Heather Medina

Heather Medina has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Heather currently holds the position of Head of People at Mitra Chem, a role they started in February 2023. Prior to this, they served as a People Manager at the same company from May 2022 to February 2023.

Before joining Mitra Chem, Heather worked as an HRIS Analyst at Joby Aviation from June 2021 to May 2022. Prior to that, they had a successful tenure at Cepheid, where they held multiple roles. Heather served as a Business Intelligence System Analyst from July 2020 to June 2021, a Senior HR Data Analyst from September 2018 to July 2020, and a Senior HR Generalist from October 2017 to September 2018. Heather also worked as an HRIS Analyst from May 2017 to October 2017, where they were responsible for reporting, escalations, and special projects.

Heather's earlier experience includes working as an HRIS Analyst at Financial Engines from August 2015 to October 2016 and holding various roles at Yahoo from June 2011 to August 2015. At Yahoo, they worked as a Benefits Analyst/HR Operations Analyst from September 2014 to August 2015 and as an HR (People) Operations Analyst from June 2011 to September 2014.

Throughout their career, Heather has developed strong expertise in HRIS, data and analytics, project management, and process improvement. Their roles have involved responsibilities such as managing benefits programs, providing HR support, leading data and security conversions, and implementing HR systems.

Heather Medina attended Heald College of Business from 2001 to 2003. During their time there, they earned an Associate's of Science Degree in Business/Commerce, General.