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Alexandra Shimamoto

Alexandra Shimamoto

Business Ops Leader @ fabric | People First People Person | Boy Mom

Chico, California, United StatesRetail
Company
fabric
Title
Vp of Business Operations
Seniority
Vp
Department
Master Operations
Location
Chico, California, United States
Industry
Retail

About

I love HR. Hands down, it’s a huge passion in my life. You might ask, why? Because organizational design, compensation, benefits, analytics, business partnering, recruiting, onboarding, training, engagement, HR operations and systems....all of these shape the real engine of any company: its people. Simply put, I'm here to be a resource. Whether it's designing a thoughtful performance framework, negotiating a contract, launching a company-wide system, or troubleshooting tech that supports our teams - I’m in. I believe every operational decision is an opportunity to make someone's day better and the business stronger. Over the course of my career, I’ve had one mission: improve every piece of the employee lifecycle, wherever I go. From the moment a candidate applies, I want them to feel seen, supported, and excited. Onboarding should confirm their great choice. Their time at the company should be rich with impact, pride, growth, and momentum. Retention shouldn’t be a mystery, it should be…

Experience

Vp of Business Operations

fabric

Present

As fabric’s VP of Business Operations, I sit at the intersection of people, process, and performance, spearheading strategic initiatives across HR, IT, Legal, and Talent Ops. My role is part conductor, part architect, part firefighter, ensuring the company’s operational backbone is not just solid but scalable. Global People & Talent Leadership *Oversee Human Resources, Compensation & Benefits, Recruiting, and Talent Development, building systems that support high-performance culture, inclusivity, and retention. *Instituted data-driven comp structures and streamlined benefits offerings that align with growth and employee satisfaction. *Partner with executive leadership to architect workforce planning, transformational change management, and create frameworks that scale with business needs. Legal & Contract Ops *Owning the Legal function, managing contract negotiations, renewals, and cross-functional legal projects. *Partnering with the entire organization, helping with their needs, proj…

Vp of People

fabric

What am I proud of in my 5 years of being an HR leader at fabric....I am so glad you asked! *Scaled company from 15 to 450 employees in 3 years by implementing agile hiring models (in-house, contract, staff augmentation) during COVID. *Increased top talent retention to 89% by executing leadership development, competitive compensation, and engagement strategies. *Implemented HR technology solutions (HRIS, ATS) to enhance hiring efficiency, people analytics, and workforce planning. *Designed and executed a remote workforce strategy over 4 countries, fostering connection, collaboration, and performance in a distributed team. *Reduced time-to-hire to under 25 days, ensuring rapid hiring without sacrificing quality. *Improved India joining ratio from 30% to over 75% through a curated onboarding process. *Owned and optimized compensation & benefits strategy, ensuring market competitiveness and scalability. *Built HR infrastructure across Talent Acquisition, HRBP, Rewards, People Operations,…

Sr Director of People

fabric

Director of People (Global Head)

fabric · Seattle, Washington, United States

My responsibility is to align People strategies to the overall goals of the company while fostering a high-performance culture where people are engaged and excited to work! I support fabric's leadership team to recruit, develop and retain an effective workforce. I seek ways to empower our organization and be as efficient and productive as possible. Here are a few things that I enjoy doing for our people: *Strategic leadership & partnership *Employee lifecycle improvement *Global hiring strategy and execution (US, Canada, India, Pakistan, UK, South America) *Recruitment of high performing team members *Employee relations & HR Operations *Building employee brand, culture, and values *Creating programs to grow and develop our team in ways that are inclusive, empowering and creative *Ownership of onboarding experience so that each new team member feels supported, valued and empowered from day one *Support managers by creating management development trainings *Developed and managed benefit…

Director Talent Acquisition

Build.com · Chico, California Area

I manage and coordinate organization-wide efforts for headcount planning and prioritization of all hiring needs. I lead a team of recruiters while setting the recruiting strategy for a 700+ person company. I still conduct full life cycle recruitment in sourcing the best talent while maintaining effective programs for retention, promotion and succession planning. In this role, I am heavily involved with many aspects of HR including compensation analysis, benefit improvement, and training. Some things but not all in the least, that I do: *Position management including intake, budget alignment, approval process and prioritization *Organizational changes including org design, change management and organizational alignment *Careers page creation and ownership - Employee brand, social media platforms and recruiting marketing efforts *ATS administrator - Workday, Greenhouse, Jobvite *Develop, initiate and maintain effective programs for workforce retention, promotion and succession planning.…

Lead Technical Recruiter

Build.com · Chico, CA

My area of focus is recruiting for incredible individuals to fill Technical roles. Areas of expertise:: Software Engineering, IT, Digital Marketing, Analysts, Product and Project Managers, merchandisers and various other positions. Working with hiring managers is one of my favorite parts of my job. I love digging into a role and really dialing in what they are looking for, what will they do/own and skills they will need to do the job. Some of my many talents/responsibilities include:: *Full cycle recruiting, sourcing, phone screens, on-site interviews, and closing offers *Developing compensation plans for all different kinds of roles both new and existing. Compensation should drive behavior so this is one of my favorite parts of my job! *Maintaining our ATS Software, experienced in Greenhouse and Jobvite, utilizing it for internally and external recruiting. Running reports for usage and candidate drop off to improve candidate experience *Experienced in on-boarding new software to HR an…

Farmers Insurance District Recruiting Manager

Farmers Insurance District 9531 · Chico, California Area

Recruiting and supporting well-capitalized professionals, entrepreneurs and existing business owners in a turn-key system designed to quickly build a start-up Farmers Exclusive Agency. Our unique program is backed locally, with the complete support of our District Operations team based out of Chico, CA. **Responsible for head hunting established business owners and training new professionals **Recruited largest District in California **Maintained the highest success rate in California for new agents of 80% **Managed all recruits from sourced to licensing to training. On going training and growth opportunities were reviewed monthly with new agents. Anywhere from 4-10 agents at a time. **Experienced in full cycle recruiting **Experienced in sourcing through varies types of channels and responsible for recruiting in innovative ways.

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Education

Arizona Western College

General Studies

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