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Elanee Gashaw

Washington D.C.

Summary

I am an enthusiastic, experienced Recruiter, known for my optimistic and can-do attitude. My experience spans over 15 years, supporting Fortune 500 companies to attract, source, and hire top talent. It is my purpose to help people connect with their dream jobs, just as it is my passion to help businesses find their optimal match. I take an extreme amount of pride in any task that I take on, and I operate as if it were my own company. Resourcefulness is key to finding business solutions without breaking the bank.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Recruiter

Roku Inc.
03.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for hiring Senior level talent and above across organizational needs, most commonly dedicated to hiring Sr Data Scientists, Business Intelligence Engineers, Sr Finance and Accounting
  • Manage proactive pipelines using various applications; HireEZ, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches
  • High rate of candidate boomerangs, reflecting great show of pipeline management and strong company pitch

Executive Search, Researcher and Diversity Sourcing

Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
11.2021 - 03.2022
  • Selected to join growing Executive search team as key resource in uncovering information and talent.
  • Partner with peers to proactively provide intel prior to hiring manager meeting.
  • Proactively engage C-suite talent and introduce to hiring teams where appropriate
  • Research market intelligence of talent movement and pay scales to keep offers competitive.
  • Manage global talent pipelines with heavy emphasis on US and Canada markets.

Administrative and Executive Leadership Sourcing

Roku Inc.
04.2020 - 11.2021
  • Hired to join the inaugural team of Recruiters and Sourcers to develop and execute a diversity recruiting partnership strategy that maintained alignment with Roku’s core values and productivity measures
  • Trained colleagues on the art of proactive sourcing, especially the follow up and messaging techniques
  • Incorporated myself into the business’s weekly calls to provide additional leads and prospect updates
  • Successfully developed external partnerships with two leading affinity-based tech organizations
  • Organized and executed NextPlay x Roku partnership event with over 700 Senior to Executive level prospects meeting key business stakeholders resulting in hundreds of viable leads added to the pipeline
  • Established first participation in the Afrotech Conference, leading to annual attendance with increased employee presence

Diversity Recruiting Partnership and Sourcing Leader

Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
04.2020 - 11.2021
  • Aligned investment and sourcing strategies with Global Head of Talent and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO).
  • Co-Led the inaugural RISE Fellowship class with CDO to develop a cohort class of 50 Black MBA students across all disciplines to work as Fellows, leading them to full time, mid or senior level roles.
  • Independently managed all technology related partnerships and events, leading to an increase in diversity of talent pipeline, and acquiring hires within the first quarter of partnerships.
  • Pushed globally posted positions to automatically advertise on five major professional diversity sites.
  • Research, negotiate terms, and determine best external organizations to invest partnership dollars towards amplification of diversity recruitment marketing.
  • Worked in tandem with Recruitment Marketing, Internal Communications, and External Marketing teams to highlight upcoming events and amplify Business Resource Group activities.
  • Managed all relationships for external partnerships relative to talent acquisition activities.
  • Led, managed, and participated in all external partner events, including providing pipeline resources to hiring teams and sourcers.
  • Acted as an internal consultant to departments looking to pivot inclusion and diversity strategies for their niche department needs.
  • Developed and executed training on internal mobility, 'Know Your Worth'; encore demands from employee population led to semi-annual standing commitment.

Sr Talent Acquisition Consultant

Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
01.2018 - 04.2020
  • Partnered with Marsh Risk Consulting (MRC) leaders to develop priority plans of action across zonal hiring needs at the Assistant VP level and above for all areas of US business including Claims Practices.
  • Effectively worked across Operating Companies to attract top talent to functional needs of the businesses; Marsh, Guy Carpenter, and Mercer.
  • Regularly communicated recruiting updates and changing strategies with hiring managers.
  • Enlisted external promotion of job adverts in areas with little to no candidate slate and/or diverse talent.
  • Developed successful partnerships that have resulted in becoming the first line of communication from hiring managers in Mercer Digital Marketing, Legal Compliance Public Affairs, Marsh Marketing and Communication, and MRC roles.
  • Consistently present a diverse slate of talent resulting in over 60% diversity hires in 2019 YTD.
  • Maintain diversity as part of intake engagement with managers and gain perspective on areas of opportunities.

Sr Global Talent Acquisition Recruiter

American International Group (AIG)
New York, USA
09.2014 - 09.2017
  • Effectively and efficiently manage a full cycle recruiting process from requisition approval to onboarding and offer approval.
  • Manage global hiring for Associate level to Executive level roles across Consumer and Commercial businesses including but not limited to the following: HR, Accounting, Underwriting, Science, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Audit, Investments, and Information Systems.
  • Collaborate with department heads and executive officers to understand business goals and align those goals with recruiting strategy for team build outs.
  • Responsible for all hiring needs in the Bermuda territory while maintaining compliance with the strict immigration screening and hiring processes.
  • Conduct regular touchpoint with hiring managers and candidates managing expectations and maximizing permissible transparency.
  • Investigate and advise Senior Managers on market intel and provide evolving recruitment strategies.
  • Maintain partnerships with aligned HR business partners allowing cohesion among HR processes.
  • Manage confidential offer activities with Compensation Manager and HRBP, and negotiate directly with candidates resulting in high acceptance rates.
  • Successfully source candidates through external efforts, such as, LinkedIN Recruiter, Indeed, Monster, Careerbuilder, and the internal PeopleFluent database; including non-traditional methods of recruiting.
  • Proactively maintain pipeline of candidates for niche hiring needs and remote geographic regions within Commercial and Consumer businesses.
  • Appointed as the Talent Acquisition contact for training and volunteer events both on and off campus.
  • Developed reputation as power user for ATS, LinkedIN, Monster, Careerbuilder, and Indeed. Attended external recruiting workshops so as to provide training to nationwide internal team on new topics.

Recruiter

JPMorganChase (JPMC)
New York, USA
05.2010 - 09.2014
  • Partnered with HRBP to effectively train interviewing best practices and hiring diverse candidate slates.
  • Solely managed hiring of Officer to VP levels for Chase retail branches in select NYC and NJ locations.
  • Participated in performance conversations with HRBP and planned anticipatory openings.
  • Appointed team ambassador for recruiting events including presentations and conferences externally.
  • Hired over 60 Assistant/ Branch Managers per year, exceeding client expectations; developed reputation on team as the ‘sourcing guru’ and placed in markets that needed ‘fixing’.
  • Developed Interview Activity and Hiring spreadsheet tracking system in each supported market, sending weekly updates to clients.

Employer Network Associate (Recruiter)

Upwardly Global
New York, USA
03.2009 - 05.2010
  • Implemented new staffing model with team running a full cycle recruiting desk, which led to 4 consecutive quarters meeting hiring goals; first time in organization’s history to accomplish such milestones.
  • Individually trained and prepped Job Seekers on interview skills resulting in high success rates.
  • Developed reporting analysis for management to track candidate and client experience.
  • Selected to be Project Manager for implementation of new applicant tracking system.
  • Created workflow process and introduced reporting analysis to propose best database.
  • Proposal for Salesforce database was accepted and successfully implemented.

Recruiting Manager

Robert Half International
New York, USA
06.2008 - 01.2009
  • Proactively recruited and interviewed 20 candidates per week to meet requisition demands within the Finance and Accounting sector.
  • Developed and hired for new book of clients through cold calling and independent marketing efforts.

Account Executive (Car Sales Division)

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
New York, USA
02.2006 - 06.2008

Assistant Manager

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
New York, USA
08.2006 - 10.2007

Management Trainee

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
New York, USA
02.2006 - 08.2006

Education

Bachelor of Science - Economics

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
College Station, TX

Skills

  • Reporting applications
  • Talent mapping
  • Negotiation strategies
  • Applicant tracking
  • Pipeline management
  • Executive recruiting
  • Market intelligence
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Candidate sourcing
  • Job posting optimization
  • Boolean search techniques
  • Competency-based interviewing
  • Recruitment event planning
  • Onboarding process management

Timeline

Senior Recruiter

Roku Inc.
03.2022 - Current

Executive Search, Researcher and Diversity Sourcing

Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
11.2021 - 03.2022

Administrative and Executive Leadership Sourcing

Roku Inc.
04.2020 - 11.2021

Diversity Recruiting Partnership and Sourcing Leader

Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
04.2020 - 11.2021

Sr Talent Acquisition Consultant

Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC)
01.2018 - 04.2020

Sr Global Talent Acquisition Recruiter

American International Group (AIG)
09.2014 - 09.2017

Recruiter

JPMorganChase (JPMC)
05.2010 - 09.2014

Employer Network Associate (Recruiter)

Upwardly Global
03.2009 - 05.2010

Recruiting Manager

Robert Half International
06.2008 - 01.2009

Assistant Manager

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
08.2006 - 10.2007

Account Executive (Car Sales Division)

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
02.2006 - 06.2008

Management Trainee

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
02.2006 - 08.2006

Bachelor of Science - Economics

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

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