Director Field Talent Acquisition

• Jul 2023 - Present

Responsible for overseeing and managing all recruitment activities for Madison Reed Hair Color Bar Business -Talent Acquisition Strategy and Execution ○ Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand short and long-term hiring goals for all field units. ○ Ensure the talent acquisition process and deliverables are in compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines. - Leadership and Development ○ Manage projects related to systems, data, and recruitment branding. ○ Communicate department processes and initiatives throughout the organization. ○ Provide direction to a team of Talent Acquisition Specialists, Managers, and Contractors. - Performance Management ○ Develop the Talent Acquisition team through coaching, mentoring, and ongoing performance management. ○ Build and manage the departmental budget. ○ Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and execute recruitment branding and talent acquisition strategies to increase brand awareness and visibility in the beauty space. ○ Manage talent acquisition marketing campaigns across internal ATS, job boards, programmatic job sponsorship, social media platforms, and more. ○ Develop CRM campaigns to attract and engage with passive talent pools. - Technology, Systems, and Data ○ Collaborate with internal partners to design new and iterate on existing dashboards and analytics tools used to inform real-time business decisions. ○ Manage TA systems including but not limited to DocuSign, Greenhouse, and Paradox. ○ Maintain current and compliant hiring documents inclusive of offer letters, confidentiality agreements, incentive plans, contractor agreements, etc. ○ Deliver a user-friendly and intuitive candidate and team member experience. Show less

Retail Talent Acquisition Manager

• Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

Responsible for overseeing and managing all recruitment activities for Lush’s Retail Business • Manage, develop, and coach the Retail Recruitment team to ensure they are not only effective in their role but are also developing and growing our overall recruitment practices across the Retail business• Design and maintain all sourcing, attraction, and recruitment programs across the business. Including developing strategies that address critical staffing needs while ensuring an inclusive and equitable hiring process for all candidates• Oversee all recruitment reporting for retail business• Develop strategies that address critical staffing needs while ensuring time to fill, inclusive and equitable hiring processes, quality of hire, diversity of talent, career journey, retention, and overall experience for the Retail business• Support DEIB business goals by upholding a DEIB-focused attraction strategy• Support the retail growth (organic and seasonal) through developing a robust retail hiring strategy• Partner with Compensation Program Manager to effectively build compensation market assessments for role within the Retail business• Partner with leadership on all cross-over aspects of the Employee Life Cycle Talent Attraction• Support the creation of employment branding content for external and internal audiences • Plan an annual talent attraction calendar of events • Partner with the retail business to effectively engrain training practices and resources for hiring teams on recruitment, networking and being a Lush Brand Ambassador Show less

Regional People and Culture Business Partner- Human Resources Retail

• Sep 2018 - Aug 2022

Execute talent development programs in your business area: performance and development, succession planning, engagement surveys, and other People & Culture initiatives. Manage improvements on talent development programs for retail business group, tracking results and soliciting feedback for continuous improvement. Consult with business leaders on talent and organizational issues and provide guidance and coaching as appropriate Advise on people-related activities, hiring, promotion and transfer decisions; manage and resolve performance and employee relations challenges, separations, terminations and leaves Analyze and report on trends and metrics in partnership with People and Culture colleagues to support data-driven decision-making Oversee recruiting effortsCreate an internal talent pipeline to prioritize development and promotion, collaborate with managers to ensure the right people are in the right place at the right times through succession planning and development Support the seasonal hiring processStay up-to-speed on industry trends Policy interpretation, counseling, and training for employees and managers on programs, policies and procedures Understand and advise on practical application of labor lawManage regional people and culture support staff as neededManage escalated employee relations issues Show less

Regional Retail Recruiter East Coast

• Sep 2016 - Sep 2018

Maintain reporting documents to update on hiring progress, recruiting spends and KPIs Compile regular and ad hoc recruitment reports for the business and maintain strong KPIs Conduct additional projects to support recruitment/business strategy as necessary Support the execution of talent development programs in the retail business area: PDDPs, succession planning, work alignment, and other talent development initiatives. Advise on people-related activities, hiring, promotion and transfer decisions Analyze and report on trends and metricsStay up-to-speed on industry trends Optimize use of applicant tracking software Show less

Regional Field Recruiter

• Mar 2016 - Sep 2016

support East Coast shops in filling critical retail shop positions as well as strengthening our communities by networking and creating strong relationships with other retailers.

Shop Manager

• Jul 2014 - Sep 2016

Training Store Director

• Oct 2005 - Jul 2013

Recruited and trained talented store directors for high-volume stores in multiple regions; conducted follow-up visits, offered feedback, and worked comprehensively with store directors and teams in the Mid-Atlantic and North-East region; transformed underperforming store to increase sales and client loyalty; dramatically reduced internal theft and store turnover; exceeded 2012 sales goals by 4 percent over last year; facilitated strong team building and collaborative store climate and developed and trained entry-level team members to leadership positions in the district. Show less