Jun 18, 2019   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Springboard Retail Hires First Vice President of People

BOSTON, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Springboard Retail, the leading cloud POS and Retail Management platform designed to help growing brands and retailers drive sales and margin, announces a new hire on the company's Executive Leadership team; Jennifer Raines-Loring has been promoted to become the company's first Vice President of People.

"Assuming the role of VP of People at Springboard Retail is incredibly exciting and represents a huge opportunity. I have become increasingly passionate about human resources in recent years because I've realized that the impact on business results is hard to underestimate. A thriving people operations function is one of the biggest levers of performance in any company, and in particular, a technology company."

Raines-Loring brings over a decade's experience in direct-to-consumer commerce at companies including Lilly Pulitzer, Swarovski, and Greycork to Springboard Retail. Specializing in developing scalable, efficient people operations, employer brand building, full cycle talent acquisition, remote work, and designing and scaling culture, her transition from business development roles in the DTC retail sector to human resources for a retail tech startup, albeit untraditional, was a natural fit.

The promotion follows Raines-Loring's oversight of Springboard Retail's transition from a traditional office in downtown Boston to a "work from anywhere" company. Raines-Loring has taken the lead on operationalizing a globally distributed remote work model, including significant changes in recruiting, communication, and employee policies. Since assuming the role, she has also implemented numerous initiatives to comprehensively improve people operations, including: 

    --  "Video first" culture, with all Springboard Retail employee interactions
        taking place over video
    --  Innovative recruiting process, including adoption of several new
        technologies such as one-way video interviews for applicants.
    --  Universal onboarding program for all new Springboarders, allowing new
        team members to quickly and effectively onboard completely virtually
    --  360-degree performance feedback
    --  Thriving virtual community, including special interest chats and "day in
        the life" sessions, involvement in the company's corporate charity, and
        virtual coffee dates among other social activities
    --  Executive dashboard of people-oriented metrics to encourage data-driven
        people and organizational decisions

Employee satisfaction has increased by 35% since the creation of this role, with 92% of Springboarders indicating that they would recommend the company to a friend and employee retention averaging 95%.

Raines-Loring holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor's of Science Degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She has been featured in MONEY Magazine, various industry leading blogs, and was most recently a speaker at The Remote Future Summit, one of the world's largest online conferences.

Connect with Jen Raines-Loring on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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About Springboard Retail: Springboard Retail is a purpose-built, robust, cloud POS and end-to-end retail management platform designed by retailers. Built specifically for growing multi-store, omnichannel brands and retailers, the software is easy-to-use, easy to deploy, and delivers actionable real-time data across all channels and functions in the enterprise. Springboard Retail drives sales and margin with POS, mPOS, full inventory, order, promotions, tax, and customer management, unparalleled reporting, analytics and dashboards. Springboard Retail powers $2 billion annually in retail sales across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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lshaw(at)springboardretail.com

SOURCE Springboard Retail