Colleen Curran
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Detail-oriented People Operations and Administrative professional with 10+ years of experience supporting executives, coordinating recruiting and onboarding, and managing office and operational workflows. Proven track record of promotion through expanded responsibility, with strengths in process improvement, cross-functional coordination, and confidential information management.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
People Operations Coordinator
Caring.com
Remote
01.2025 - Current
- Coordinate full-cycle recruiting, including job requisitions, candidate sourcing, HR screenings, interview scheduling, candidate communications, and ATS management.
- Partner with hiring managers and leadership to manage hiring timelines, support recruiting strategies, and deliver a positive candidate experience.
- Provide administrative and operational support to executive leadership, including calendar management, meeting coordination, preparation of reports, presentations, and key documents.
- Management of cross-departmental budgets (HR, General, Sales)
- Support employee engagement and culture initiatives, including team events, recognition programs, and feedback tracking.
- Facilitate internal communications, including leadership updates, company-wide announcements, and employee communications.
- Identify and implement process improvements across recruiting, people operations, and administrative workflows.
Office Manager
Caring.com
Charlotte, North Carolina
05.2022 - 01.2025
- Served as primary point of contact for office operations, vendors, facilities, and day-to-day workplace needs
- Managed on-site office operations including mail, supplies, shipping, equipment coordination, and landlord maintenance requests
- Organized company meetings, on-site interviews, office events, and weekly team lunches
- Supported executive team with travel coordination and administrative requests
- Coordinated office safety protocols, return-to-office initiatives, and workspace planning
- Partnered with IT to prepare and distribute equipment for new hires
- Oversaw planning, ordering, and distribution of company-branded merchandise for employee gifts, holiday programs, and trade shows
- Assisted with employee onboarding logistics, including account setup and new hire orientation coordination
- Responded to employee inquiries and provided general administrative and operational support
Office Manager
Vision Office Systems
Charlotte, NC
04.2019 - 04.2022
- Oversaw day-to-day office and business operations for an IT services company supporting ~30 employees
- Implemented operational procedures to improve internal workflows and administrative efficiency
- Processed and analyzed budget and sales reports to support leadership decision-making
- Coordinated company-wide calendars, meetings, client communications, and internal requests
Accounts Payable & Purchasing Manager
Vision Office Systems
Charlotte, North Carolina
07.2017 - 04.2019
- Managed purchasing and full-cycle accounts payable operations, including sales and purchase order processing, invoice reconciliation, vendor payments, and weekly check runs
- Maintained accurate financial records through vendor ledger reporting, aging account monitoring, corporate credit card reconciliations, and positive pay systems
- Served as primary point of contact for vendor communications, payment terms, pricing negotiations, and required documentation
- Analyzed pricing and negotiated vendor contracts to support cost control and supply chain efficiency
- Supported launch of an e-commerce addition to the company website to improve order processing and scalability
Assistant Store Manager
Pier 1 Imports
Concord, NC
05.2014 - 05.2016
- Supported daily operations of a multimillion-dollar retail location, including staff training, visual merchandising, and sales forecasting
- Partnered with store leadership to drive achievement of daily and monthly sales targets and performance incentives
- Assisted in coaching and supervising team members to improve sales performance and customer experience
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC05-2014
Skills
- People Operations & Employee Support
- Administrative & Executive Support
- Recruiting Coordination & ATS Management
- Office & Operations Management
- Process Improvement & Workflow Optimization
- Cross-Functional Coordination & Communication
- Onboarding, Hiring & Employee Engagement
- Vendor, Budget & Expense Coordination
Timeline
People Operations Coordinator
Caring.com
01.2025 - Current
Office Manager
Caring.com
05.2022 - 01.2025
Office Manager
Vision Office Systems
04.2019 - 04.2022
Accounts Payable & Purchasing Manager
Vision Office Systems
07.2017 - 04.2019
Assistant Store Manager
Pier 1 Imports
05.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of North Carolina At Charlotte