Kurtis Kwangsuh Park
Summary
Strategic, results-driven Talent Acquisition executive with 10+ years of experience in recruitment with 15+ years in leadership roles. Proven expertise in designing and executing talent acquisition strategies that align with business goals, leading large geographically dispersed teams, and enhancing employer branding. Strong understanding of the US talent market and a data-driven approach to optimizing recruitment processes. Adept at fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion while ensuring a seamless candidate experience and high employee engagement.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Head of Talent
Celestial AI
02.2022 - 06.2024
- Developed and executed a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy for the US, resulting in a 50% improvement in time-to-hire and a 20% increase in the quality of hires and 75% reduction in attrition
- Built and led a high-performing recruitment recruiting function across all locations, scaling at a 300%+ growth rate in 12 months
- Enhanced the candidate experience, increasing the Net Promoter Score (NPS) by 15% through streamlined interview, selection and onboarding processes and improved employer branding initiatives
- Introduced a data-driven operational and reporting system that provided actionable insights, resulting in a $2mm+ cost savings
- Championed diversity initiatives, resulting in a more diverse base in all roles, engineering to management
- Built the talent, organization, people, operations, rewards and learning functions
- Developed data driven performance management process
- Managed all immigration activities
- Opened and managed HR for four new global locations – Canada, Greece, UK, India
- Designed and implemented new benefits/rewards offerings
- Mapped out strategic business partner role to support hyper growth
- Developed new compensation structure
- Developed AI driven talent growth plan
Head of Global Talent
Synctera
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Grew company by over 300% in 6 months in US and Canada, going from ~4 to over 120
- Built talent function from scratch and developed team to have operational excellence to reduce time to fill and time to hire by 50%
- Developed business partner function to drive development and effectiveness of organizations
- Created HR business partner and OD/OE functions
- Implemented and managed the HR/Talent tech stack to enable rapid scaling
- Introduced candidate feedback loops, resulting in a 99% positive candidate feedback rating
- Built and partnered with HR and business leaders to align recruitment strategies with organizational objectives, resulting in a 200% improvement in hiring efficiency
Head of Talent and People
Airtime
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Built full-service HR/Talent function from the ground up – talent, operations, learning, rewards, operations, metrics, OD/OE, performance management, company process and policies (employee handbook)
- Designed and implemented performance management and learning programs
- Designed company and org specific development programs/paths
- Implemented HR tech stack (HRIS, ATS, LMS, Performance Management, Sourcing/Research, etc)
- Partnered with executive team to create company culture, mission and values
- Personally working with global organizations across Africa, Middle East, Central, South and Southeast Asia to support humanitarian and education needs
Head of Global Talent
Druva
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Delivered 200% increase in actual net hires over previous fiscal year
- Grew company, globally by nearly 60% in 3 quarters – over 250 in net headcount growth
- Decreased cycle time by over 50% to less than 45 days
- Built global talent team to be talent partners and operational experts to meet headcount targets
- Drove performance metrics
- Kept pipeline full for key roles through proactively research
- Managed all headcount planning and growth
- Developed India team to strategically support growth
- Instituted the business partner concept for better strategic alignment to the business
- Implemented new ATS and sourcing and research engine
- Drove all leadership/executive searches
- Personally working with global organizations across Africa, Middle East, Central, South and Southeast Asia to support humanitarian and education needs
Head of Global Talent
BMC
01.2015 - 12.2017
- Drove hiring of ~1000 global hires in Americas, India, EMEA and APAC
- Managed and owned all executive searches
- Implemented sourcing engine to ensure a full pipeline of top talent
- Developed, deployed and managed a talent strategy and planning to ensure we met capacity requirements and smooth transitions
- Drove performance management process
- Built business partnering function
- Implemented employee development program to drive effectiveness in making the switch to the Cloud and SaaS model
- Redesigned employee and job profiles to meet the needs of moving to the Cloud and SaaS model
- Built org Development strategies to increase efficiency, effectiveness and capacity to optimize available talent
- Managed a team of over 70 talent professionals globally
Head of Workforce Planning and Talent
Samsung
01.2010 - 12.2012
- Grew company by over 100%, resulting in a 100%+ increase in revenue in 3 years
- Managed all executive searches
- Designed, developed, and launched comprehensive employer branding campaign
- Managed and proactively created org Designs to meet/exceed corporate objectives
- Designed and implemented company wide learning program, including global leadership development
- Implement a talent strategy enabling growth over 200%, resulting in becoming the #1 smartphone OEM
- Development annual talent strategic plan to aligned execution strategies to corporate objectives
- Created data driven OD/ OE function to drive continuous improvement
- Strategically redesigned orgs and teams to align to longer term corporate objectives
Manager
Intel
01.1996 - 12.2004
- Managed several Talent and HR programs/initiatives for Intel, globally
Education
MBA - Management
Duke University
Durham, NC01.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Advertising
University of Washington
Seattle, WA01.1996
Skills
- Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Compensation analysis
- Strategic Workforce Planning
- Team Leadership & Development
- Candidate Experience
- Compliance
- Benefits Administration
- Contract Negotiation
- Strategic Planning
- Recruitment Metrics & Data Analysis
- Performance Management
- Employer Branding
- Change Management
- Executive coaching
- DEI
- Analytical Thinking
- People Management
Timeline
Global Head of Talent
Celestial AI
02.2022 - 06.2024
Head of Global Talent
Synctera
01.2021 - 12.2021
Head of Talent and People
Airtime
01.2019 - 12.2019
Head of Global Talent
Druva
01.2018 - 12.2019
Head of Global Talent
BMC
01.2015 - 12.2017
Head of Workforce Planning and Talent
Samsung
01.2010 - 12.2012
Manager
Intel
01.1996 - 12.2004
MBA - Management
Duke University
Bachelor of Arts - Advertising
University of Washington