ASHLEY BARBA
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Talent Acquisition Manager offering 8 years of strategic performance in Human Resources and Talent Acquisition environments. Growth-oriented and strategic, partnering with leadership and hiring teams. Consistently & successfully placing passive candidates in multifaceted positions while harnessing the power of social media such as LinkedIn to identify key talent to continue to strengthen the business. Developing and leading strategic initiatives to recruit and select a high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that identifies with business culture. Experienced Talent Acquisition Manager devises strategy and recruitment processes to execute sourcing and recruiting campaigns. Finds and screens candidates and develops corporate policy for talent bench-marking, talent assessment and interviewing policies. Develops and leads strategic initiatives to recruit and select high caliber, professional and diverse workforce that identifies with business culture.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER
Hilmar Cheese
04.2023 - Current
- Restructured TA Team to align with business needs and establish a structured workflow
- Re-evaluated vendors to manage process gaps and improved experiences for new hires
- Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates
- Identified and created recruitment and administrative performance metrics and data to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders
- Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates
- Negotiated contracts and managed budget for recruiting expenses
- Created effective talent acquisition training materials that supported culture and performance objectives
- Established consistent language and methodology for talent discussions, development, and succession
- Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent
- Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes
- Reduced process gaps while supervising employees to achieve optimal productivity
- Established metrics for Talent Acquisition team and set annual goals that aligned.
TALENT ACQUISTION MANAGER
Jacuzzi Group
04.2022 - 04.2023
- Lead discussions with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market
- Established consistent language and methodology for talent discussions, development and succession
- Evaluated resumes, interviewed and presented qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicited feedback to refine recruiting strategy
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results
- Streamlined HR efficiencies, coordinated new hire orientations and provided onboarding and training for new employees
- Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates
- Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders
- Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity
- Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources and campaigns to source and attract top talent
- Created and implemented posting practices on LinkedIn, careers page, recruitment selection tools and toolkits for onboarding and individual development plans
- Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives
- Managed recruitment team and educated and mentored new team members
- Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.
TALENT ACQUISITION LEAD
Jacuzzi Group
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Assisted in developing and upgrading Jacuzzi's legacy HRIS system within the Talent Acquisition & Human Resource team
- Develop effective relationships with hiring managers and business leaders to establish credibility within recruiting functions and ensure ongoing satisfaction with the recruiting services provided
- Collaborate in workflow meetings related to the Talent Acquisition and Human Resource functionality and responsibilities
- Monitor industry trends to identify new channels and approaches to search and recruitment, educating the business to meet the overall objectives of the team
- Actively pursue and partner with multiple recruitment channels including internal systems, social media (LinkedIn, etc.), industry contacts, military recruitment & career events, diversity organizations, niche and primary job boards
- Partnering with management and key decision-makers on staffing needs and recruitment strategies
- Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market
- Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to direct source candidates
- Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates
- Established consistent language and methodology for talent discussions, development and succession.
TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER
Abbott
04.2019 - 08.2021
- Strategically partnering with internal stakeholders to uphold strong metrics relating to quality hires
- Ran expansion projects as the primary TA Partner, providing updates on project deliverables to both the business and leadership
- Owned a project to hire all temporary staff in Abbott's San Diego Location to ensure compliance
- Maintained a consistent process with intake sessions with hiring managers, running compensation data, staying compliant with the applicant tracking process and moving to offer
- Actively developed a pipeline and strategy to ensure successful hires by taking time to fill & quality of hire into consideration
- Successfully hiring high-profile & very technical positions in a challenging environment
- Maintained a high volume Requisition list hat varied between 25-35 Requisitions at one time
- Strategically built high-level relationships with both hiring teams and candidates
- Developed a structured recruitment process that involved regular communication with hiring managers and decision-makers to maintain accountability for both TA and hiring managers
- Maintained relationships with technical professionals to gain industry knowledge and obtain referrals
- Refined talent strategies and plans, including design and implementation of programs for recruitment and retention strategies.
HR GENERALIST /TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER
Abbott
06.2016 - 04.2019
- Played an important role that supported all functions within the Human Resources department and assisted in the overall success of the team by aiding the Human Resources Director with all phases of HR
- Took part in human resources generalist duties that included exit interviews, terminations, final check/documents, and created/conducted stay interviews for high-performing employees as well as recently onboarded employees
- Managed the end-to-end recruiting process, scheduled intake meetings with hiring managers ranging from Executive Directors to Manager level employees and completed technical phone interviews with potential candidates
- Trained hiring managers on the Talent Acquisition process and the legalities that are associated with interviewing and the applicant selection process
- Coordinated complex candidate interviews for Hiring Managers and Recruiters across multiple time zones and areas of the business
- Created employee Offer Letters, Salary Adjustments, and effective employee communication across multiple platforms
- Performed 90 Day / Year / High Contributor interviews to reduce turnover and identify key updates that may be integrated into the business.
Education
Master Degree - Human Resources Management
Keller Graduate School of Management
Fremont, CA01.2017
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration
DeVry University
Fremont, CA12.2014
Skills
- Strategic Hiring & Sourcing
- ATS & HRIS Experience (Workday, Taleo, Phenom, Kronos & SuccessFactors)
- Pipeline Building
- Social Media Sourcing
- Projects & Expansions
- Hiring Manager Training
- Compensation Structuring
- Training Development and Execution
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Building Partnerships
- Talent Acquisition Strategies
- Contract Negotiation
- Talent Management
- Advanced interview skills, sharp discernment, and ability to execute good judgment
- Able to work in fast-paced environments
- High analytical and reasoning abilities
- Great communicator capable of quickly building rapport, asking insightful questions, and obtaining useful information to drive results
- Performance metrics analysis
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
- Recruiting strategies
- Job Board & Social Media Management
- Passive Candidate Engagement
- Virtual & In-Person Career Fairs
- Recruiter Training and Development
- LinkedIn Recruiting
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Job Posting Optimization
- Staff Management
- Workflow Optimization
Affiliations
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Timeline
TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER
Hilmar Cheese
04.2023 - Current
TALENT ACQUISTION MANAGER
Jacuzzi Group
04.2022 - 04.2023
TALENT ACQUISITION LEAD
Jacuzzi Group
08.2021 - 04.2022
TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER
Abbott
04.2019 - 08.2021
HR GENERALIST /TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER
Abbott
06.2016 - 04.2019
Master Degree - Human Resources Management
Keller Graduate School of Management
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration
DeVry University