Jared Nypen
VP of TalentGreat Clips, Inc.
Jared Nypen leads the human resources and recruiting resources departments for Great Clips, Inc. as the Vice President of Talent. He is responsible for delivering on the Great Clips, Inc. employee promise: “We fuel your drive for greatness.” This includes strategically managing recruiting, community involvement, employee performance and development, employee relations, compensation and benefits, employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.
As the head of recruiting resources, Jared leads best-in-class employer branding efforts for the entire Great Clips system. His team also provides salon owners with tools and resources to help them attract top stylists within their markets.
Jared joined Great Clips Inc. in 2015 and was named Vice President of Talent in 2018. Previously, Jared spent 14 years at Target Corporation and Best Buy Co, Inc., where he led college recruiting teams, built human resources strategies and directed technology implementations for talent management.
Jared has a bachelor’s degree in communications and business from Concordia College – Moorhead. He is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and as a Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP). He also represents Great Clips, Inc. on the Minneapolis Chief Human Resources Officer Governing Board, the Minnesota Chief Talent Officer Roundtable and the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity (MBCRE).
Outside of work, Jared enjoys traveling with his family, tackling home and yard projects and spending time on the lake. You can also find Jared on the sidelines, coaching one of his three children in their favorite sport of the moment.
9:15 AM –9:55 AM PDT —
Now more than ever, talent engagement is key to a company’s success and, quite possibly, to its competitive advantage. To enable execution of any business strategy, leaders must develop a comprehensive talent strategy customized to enable business strategy execution for the future. To achieve effective recruitment, retention, and staff development, leaders must develop a comprehensive talent strategy to address the company’s current and future needs. Join this engaging panel discussion to identify key practices for developing a talent strategy.