Karen Yang
About Karen Yang
Karen Yang is a Talent Acquisition and RPO professional at Cielo Talent, with extensive experience in human resources across various multinational companies in China. She has a strong background in executive search, succession planning, and HR policy development.
Work at Cielo Talent
Karen Yang currently serves as a Human Resources Consultant at Cielo Talent, a role she has held since 2020. In this position, she focuses on talent acquisition and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) in Guangzhou, China. Her work involves collaborating with clients to identify staffing needs and implement effective recruitment strategies. She has been instrumental in enhancing the talent acquisition processes within the organization.
Previous Experience in Human Resources
Prior to her current role, Karen Yang worked at Watsons China as an HR Manager for Compensation and Benefits in South China from 2006 to 2007. She also served as a Headhunting Consultant at IESF China from 2008 to 2020, where she specialized in executive search and succession planning. Additionally, she held the position of HR & Administration Manager at HeidelbergCement from 2004 to 2006, contributing to HR policy development and organizational growth.
Education and Expertise
Karen Yang holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from Nanjing University. She furthered her education at Hong Kong International Business College, where she graduated. Her academic background supports her expertise in human resources, particularly in executive search and succession planning. She has applied her knowledge to enhance HR frameworks in multinational companies.
Career Timeline
Karen Yang's career spans over 15 years in human resources. She began her professional journey at HeidelbergCement from 2004 to 2006, followed by a year at Watsons China. From 2008 to 2020, she worked at IESF China, and since 2020, she has been with Cielo Talent. In 2021, she also began working with Kennametal in a talent acquisition capacity, further expanding her professional portfolio.