Amanda Hamel

Head of Talent Acquisition @Bay Home & Window, A division of the Home Source Company

Pleasanton, CA, US

Spearhead the full-cycle talent acquisition functions for a growing home improvement and consumer products company,scaling headcount from 104 to 135 while significantly improving talent quality, retention, and hiring efficiency. As a one-person TA department, built the recruiting function from the ground up, creating all SOPs, processes, and hiringstrategies across multiple departments including sales, marketing, operations, admin, and field roles, filling roles fromentry-level to executive leadership. Lead employer branding, workforce planning, and recruitment marketing effortswhile partnering closely with hiring managers and executive leadership.• Designed and implemented end-to-end recruiting processes, including onboarding the company’s first ATS(Clear Company) and establishing department-wide KPIs and hiring goals.• Reduced time-to-hire and cost-per-hire while improving quality of hires and increasing retention by 25%.• Directly support hiring managers across all departments, from staffing entry-level marketing and warehouseroles to sourcing and successfully headhunting hard-to-fill leadership positions.• Developed campus and community recruiting strategies, including job fairs and university outreach.• Collaborated with hiring managers to build targeted talent pipelines, significantly reducing time-to-hire duringpeak recruitment periods.• Present quarterly hiring metrics and progress updates to executive leadership during company-wide town halls.• Recognized as “Person of the Year” in 2021 for outstanding contributions to organizational growth and talentstrategy.

San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business

Bachelor of Science

Tracy High School

High School Diploma