Stewart Kato

People Operations & Employee Experience Manager at Valon

Stewart Kato has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Their most recent position was as a People Operations Lead at Valon starting in July 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Recruiting Operations Lead at Valon from May 2022 to July 2023. Before joining Valon, Stewart served as a Recruiting Operations Manager at Color from May 2020 to April 2022.

Stewart has also gained valuable experience at Sauce Labs, where they held the position of Global Recruiting Operations Lead from October 2019 to May 2020. In this role, they mentored a team of Recruiting Coordinators and was responsible for building and standardizing data audit and reporting practices, partnering with third-party vendors, and expanding employer branding efforts.

Before joining Sauce Labs, Stewart worked at Leanplum as a Technical Recruiter from February 2018 to November 2018. Additionally, they have experience as a Research Fellow at ERA Institute from September 2016 to January 2018, where they contributed to research projects focused on developing relations between nations in Eurasia.

Stewart's earlier experiences include an internship at Kiva.org as an Intern Program Intern from July 2016 to January 2017 and a role as a Legal Administrative Assistant at Laurie Shigekuni & Associates from January 2012 to August 2014.

Throughout their career, Stewart has demonstrated expertise in recruiting operations, project management, data analysis, and employer branding. Stewart has worked with diverse teams and collaborated with various stakeholders to drive organizational success.

Stewart Kato has an Associate's Degree in History & Economics from City College of San Francisco. Stewart also holds a Bachelor's Degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley. Additionally, they have obtained a certification in Strategic Thinking from LinkedIn in March 2020. Stewart's high school education information is not provided.

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Timeline

  • People Operations & Employee Experience Manager

    July 1, 2023 - present

  • Recruiting Operations Lead

    May, 2022