Heidi Awan
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex,TX
Summary
Senior Recruiter with business acumen hiring across Technology, Corporate, Sales, Agency, and Operations. Delivers fast, high-quality pipelines using data-driven recruiting, automation, and consultative intake strategy. Strong partner to senior leadership; skilled in intake, stakeholder management, compensation alignment, and closing strategy. Deep experience across Fortune 100, consulting, telecom, financial services, and high-volume enterprise recruiting.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Contract Senior Recruiter
Microsoft Global Talent Acquisition
07.2025 - Current
- Built role-aligned hiring strategies with senior leaders; improved forecast accuracy and hiring velocity.
- Applied AI-driven evaluation and market insights to sharpen technical fit and reduce cycle time.
- Delivered high-quality shortlists and consistent calibration across Product, Engineering, and Cloud hiring teams.
- Product | Cloud | AI/ML | Infrastructure | Cybersecurity | SWE | Data
Lead Talent Acquisition Partner
Frontier Communications
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Owned enterprise hiring strategy across tech + commercial orgs.
- Improved talent quality and fill speed through KPI dashboards and sourcing automation.
- Partnered with business leadership on headcount planning and future-state workforce strategy.
- Telecom | Technology | SMB Sales | Corporate IT
Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner
Kevin Kelley Concepts
08.2023 - 09.2024
- Strengthened leadership pipelines across both Corporate and Restaurant divisions.
- Partnered with executive leaders on job design, leveling, and hiring strategy.
- Legal | Leadership | Corporate | Restaurant Management
Senior Recruiter
Accolite Digital / Morgan Stanley
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Drove end-to-end recruiting for complex engineering and infrastructure positions.
- Delivered technically calibrated shortlists and up-leveled team capability through mentorship.
- Cloud | SWE | Infrastructure | Data | DevOps | Cybersecurity
Contract Senior Recruiter
Microsoft Global Talent Acquisition
02.2022 - 11.2022
- Supported AI/ML, Cloud Engineering, SWE, Security, and Data pipelines.
- Provided market intelligence and automated sourcing strategies to improve hiring throughput.
- AI/ML | Cloud | SWE | Security | DevOps | Data
Talent Acquisition Manager
Solera Holdings
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Designed data-driven recruiting framework improving quality, speed, and consistency across teams.
- Contact Center | BPO | QA | Sales | Workforce Management
Talent Acquisition Manager
Darden Restaurants
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Built leadership talent pipelines, delivered inclusive hiring training, and improved hiring consistency across high-volume environments.
- Restaurant Managers | Operations Leadership | University Recruiting
Education
Bachelor’s -
Southern University & A&M College
Baton RougeSkills
- High-precision intake advisory
- Quickly calibrate role requirements
- Translate business problems into talent profiles that accurately reflect technical depth, competencies, and impact expectations
- Strong technical recruiting fluency
- Cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP), AI/ML, SWE, Data, DevOps, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Technology, and Platform roles
- Confident screening for scope, complexity, and level
- Data-driven hiring performance
- Uses funnel analytics, forecast modeling, and KPI dashboards to improve team predictability
- Proven reductions in time-to-fill, pipeline drop-off, and unqualified volume
- Scalable sourcing automation
- Integrates AI sourcing tools, market insights, and automation workflows for higher throughput and match accuracy
- Exceptional candidate stakeholder experience
- Communicates clearly, manages expectations proactively, and ensures tight process control
- Strength in influencing, aligning, and partnering with technical leadership
Certification
Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR)
Tools & Technology
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- TA Hub
- Eightfold
- Phenom
- Greenhouse
- ICIMS
- Workday
- UKG
- Power BI
- AI Screening Tools
- Sourcing Automation Platforms
Timeline
Contract Senior Recruiter
Microsoft Global Talent Acquisition
07.2025 - Current
Lead Talent Acquisition Partner
Frontier Communications
09.2024 - 05.2025
Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner
Kevin Kelley Concepts
08.2023 - 09.2024
Senior Recruiter
Accolite Digital / Morgan Stanley
11.2022 - 05.2023
Contract Senior Recruiter
Microsoft Global Talent Acquisition
02.2022 - 11.2022
Talent Acquisition Manager
Solera Holdings
01.2018 - 01.2021
Talent Acquisition Manager
Darden Restaurants
01.2016 - 01.2018
Bachelor’s -
Southern University & A&M College