Arthur Yamamoto
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Chief People Officer
Irvine, California, United States
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AdvisorKindred Minds Advisory BoardApr 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)An advisory group of HR/People leaders who are helping build the future of People tech. Learn more and apply: kindredminds.com/advisors- CPOHQ MemberKnoetic CPOHQSep 2022 - Current (4 years 2 months)CPOHQ: The #1 place for Chief People Officers to learn from one another
●I am part of the CPOHQ group, I do not work for Knoetic - please do not contact me about roles at Knoetic. - Chief People OfficerMedelySep 2022 - Current (4 years 2 months)Joined Medely to lead People and Talent, and to help democratize and bring fairness/transparency to healthcare staffing.
Medely is a startup with a remote/distributed workforce that was founded to disrupt the healthcare staffing industry. We are the first online two-sided marketplace created specifically for connecting Medical Facilities with top-quality, pre-screened independent healthcare professionals.
Come build the future of healthcare staffing with us!! Medely.com/Careers for more info! - Advisor / InvestorVarious StartupsSep 2015 - Current (11 years 2 months)Worked with, advised, and active investor in various start ups - mostly HR Tech, started by friends, ex-colleagues and mutual VC relationships. Always open to discussions and exploration on new opportunities to help/participate.
- YSabbaticalYamamoto VenturesJun 2022 - Sep 2022 (4 months)Taking some time with my family, while investing and advising
- MentorFirst Round Fast TrackSep 2020 - Dec 2020 (4 months)Mentor talent leaders via the FastTrack Program
- SVP, People and TalentCheckr IncJul 2017 - Jun 2022 (5 years)Came to Checkr to work with a great group of executives working collectively to build a company the right way - deliberately and thoughtfully. Joined the quest to answer all questions about the best ways to interview, hire, enable, support, develop and retain a diverse group of amazing employees.
Joined as a Director leading recruiting, and left as an SVP leading all things People and Recruiting. Along the way we grew the Recruiting team from 5ppl to 30+ppl, the People team from 3ppl to 20+ppl and the company from 90ppl to 1300+ppl. Hired and opened new offices in several cities across the globe, and participated in the due diligence and integration of 4 acquisitions. Was also fortunate to have led the hiring of close to 90% of - Director / Head of Global RecruitingTwitch Acquired by AmazoncomMay 2015 - Jun 2017 (2 years 2 months)Inherited an amazing recruiting organization of 7, grew it to 35+, and helped Twitch grow from ~200 to ~1400 in 2 yrs. Worked on some acquisitions and shared some insights around interview training, process, recruiting philosophy, org design and management along the way. But spent most of my time helping an amazing recruiting team hire at scale.
Twitch is the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers. 100+ million unique monthly viewers gather every month on Twitch to broadcast, watch and chat about gaming and more. Twitch’s video platform is the backbone of both live and on-demand distribution for leading video game broadcasters including casual gamers, pro players, tournaments, leagues, developers and gaming med - Recruiting Leader / Head of Industry Eng RecruitingYelpJun 2013 - May 2015 (2 years)Managed & led a team of experienced recruiters responsible for Engineering, Product/Design, Corporate Infrastructure/IT, and Business Development verticals. Set the direction of Yelp's industry recruiting efforts, providing guidance on everything from new recruiting/sourcing technology, to career growth and candidate closing strategies. Worked closely with executive management to continually iterate and optimize recruiting processes, metrics and overall candidate experience.
- Led the team to increases in hiring numbers for 6 consecutive quarters since joining the firm, culminating in the team hitting 160% of their hiring goals with a record number of hires
- Personally led and owned all key leadership searches for the e - mRecruiting Manager / Head of RecruitingmFoundry Acquired by FIS GlobalApr 2012 - May 2013 (1 year 2 months)- Running all things recruiting related for an industry-leading mobile financial services platform.
- Doubled the size of the company in a 11 month span.
- Helped take company to acquisition (By FIS Global in March 2013)
mFoundry's mission is simple: create software that allows users to have an immediate connection with their money through the power of mobile. Our industry-leading SaaS-based mobile banking solution is revolutionizing how financial institutions and businesses connect with their customers and reinventing how consumers interact and manage their finances. At mFoundry, we believe it takes more than delivering a product in a box, it requires a passionate and dedicated workforce to develop influential and ga - Vice PresidentGrady Levkov CoOct 2004 - Mar 2012 (7 years 6 months)Boutique recruiting firm that operated broadly in the technology and investment space. Our expertise was twofold: an almost practitioner-level understanding of enterprise IT and engineering, and the domain familiarity and discretion to recruit effectively for senior/executive level roles.
Senior Executive Recruiter and Recruiting Team Leader/Executive servicing the Information technology and finance verticals. This includes all technology-driven industries such as finance, software and media. Specific search expertise encompasses both technical and business profiles, particularly at senior and/or executive levels.
Worked on everything from IC level contingency searches to executive level retained searches. Grew from - Senior Associate / SpecialistDeutsche BankJan 1999 - Jan 2004 (5 years 1 month)Utility player / Trainer / Trading Operations Specialist in the Custody & Corporate Actions Divisions. Worked on everything from opening new offices domestically and internationally, to trade execution, to corporate actions and M&A.
Left when my division of Deutsche Bank was acquired by State Street Bank. - Intern / AssociateBrown Brothers Harriman CoJan 1998 - Jan 1999 (1 year 1 month)Corporate Actions Specialist with a focus on stock splits.
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- BHigh SchoolBronx HS of Science
- Bachelor's degree, EconomicsUniversity at Albany