Brenda Luther

• Responsible for leading, mentoring, coaching, and developing a global team of recruiters and recruiting support (COE) across mid-level and enterprise markets.
• Identified, created, and reported on recruitment performance metrics data (KPI/SLA) to analyze trends, drive change, and assess progress.
• Responsible for the account management of a diverse portfolio of RPO clients including, corporate, healthcare, waste management, skilled trades, manufacturing, engineering, and sales.
• Created effective talent acquisition training materials, playbooks, retention strategies that supported culture and performance objectives.
• Advised communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent.
• Cooperated with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain a competitive edge in the job market.
• Distributed quarterly employee engagement surveys to identify areas of improvement.

• Identified and provided strategic talent solutions to business leaders and partners across time-sensitive and fast pace high multiple lines of business and geographies.
• Successfully launched new RPO clients as account lead working closely with implementation, Center of Excellence (COE), and client stakeholders
• Full-cycle recruitment. Conducted phone interviews to assess applicant’s relevant knowledge, skills, experience, and aptitudes.
• Collaborated with hiring managers with internal teams to improve recruitment processes as efficiently as possible.
• Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.

• Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures, including updating the employee handbook in collaboration with the corporate legal team.
• Led hiring, onboarding, and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements while spearheading a new electronic onboarding process.
• Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
• Created and implemented an employee exit survey.

• Volunteered in classrooms at Monclova Primary, tutoring children in reading and math.
• Team manager for Anthony Wayne united soccer club (volunteer role)

• Lowered recruiting costs by reducing the use of 3rd party agencies and temp labor by hiring and developing an internal recruitment team focused on proactive sourcing and recruiting top talent to maximize profitability.
• Implemented and trained interviewers in the art of behavioral interviewing, including the creation of standard interview guides.
• Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, and established organizational standards.
• Monitored and handled employee relation issues involving performance-based incidents in partnership with business.
• Implemented performance reviews and motivational strategies to elevate results.
• Facilitated onboarding sessions and on-the-job training for new hires, bolstering employee job position knowledge and skillset.
• Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.
• Identified and implemented appropriate strategies to increase employee retention and internal mobility.
• Negotiated contracts with agencies, job boards, and pre-employment background check vendors.
• Researched, gained stakeholder buy-in, and implemented the iCIMS applicant tracking system.