ALEX BEARD
Nashville,TN
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Partner
AllianceBernstein
Nashville, Tennessee
06.2024 - Current
- Managed all recruiting efforts for global technology, operations and client group
- Partnered closely with hiring managers ro understand staffing needs and develop tailored recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives
- Provided guidance and training to hiring managers on best practices in interviewing and candidate evaluation, improving overall hiring quality
- Negotiated salary offers with selected candidates on behalf of the organization.
- Analyzed recruitment metrics and trends to optimize recruitment strategies and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) such as time-to-fill and cost-per-hire
- Led training initiative for RPO team, enhancing proficiency and productivity in recruitment operations
Technical Recruiter
Slack - Salesforce
Nashville, TN
03.2022 - 04.2023
- 80% hires affiliated with an underrepresented minority or group (URM/URG) and maintained a 90% offer acceptance rate
- DRI (directly responsible individual) for Backend Software Engineer recruiting
- Partner closely with Engineering Leadership to deeply understand their teams and hiring needs while making hiring recommendations, and build strategy to hire amazing people for Slack across, USA, Canada and Europe
- Build strong candidate pipelines and guide them through the full recruitment lifecycle
- Led “Recruiter Experience” Pillar team of 5 recruiters, facilitated goals and project planning.
- Represented Slack and Salesforce at Power to Fly Diversity Session in October 2022
- Partnered with business leaders and hiring managers to revamp entire recruiting processes for Backend
Client Lead Recruiter
Amazon
Nashville, TN
10.2020 - 03.2022
- Managed the hiring process of 800 operations managers including offer negotiation, closing, placement, onboarding and candidate engagement in the Southeast region
- Maintained overall acceptance rate of 80.3%
- Sourced Senior Leadership roles across multiple organizations : Product Assurance, Risk and Security, Global Trade Services, APAC, Food Safety, Loss Prevention, Dangerous Goods
- Built relationships with senior level leaders and industry recruiters to fill business demand
- Sourced and generated a high volume/high quality pipeline of niche candidates under tight timelines
- Responsible for employee development, mentoring, and training
- Negotiated candidate salaries and prepared employee contracts
Technical & Government Recruiter
Insight Global
Nashville, TN
06.2018 - 07.2019
- Ranked #2 IT recruiter out of 950 in the company
- Sourced top-level Software Developers, Web Developers, Mobile Application Developers, Cloud Solution Architects, Front and Back End Developers for fortune 500 companies
- Sourced for Top level clearance positions at Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing
- Advised management on staffing needs and strategies for improving diversity initiatives.
- Provided ongoing support throughout the entire recruitment life cycle processes.
Education
Bachelors of Business Administration - Marketing, Management
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY05.2018
Skills
- Strategic & Diversity Sourcing
- High Touch Candidate Experience
- Global Recruiting, Interviewing, Screening
- Process Improvement
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Leadership
- Diversity Recruitment
- Reporting and data driven decision making
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Partner
AllianceBernstein
06.2024 - Current
Technical Recruiter
Slack - Salesforce
03.2022 - 04.2023
Client Lead Recruiter
Amazon
10.2020 - 03.2022
Technical & Government Recruiter
Insight Global
06.2018 - 07.2019
Bachelors of Business Administration - Marketing, Management
University of Kentucky