Tai May J

Kinship, an arm of Mars Petcare is a coalition of bright minds and big ideas, united by our love of pets is focused on creating a better world for all pets. We are seizing the opportunity to shape the future of pet parenting through data science, analytics, and emerging technologies for pets, pet parents and veterinarians. Together, we are helping everyone pet parent like a pro!

An education technology company which provides crowdsourced course-specific online study references. The E-learning platform is for students and educators. - Create reports and dashboards for the recruiting team - Manage a team of 5 to ensure sourcing and scheduling support was allocated properly within the recruiting team - Manage third-party vendor relationships and contract negotiations (Greenhouse, DocuSign, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Gem and Talentwall). - Collaborate and develop training programs for RCs for career growth - Help develop program plans, identify resource needs, and balance project schedules; help lead communication with key stakeholders and update partners on progress - Identify opportunities for operational improvements across recruiting to ensure an efficient process and experience for candidates and employees - Ensure data integrity between all the different recruiting tools (Greenhouse, Gem, Talentwall) - Work with key stakeholders to ensure quarterly KPIs are met - Lead change management efforts for recruiting projects

Responsible for developing processes and procedures that drive efficiencies and quality of hiring process. Implementation and integration of online tools that provide excellent candidate interview and on boarding experience. Collaborate with other teams to develop strong working relationships to bridge any potential gaps. Manage a team of coordinators to provide stellar candidate interview experience. Work on special leadership projects when needed. Ensure integrity of data for ATS system and provide analytics reporting.  Manage third-party vendor relationships for training, administration and contract negotiation (E.g. DocuSign, ATS, etc.).  Lead TA coordination team of four to ensure; scheduling objectives are met, positive candidate experiences and there are no blockers for the scheduling process.  Work with the Recruiters to help drive exceptional experience – candidate, employee and hiring manager.  Develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders, such as HR, Finance, Legal and TA colleagues to identify, propose, and implement opportunities for talent process improvement that yields consistent processes and results.  Enhance out dated 2014 Employee referral program.  Cut travel process times down by 50% with a re-vamp.  Integrated ATS with MS Outlook to cut scheduling time down by 75%.  Develop, collaborate with TD&E on interview compliance training and facilitate classes for over 600+ employees, met 90% of goal.  Implement DocuSign to ensure smooth candidate onboarding experience.  Document TA processes and create guidelines.  Work collaboratively with other teams to ensure systems and processes are aligned and integrated.  Ensure seamless process, configuration and data accuracy within our ATS and across our many tools and platforms, this includes working with the TA team as well as internal partners as a trusted resource regarding the hiring process to educate, support best practices and initiatives.

Token, Inc., San Francisco, CA Token a Fintech company, facilities the instant exchange of money between banks, individual and merchants. Talent Operations (in-house and remote)  Successfully recruited and filled all seven new grad positions in the first four months.  Scheduled and managed all interviews, offers, and on-boarding experience.  Saved over $45K plus in annual savings by consolidating and implementing Zenefits HRIS system and bringing all aspects of Payroll, Equity and Benefits in-house.  Resolved incorrect tax status classification for several employees made by a PEO, resulting in a return of $15K.  Facilitated the implementation of E-Shares/Carta stock program with Finance.  Managed and processed global payroll, along with on-boarding, off-boarding, benefits and open enrollment.  Oversaw immigration for UK and US employees, candidate/employee travel, global benefits, new hire on-boarding and background checks.  Initiated and administered Corporate Travel policy with Finance.  Coordinated office moved for 25 plus people and managed all office needs

Lumo Bodytech, Inc., Mountain View, CA Lumo Bodytech uses sensor technologies and software to help people move better, whether to improve health, increase performance, or prevent injury to themselves. Head of People Operations  Partnered with team leaders to fill key positions and grew the company by 50% in less than one year.  Implemented new ATS system, Lever to manage, schedule and track all interviews and feedback of candidates.  On-boarding and off-boarding of employees, managed all benefits, payroll and open enrollment.  Advised and collaborated with managers on all hiring and employee related issues.  Managed all office needs including office move, set-up and procuring equipment.  Identified, moved, and set up new office space while saving $120K annually by negotiating a better lease.  Analyzed and proposed new benefit plans to the organization that saved over $20K annually in health premiums.  Performed cost analysis and implemented an HRIS system with Zenefits resulting in a savings of $40K annually.  Coordinated and planned new ADP payroll system to interface with new HRIS system.  Implemented online performance management for employee reviews and manager 360 feedback.

Maxta, Inc, Sunnyvale, CA Maxta provides hyper-converged cloud storage software to businesses, giving them the ability to combine storage, compute, virtualization, and networking in a single system. Talent Operations Manager  Hired new grads and grew the Engineering team by 30%.  Track, schedule and collect all feedback on candidates.  Identified optimal health plans for employees that saved the company over $35K annually in premiums.  Implemented new HRIS system, Zenefits to streamline on boarding and benefits.  Managed ADP Payroll and provided bi-weekly reports to finance.  Interfaced with immigration lawyer to prepare and file H-1B, green card, and OPT visas.  Managed all office needs including on-boarding, off-boarding, benefits, payroll and open enrollment.  Consulted on human resource related issues.

Local Motion, San Mateo, CA (no longer in business, acquired) Local Motion provides software and hardware for fleet management that allows businesses in the U.S. and France to manage shared vehicles with a web-based motor pool management. Recruiter  Sole recruiter who grew the company by 50% in the first eight months.  Sourced, screened, recruited and hired for HR, Admin, IT, Marketing, Customer Success and Engineering teams.  Built a new sales team of 6 which consisted of four sales people and 2 inside sales reps.  Integrated new ATS system, Lever to track, manage and build candidate pipeline.  Coordinated with immigration lawyer to file J-1 visas for news hires from France and Canada.  Devised a hiring strategy with team leads and senior management.