Vivian Chen

• Head of Early Talent Programs

• Head of Early Talent Programs

• Full-cycle technical university recruiter, primarily owning: - DSML: Data Science and Machine Learning interns and new grads - Associate Product Manager (APM) program - Technical Program Manager (TPM) internships

• Full-cycle technical university recruiter, primarily owning: - Software engineering (SWE): Backend, Frontend, Machine Learning - Design: Product Design, UX Research, UX Writing - Data Science (DS): DS-Product, DS-Machine Learning, DS-Optimization/Operations Research, DS-Inference/Statistics, DS-Economics - Product: Associate Product Managers (APMs) • Manage team allocation process for the entire incoming Rideshare SWE new grad class, including closely collaborating with engineering leads and directors, recruiting leads, immigration, and workforce planning team. • Program manager for Lyft's technical intern virtual recruiting strategies; lead and develop a comprehensive strategy grounded in inclusion and diversity.

• Full-cycle technical university recruiter for software engineering, product design, and UX research internships, managing high-volume pipeline of intern candidates from first engagement through new grad conversion. • Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including technical hiring managers (SWE, Design, UXR) and internal stakeholders to create and improve intern hiring processes. • Manage both on-campus and remote recruiting processes for SWE interns, including organizing workshops and interviews at universities and conferences. Oversee all onsite interviews at Grace Hopper for 2 years. • Intern program management, including leading intern project calibrations, manager & mentor trainings, intern onboarding, hiring reviews, and FT conversion process. • University and external partner relations, including liaising with on-campus student groups, hackathons, career services, and partner organizations to create new and innovative programming and events. • Create, manage, and execute Lyft's hackathon partnerships and strategy. • Train all new university recruiters on the Lyft University Programs team on core recruiting functions and hiring best practices. • Build the University Programs team infrastructure, including creating process guides and playbooks, building out interview kits and hiring processes, and developing new programs from the ground up.

• Full-cycle technical university recruiter for product design and user research internships. • Build and develop Lyft's Design+ (product design and user research) intern program, including creating hiring structure and guidelines, advocating for diverse and inclusive hiring practices, and driving all processes from campus engagement to return offer conversions. • Coordination, sourcing, and full-cycle recruiting for software engineer internships. • University program management and event coordination, including managing intern events, coordinating school visits and tech treks, and hosting technical workshops.

Lozano Smith is a full-service public agency law firm serving hundreds of California's K-12 and community college districts, universities, and more than 30 cities, counties, and special districts. • Researched, analyzed, and problem-solved a wide variety of K-12 student and employee/human resources issues, including hiring, employee discipline, disability accommodations, and leaves of absence. • Provided legal advice and solutions to school district management and leadership on issues affecting students.

Children's Law Center (CLC) represents more than 90% of the nearly 30,000 foster youth in Los Angeles County. CLC attorneys appear on behalf of children in day-to-day dependency proceedings and also provide committed, passionate representation in a host of related hearings that seek to ensure the well being and future success of each child. • Managed caseload of over 250 foster youth clients, ages 0-21. • Conducted multiple client interviews on a daily basis. • Advocated and appeared in over 3,000 court hearings on behalf of foster youths, with extensive experience in public speaking in courtrooms and negotiation. • Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to successfully acquire resources for clients. • Developed relationships with, advised, and mentored teenage and young adult clients in legal, personal, educational, vocational, and mental health areas. • Extensive experience in high-volume case and project management.

Bay Area Legal Aid's (Bay Legal) Youth Justice Project provides disadvantaged youth and young adults with holistic supports, services, and legal representation. With Bay Legal’s assistance, youth are appropriately supported by community resources such as proper educational placement, access to mental health counseling, and economic stability through government benefits programs. • Advocated on behalf of youth clients at all stages of the SSI application process. • Built partnerships with social services, school districts, and mental health agencies to leverage community resources for foster youths. • Directly represented foster youths at school meetings, administrative and court hearings, and social services appointments.

East Bay Children’s Law Offices (EBCLO) was founded in 2009 to represent foster youth in Alameda County. EBCLO's multi-disciplinary team of attorneys and social workers take a holistic approach to providing its young clients with a voice in the decisions affecting their lives. • Managed a caseload of 30+ foster youth clients as part of the "Third Grade Success" Project, including identifying early elementary foster youth clients in need of educational advocacy and directing efforts to acquire special education and related services for clients. • Collaborated with school districts, county education offices, foster families, and relatives to identify and coordinate delivery of educational resources.