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Certification
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Lauren Dockendorf

Sr. Manager of Talent Acquisition & Development
Santa Cruz,CA
Lauren Dockendorf

Overview

21
years of professional experience
1
Certification
1
Language

Work History

Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California

Senior Manager of Talent
01.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Leading global strategic initiatives in talent acquisition & development for Pon Bike Performance (Santa Cruz Bicycles, Cervelo and OneUp Components)
  • Orchestrating recruiting processes, fostering a culture of growth and shaping training programs that drive the company's success by cultivating top- tier talent and empowering advancement in the dynamic world of bikes.

Santa Cruz Bicycles
Santa Cruz, California

Talent Acquisition Manager
11.2018 - 01.2024

Job overview

  • Managed the Talent Acquisition team to grow our company in Santa Cruz
  • Hired staff in multiple offices including Santa Cruz, Salt Lake City, Germany, France and England
  • Hired staff for every department including Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Admin, HR, Operations, Production, QC, Shipping, Product and Design.

Santa Cruz Bicycles
Santa Cruz, CA

Recruiter
01.2017 - 11.2018

Job overview

  • As the company's first and only recruiter, I hired 65 people for our Headquarters in Santa Cruz, managing the full cycle of recruiting from screening to onboarding.

Wavestaff
Aptos, CA

Executive Recruiter
09.2014 - 01.2017

Job overview

  • Scoured the internet and my personal network to find, interview and place top performers in permanent roles for various tech startups around the globe
  • Placement included: VP of Engineering, Head of Customer Success, Growth Hacker, Graphic Designer, VP of Sales
  • Managed 5-10 clients at a time, SaaS, Digital Marketing, Big Data, IoT and eCommerce software
  • Drafted client contracts and managed invoices for the 10-person staff
  • Planned teambuilding events and retreats for staff
  • Managed 3 interns, tracked and managed their projects and scheduled regular check-ins
  • Salesforce Administrator, created weekly reports for management and SOPs/ best practices for staff to ensure accurate data entry

Save Our Shores
Shores, Santa Cruz, CA

Project Manager
06.2008 - 08.2014

Job overview

  • Save Our Shores is a marine conservation non-profit
  • I wore multiple hats over the span of my 6 years there
  • My favorite part about this job was the amazing people I met along the way who shared my passion for the ocean and preserving it for our kids
  • Recruited and tracked hours for over 5,000 volunteers per year through events, social media and networking
  • Created and enhanced the organization's first social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), email newsletters and digital advertising
  • Acted as the Human Resources liaison: Recruited and hired staff members, updated employee handbook, organized teambuilding activities and assisted with annual staff performance reviews
  • Served as the Conservation seat on the Science Advisory Council for the
  • Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary for 4 years
  • Presented beach cleanup data findings and suggested research for banning seismic sonar in all sanctuaries along the California Coast
  • Managed migration to a new website from Drupal to Wordpress and created content for over 100 pages of informational webpages and Sanctuary Steward intranet
  • Built SEO standard practices and tracked website traffic using Google Analytics
  • Wrote weekly blog posts about events, highlighting volunteers and ocean conservation current events
  • Designed, sent and reported on monthly e-newsletters using Constant Contact
  • Created Excel graphs on data collected from public beach and river cleanups on types of trask collected
  • Presented findings at City Council meetings around the Monterey Bay resulting in multiple bans on Plastic Bags and Styrofoam within Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
  • Managed financial tracking using Quickbooks and Intuit Payroll, worked with a bookkeeper to make sure all bills were paid and grant money was collected

Santa Cruz Biotechnology
Santa Cruz, CA

Research Associate
05.2007 - 06.2008

Job overview

  • Conducted research in the Immunodiagnostics Department studying animal DNA to be used in cancer research.

Washington Mutual Bank
Aptos, California

Senior Bank Teller
03.2006 - 04.2007

Job overview

  • Got a taste of the corporate life as a Senior Bank Teller at WaMu
  • After working on the whale watching boat, I figured I had to get a real job so I could continue to live in Santa Cruz
  • I loved my time there and still keep in touch with some of my awesome co-workers
  • My dad is a CPA and was so excited when I got this job but we soon realized that finance was not my calling
  • Learned a lot about the finance world and used it at my job at Save Our Shores where I helped with bookkeeping as well as my personal life.

Sanctuary Cruises
Moss Landing, CA

Naturalist and First
04.2005 - 02.2006

Job overview

  • I was determined to see a Blue whale (my favorite animal) and I love being on a boat of any kind so I sought work on a whale watching boat
  • It was one of the best decisions I made, I had no idea the impact it would have on my life
  • This remains one of the best jobs I have ever had, I got to see whales and dolphins all day in their natural habitat
  • It was tough work, it was only me and the captain working on the boat but it was well worth
  • One of my other favorite memories was when we saw a small pod of killer whales coming right for our boat and they dove under at the last minute, had the biggest grin on my face all day!
  • Every single day we went out we would see something: Blue Whales, Common
  • Dolphins, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Sunfish (Mola mola), Blue Sharks
  • Risso's Dolphins, Humpback Whales, Albatross, Sooty Shearwaters and Sea
  • Otters
  • I will never forget my days working on the boat but had to pay rent in
  • Santa Cruz so moved on to work at a bank so I could stay local
  • I still go out on a boat at least a few times a year, I can't stay away for long.

Marine Life Studies
Moss Landing, CA

Research Assistant/Volunteer
05.2005 - 08.2005

Job overview

  • Recorded behavior of Risso's Dolphins, Killer Whales, Pacific White Sided
  • Dolphins and Northern Right Whale Dolphins from a tiny fishing boat.

Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory
Santa Cruz, CA

Research Assistant
01.2004 - 04.2005

Job overview

  • While pursuing my Marine Biology degree at UCSC, I assisted graduate students with research on wild California Sea Lions and Elephant Seals
  • My favorite day on the job was traveling to Ano Nuevo Island to do monthly counts of elephant seals and sea lions
  • Do you know the difference between a seal and a sea lion? I will tell you if you ask

Education

University of California

Bachelor of Science from Marine Biology
2006

University Overview

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Skills

  • Careers-and-jobs (Company)
  • Top Skills
  • Team Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Employee Training

Cross-functional team coordination

Troubleshooting and problem resolution

Data-driven decision making

Documentation and reporting

Data analytics

Talent development

Organizational improvement

Budget oversight

Partnership development

Human resources management

Reporting management

Training and development

Project planning

Team development

Work Planning and Prioritization

Employee development

Negotiation and conflict resolution

Excellent communication

Multitasking

Employee coaching and mentoring

Performance reviewing

Computer skills

Staff management

Team building

Interpersonal communication

Goal setting

Task delegation

Hiring and training

Certification

Recruiter Academy Certified Recruiter –RACR Leadership Principles Instructional Design

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

Hybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time offTeam Building / Company Retreats401k match

Timeline

Senior Manager of Talent

Santa Cruz
01.2024 - Current

Talent Acquisition Manager

Santa Cruz Bicycles
11.2018 - 01.2024

Recruiter

Santa Cruz Bicycles
01.2017 - 11.2018

Executive Recruiter

Wavestaff
09.2014 - 01.2017

Project Manager

Save Our Shores
06.2008 - 08.2014

Research Associate

Santa Cruz Biotechnology
05.2007 - 06.2008

Senior Bank Teller

Washington Mutual Bank
03.2006 - 04.2007

Research Assistant/Volunteer

Marine Life Studies
05.2005 - 08.2005

Naturalist and First

Sanctuary Cruises
04.2005 - 02.2006

Research Assistant

Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory
01.2004 - 04.2005

University of California

Bachelor of Science from Marine Biology

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