Strategic global recruitment leader with over 15 years of experience creating and executing scalable strategies to achieve corporate goals, sourcing talent, build culture, and achieve organizational objectives. Strong communicator for cultivating business relationships, mentoring, and advise best practices to ensure a consistent & diverse organization.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition
Shift4 Payments Inc.
01.2023 - Current
Spearheaded global technical recruitment of engineering, product development, and executive suite
Partnered with C-level, VP's and other levels of management to provide global strategy
Led implementation of ATS (Greenhouse) and modernized the hiring selection process
Established AI sourcing techniques to attract and build pipelines from direct competitors and related industries
Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies.
Hired, trained, and mentored a team of 20 direct reports in Talent Acquisition
Created campaign events to capture niche talent and increase company branding
Led weekly meetings with department leadership to provide status updates and recruitment strategy
Director of Technical Talent
Aeva Technologies Inc.
02.2021 - 01.2023
Full lifecycle recruitment for global positions in APAC, LATAM, India, and Europe
Spearheaded all of engineering, product, supply chain, marketing, sales and executives roles
Reported directly with the co-founders and the head of HR for weekly updates
Hired, trained, and mentored a staff of 8 direct reports in recruitment
Established hiring metrics to reduce time to fill for each department
Conducted weekly meetings with hiring teams to provide updates and overall global strategy
Assisted with updates of the compensation scale for all positions across the company
Created unique campaigns to build sourcing funnels for engineering talent
Senior Technical Recruiting Consultant
Lockheed Martin Aerospace
04.2019 - 02.2021
Managed full-cycle recruiting process to meet the various staffing goals for software and system engineering for DoD based projects
Provided support to hiring managers and HR teams to keep recruitment processes aligned with organizational goals.
Coordinated and scheduled interviews for candidates and hiring managers to meet in person or online at mutually convenient times.
Created recruitment marketing campaigns to attract and engage potential candidates.
Provided training to recruitment and hiring teams using Taleo (ATS) to improve speed of hire
Negotiated offers to finalize recruitment process and secure the best talent
Lead Technical Recruiter
Skyryse Inc.
04.2019 - 04.2020
Full lifecycle recruiting activities, including sourcing, interviewing, presenting candidates, closing candidates, and negotiating offers
Partnered with department heads for recruitment on: Operations, Software, Avionics, DevOps, Data, Marketing, Customer Service, and Leadership roles
Created employment marketing strategies to attract passive job seekers using social media
Hosted talent meetups for internal network based referrals
Created and developed company's initial careers page and maintained job postings on various sites
Trained and managed a team of 4 recruiters and 1 recruiting coordinator
Analyzed recruiting activity and metrics, monitored and reviewed progress against recruitment goals and objectives
Senior Technical Recruiter
Northrop Grumman Corp.
10.2014 - 04.2019
Managed full-cycle recruiting process to meet the various staffing goals for engineering projects
Recruited for 50 requisition at a time for multiple locations across the continental US
Led and mentored the software recruitment team on best practices and provided weekly updates to leadership
Partnered with HR and hiring managers at facility sites to establish recruiting requirements
Recruited for: software, hardware, electrical, and other related engineering requiring a DoD security clearances
Provided training to hiring teams using Taleo (ATS) to improve speed of hire, interviewing proficiencies and provided knowledge of the legal aspects of employment
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Aryzta LLC
05.2014 - 10.2014
Developed a company-wide sourcing process for critical positions within finance, IT, marketing, and business development
Sourced qualified and diverse candidates through a variety of methods including social media, professional organizations, technical schools, competitors, industry events, and networking
Partnered with management team to gather requisition details, provided guidance on the hiring process, coordinated all recruiting events, and on-boarding procedures
Provided weekly updates to talent director of hiring and requisition status
Managed and engaged with outside recruiters, temporary agencies to ensure efficient use of monetary resources
Corporate Recruiter
TollFreeForwarding.com
06.2013 - 04.2014
Created initial recruiting department from the ground up
Reported directly to the C-level management on recruitment strategy
Managed full-cycle recruiting process to meet the various staffing goals across all levels including creation of job descriptions, assessments, reference checks, interviews, offers, and candidate tracking
Created employment marketing strategies to attract passive job seekers using social media
Partnered with all hiring management teams to gather requirements of the requisitions and hiring plan
Recruited for software engineering (Java and Groovy on Grails), MySQL Database Architects, Account Managers, VP of Business Development, Director of Marketing, Senior UI/ Art Director, and VoIP Engineers (Asterisk/FreeSWITCH)
Established first applicant tracking system using Jobvite and created recruiting data metrics
Regularly followed up with the respective hiring managers to ensure timeliness of recruitment process
Participated in all interviews, offers, and on-boarding
Technical Recruiter
Reutax Corp.
03.2011 - 12.2012
Recruited for wide range of positions including: operations, marketing, engineering, IT, supply chain, sales, E-Commerce, Sr
Leadership, and other technical position such as ERP (SAP & Oracle), Architects, Software Engineers, and recruiting college candidates
Created candidate pipelines, source passive candidates, apply strategic sourcing techniques and network with recruiting resources
Reported directly with CEO of the company to lead sales and recruiting teams
Conducted daily meetings with staff to meet goals and expectations
Established new accounts for company growth throughout the U.S and Europe
Recruiting techniques on various sources for obtaining passive candidates