Chad Kidder
Ft Collins,CO
Summary
Innovative, and seasoned executive as a Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Leader. Adept at leading recruiting teams to success in difficult, time-sensitive initiatives, and at managing strategic relationships with hiring managers and senior leaders. Continuously focused on process excellence and customer delivery. Well-qualified in leading staff and working with key stakeholders to support recruiting efforts. Quick to identify, cultivate, solicit, and manage strategic relationships resulting in building high-performance teams. Capable of fostering organizational growth, and effective leadership, motivation, and development of staff. Visionary planner with the skill-set to provide creative, innovative, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking leadership in a team environment. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Honorably discharged veteran (protected)
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
DIRECTOR OF TALENT ACQUISITION
BillGO
04.2021 - Current
- Coordinate with company leaders in change management and talent solutions to gain competitive edge in job market
- Leverage employee referrals, direct sourcing, Internet applications and recruitment agencies for sourcing candidates
- Source and screen candidates for all roles to include executive, engineering, sales, HR, marketing and finance
- Work with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, offers and onboarding
- Launched BillGO's first engineering internship program in January 2023.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GLOBAL HEAD OF TALENT
ElectrifAi
10.2019 - 04.2021
- Reporting directly to CEO, I handled Talent Acquisition and Talent Management for all global hiring including executive, engineering, sales, legal, marketing, and others in the US, India and China
- Offset $1.25 million in agency recruiting fees by bringing all recruiting in-house
- Successfully placed 52 hires
- Responsible for setting the strategic direction and for managing a team of 17-22 Senior Recruiters tasked with supporting all of North America talent acquisition initiatives in Software Product Development
- Managed executive relationships up to and including the company President of Product Development
- Managed the filling of positions in Cloud, SaaS, PaaS, and DaaS and well as Go-to-Market and Sales
- Successfully oversaw 400+ open positions and more than 200 internal partner relationships
- Use advanced communication/relationship building skills to manage vendor relationships and to negotiate contract terms
- Developed the Talent Acquisition team through coaching/mentoring; hired and on-boarded new recruiters
- Successfully directed a team of 18 Recruiters charged with supporting hiring initiatives within Software Product Development including for Cloud Solutions, World Wide Operations, Hardware, Microelectronics, Customer Support, and Systems Engineering throughout North America
- Managed more than 600+ open positions.
DIRECTOR OF TALENT ACQUISITION
Oracle
02.2016 - 05.2019
- Successfully directed a team of 18 Recruiters charged with supporting hiring initiatives within Software Product Development including for Cloud Solutions, World Wide Operations, Hardware, Microelectronics, Customer Support, and Systems Engineering throughout North America
- Managed more than 600+ open positions
- Selected Contributions: Successfully directed a team of 18 Recruiters charged with supporting hiring initiatives within Software Product Development including for Cloud Solutions, World Wide Operations, Hardware, Microelectronics, Customer Support, and Systems Engineering throughout North America
- Managed more than 600+ open positions
- Designed, launched, and managed monthly process improvement Lunchbox training sessions
- Responsible for coaching, mentoring, and developing a recruiting team and for hiring/onboarding new recruiters
- Expertly managed executive stakeholders and vendor relationships.
SENIOR RECRUITING MANAGER
Oracle
12.2014 - 02.2016
- In the absence of a full-time Recruiting Manager, accountable for providing daily guidance and direction for a team of 12 recruiters that supported World Wide Operations, Hardware, Systems Engineering, Microelectronics, and Corporate Architecture
- Charged with recruiting highly-qualified executive, technical, consulting, managerial, and financial candidates for the Applications Development IT (ADIT), Cloud Services, Server Technologies, Applications Development, Collaboration Technologies, Primavera Global Business Unit (PPMGBU), Bring Up Software, Health Sciences Global Business Unit (HSGBU), Solaris Systems, Corporate Architecture, and Hardware
- Represented the company as an attendee at OpenWorld.
RECRUITING MANAGER
Oracle
12.2012 - 12.2014
- Managed executive relationships up to and including the company President of Product Development
- Managed the filling of positions in Cloud, SaaS, PaaS, and DaaS and well as Go-to-Market and Sales
- Successfully oversaw 400+ open positions and more than 200 internal partner relationships
- Use advanced communication/relationship building skills to manage vendor relationships and to negotiate contract terms
- Developed the Talent Acquisition team through coaching/mentoring; hired and on-boarded new recruiters
- Successfully directed a team of 18 Recruiters charged with supporting hiring initiatives within Software Product Development including for Cloud Solutions, World Wide Operations, Hardware, Microelectronics, Customer Support, and Systems Engineering throughout North America
- Managed more than 600+ open positions.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Oracle
06.2012 - 12.2012
- Managed more than 600+ open positions
- Selected Contributions: Successfully directed a team of 18 Recruiters charged with supporting hiring initiatives within Software Product Development including for Cloud Solutions, World Wide Operations, Hardware, Microelectronics, Customer Support, and Systems Engineering throughout North America
- Managed more than 600+ open positions
- Designed, launched, and managed monthly process improvement Lunchbox training sessions
- Responsible for coaching, mentoring, and developing a recruiting team and for hiring/onboarding new recruiters
- Expertly managed executive stakeholders and vendor relationships.
RECRUITING MANAGER
Oracle
12.2011 - 06.2012
- Recruited VP and SVP-level candidates
- In the absence of a full-time Recruiting Manager, accountable for providing daily guidance and direction for a team of 12 recruiters that supported World Wide Operations, Hardware, Systems Engineering, Microelectronics, and Corporate Architecture
- Charged with recruiting highly-qualified executive, technical, consulting, managerial, and financial candidates for the Applications Development IT (ADIT), Cloud Services, Server Technologies, Applications Development, Collaboration Technologies, Primavera Global Business Unit (PPMGBU), Bring Up Software, Health Sciences Global Business Unit (HSGBU), Solaris Systems, Corporate Architecture, and Hardware
- Represented the company as an attendee at OpenWorld.
SENIOR RECRUITER
Oracle
05.2007 - 12.2011
- Recruited VP and SVP-level candidates
- In the absence of a full-time Recruiting Manager, accountable for providing daily guidance and direction for a team of 12 recruiters that supported World Wide Operations, Hardware, Systems Engineering, Microelectronics, and Corporate Architecture
- Charged with recruiting highly-qualified executive, technical, consulting, managerial, and financial candidates for the Applications Development IT (ADIT), Cloud Services, Server Technologies, Applications Development, Collaboration Technologies, Primavera Global Business Unit (PPMGBU), Bring Up Software, Health Sciences Global Business Unit (HSGBU), Solaris Systems, Corporate Architecture, and Hardware
- Represented the company as an attendee at OpenWorld.
TECHNICAL RECRUITER/ACCOUNT MANAGER
TEKsystems
03.2005 - 05.2007
- Commercial and Department of Defense-related recruiting, account management, and contracts management for Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, CSC, ITT, Booz Allen Hamilton and others
- Provided technical talent and contract support to end government customers at NORAD/NORTHCOM and elsewhere
- Also provided software development and server-side recruiting resources to commercial customers.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
MBA -
University of Phoenix
Skills
- Candidate Sourcing
- Compensation Analysis
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Process Improvement
- Interviewing Techniques
- Talent Management
Timeline
DIRECTOR OF TALENT ACQUISITION
BillGO
04.2021 - Current
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GLOBAL HEAD OF TALENT
ElectrifAi
10.2019 - 04.2021
DIRECTOR OF TALENT ACQUISITION
Oracle
02.2016 - 05.2019
SENIOR RECRUITING MANAGER
Oracle
12.2014 - 02.2016
RECRUITING MANAGER
Oracle
12.2012 - 12.2014
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
Oracle
06.2012 - 12.2012
RECRUITING MANAGER
Oracle
12.2011 - 06.2012
SENIOR RECRUITER
Oracle
05.2007 - 12.2011
TECHNICAL RECRUITER/ACCOUNT MANAGER
TEKsystems
03.2005 - 05.2007
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Louisiana At Lafayette
MBA -
University of Phoenix
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