement strategies and initiatives that improve the overall talent acquisition process and quality of hires
•Develop and manage ad campaigns on relevant job boards, primarily LinkedIn, to increase applications and employer awareness
•Manage up to date consistent information within SmartRecruiter (ATS) •Partner closely with the Director of Talent Acquisition, Human Resources team and Hiring Managers to ensure all internal needs and goals are met
SaltSr. Technical Recruiter
Aug. 2016 - Mar. 2017Greater New York City Area• Front End Developer
• Full Stack Developer
• Mobile Developer
Synergy Interactive SolutionsTechnology & Creative Recruiter
Aug. 2015 - Aug. 2016Greater New York City Area• Front End Developer
• Full Stack Developer
• Mobile Developer
• UX/UI Designer
• Product Manager
Robert Half LegalLegal Recruiter
Nov. 2014 - Aug. 2015Greater New York City Area• General Counsel
• Attorney • Legal Secretary
• Executive Assistant
• Paralegal
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