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Guurpritt in a few words
Hi there!
I've spent most of my career in tech and the last 4 years within SaaS start-ups (Seed to Series A). My skillsets straddle both People & Talent and have a background in early careers and L&D as an added bonus! I've worked as both an individual contributor (twice reporting directly to the CEO) as well as managing a team. I feel equally comfortable entering a green-field environment and building from scratch as I do coming into an already fleshed-out team and or process. I believe in creating authentic and trusting relationships with my colleagues and am proud of the long-lasting relationships I have with my ex-colleagues once I have left a role.
I'm passionate about creating cultures where employees are engaged and able to do their best work. I want to work with people that are diverse, work hard and foster a communicative and empathetic workplace environment. I love working within companies creating positive or meaningful change in the world!
I look forward to working with you!
Experience
- Flow EngineeringHead of People & TalentDIGITAL & ITMarch 2022 - November 2022 (8 months)London, UKFlow replaces the document with all your key parameters that sits at the heart of your engineering project.I was hired after Flow raised a Seed round of $9.1 mill. The initial focus of my role was to formalise the People & Talent function. Upon joining I created a People and Talent strategy for the year ahead and started to deliver on hiring targets and talent and people strategy. I doubled the team's permanent headcount from 6 to 12 during my time there, with most of the hiring sitting in Engineering.Talent:- I introduced a structured hiring process. As well as building out the HR and Talent tech stacks.- In my last few months I hired a Talent Specialist to support anticipated hiring needs in 2023.People:- I was the point of contact for all Flow employees for People related matters. I was responsible for advising and running point on any ER cases.- I reviewed policies, employment contracts and audited people files.- I was solely responsible for all HR administration.- I was a strong advocate within the business for Learning & Development. I devised and ran a 3-day People and Culture off-site. Created and ran all the workshops and training myself.
- TrintTalent Acquisition ManagerDIGITAL & ITApril 2021 - March 2022 (11 months)London, UKTrint unlocks the power of speech. Our SaaS speech-to-text platform uses A.I. to automatically transcribe audio and video, making it easy to find the moments that matter. We connect teams for seamless, fast and secure content creation.Trint is a Series A funded start-up turned scale-up. Founded in 2014 Trint reinvents transcription extending automated-speech-to text so that users can trust the output. Recorded content becomes searchable. I came in as a stand-alone Talent Partner reporting directly to the CEO and was tasked with building the Talent function from scratch.My Role:- I managed a team of three direct reports (two Talent Partners and a Talent Coordinator).- I worked closely with the VP of People creating the People and Talent team’s quarterly strategy, as well as supporting the creation of the People Team OKRs.- Worked closely with senior leaders supporting them with succession and workforce planning.I was the champion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within the Trint business.- Responsible for reporting on recruitment metrics to C-suite.- I was tasked with building and running training courses. Some recent examples are: DE&I, Greenhouse Systems Training, Recruitment 101, Functional Interview Training for new managers & company wide workshops.- I remained hands-on with recruitment focusing primarily on Executive and Commercial hiring but stepped in wherever I was needed.Key Achievements:- Scaled the company up from 40- 120+ employees over a two and a half year period (Toronto office & London HQ).- Implemented the Applicant Tracking System Greenhouse.- Rolled-out a Structured Hiring approach across the Trint business.- Recruited a team of 3 direct reports (two UK based Talent Partners and a Toronto based Talent Coordinator).- In 2020 92% of our open roles were filled in-house, keeping agency spend to a minimum.- In 2020 the team reduced the time to hire from 55 days to 34 days.Recent projects include: Employer Brand, Employer Value Proposition, DE&I, CRM creation (to encourage proactive as opposed to reactive recruitment), Candidate Experience and process/system automation projects.
- TrintTalent Team LeadNovember 2020 - April 2021 (5 months)London Metropolitan Area, UK
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Education
- History of Art BA, History of ArtSchool of Oriental and African Studies, U. of London2014History of Art BA, History of Art