{"id":55497,"date":"2023-10-19T10:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=55497"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:36:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:36:53","slug":"ringcentrals-chief-human-resources-officer-is-focused-on-fundamentals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/ringcentrals-chief-human-resources-officer-is-focused-on-fundamentals\/","title":{"rendered":"RingCentral\u2019s Chief Human Resources Officer is focused on fundamentals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bobbie Grafeld joined RingCentral as Chief Human Resources Officer 90 days ago.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We checked in with Bobbie to learn more about her vision for RingCentral\u2019s people, policies, and procedures.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the things that&#8217;s immediately clear when speaking with new RingCentral Chief Human Resources Officer Bobbie Grafeld is that she knows how to take our HR game to the next level. With experience at tech industry leaders like PayPal, eBay, and 2K Games as well as eCommerce giant Walmart, Bobbie is definitely the right person to help drive RingCentral to future growth. We sat down to chat with her about her first three months at the company and what her vision is for people strategies, AI innovations, the power of good data, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Assessing the current state of HR.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bobbie told us she spent her first thirty to sixty days just getting to know RingCentral and developing a plan to leverage some of RingCentral\u2019s strengths\u2014a high-performance culture and dedication to tech innovation. She also identified opportunities to better use data and analytics and build up infrastructure including policies, procedures, and end-to-end operations to ensure the entire HR team was on the same page strategically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Decision-making as an organizational strength.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streamlining decision-making is one important aspect of Bobbie\u2019s organizational procedure overhaul. As an insider at some of the largest technology companies in Silicon Valley, Bobbie learned that too many layers can slow things down. One thing she appreciates about a growing company is the ability to pivot quickly and knowing who can make quick decisions is a critical part of that. Staying nimble is something tech companies pride themselves on so Bobbie intends to simplify with strategic hires and team empowerment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-text-break-point-large\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;I hire people to do their jobs\u2014subject matter experts, thought partners\u2014and we&#8217;re going to go through how plans fit into a broader strategy. It&#8217;s really enabling my team to go do their best work.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"quote-text-author\">Bobbie Grafeld, Chief Human Resources Officer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Using AI for improved talent acquisition.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artificial intelligence is shaping all aspects of technology companies right now and human resources is no exception. From an HR perspective, there\u2019s a huge advantage to speeding up the talent acquisition process. Bobbie and her team are currently implementing new AI tools to help identify and nurture qualified candidates. \u201cIt\u2019s unmatched with what an actual person can do in terms of speed, efficiency, and content.\u201d She acknowledges that there is still a need for the human touch and plans to continue working with recruiters to communicate the value proposition and give greater context.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>AI quickly delivers HR support.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answering employee questions regarding policies, procedures, and benefits is yet another way AI is shaping the HR space. \u201cAnytime you can deliver concise correct information quickly to a manager or employee, it\u2019s a big win.\u201d General questions regarding vacations, sick leave, etc., can be answered with a chatbot, providing a huge advantage from an operations standpoint. Giving employees and managers immediate access to information provides greater efficiency within the organization and this is another AI innovation Bobbie plans to roll out in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Improving employee experience.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bobbie also wants to level up employee experience. RingCentral currently offers a myriad of benefits that include hybrid work, lifestyle coaching from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/taskhuman.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TaskHuman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, managed care from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Care.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, communication tools from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rethinkbehavioralhealth.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rethink<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.headspace.com\/?%243p=a_google_adwords&amp;%24always_deeplink=false&amp;lpurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.headspace.com%3Fgclsrc%3Daw.ds%26&amp;~ad_set_id=68065219102&amp;~campaign_id=1919439341&amp;~channel=g&amp;~keyword=headspace&amp;~placement&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw9-6oBhBaEiwAHv1QvPKiTtUC30jy6nKMpiWLvaZa8OhUy6ioVvtBjGTF_KbWaVxtInVtzBoCb-kQAvD_BwE&amp;%24web_only=true&amp;_branch_match_id=1210257822368106748&amp;utm_source=Google%20AdWords&amp;utm_medium=paid%20advertising&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAz2Oy26DMBBFv8bsAgGnNFRCFRBoI%2FqKlIfUjTVgF0wcbMUuLv36QheRZnPv0dWZ1hilHzyvZUC1gpotLKtcUMoVvD97zAOlt%2BtI6jdaPaJghVUMpJGyEYwAtfJKtTPVICyMmlDG1LyLv0Bo5gj1fRVxOysQTlBQTGetdW8yt5YXhIumFvpaI7wB61KNgtBB9zlQopkhnMbhehneBX7kL4MZ1HBRwJt%2BRlMZrXCEV%2F4%2FaaHvmYibOZzZOL8X32TOpJkmWWfLLOlstAhl2qaQc5s8D%2F5u%2BCj53hwyvOzGsC9fFT%2B9DPAJ6%2Ff2MIZcHgeTdk%2F7gpTVCY4%2FZtsfzW8qs2px3iXDhqQ2%2FwPQvsCRTQEAAA%3D%3D\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HeadSpace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for mindfulness, rewards from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.perkspot.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PerkSpot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, pet insurance, and annual CaRing days to help maintain life\/work balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>A new chapter.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With her two daughters now both in college, Bobbie and her husband are recently empty nesters.\u00a0 She has spent most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area, after moving from Vietnam at the age of three. She loves to travel and a few of her favorite places\u00a0 are New York and Asia, \u201cI\u2019ve traveled extensively, and there\u2019s an energy in New York that can\u2019t be matched.\u201d Her favorite part is the planning. She told us that in another life, she would have been a travel agent. As a self-described \u201cfoodie\u201d Bobbie says it doesn\u2019t take a Michelin star to make the food great, \u201cGive me a little hole in the wall or street food vendor any day!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights: Bobbie Grafeld joined RingCentral as Chief Human Resources Officer 90 days ago. We checked in with Bobbie to learn more about her vision for RingCentral\u2019s people, policies, and procedures. 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