Rachel Zerr

Co-Founder

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia19 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in building people foundations for startups.
Proven track record in scaling talent acquisition processes.
Strong focus on creating extraordinary workplace cultures.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a People Consultant specializing in HR strategies for startups and high-growth companies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Hr ConsultingStart-upsTalent Acquisition

Other Skills

People foundationsOperational readinessAdvisory servicesPeople strategyPeople tech stackPolicy developmentCultural initiativesScaling teamsRecruitment processesTalent managementRecruitment strategyTeam evolutionDigital problem-solvingRecruitmentHiring best practices

About

Hey there, I'm Rachel 👋 I’ve been fortunate to partner with some of Australia’s most exciting businesses through big moments of growth and change. Now I run FirstFifty: a people advisory built specifically for startups. I get companies operationally ready for growth through light, practical People foundations. My sweet spot is short-term advisory and tactical execution. Think: -Hiring sprints & org design (with hands on recruiting) -People & performance roadmaps that speed you up (not slow you down) -Getting your HR tech right -Baseline policy & benefits -Laying the groundwork for extraordinary cultures. Clients like: Bridgit, Quickli, Cicada Innovations, MILLIBEAM, MP Space, ResetData, Kaimera, eQ8, BlossomApp, Fetch, Kapiche, Brainfish, Open Insurance, Relevance AI, InspaceXR. If you’d love to chat People & Culture, hiring or hiking - let’s connect!

Experience

Firstfifty

Founder & Director

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Currently working with the teams at at Aquila, Brainfish, Relevance AI & ResetData

People foundationsOperational readinessAdvisory servicesHR ConsultingStart-ups

Slyp

Director | Head of People & Culture

Feb 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

My best job. Laying the foundations of a People function - I was in my element launching the people strategy, people tech stack, policies & culture as the team grew from 25-55.

People strategyPeople tech stackPolicy developmentCultural initiativesHR ConsultingTalent Acquisition

Zip co

Talent Acquisition

Jun 2020 – Feb 2021 · 8 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Helping to scale Zip, and working faster than I ever had before with Australia’s most exciting fintech.

Talent acquisitionScaling teamsRecruitment processesTalent Acquisition

Xinja

Head of Talent

Feb 2020 – May 2020 · 3 mos · Sydney

Xinja: Australia’s bravest neo-bank. A short stint during their mega growth phase.

Talent managementRecruitment strategyTalent Acquisition

Publicis sapient

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

Sep 2014 – Jan 2020 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Sydney

Leading Talent Acquisition for Publicis Sapient Australia - which over the years included Sapient, Razorfish, 2DataFish and Digitas. A big 5 years helping evolve our team to tackle the biggest problems in digital.

Talent acquisitionTeam evolutionDigital problem-solvingTalent Acquisition

Google

Recruiter (contract)

Sep 2013 – Aug 2014 · 11 mos · Sydney, Australia

A lucky member of Google's Staffing team. Committed to hiring the best, at scale.

RecruitmentHiring best practicesTalent Acquisition

Hrx

Talent Specialist

Jul 2011 – Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Sydney, Australia

I worked with various clients - from hyper growth projects with BankWest and Bendon, graduate programs at Nestle, to employment branding, audits, and delivery work.

Talent sourcingClient engagementTalent Acquisition