Molly (Merkin) Hendricks

Senior HR Business Partner / Program Manager

San Diego Metropolitan Area

About

A motivated and process-driven business partner with 9 + years of experience working in HR, recruitment and operations. I am skilled in program development, people enablement, communications and change management.

Experience

  • Atlassian (Full-time · 4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior Global Human Resources Business Partner
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      Supporting People Strategy and Change Management for Engineering + G&A Teams

    • Senior Program Manager, G&A HRBP Team+ Strategic Project Manager
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Leading Strategic HR Projects for Head of HR Business Partners+ CPO Manages day to day operations for G&A HRBP team

    • Senior Program Manager, Engineering HRBP team
      Oct 2023 - Apr 2024 · 7 mos

      Driving performance management and talent development programs for Software Engineering teams Owning Operations and communications for Engineering HRBP team

  • Talent at Confluent
    Aug 2021 - Nov 2021 · 4 mos

    Confluent is building the foundational platform for data in motion. Our cloud-native offering is designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, organizations can create a central nervous system to innovate and win in a digital-first world.

  • Atlassian (Full-time · 2 yrs 7 mos)
    • HR- Engineering Programs
      May 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

      I support Engineering at Atlassian ( org 3K+). Day to day, I work across engineering people programs and operations. I own our Apprentice Manager Program as well as our Promotions Panel Program running twice per year. I project manage all engineering performance cycles and talent strategy efforts. I work directly with managers to support their organizations through people related coaching, re- organizations, manager enablement, and people change management. I partner along side Head of HRBPs for Engineering to implement engineerings talent strategy.

    • Sr Recruiter
      Feb 2019 - May 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

      I am a full lifecycle recruiter, supporting our G&A/ GTM/ Product Teams ( Finance, Legal, Ops Focus) in San Francisco. I am a consultative partner to executives and key stakeholders within our G&A organizations. I establish effective recruiting strategies, and ensure we're attracting and retaining top talent. I facilitate interview and values training as well as Day 1 on-boarding on a regular basis.

  • Yoga Teacher at CorePower Yoga
    Feb 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Leveraging my love of coaching & fitness to teach yoga sculpt as a side hustle.

  • Zendesk (1 yr 8 mos)
    • Recruiter
      Apr 2018 - Feb 2019 · 11 mos

      • Manage full lifecycle recruitment for all roles in Creative ( Brand and Product), People + Places, and Program Management Orgs • Build and scale internal recruitment processes ( hiring guide and workflow) to global recruiting team • Project creation, management and facilitation of company-wide interview training initiative • Organize, execute and participate in multiple hiring events

    • University Recruiting + Programs
      Jul 2017 - Mar 2018 · 9 mos

      Zendesk builds software for better customer relationships. It empowers organizations to improve customer engagement and better understand their customers. More than 100,000 paid customer accounts in over 150 countries and territories use Zendesk products. Based in San Francisco, Zendesk has operations in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. Learn more at www.zendesk.com. • Full cycle recruiting for tech, marketing, and sales roles in Madison and SF • Partner/meet in person with hiring managers to understand their needs and educate them on the intern hiring process • Maintain high standard for candidate experience by ensuring smooth interview booking and onsite process • Serve as point of contact for candidates and hiring managers on all coordination of interviews, offers, BGC’s, and expenses • Coordinate detailed event logistics and handle budget forecasting for all onsite student visits, university career fairs and conferences, as well as social events for all interns • Build and organize University Recruiting program guides, tailored for public audiences as well as internal teams • Lead creative projects including the design, production, and shipment of newly branded merchandise for the internship program, and created new forms of collateral advertising for recruiting events • Plan logistics, execute, and participate in multiple hiring events