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Heather Jones

Heather Jones

Greensburg,PA

Summary

Talent Acquisition professional with expertise across Corporate, RPO, and HR landscapes, leading strategic hiring initiatives in Healthcare, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, and Government. Adept in leveraging insights and advanced tools, including Power BI, to optimize workflows, enhance recruitment strategies, and improve efficiency. Effectively manage high priority requisitions and cross-functional initiatives from a remote home office, ensuring seamless communication. Recognized for building consultative stakeholder partnerships and consistently achieving measurable improvements in time-to-fill, candidate quality, and offer acceptance rates. Currently pursuing Salesforce Administrator Certification to enhance CRM knowledge, refine process optimization skills, and strengthen data-driven decision-making within my role.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Korn Ferry
10.2021 - 04.2023

Metrics driven, full-life cycle recruitment for Life Sciences opportunities within GSK and ViiV Healthcare, a leading global organization focused on advancing science into HIV prevention and care

  • Managed an average of 40 requisitions across HIV in all business areas including Pharmaceutical Sales, Marketing, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Finance and other support functions. These roles have included, but are not limited to: Medical Science Liaison, Territory/Regional/National Account Sales Manager, Field Reimbursement Manager, Marketing Manager (HCP, Digital Media, Multi Channel), Regulatory Affairs Manager, Discovery DMPK Project Specialist, External Affairs Community Liaison, Key Account Manager, etc
  • Conduct recruitment strategy meetings with hiring manager to gather requisition details, discuss recruitment timelines and set expectations
  • Review job description for accuracy and make any necessary updates to ensure compliance prior to posting on careers site and job boards
  • Perform targeted candidate searches via LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed and industry specific associations to source top talent and maintain pipeline of qualified, diverse candidates
  • Developed behavioral based candidate screens and competency based evaluations via HireVue
  • Assemble and present comprehensive Total Rewards compensation packages; partner with compensation team as needed to obtain approval for sign on bonuses due to loss of long-term incentives
  • Manage BGI process in Certiphi for pre-employment screen and background check; notify hiring manager once candidates have been cleared to hire
  • Update candidate statuses in Workday to accurately track data and support metrics, from time requisition is opened until candidates are identified for offer and successfully onboarded
  • Recognized and awarded for exceeding metric based targets set forth by Leadership Team on multiple occasions

Client Facing Recruiter

ManpowerGroup
12.2020 - 10.2021

High volume, full life-cycle recruitment for Ferguson Showroom/Inside/Outside Sales, CDL Driver, Branch Manager and Warehouse Associate opportunities at branches throughout Midwest territory

  • Process new requisition requests in Service Now to create and open within Workday
  • Conduct intake calls with hiring managers to execute recruiting process; averaging 70 open requisitions
  • Facilitated weekly meetings with HRBP and branch managers
  • Negotiate and established salary analysis to present offer letters for internal and external hires
  • Partner with onboarding to initiate BGI process within Certiphi
  • Received recognition on multiple occasions for exceeding performance based metrics set by Leadership Team

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

PeopleScout, A TrueBlue Company
08.2017 - 09.2020

Metrics driven, high-volume recruitment for Sprint retail consultant and management opportunities throughout the Greater Chicago region

  • Conducted intake calls with hiring manager and facilitated weekly touchpoints with HRBP, Hiring, District and Regional Managers
  • Created sourcing strategy for passive candidates utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed and targeted social media campaign launches on Smashfly; Organized Open House hiring events, etc
  • Established salary analysis to present offer letters for internal and external hires through ADP and Peoplesoft systems; negotiated compensation as needed
  • Initiate BGI process, review background check reports and drug screenings through A-Check
  • Onboard new hires and ensure I-9 completions
  • Maintain accurate candidate records through various applicant tracking systems
  • Exceeded target benchmarks by consistently having lowest TTF on team, averaging 35 days from date requisition was opened through onboarding completion

Education

High School Diploma -

Taylor Allderdice
Pittsburgh, PA

Skills

  • Full-Cycle Hiring Process
  • High-Volume Recruitment
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Strong Interpersonal, Communication & Consultative Skills
  • Behavioral Interviewing
  • Strategic Planner
  • Compensation Negotiation
  • Onboarding
  • Candidate Sourcing/Screening: LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean Search, Indeed, HireVue, Montage, Social Media
  • ATS/CRM/HRIS Software: Workday, iCIMS, Kenexa Brassring, Taleo, Bullhorn, Greenhouse, Montage, SuccessFactors, Avature, Salesforce, ADP, Kronos

Accomplishments

Recognized as a Peoplescout Champion with the lowest TTF (time-to-fill) on team, averaging 35 days

Served as a mentor to Associate Recruiters, helping them develop best practice recruitment skills and strategies to further their career development

Awarded on a consistent basis for exceeding performance and metrics based targets

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

Korn Ferry
10.2021 - 04.2023

Client Facing Recruiter

ManpowerGroup
12.2020 - 10.2021

Talent Acquisition Recruiter

PeopleScout, A TrueBlue Company
08.2017 - 09.2020

High School Diploma -

Taylor Allderdice
Heather Jones