Chad Witherell, MBA SPHR
Buffalo,NY
Summary
Driven SPHR and Global Recruitment professional with fifteen years of experience leading talent operations and organizational planning. Well-versed in recruitment strategy, DEI initiatives, program development, onboarding & retention efforts, compensation analysis, total rewards, and employee engagement.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder, Director Talent Acquisition
TRAVERSE TALENT COMPANY
Buffalo, NY
01.2020 - Current
- Maintain portfolio of clients, providing management and oversight of recruitment process outsourcing
- Clients Including: 43North, Viaduct, CINQCare, Just In Time Recruiting, and Crossfuze with management of the following responsibilities:
- Partnership responsibilities including full life cycle recruiting for key positions across partner companies
- Develop and implement organization wide talent acquisition program and strategy
- Advisement and oversight on compensation and total rewards offerings
- Oversight and support of global recruiting efforts including working knowledge of foreign VISA, Green Card, OPT recruitment process
- Implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion programming, including CDR
- Integration across multiple ATS platforms including Workable, Lever, ICIMS, JazzHR, Greenhouse
- Work collaboratively with HR site leadership and stakeholders around recruitment strategy including community outreach, networking, and professional organizations
- Participate in community centered HR & Talent Acquisition forums, panels, and advisory boards
- Drive results for all clients through active engagement and committed partnership
Human Resources - Senior Recruiter
CANNONDESIGN
Buffalo, NY
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Lead talent acquisition function for CannonDesign's firmwide Engineering and Facility Optimization (FOS) teams from initial requirement intake through onboarding
- Worked collaboratievly with Firm Leadership and designated Hiring Managers to develop job descriptions and recruitment strategy based on position need
- Proactively sourced new talent and built candidate pipelines across multiple channels including network sourcing, LinkedIn Recruiter, industry-related professional organizations, and competitor data
- Developed and managed postings to maximize visibility within internal career page and across external sources
- Provided advisement and support to candidates throughout recruitment and onboarding process
- Served as counterpart to HR Business Partner, supporting all compliance and administrative functions designed to recruitment and onboarding
Human Resources - Talent Acquisition Lead
CROSSFUZE (formerly Inergex)
Buffalo, NY
01.2011 - 01.2019
- Responsible for organization wide talent acquisition function across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Phillipines.
- Served as Talent Partner for Leadership team and Hiring Managers
- Providing oversight and implementation of organization wide recruitment and onboarding process
- Responsible for overseeing the functions of Applicant Tracking and Vendor Management systems
- Tactical and operational responsibility around new corporate hiring initiatives such as a new ServiceNow development hub in Ottawa and technical support desk in Texas
- Implemented FuzeCamp, a ServiceNow training/career path program for internal or external entry level candidates
- Implemented Campus Recruitment Partnerships, including regular visits to Juno College (formerly HackerYou) in Toronto, to cultivate entry level engagement, and enhance long term recruitment strategy across US and Canada
- Ownership of the DiscoverOrg platform and list management, partnering with the DiscoverOrg support team on continuous improvement, training for the entire sales and marketing teams
- Worked with leadership team to optimize segmentation capability via DiscoverOrg per sales/marketing plans
- Data maintenance - ensured all data is in top form to ensure performance of inbound marketing campaigns - working with team on Pardot integration/continual cleanup, competitor removal
- Salesforce administration and Business Development team support.
Technical Recruiter
TEKSYSTEMS
01.2009 - 01.2011
Workforce Consultant/Account Executive
TRADESMEN INTERNATIONAL
01.2007 - 01.2009
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
12-2020
Bachelor of Science (BS) -
ITHACA COLLEGE
01.2007
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Organizational Development
- Staff Development
- Contract Management
- Project Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Hiring and Retention
- Contract and Vendor Management
Websites
Certification
HRCI, Certified Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
Timeline
Founder, Director Talent Acquisition
TRAVERSE TALENT COMPANY
01.2020 - Current
Human Resources - Senior Recruiter
CANNONDESIGN
01.2019 - 01.2020
Human Resources - Talent Acquisition Lead
CROSSFUZE (formerly Inergex)
01.2011 - 01.2019
Technical Recruiter
TEKSYSTEMS
01.2009 - 01.2011
Workforce Consultant/Account Executive
TRADESMEN INTERNATIONAL
01.2007 - 01.2009
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science (BS) -
ITHACA COLLEGE
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