Walta Nemariam

CEO

United States11 yrs 8 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 10 years of leadership experience in diverse environments.
Wharton MBA graduate with a strong strategic mindset.
Expert in employee lifecycle management and inclusion initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned HR leader with expertise in strategic program management and employee engagement.

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BloggingRecruitingPublic RelationsSocial MediaPublic SpeakingMarketingNewslettersMicrosoft OfficeLeadershipTeamworkEditingProject ManagementMedia RelationsBehavioral InterviewingManagement

About

Seasoned people leader with over 10 years of experience across startups and fortune 500 companies. Wharton MBA grad and current Head of People at Bandit Running Interested in MBA or career coaching? https://www.joinleland.com/coach/walta-n

Experience

11 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

7 mos

Current Experience

Bandit

Head of People

Nov 2025 – Present · 7 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Adobe

Senior Program Manager, Photoshop & Illustrator

May 2024 – Aug 2024 · 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Crafted program launch strategy for Adobe power users and developed data visualization add-ons for Adobe Express; presented to VP of Community, multiple PM directors, and cross-functional team across design, engineering, and product marketing

Netflix

3 roles

Senior Program Manager - Strategic Programs, UCAN

Promoted

Mar 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Lead strategic program initiatives across Netflix Product and Gaming M&A teams
Left to pursue my MBA at The Wharton School

Global Lead, Black@ Netflix ERG

Nov 2018 – Apr 2019 · 5 mos

One of 10 leaders for the Global Black Employee Resource Group. As a lead, I represented the issues and concerns of Black employees from around the world to our C-Suite officers, worked closely with our Inclusion team to effect policy change, created a mentorship program specifically for Black employees, served as a consultant for our company-wide inclusion initiatives and led recruitment and partnership efforts with HBCUs.

Senior Talent Partner

Jun 2016 – Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Served as a trusted advisor to senior leadership teams, assisting them through the full employee lifecycle including recruiting, onboarding, headcount planning, performance management, and team restructuring

Inflection

Senior Recruiter

Jun 2015 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area

Founding member of the recruiting team (reporting to the VP of People). Led full-cycle recruiting for Business Development, Marketing & Design and Engineering & provided strategic HR support including coaching and development, performance management, total rewards planning and organizational design

Development counsellors international

Economic Development Marketer (Consultant)

Jan 2015 – Jun 2015 · 5 mos · Greater New York City Area

CLIENTS: Netherlands, New Jersey, Charleston, South Carolina and Orlando Florida,
Wrote media pitches, press releases, blog posts and social media content as well as organized press trips and coordinated media interviews for executives and elected officials

Baylor activities council

New Member Development

May 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Waco, Texas

Designed and developed all aspects of the new member onboarding program, including training guides, mentorship programs and learning & development
Interviewed and scaled the team from 10 to 17 program coordinators
Partnered cross-functional with various stakeholders to execute university-wide events and engagements