Manhattan Beach, California, United States, June 2024 – Cari Gilbert has been named Director, Corporate Talent Acquisition at Skechers, stepping into her new role this month. Cari’s extensive experience in talent acquisition positions her well to lead Skechers’ corporate talent strategies.
Cari has been with Skechers for over six years, steadily advancing in her career. Before her current role, she served as Senior Manager, Corporate Talent Acquisition from March 2022 to June 2024. In this capacity, she was instrumental in leading corporate talent acquisition efforts, aligning strategies with business objectives, and overseeing the recruitment of key positions. Prior to this, she was the Talent Acquisition Manager – Corporate from January 2018 to March 2022, where she focused on building and managing a high-performing recruitment team.
Before joining Skechers, Cari worked at Red Bull as a Talent Acquisition Consultant from May 2017 to December 2017 and from October 2014 to April 2016. She provided full life-cycle recruiting for HR, Legal, Finance, Operations, IT, Sales, and Marketing teams. Additionally, she served as a Talent Acquisition Consultant at 20th Century Studios from April 2016 to December 2016.
Cari’s earlier roles include Sr. Recruiter, Corporate at SpaceX in June and July 2014, and Executive Recruiter, Sr. Associate Talent Acquisition at Publicis Groupe from July 2012 to June 2014. At Publicis Groupe, she played a key role in transforming marketing strategies for connected world clients, focusing on consumer insights and brand experiences.
She also worked as a Sr. Recruiter at LEVEL Studios, Publicis Groupe Company from February 2010 to June 2012, and as a Sr. Recruiter, Talent Acquisition at FOX Interactive Media (FIM) from February 2007 to June 2009, where she led recruiting efforts for major brands like MySpace.com and Foxsports.com, hiring over 100 full-time employees.
Skechers is a Fortune 500® company — a growth-oriented brand that designs, develops, and markets a diverse product portfolio of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories for men, women, and children around the globe. Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers has spent nearly 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Developing comfort technologies is at the foundation of all that we do—delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products at a reasonable price.
With international business representing over half of our total sales, we have product available in more than 180+ countries and significant opportunities for continued expansion worldwide. We sell our collections direct to consumers through more than 4,000 Skechers stores around the globe and Skechers e-commerce sites, as well as through a network of third-party partners.
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