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Jason Hopkins

Tomball,TX
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
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Jason Hopkins

Summary

Accomplished leader with 20 years of expertise in architecting and delivering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) strategies aligned with organizational goals. Skilled in driving cross-functional collaboration and leveraging data-driven insights to evolve corporate culture and enhance business operations. Proven success in aligning DE&I initiatives with enterprise objectives, demonstrating impactful stakeholder management and consultancy skills.

Overview

20
years of professional experience

Work History

Udemy

Belonging, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Lead
10.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Spearheaded the inaugural Annual Employee Resource Group Leaders Summit including all presentation materials, meeting logistics, guest speakers, executive participation, and 100% attendance from seven ERGs
  • Established an ERG Governance Model to promote equity and mitigate risk
  • Partner with ESG and Legal teams to ensure legislative compliance

KIPP Texas Charter Schools

Organizational Effectiveness Consultant
08.2023 - 10.2023

Job overview

  • $500,000 in annual liabilities recouped by adopting automation and removing biased inconsistencies from the employee offboarding process
  • Outlined and initiated progressive plans to operationalize organizational core values into employee lifecycle touchpoints
  • Performed organizational effectiveness assessment to identify critical deficiencies

Sabbatical

Volunteer and Professional Development
04.2023 - 08.2023

Job overview

  • Volunteered as class dad for a summer program for five-year-olds
  • HR.com online professional development courses

Gopuff

Global Head of Culture, Performance and Diversity
02.2022 - 04.2023

Job overview

  • Orchestrated a cost-effective diversity program, aligning expenditure with business objectives while enhancing ERG engagement
  • Increased performance management process participation by 15% YoY with 100% of corporate staff receiving a calibrated performance ranking promoting equity and mitigating bias
  • Achieved 88% corporate participation on the company’s first employee engagement survey. Responsible for development, communication, deployment, results analysis, and action planning (org-wide, department, location, self-identification)
  • Led a cross-functional team to redesign and launch evolved core values that were globally inclusive and defined behavioral norms aligned with business objectives
  • Increased career site traffic by 35% and click-through rate by 50% using gender-neutral language and inclusive photography
  • Established diversity-focused talent partnerships to broaden gender, disability, and ethnic diversity among candidates

Self-Employed

Professional Consultant
01.2020 - 02.2022

Job overview

  • Bio-Rad Laboratories 12/2021 - 02/2022: Performed internal employer brand assessment and external competitor audit presented to executive staff
  • Collibra 03/2021 - 12/2021: Conducted 60+ global interviews to outline a 36-month employer brand and diversity strategy including the relaunch of Collibra.com/careers, the development of Collibra.com/careers/dei, and other confidential people & culture initiatives
  • Quantum Health 10/2020 - 12/2020: Redesigned talent marketing materials to be inclusive driving a 30% increase in diversity applications MoM
  • KIPP Texas Charter Schools 04/2020 - 07/2021: Designed Employer Brand Strategies, implemented online and AI technology to increase recruiter efficiency and improve candidate experience
  • Achieve 02/2020 - 10/2021: Designed employer brand strategies to increase diverse engineering hires by 200% YoY driving a fintech transformation and rebrand

Emerus Holdings Inc

Director of Talent Operations
10.2015 - 01.2020

Job overview

  • Increased gender diversity in senior leadership by 25% through targeted recruitment strategies and bias training
  • Utilized self-identification data to influence executive decisions, enhancing recruitment, retention, and employee engagement practices.
  • Leveraged available self-identification data to monitor trends across recruiting, retention, employee sentiment, and performance calibrations to influence business processes and policies
  • Responsible for the employee experiences from attraction, candidate selection, onboarding, performance management, and employee engagement
  • Other positions: Director of Talent Acquisition (2017 – 2019), Director of Internal Marketing and Employer Brand (2016 – 2017), and Senior Manager of HR (2015)

Rackspace Technologies

Global Talent Brand Manager
05.2011 - 10.2015

Job overview

  • 1.4M average monthly brand impressions with 6M monthly peak during high-volume campaigns
  • 300% increase in Rackspace followers on LinkedIn in 24 months
  • Reduction of $135K in event cost implementing digital campaigns
  • Executed the first comprehensive Diversity & Inclusion recruiting strategy, including visual identity, brand partnerships, and event planning
  • Project member of Rackspace Open Cloud Academy offering technical training to traditionally marginalized communities in San Antonio, Tx
  • Led comms for the first D&I ERGs increasing women in leadership by 7% YoY
  • Co-organized the inaugural Rackspace Women in Tech Conference
  • Other positions: HR Chief of Staff (2012 - 2013), Global HR Communications (2011 - 2012)

Education

University of Texas
San Antonio, TX

from Biology (incomplete)

MacArthur High School
San Antonio, TX

High School Diploma

University Overview

  • Magna Cum Laude, ranked in Top 10%
  • National Merit Scholar

Skills

  • Expertise in DE&I Strategy Development
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Organizational Effectiveness
  • Talent Management
  • Leadership Development
  • Policy & Procedure Development
  • Communication
  • Strategic Planning & Execution

Volunteering

Pre-Med Internship Program Designer

Emerus - Houston, TX  2016


At-Risk Youth and Community Welfare Volunteer
Project Vida - El Paso, TX  2015 - 2016

Board Member, Secretary
Rackspace Foundation
San Antonio, TX  2013 - 2015

Accomplishments

"The Culture Book Vol. 1: When Culture Clicks”—Featured Author

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Timeline

Belonging, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Lead

Udemy
10.2023 - Current

Organizational Effectiveness Consultant

KIPP Texas Charter Schools
08.2023 - 10.2023

Volunteer and Professional Development

Sabbatical
04.2023 - 08.2023

Global Head of Culture, Performance and Diversity

Gopuff
02.2022 - 04.2023

Professional Consultant

Self-Employed
01.2020 - 02.2022

Director of Talent Operations

Emerus Holdings Inc
10.2015 - 01.2020

Global Talent Brand Manager

Rackspace Technologies
05.2011 - 10.2015

University of Texas

from Biology (incomplete)

MacArthur High School

High School Diploma

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