MACKENZIE PEÑA
Boston,MA
Summary
Dedicated professional eager to create and implement successful strategies to improve organizational efficiency through talent attraction, employee development, and retention. Adept at utilizing various ATS and HRIS systems to not only accurately track all employee information, but to gather data and analytics to further support strategic People & Culture initiatives. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, committed to pursuing best practices related to all things 'people' within an organization.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Partner
Catapult Sports
04.2021 - Current
- Partner with the CPO to develop, design and lead the strategic road map of the learning and leadership development, culture and employee experience roadmap for internal transformations and new acquisitions
- Determine needs for a career planning / management framework at Catapult and design/develop the approach and associated tools, processes, and education for leaders and employees
- Lead the design & roll-out of a leadership development program aimed at upskilling our people leaders across the business; continuously review and improve offerings to improve return on investment
- Drive key initiatives related to employee branding, value proposition, culture, employee surveys and recognition programs
- Use data to assess the effectiveness of employee experience initiatives and provide recommendations to improve future strategies
- Identify experiential needs and create an environment that attracts and retains talent through a sought-after work culture
- Project manage our global talent mapping and succession planning activity, gather, and share insights and define our overall approach to talent identification, developing materials and tools to support the P&C team with the process
- Act as an ambassador for our culture and core values and commitment to our employee experience
- Manage and evolve the employee experience program, defining projects and owning the end-to-end program management
- Build strong relationships with leadership to develop a deep understanding of the business and increase awareness of the employee experience
- Ensure linkages between employee experience initiatives and those of other functional areas within the broader Catapult people strategy, including diversity & inclusion, talent acquisition, reward, and benefits
- Own the end-to-end recruitment process of roles in the US region, with an initial focus on technology and product roles
- Use market knowledge to direct source and attract talent for active roles as well as proactively build a future talent pipeline
- Collaborate with stakeholders to create detailed recruitment briefs and to understand talent gaps within the business to plan ahead
- Utilize several tools such as our ATS, LinkedIn and Glassdoor
- Design best practice interview processes for each stage, with diversity, equity, and inclusion front of mind
- Full accountability for the candidate experience from first contact to offer and placement
- Provide a positive candidate experience through timely contact, responses to all applications and transparent feedback
- Support recruitment improvements by creating insight through data through the production of regular reports and updates
- Provide accurate and real time recruitment reporting to the People & Culture Business Partners
- Maintain our ATS
- Be a strong and passionate mascot of Catapult when engaging candidates while always measuring against and linking back to company values and culture.
Senior Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Epredia
03.2020 - 04.2021
- Created and implemented social media strategies to build employee brand recognition
- Provided daily support to a team of recruiters throughout the sourcing, recruiting and hiring phases o Addressed client and candidate inquiries and requests through the pre-employment process o Responsible for the on-boarding process of all candidates including new-hire paperwork, drug screening, and background testing
- Developed processes and create process guides to improve the candidate journey
- Consulted in numerous team projects to create and implement new recruiting procedures and technology throughout the Talent Acquisition Group
- Accurately tracked and reported all scheduling and interviewing activity
Recruiting Coordinator (contract)
Wellington Management Company, LLP
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Partnered with various recruiters to assist in the screening and selection of candidates for our co-op, intern, and business associate roles; provide administrative support to the Talent Acquisition team for all recruiting procedures
- Effectively and efficiently oversaw the coordination, interview, and scheduling process for over 50+ campus/BA roles
- Liaisoned between hiring manager and prospective candidates to ensure smooth interview process via WebEx/Outlook
- Maintained accurate data in Workday, which includes posting, updating, and closing job requisitions, creating candidate profiles, and moving candidates through the interview process
- Heavily utilized Microsoft Outlook to manage hiring managers and candidates ever-changing schedules to accurately track interviews in a high- volume environment
Analyst, HR Data Management & Analytics (contract)
Wellington Management Company, LLP
01.2020 - 11.2020
- Analyst, Human Resources Data Management & Analytics (contract through Daley & Associates, LLC.)
- Partnered closely with stakeholders in the business and within HR to understand basic HR needs and HR processes
- Facilitated the hire, internal transfer, and termination process of all employees in Workday globally
- Collaborated with HR teams to improve overall processes and functions within the department
- Responsible for onboarding process of candidates including collection of new hire paperwork; new hire orientations
- Managed Excel trackers of all employee data ensuring it is kept up to date and accurate
- Conducted employment verifications, invoice processing of third-party vendors, and assisted with candidate inquires daily
Education
Bachelor of Science - Communication; Public Relations
Boston University
Boston, MA05.2017
Skills
- Global Talent Acquisition
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Talent Acquisition Strategies
- Multitasking and Time Management
- Building Partnerships
- Employer Branding
- Employee Engagement Strategies
- Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
- Project Management
- Strong Aptitude to Learn
- Data Driven Mentality
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Additional Experience
New England Patriots, Professional NFL Cheerleader: 04/2023 - current; 06/2021 - 04/2022
[solidcore], Coach: 04/2022 - 07/2023
Boston Celtics, Professional NBA Dancer: 07/2017 - 11/2020
Timeline
Talent Partner
Catapult Sports
04.2021 - Current
Senior Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Epredia
03.2020 - 04.2021
Analyst, HR Data Management & Analytics (contract)
Wellington Management Company, LLP
01.2020 - 11.2020
Recruiting Coordinator (contract)
Wellington Management Company, LLP
10.2019 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science - Communication; Public Relations
Boston University
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