Jamal Lewis
Hyattsville,MD
Summary
Results-focused senior talent acquisition professional committed to client service and creative recruitment strategies. Successfully identifies and closes top industry talent.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technical Recruiter
Form Energy
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Managed full life cycle recruiting processes, ensuring timely placement of top-tier candidates.
- Supported executive leader of manufacturing organization.
- Reduced time-to-hire by optimizing job postings for maximum visibility and applicant engagement.
- Conducted workforce planning.
- Maintained a 90% candidate closing rate.
- Spearheaded a HBCU recruitment program resulting in a 25% diversity hire rate.
- Assisted in a 75% company wide growth scaling
Technical Recruiter
Meta
06.2021 - 01.2023
- Secured technical talent (Specialized Engineers, Product Managers, Analyst).
- Developed strong rapport with candidates, providing support during interviews, offer negotiations, and onboarding process.
- Streamlined recruitment processes for improved efficiency, utilizing applicant tracking systems and recruiting software.
- Conducted thorough candidate screening to ensure optimal fit for both clients and candidates, minimizing turnover rates.
- Built out Hardware teams contributing to Meta suite of consumer products, resulting in the successful launch of two products.
- Maintained an 85% candidate closing rate.
- Co-Developed a mini-pipeline system which closed multiple hard to fill roles within 90 days.
Recruiter
Universal Service Administrative Company
03.2020 - 06.2021
- Managed full life cycle recruiting process.
- Partnered with HR teams to determine workforce planning needs, aligning recruitment efforts with business objectives.
- Built strong relationships with internal and external candidates to ensure an excellent hiring experience.
- Revised internal transfer process, resulting in a 25% increase of organic growth/promotion.
- Hired the first director of a newly created organization to manage a company wide ERP system migration
- Streamlined communication between candidates and hiring managers, leading to higher satisfaction on both sides.
- Managed high-volume requisitions in a timely manner to meet client staffing needs efficiently.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Corpay
05.2017 - 03.2020
- Managed full life cycle recruiting process, securing technical talent and non technical talent.
- Streamlined recruitment processes for increased efficiency, resulting in reduced time-to-fill for open positions.
- Served as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on matters pertaining to strategic workforce planning and talent management.
- Reduced agency spend by cultivating direct sourcing methods, significantly decreasing reliance on external recruiters.
- Developed diversity recruiting program through university and organizational partnership; improving diversity recruiting by 30%.
- Developed comprehensive interview guides and training materials to ensure hiring teams were equipped with the necessary skills to identify top performers during interviews.
- Overhauled the non-exempt onboarding program, improving retention by 25%.
Recruiter/Onsite Coordinator
PDS Technical Services
12.2014 - 05.2017
- Managed full life cycle recruiting process.
- Sourced different skill sets (technical, aviation trades, clerical, engineering, and light industrial).
- Counseled employees and documented activity
- Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
- Managed different vendor management systems.
- Generated and analyzed reports to monitor employee engagement and attrition trends.
- Managed accounts resulting in a revenue of 20 million plus dollars.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Savannah State University
Savannah, GA2013
Skills
- Full Life Cycle Recruititng
- Data-driven decision-making
- Technical knowledge
- Recruitment Marketing
- Passive Candidate Engagement
- Microsoft Suite
- Offer negotiations
- Career Counseling
Timeline
Senior Technical Recruiter
Form Energy
01.2023 - 02.2024
Technical Recruiter
Meta
06.2021 - 01.2023
Recruiter
Universal Service Administrative Company
03.2020 - 06.2021
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Corpay
05.2017 - 03.2020
Recruiter/Onsite Coordinator
PDS Technical Services
12.2014 - 05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Savannah State University
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