Care.com Appoints Megan Poonolly as Head of Safety
October 15, 2020 at 10:00 am EDT
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Care.com announced the appointment of Megan Poonolly as its new Head of Safety. Poonolly, a former Senior Counsel for Safety at Uber, will oversee the Care.com Safety Program, including policy and product enhancements, and will lead a cross-functional team responsible for safety strategy and experience for all users. While at Uber, Poonolly advised global teams on screening programs in more than 60 countries, covering millions of drivers and couriers. She was responsible for shaping the development of global policies and processes relating to screening, onboarding, and other safety related initiatives across various lines of business. Prior to joining Uber, Poonolly represented and counseled employers in all aspects of employment law, with a focus on background check screenings.
Care.com, Inc. is an online marketplace for finding and managing family care. The Company has over 31.7 million members, including 18.3 million families and over 13.4 million caregivers, spanning 20 countries. Its consumer matching solutions allow families to search for, qualify, vet, connect with and select caregivers. It also provides caregivers with solutions to create personal profiles, describe their skills and experience, and otherwise differentiate and market themselves in a fragmented marketplace. In addition to consumer matching solutions, the Company offers its members products and services to facilitate their interaction with caregivers. It serves employers by providing access to certain of its products and services to employer-sponsored families. In addition, it serves care-related businesses, such as day care centers, nanny agencies and home care agencies, willing to market their services to its care-seeking families and recruit its caregiver members.