
ARYN YANCHER
People & Talent Professional
Summary
People professional with expertise in relationship management, corporate HR, recruiting (in-house & agency), retail, sales, operations and customer service. Dual citizen of Canada and USA. Strong interest in employee engagement, athletics and conservation/environmentalism.
Experience
Operating Partner & Retail Experience Manager
FLEET FEET / Davis, California
- Engaged community via special events and demos to bolster customer service and elevate overall customer satisfaction into the mid-90s
- Capitalized on employee strengths to engage staff with active feedback, on-going & open dialogue to elevate and unite both employee & customer experiences
- Actively partnered with vendors to provide timely staff training on new products, highlight new releases in order to update customers on the newest, hottest trends
- Administered bi-weekly payroll (ADP), curated weekly purchasing/ordering of merchandise per customer requests, re-engaged employees with friendly competition & on-going incentives
Recruiting Manager
TPG GLOBAL, LLC / San Francisco, CA
- Attracted top candidates from investment banking and consulting via targeted marketing (campus & professional events) including collaborative efforts with APAC and EMEA teams
- Focused on diversity recruiting across college campuses, investment banks and consulting firms by holding targeted events & info sessions for different populations (students, professionals, etc.)
- Screened, introduced, recommended new search firms/partners based on different roles & locations including investment verticals, PR/Corporate Communications and Accounting/Finance
- Enhanced high-touch candidate experience with transparent communication and implemented onboarding program to welcome and further engage hired candidates
- Reinvented social impact & community engagement programs by marketing the program internally to foster greater awareness and boost community partners
Associate, Technology, Media & Telecom Practice
SPENCERSTUART INC
- Managed 8-12 searches/accounts at various stages, "quarterbacking" the search team and process
- Responsible for meeting with the client, developing job descriptions and search strategy, reaching out to helpful sources and the market, developing active pipeline of candidates, introducing top candidates to the client, referencing candidates via provided and back channel sources
- Compiled market research across various industries to identify industry trends and potential candidates
Human Capital Associate
VECTOR CAPITAL / San Francisco, CA
- HR Generalist for firm of 45 administering benefits, employee relations, training & development, recruiting, terminations, successon planning, relocation, performance management, onboarding, regulatory compliance & reporting.
- Led innovation of and managed annual marketing & recruiting efforts at top undergrad & MBA campuses to attract diverse candidates from highly rated programs
- Designed custom ATS/database via Salesforce to facilitate year-round recruiting processes
- Saved firm thousands of dollars annually updating annual performance management & review process by ditching inappropriate software provider to reduce time burden and make overall process more approachable
- Managed, reinvigorated & improved morale across Administrative team of 8 with active listening and communicating appropriate concerns to management
Executive Assistant
VECTOR CAPITAL / San Francisco, CA
Scheduling, travel and "work life" manager for three executives. Sole HR policies and procedures administrator (learned on the job) and process/project manager for all recruiting initiatives
Research Assistant
DOW JONES VENTURESOURCE / San Francisco, CA
- Performed comprehensive due diligence on new funding rounds, analyzed industry trends, and authored newsletter articles for VentureSource
- In-depth online and over-the-phone research of new funding by venture capital and private equity companies
- Outreach to investors/CEOs/CFOs (40+ per day) and used influence to extract how the funding would be used and details not available publicly
- All information consolidated for use in Dow Jones publications and to track market trends across the VC/PE industries
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts
Interdisciplinary Studies - Health & Culture