Tessa Whelan

Head of Talent

St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada8 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 6 years of recruitment experience.
  • Expert in refining hiring processes and onboarding.
  • Strong focus on culture initiatives and team growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with a strong focus on recruitment and people operations.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent ManagementRecruitingEvent Planning

Other Skills

RecruitmentCollaborationSourcingReferencingEmail ManagementPayrollEvent DevelopmentClient CollaborationAdministrative TasksEvent CoordinationVolunteer ManagementCommunicationSocial MediaCommunity EngagementProject Management

About

Recruiter. People Partner. Believer in good vibes and great hires. For over 6 years, I’ve been helping people land roles they’re excited about—and helping teams grow with intention. I specialize in recruitment and also roll up my sleeves for a bit of people ops work, whether that’s refining hiring processes, onboarding new teammates, or supporting culture initiatives.

Experience

8 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
4 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Colab

3 roles

Manager, Talent

Aug 2025Present · 9 mos

Talent ManagementRecruiting

Senior Recruiter

Promoted

Aug 2022Aug 2025 · 3 yrs

Talent ManagementRecruiting

Recruiter

Nov 2021Aug 2022 · 9 mos

Recruiting

Bench accounting

Recruitment Specialist

Aug 2020Nov 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Planning and executing large scale hiring initiatives for Growth roles, with a focus in sales
  • Collaborating with hiring managers to build job specifics and write compelling job posts
  • Reviewing applications, conducting preliminary interviews, organizing in-person interviews, reference checks, and generating offer letters
  • Conducting proactive independent sourcing via social recruiting and networking
RecruitmentCollaborationSourcingRecruiting

Vancouver coastal health

Recruitment Assistant

Sep 2019Aug 2020 · 11 mos · Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Facilitate all referencing and testing for all candidates.
  • Manage general email inboxes, such as recruitment.inquiries@vch.ca.
  • Complete payroll weekly.
ReferencingEmail ManagementPayrollRecruiting

Inventa

Account Coordinator

Apr 2019Aug 2019 · 4 mos · Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Interfaced collaboratively with clients to provide event development, event execution, and operational support.
  • Coordinated administrative tasks including processing purchase orders and writing meeting minutes.
  • Created and managed event supplies tracker of all event materials.
  • Managed post-event surveys and data collection.
Event DevelopmentClient CollaborationAdministrative Tasks

Lululemon

2 roles

Global Events Coordinator

Promoted

Nov 2018Mar 2019 · 4 mos

  • Coordinated and implemented Leadership Summit 2019, lululemon’s annual gathering of 1100 senior leaders from around the world, consisting of five days of personal development, alignment on company priorities, and other global initiatives.
  • Managed and recruited a team of 110 volunteers and 10 senior team members, created volunteer needs and scheduling, planned and facilitated volunteer training.
  • Developed and managed the registration process for all attendees pre-event and on-site.
  • Created communication emails and information packages for volunteers and attendees.
  • Managed post-event surveys for attendees and volunteers.
Event CoordinationVolunteer ManagementCommunicationEvent Planning

Educator

Jul 2016Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Coordinated and implemented Yoga on George, lululemon Avalon’s annual yoga class on George Street with 650 attendees, collaborated cross functionally with diverse teams and successfully led an event execution team.
  • Coordinated and implemented lululemon Robson’s corporate meditation series, consisting of meditation sessions in downtown offices, growing the program into a month long series.
  • Supported event development and execution that are relevant and engaging for the community, including International Women’s Day and the Sweat Collective Celebration.
  • Created video content for social media.
  • Designed product notification content, becoming a champion for brand standards.
  • Opened the first lululemon store in NL, introduced lululemon culture to a new market.
Event CoordinationSocial MediaCommunity EngagementEvent Planning

Education

Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) — Human Resources

Jan 2011Jan 2016

Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Jan 2011Jan 2016

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