Mark Avnet

Experience

1. VP, Talent

   HelloFresh

   Sep 2021 — Present · US

   Lead the US Talent team of 60+ members, including Talent Acquisition, Talent Marketing, Learning & Organizational Development, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), HR Shared Services, Workplace Operations, and Compensation. Serve on the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), advising executives on HR-related topics. Co-led the US People function during a period of leadership transition, leading Centers of Excellence (COEs) and overseeing most of corporate HR. Oversee development and rollout of 2 new functions: Talent Marketing (employer brand, sourcing, pipeline programs) and HR Enablement (training & knowledge management). Spearheaded implementation, communications, and change management for a new equity. compensation plan, initially taking on all tasks from strategy setting to answering employee questions and later overseeing the Compensation team. Drive a high-performing TA function in a challenging market to achieve hiring goals of 100-200 hires per month. Led an effort to revamp offer letters to improve candidate experience and increase close rates. Designed, socialized, and launched the post-pandemic return-to-office (RTO) approach, identifying and training ~15 “RTO captains” to lead day-to-day implementation within departments. Stepped in as day-to-day manager of the DEI team, managing launch of the first DEI annual report, overseeing implementation of a new social impact platform, and leading ongoing conversations with leaders on improving DEI at HelloFresh. Led development and rollout of brief, targeted, and frequent pulse surveys to complement the annual engagement survey and enable more timely and responsive action based on employee feedback. Build partnerships internally and with external vendors to broaden and deepen the scope of employee learning offerings. Developed and implemented the approach to Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), and partnered with leaders across the business to ensure effective cascade and regular progress tracking.

Education

• The George Washington University

  Master of Arts - MA, Science, Technology, and Public Policy

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering Systems (Industrial/Organizational Psychology in Complex Engineered Systems)

  2005 — 2009

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics

• University of South Australia

  Graduate Certificate, Applied Science