Ellie McDermott
Tiffin,IA
Summary
Results-driven professional with expertise in project management, change management, stakeholder engagement, and process improvement. Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, build strong relationships, and deliver results in fast-paced environments. Skilled in organizational planning, workforce strategy, and executive communication. Open to travel as needed.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Analyst, Talent Acquisition
Collins Aerospace
Remote, IA
06.2022 - Current
- Managed multiple concurrent business-critical talent acquisition projects across Power & Controls, Avionics, Advanced Structures, and Interiors supporting key initiatives and overseeing requisitions ranging from 40-110 active requisitions weekly across Engineering and Operations organizations.
- Direct engagement and communication for 40+ hiring managers and senior leaders, ensuring alignment on hiring priorities, workforce forecasts, timelines, resource allocation, and organizational objectives.
- Led the development, launch, and expansion of a global Social Media Community of Practice (CoP), establishing governance, best practices, communication strategies, and cross-functional collaboration frameworks that are set to be later scaled across multiple business units.
- Spearheaded the design and implementation of a global onboarding and training program for recruiters and talent acquisition leads, creating standardized processes, training materials, and knowledge management resources to improve consistency and operational effectiveness worldwide.
- Served as a cross-functional project team member supporting enterprise initiatives focused on hiring manager education, talent management strategy, workforce planning, employee attraction, and retention programs in partnership with senior leadership.
- Facilitate recurring strategic business reviews and stakeholder meetings to analyze requisition status, candidate pipeline metrics, labor market intelligence, risks, dependencies, and action plans, ensuring timely decision-making and hires.
- Manage budget-related discussions and compensation planning activities, partnering with leadership teams to align hiring investments with organizational budgets.
- Develop executive-level presentations, dashboards, project updates, and communication plans for the U.S. Talent Acquisition teams, project stakeholders, senior leaders, and hiring managers.
- Hold meetings with various departments to provide project initiatives and deliverables to track project status.
- Communicate forecast predictions with HR Business Partners, hiring managers, and L3 leaders to ensure talent flow for the current and upcoming year.
- Led process improvement and change management initiatives that streamlined recruitment operations and enhanced hiring efficiency across multiple Collins Aerospace facilities, including Wilsonville, OR and Rome, NY.
- Oversaw the hiring for several positions during a company divestiture.
Account Manager
IDR
Nashville, TN
04.2022 - 06.2022
- Communicated with clients via email, phone, online presentations, screen-share and in-person meetings.
- Cultivated new accounts and provided value-added services to existing clients to increase overall revenue.
- Formulated plans to expand business operations and grow overall territory and client base.
- Developed successful customer relationships and quickly resolved service requests to increase sales.
- Sought out key decision-makers and tailored solutions to address business challenges.
Technical Recruiter
IDR
Nashville, TN
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Communicated duties, compensation, benefits and working conditions to potential candidates, enabling solid understanding of job expectations.
- Sought out well-qualified, multifaceted job candidates to fill open positions.
- Contacted job applicants to inform them of application status.
- Reviewed referral candidates and contacted qualified individuals to request applications.
- Screened resumes and conducted pre-screen interviews and preliminary technical assessments of candidates.
Marketing Communications Intern
UFG Insurance
Cedar Rapids, IA
04.2021 - 10.2021
- Assisted in developing campaigns and specific marketing strategies for clients.
- Supported the Project Management Office (PMO) and leadership team in planning, coordinating, and executing multiple concurrent projects by facilitating daily and weekly status meetings, monitoring project budgets, tracking milestones, managing risks, and prioritizing quarterly marketing initiatives to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Independently led the end-to-end redesign and implementation of the organization's trade show marketing program, overseeing project planning, stakeholder engagement, resource coordination, content development, and execution strategies to improve field adoption and maximize campaign effectiveness.
- Served as the primary point of contact between sales and marketing teams, managing stakeholder communications, gathering business requirements, and prioritizing requests.
- Reported, planned, and assigned project request through a project management tool.
- Partnered with graphic design and marketing teams to create effective branding strategies.
Change Management Intern
Collins Aerospace
Cedar Rapids, IA
06.2020 - 07.2020
- Created change management and communication package, incorporating mass communications and virtual app for annual Operations Knowledge Summit to enhance engagement.
- Planned and coordinated a virtual Knowledge Summit for ~300 people across the organization.
- Coordinated weekly meetings to facilitate effective communication and delivery of Knowledge Summit.
- Credible thought partner on various initiatives being worked on the broader team.
- Assisted with projects and responsibilities to foster relationships with internal departments.
- Supported website design and governance.
- Managed Internship cohort of 15 interns, providing guidance and support to foster professional development.
Education
Communications -
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IASkills
- Talent Sourcing
- Data Analysis
- Project management
- Customer-centric communication
- Cross-functional communication
- Strong Interpersonal skills
- Relationship Focused
- Collaborative and team player
- Problem solving
- Self-Motivated
- Quick Learner
Projects
- Customer Education: trainings, one-pagers, and resource suite
- Global Social Media CoP (Lead)
- Global New Recruiter Training (Lead)
- Collins Aerospace TA Process Improvements (Canada)
Core Tools
- Workday
- Bullhorn
- Yello
- LinkedIn (LinkedIn Recruiter and Talent Insights) SME
- Microsoft Suite
Timeline
Senior Analyst, Talent Acquisition
Collins Aerospace
06.2022 - Current
Account Manager
IDR
04.2022 - 06.2022
Technical Recruiter
IDR
01.2022 - 04.2022
Marketing Communications Intern
UFG Insurance
04.2021 - 10.2021
Change Management Intern
Collins Aerospace
06.2020 - 07.2020
Communications -
University of Iowa