Erin Starnes Sumner

Built and scaled the HR function from scratch, supporting the company’s transition from a start-up to a growth-stage organization, growing the workforce from 50 to 200+ employees across 5 countries in just 12 months. Designed and implemented the company’s first global people strategy, integrating workforce planning, talent development, performance management, and DEI initiatives.

Built and scaled the HR function from scratch, supporting the company’s transition from a start-up to a growth-stage organization. Developed global people strategies, established HR operations, and fostered a remote-first culture while increasing underrepresented hires by 20%.

Led a top-performing recruiting team, managing and mentoring 9 recruiters. Established recruiting operations in Canada to support aggressive hiring, scaled the team by 700% in six months, and created onboarding processes to enhance team scalability.

Led a top-performing recruiting team, managing 9 recruiters and scaling the team by 700% in six months. Developed onboarding processes and established recruiting operations in Canada to support aggressive hiring.

Conducted skills gap assessments and collaborated across functions to create a cohort of rotation employees for learning and development. Facilitated manager training and overhauled performance management metrics.

Collaborated with managers on intern performance management, created centralized materials for University recruiters, and ensured continuous updates for recruitment resources.

Conducted skills gap assessments and collaborated across functions to create a cohort of rotation employees. Facilitated manager training and revamped performance management metrics to enhance early career talent development.

Expanded internship and rotation programs, benchmarking against industry standards and presenting data on ROI to senior leadership. Collaborated with business units to determine hiring needs based on strategic planning.

Expanded internship and rotation programs, benchmarking against other programs and presenting ROI data to senior leadership. Collaborated with business units to determine hiring needs based on strategic planning.

Collaborated with managers on intern performance management and created a centralized resource for University recruiters. Updated recruitment materials and ensured continuous improvement.

Managed campus recruitment efforts, focusing on staffing strategies and building relationships with universities to attract top talent.

Managed campus recruitment efforts, focusing on staffing needs and developing strategies to attract top talent. Collaborated with various departments to align recruitment with organizational goals.