Jun 2023 – Sep 2023 · 3 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · On-site

• Zumiez is a leading specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories and hard goods for young men and women who want to express their individuality through the fashion, music, art and culture of action sports, streetwear, and other unique lifestyles.
• o Led a critical initiative to audit a current benefit program across multiple states in the USA and Canada, in which conducted in-depth research and analysis of labor laws and regulations in various states and counties to ensure compliance.
• o Conducted extensive data analysis to track the utilization and impact of the program. Leveraged knowledge of HRIS to design comprehensive reports that provided insights to stakeholders, enabling data-driven decision-making throughout the project.
• o Spearheaded the development of new systems and processes to manage the program effectively, resulting in streamlined operations.
• o Responsible for salary surveys, overseeing the entire process from data collection to analysis to ensure the organization's compensation practices remained competitive and aligned with industry standards.

Mar 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Electronic Arts (EA) is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. Home to The SIMS, Burnout, Battlefield 2042, Star Wars, Madden NFL, NHL, FIFA, SKATE, APEX Legends, Plants vs. Zombies and much, much more. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our players by bringing together skillful people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion.
• o Responsible for full life cycle technical recruitment in US and Canada, working for the Creative & Development Studio, and Quality, Verification and Standards group.
• o Managed recruiting process including requisition creation, building job descriptions, strategic sourcing, pipeline building, candidate engagement, interviewing, offers and approval.
• o Partnered with key stakeholders and hiring managers to identify staffing needs, improving hiring efficiency and diversity, while coaching the hiring team in the interview process, and having a deep understanding of business requirements and opportunities.
• o Built and maintained strong relationships with active and passive candidates to keep them engaged throughout the hiring process, provide updates on their application until negotiating job offers for top talent.
• o Developed creative solutions to advertise open positions and attract candidates. From analyzing talent pools and leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter tools (Talent insights, boolean search strings, saved searches, candidates alerts) to creating content in social media to advertise new roles, and boost cross collaboration with internal areas for referral campaigns.
• o Implemented data collection and review of metrics to measure effectiveness and evaluate success of hiring strategies with different teams. Continuously iterate and refine processes, looking for ways to make it more efficient, effective and candidate-friendly.
• Magnit @ Electronic Arts

Jan 2020 – Jun 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Casa Latina is a non-profit organization that advances the power and well-being of Latino immigrants through employment, education and organizing.
• o Built the HR department from scratch with all its disciplines, including the development, update and implementation of personnel policies & procedures while working remotely for a 50-person bilingual staff.
• o Carry out formal communications on guidelines, practices and procedures across the internal organization.
• o Single point of contact of the day-to-day HR operations: administered staff health plans, supervised annual salary increases, assisted in disciplinary cases, & led and coached the staff on the process of annual performance review.
• o Executed all aspects of preparing the bi-weekly payroll, leave records and training cost reporting. Led strategic project for a new payroll system process, from paper to time clock solution, reducing the processing payroll time by 50%.
• o Trained & assisted employees and supervisors on interpretation of HR policies and procedures based on our Employee Handbook; proposed training according to staff needs and developed an online library for staff to enroll.
• o In charge of staffing & recruiting efforts, facilitated and oversaw onboarding sessions for new staff. Created a database with candidates and streamlined the onboarding process ensuring excellent welcoming experience.

Nov 2015 – Oct 2016 · 11 mos

• o Relocated for a year to India when Globant opened offices through an acquisition to coach the local team as well as implemented key new processes and streamlined the practices with the rest of the company's standards. Served as a focal point for design, gaming and high seniority searches in this new location.

Jul 2014 – Oct 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Globant is an IT and Software Development company that helps organizations reinvent themselves and unleash their potential. Working with clients such as: American Express, FOX, LATAM Airlines, LinkedIn, National Geographic, Nespresso, Ubisoft, YPF, among others.
• o Responsible for full life cycle technical recruitment working with an international team of 50+ members from Latin America, USA, Europe and India.
• o Focal point of the Gaming studio globally, support strategic recruiting and staffing needs, building plans and assignment of positions to fulfill roles in most desired locations. Collaborated in events to expand our reach locally and leverage employee’s connections and network.
• o Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team on improving our internal candidate tracking system solution.

Dec 2013 – Jul 2014 · 7 mos · Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Flechabus is the N 1 transportation company in Argentina.
• o Oversaw Recruiting and Career Development department plans processes.
• o Responsible for the full life cycle of the personnel selection process.
• o Coordinated health checks, test drives, background and reference checks on prospective employees.
• o Built reports for each department to share with the Executive Director and align with annual strategy.
• o Organized training for different internal areas according to annual goals.
• o Communicated, prepared and guided the annual performance evaluation review.

Jan 2013 – Dec 2013 · 11 mos · Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Centro Oftalmológico Dr. Fernández Sasso is an ophthalmology clinic.
• o Managed general accounting and administrative duties as necessary. From balancing monthly accounts, daily cash book management, reconciling monthly statements, while using computerized accounting systems to maintain accurate records.

Jun 2012 – Dec 2012 · 6 mos · Buenos Aires, Argentina

• BVision is a global innovative software development company.
• o Carry out sourcing strategies to attract desired talent.
• o Sourced software engineers at various levels.
• o Oversaw professional background and reference checks on prospective employees
• o Coordinated interviews, meetings and travel arrangements for managers, including managing travel and expense reports for department team members.