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Rachael Bollier

Orange County,CA

Summary

With a proven track record at Tillys, I excel in building robust talent pipelines and strategic planning, enhancing employer branding and recruitment planning. My expertise in applicant tracking systems and fostering strong partnerships has significantly improved hiring standards and efficiency. I'm known for my dynamic candidate sourcing and effective onboarding processes, ensuring alignment with long-term growth objectives.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Tillys
06.2021 - Current
  • Specialize recruiting for front-end business functions such as Buying/Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Technical Design, Marketing, Digital, eCommerce as well as Human Resources, Finance and Loss Prevention
  • Have built a credible reputation within the industry to where there’s a constant pipeline of candidates that are easily accessible due to the relationships that have been built
  • Serve as a strategic business partner to the leaders of departments like CMO (Merch), VP of Marketing and Innovation, Head of Design, VP of Planning, VP of HR, CDO, General Counsel, CEO to fulfill hiring needs and succession planning
  • Was highly involved in multiple change management initiatives
  • Partner with Executives on researching and implementing new team structures
  • Soley responsible for recruiting on high-level executive and confidential positions
  • Train and lead other Talent Acquisition team members
  • Revamped recruiting and onboarding processes and created SOPs
  • Implemented new systems
  • Conducted public company audits
  • Responsible for onboarding new hires
  • Managed full-cycle recruiting process for multiple roles simultaneously while maintaining high-quality standards in candidate assessment and selection.
  • Developed strong talent pipelines by utilizing various sourcing techniques, including social media, job boards, and networking events.
  • Reduced time-to-fill for open positions by implementing efficient recruitment strategies and effective collaboration with hiring managers.
  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
  • Acted as brand ambassador to educate candidates on culture, career growth, benefits, and advantages of working for company.
  • Streamlined onboarding processes for new hires, ensuring a smooth transition into the organization while minimizing timetoproductivity.
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on talent acquisition goals and objectives.
  • Enhanced candidate experience by implementing a streamlined application process and timely communication.
  • Developed talent acquisition strategy that aligned with company's long-term growth plans and workforce needs.
  • Managed complex candidate negotiations to ensure offers were competitive and met candidate expectations.
  • Increased quality of hire, collaborating closely with hiring managers to understand departmental needs and culture fit.
  • Implemented employee referral program that increased number of quality referrals and strengthened company's internal network.
  • Established strong relationships with universities and professional associations to build pipeline of early career talent.
  • Monitored and analyzed recruitment metrics to identify trends, making data-driven decisions to improve recruitment strategies.
  • Developed and monitored employee recognition programs.
  • Generated and analyzed reports to monitor employee engagement and attrition trends.

Recruiter

PacSun
06.2019 - 06.2021
  • Full life cycle recruitment for Creative, Apparel, Marketing, eComm, Digital, Design
  • Responsible for onboarding new hires
  • Spearhead hiring and program initiatives for yearly and reoccurring monthly internships
  • Played an integral role in compensation analysis
  • Experience with change management on the Recruiting and HR departments due to the company acquisition, merge and restructuring

Talent Acquisition

Canoo
03.2019 - 05.2019
  • Company Overview: (Contract till relocation)
  • Full life cycle recruitment for Marketing, Digital, Tech, IT and Administration
  • Owned the internship recruiting process
  • Involved in strategy for the Product Launch team which includes Marketing, Tech and Digital
  • (Contract till relocation)

Talent Acquisition

SnackNation
07.2018 - 01.2019
  • Full life cycle recruitment for Sales, Marketing, Account Management and other departments
  • Successfully revamped and streamlined the hiring process and strategy for the Sales hiring process
  • Responsible for onboarding new hires and ensuring a great candidate experience throughout the life cycle from first point of contact to the candidate’s first day of employment
  • Constantly strategized ways to obtain a larger, more qualified candidate pool
  • Lead strategy initiatives within recruiting with upper management and the C-Suite
  • Quickly implemented/updated processes for recruiting, onboarding and sourcing best practices
  • Involved in employer branding, SOPs and recruiting events

Talent Acquisition Manager/HR

Gravity Brands
05.2016 - 07.2018
  • Large emphasis on building the recruiting and human resource department from the beginning stages as I was the sole employee with recruiting and human resource (corporate) responsibilities
  • Rebranded from Fragrant Jewels to Gravity Brands and built the brand presence for more attractive recruiting purposes
  • Responsible for all recruiting for the entire corporate company, partially pertaining to the manufacturing division
  • Quickly took on Human Resource responsibilities such as owning/building processes for the following; on-boarding, benefits administration, bi-yearly review appraisal, culture building/maintaining, investigations, terminations, conducting/analysis of exit interviews, orientation programs, performance documentation, salary and bonus analysis, employee relations, human resource strategic planning and building, contract reviewing and approving, vendor relations, assisting in legal compliance, encourage transparency with the founding members by conducting 'town hall' meetings
  • Took on a project of analyzing and comparing different HRIS systems for optimizing the recruiting process
  • Responsible for executing our exit from our current PEO services to in-house
  • Continuous improvement for the recruiting and interviewing process to streamline and automate

Recruiter

PacSun
12.2015 - 05.2016
  • Company Overview: (Contract)
  • Recruited for Corporate and Field (retail) positions
  • Owned the entire recruiting life cycle and onboarding process of every position worked on
  • Recruited for and managed the Internship Program from beginning to end
  • The Internship Program consisted of consecutive learning and development mandatory activities/classes throughout the entire Internship Program
  • Positions worked on: Technical Design, Graphic Design, Apparel Design, Store Operations, eCommerce, Marketing, IT, Finance/Accounting, Studio/Production/Photo, Marketing, Merchandising, Visuals, Planning and Allocation
  • (Contract)

Executive Recruiter

CyberCoders
01.2015 - 12.2015
  • Obtained Seniority and a leadership role for Junior level recruiters on the team
  • Full life cycle recruitment with a proven track record of client success and maintained key relationships
  • Recruited for a variety of positions such as Program, Product and Project Managers, Big Data Engineers, Open Source, .Net, Mobile, Engineering Managers, Executives, Build and Release, DevOps, Systems Administration, Hardware Design
  • Demonstrated timely communication, transparency and consulting services to cultivate relationships while building client’s teams

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Comminucations Research

University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Minor - Sports Management

University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Skills

  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Onboarding Processes
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Salary and benefits negotiations
  • Pipeline Maintenance
  • Recruitment planning
  • Candidate pipeline management
  • Employer Branding
  • Business Forecasting
  • Passive Candidate Engagement
  • Compensation analysis
  • Building partnerships
  • Strategic Planning

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Tillys
06.2021 - Current

Recruiter

PacSun
06.2019 - 06.2021

Talent Acquisition

Canoo
03.2019 - 05.2019

Talent Acquisition

SnackNation
07.2018 - 01.2019

Talent Acquisition Manager/HR

Gravity Brands
05.2016 - 07.2018

Recruiter

PacSun
12.2015 - 05.2016

Executive Recruiter

CyberCoders
01.2015 - 12.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Comminucations Research

University of California Santa Barbara

Minor - Sports Management

University of California, Santa Barbara

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