Caitlin Sonnichsen
Head of Talent at General Inception- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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General Inception
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Talent
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Aug 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area General Inception (GI) is the first-ever Igniter, a new category of company formation and investment that co-founds companies with scientific innovators from inception. From day one, GI partners with scientific innovators to bring critical planning, execution functions, and day-to-day support to our companies. GI has co-founded over 30 companies with scientific innovators in the US and Europe.
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Big Health
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Talent Acquisition
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Jan 2022 - Oct 2022
Big Health’s mission is to help millions back to good mental health by providing safe and effective non-drug alternatives for the most common mental health conditions including insomnia, anxiety, and depression. Designed by leading clinical experts, Big Health’s digital therapeutics expand access to gold standard care, including behavioral medicine, and are backed by industry-leading research and randomized controlled trials.
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Talent Acquisition Manager
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Sep 2020 - Jan 2022
San Francisco Bay Area
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Connery Consulting
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United States
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Human Resources Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Recruitment Consultant Manager
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Apr 2018 - Sep 2020
San Francisco Bay Area Connery Consulting is a boutique HR & Recruiting consulting firm. With decades of experience partnering with leading technology companies, we drive impact for organizations through people. We design & implement scalable recruitment, compensation, performance management, coaching and people operations practices that enable our clients to attract, hire and retain top talent. Clients: Airtable, StitchLabs, Plenty, Healthy Together, Genies, Blend
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MightyHive
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Recruitment Lead
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Aug 2017 - Apr 2018
San Francisco Bay Area
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Google Fiber
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Recruiter
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Aug 2014 - Aug 2017
San Francisco Bay Area • Oversee and advise on all aspects of recruiting nationally across 7 cities (San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Miami) • Manage full cycle recruitment process for 15-20 open requisitions at any one time for diverse roles in Management, Sales, Marketing, Network Ops/Engineering, Dev, Systems Administration, Tech Support, Fiber, Construction & Installation, G&A • Selected and implemented our first ever ATS to manage candidates in one place, streamline admin by 50%,… Show more • Oversee and advise on all aspects of recruiting nationally across 7 cities (San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Miami) • Manage full cycle recruitment process for 15-20 open requisitions at any one time for diverse roles in Management, Sales, Marketing, Network Ops/Engineering, Dev, Systems Administration, Tech Support, Fiber, Construction & Installation, G&A • Selected and implemented our first ever ATS to manage candidates in one place, streamline admin by 50%, create a talent community, and develop ongoing analytics • Manage our LinkedIn and Glassdoor Company Profiles • Rolled out targeted job marketing with sponsored content and text ads on LinkedIn and Facebook • Implemented "We're Hiring" field recruiting pieces to target Construction/Fiber prospects in the field • Partnered with leadership team to scale our national sales team by 80% in 6 weeks post-acquisition
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Recruiter
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2014 - 2016
San Francisco, CA • As sole recruiter, over a two year period, doubled the size of the company taking it from 50 employees in 3 cities to 100 employees in 5 cities • Created job postings, job descriptions, recruiting strategies, and compensation bands for each role • Launched our LinkedIn, Glasdoor, Stackoverflow, and Tech Crunch Company Profiles • Worked with out Marketing and Dev Teams to redesign our Careers Page • Developed referral program that brought in 10% of our total candidate base and 30%… Show more • As sole recruiter, over a two year period, doubled the size of the company taking it from 50 employees in 3 cities to 100 employees in 5 cities • Created job postings, job descriptions, recruiting strategies, and compensation bands for each role • Launched our LinkedIn, Glasdoor, Stackoverflow, and Tech Crunch Company Profiles • Worked with out Marketing and Dev Teams to redesign our Careers Page • Developed referral program that brought in 10% of our total candidate base and 30% of our hires • Created partnership with Able Networks (a non-profit in Chicago ) to build a pipeline of Tech Support candidates to rapidly scale our Support Team by 300% • Developed a high touch experience for New Hires which includes a Before Start Welcome, New Hire Buddies, and New Hire Check Ins • Provided Payroll and Hiring projections to Controller and Founder to align pace of hiring with financial outlook • Implemented monthly Talent emails to drive internal candidate recruiting Served as Interim HR during 5 month maternity leave: • Oversaw and scaled onboarding process for regional markets • Managed status changes, relocations, leaves, and exits • Tracked PTO approvals and accruals and provided payroll coordination and backup • Advised on employment laws and regulations in CA, IL and FL • Managed benefits administration and Open Enrollment • Coordinated reviews, raises, professional development and succession plans • Managed employee communications • Hosted events and conducted regular check-ins with employees
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Axiom
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Employee Relationship Manager, West Coast
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2012 - 2014
San Francisco Bay Area
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Talent Associate, Southeast
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2010 - 2012
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Education
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Florida Gulf Coast University
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Fine and Studio Arts