Experiences at Serena Software

* Served as business partner to Colorado Springs office
* Conducted well-received new hire corporate orientations, held monthly, with presentations from executives; enabling new employees access to execs, a positive first impression of the company, and insight into corporate culture.
* In a non-focal evaluation environment, conducted performance management notification follow-up for all US employees; drove managers and employees to complete assessments, resulting in more employees receiving performance feedback and salary increases in a timely manner, minimizing employee relations escalations.
* Served as project manager to close down acquired company's 401(k) Plan; maintained updated contact database; sent out communications and quarterly statements; processed rollovers and distributions.
* Organized extremely well-received "Take Your Child to Work Day; incorporated core departments into event successfully.
* Conducted "successful interviewing techniques" training at Sales off-site.
* In a lean HR department, managed recruitment function as sole recruiter; successfully sourced and/or staffed 55 positions in less than 12 months.
* Problem-solved personnel needs with hiring managers to determine appropriate resources
* Effectively negotiated terms with agency vendors & job boards; wrote contracts and created SOWs for independent contractors & agency consultants
* In absence of free-standing system, created documents and procedures to accurately track personnel requisitions and recruiting activity, including creating on-line staffing req for hiring managers.
* Assisted finance and sales ops to accurately project hiring costs, salaries, recoverable and non-recoverable draws, and commissions.
* Provided hiring managers with position descriptions and compensation ranges; posted, screened, sourced, interviewed, and checked references on applicants. Efforts led to high-quality hires. Generated all offer and PAN documentation for RFTs, temps, transfers, & promos.
* Provided BOD with stock information for new hires.
* Adhering to short time-to-hire cycle, successfully transitioned initial new hire paperwork from hard copy to emails with pdfs, saving costs and enabling candidates to view offers in real time.
* As part of acquisition integration team, successfully transitioned job to Portland....