Anelena Carvajal

Responsible for identifying, assessing and mitigating risks related to background check policies globally.

Key Tasks/Achievements:

Improved Global Screening Compliance Processes:

• Spearheaded the transformation of Denied Party Screening for candidates and contractors, creating a full compliance lifecycle to mitigate legal and financial risks.
• Negotiated with EU contractors, both external and internal, to ensure compliance with US Sanctions regulations, preventing potential fines up to $1 billion.
• Managed vendor relationships on global scale, achieving full compliance with internal, local, and international policies/regulations for 4 vendors within 6 months.

Streamlines Risk Assessment Workflows

• Conducted +10 risk assessments for AWS employees requiring ongoing screening.
• Collaborated with legal department to streamline processes and ensure full compliance, unlocking millions in revenue.

Talent Management Professor.

Key Tasks/Achievements

Project Management and Consulting Expertise

• Supervised design, planning, and implementation of consultancy +10 projects for students, working across diverse industries such as Pharmaceutical, Medical, NGOs, Tourism, and Human Resources Consulting Firms.

Student Mentorship and Development

• Mentored +80 students in navigating their first work-related experience, providing guidance and support.
• Delivered comprehensive learning sessions covering topics such as organizational culture, leadership, competency management, interview preparation, personal branding, change management, and documenting best practices.

Program manager leading process improvement and quality assurance projects for the global screening/onboarding organization.

Key Tasks/Achievements

Mentoring:

• Managed a team of 4 Quality Assurance specialists on an ongoing basis to create and implement a comprehensive defect inspection program.
• Served as a trusted mentor for over 4 individual contributors within the organization, guiding them through promotion processes and career development decisions to support their professional growth.

Optimized Hiring Processes:

• Led the implementation of a defect reduction program in hiring processes, achieving 50% reduction within the first 6 months and 75% within 9 months.
• Automated auditing processes, reducing average handle time by 25% and creating automated defect inspection and monitoring mechanisms.
• Spearheaded end-to-end projects with over 5 business partners to improve hiring processes impacting more than 40,000 candidates, achieving 75% reduction in delays.

Responsible of the creation, management and resolution of high-level escalations.

Key Tasks/Achievements:

Sensitive Issue Resolution and Escalation Management

• Performed investigations on sensitive and highly confidential data as part of escalation management processes, collaborating with legal teams to develop case write-ups and reviews for HR VP approval.
• Led the resolution of defective workflows within screening and hiring processes, driving organizational improvements.

Executive Escalations Program Transformation

• Spearheaded the end-to-end transformation of Executive Escalations (discrimination escalations) program, creating a self-service and automated intake process, and implementing a case management system.
• Responsible for leading change and communication management efforts, securing full program adoption within 6 months.

Key Tasks/Achievements:

End-to-End Recruiting Expertise

• Responsible for full recruiting lifecycle, including headhunting, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and evaluating candidates for +20 clients.
• Executed and negotiated service proposals with clients, demonstrating strong business acumen.

Candidate Assessment and Coordination

• Conducted comprehensive phone interviews to assess applicants' relevant knowledge, skills, experience, and aptitudes.
• Coordinated schedules to arrange management interviews with qualified candidates.

Offer Negotiation and Acceptance

• Negotiated competitive salary packages with candidates, resulting in successful offers and acceptances.