Courtney Cruz: Human Resources Business Partner in Long Beach, California

• Oversees all activities related to identifying and hiring top talent into the organization. • Serves as a trusted partner and recruitment expert to leaders. • Drives effective hiring practices and best-in-class candidate experiences. • Partner with executive leadership to confirm organizational structure changes and budget constraints. • Partner with Finance to confirm budget adjustments. • Oversee position management in the HRIS and align with Finance to ensure all positions and salaries are accounted for. • Review and update hiring procedures and documents for Corporate, Retail and Wholesale divisions. • Assist HRBPs with employee relations. • Build and maintain relationships with all employees to build trust and confidence. • Onboarding/Offboarding refresh – including documentation updates and presentation revisions to up level first day/90 day experience. • Build and develop a team of recruiters. • Ensure diversity and inclusion is embedded in our recruiting processes and approach. • Manage use of third-party agencies and employees. • Oversees company Internship Program. • Responsible for the creation and continuous updates of job descriptions for all corporate functions.

Oversees all activities related to identifying and hiring top talent into the Boardriders organization. Serves as a trusted partner and recruitment expert to leaders, and passionately drives diversity efforts, effective hiring practices, and best-in-class candidate experiences. Point of contact for all Talent Acquisitions processes and initiatives. Partner with hiring managers on each step of the Talent Acquisition process, from job description creation through to offer acceptance. Conduct regular stakeholder meetings to educate on hiring best practices, sourcing trends, market data, including execution on recruiting processes and tools. Assist with designing and driving process improvements and best practices to create the most efficient and effective talent acquisition process possible, while managing individual requisitions

Full lifecycle recruiting for manager level and below position. Assist as needed with higher level positions. Interview and assess technical and business skills. Develop strong partnerships with hiring managers and other business stakeholders. Act as a candidate advocate to ensure a positive interview process. Strategically source for critical pipeline positions