Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Dedicated Talent Acquisition systems professional with over 15 years experience in systems implementation and optimization, solutions consulting, and customer relationship management.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager, Professional Services, Americas
Harver
03.2022 - 08.2023
Mentor and expand Delivery Managers and Solution Consultants
Train and lead team in all aspects of customer lifecycle, including understanding customer journey from pre-sales through onboarding, adoption, and growth stages
Create, execute, monitor, and modify processes that effectively implement new customers and new features for existing customers as well as deliver consulting services that drive better product utilization and ROI for existing customers
Partner with Go To Market team on client demos and serve as a product subject matter expert
Work with client teams and internal resources to actively identify and mitigate issues and manage escalations
Drive performance metrics for professional service responsibilities and offerings
Oversee larger customer implementations as well as consulting services for existing customers as necessary
Maintain strong network and promote organization at various industry meetings, forums, panels, and conferences
Contribute to scalability of implementation team with documentation and process optimization
Partner with Go To Market team on Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Information (RFIs)
Maintain all materials such as presentations and ensure demonstrations are kept up to date.
Technology Consultant
Cielo Talent
04.2021 - 02.2022
Provide strategic consulting on cloud-based talent acquisition technology solutions
Follow delivery methodologies appropriate to project and promote industry best practices
Deliver high-quality execution and completion rates on all client engagements
Develop and/or implement effective change management strategies, including communications, testing, and training programs
Provide functional process and design support to understand current and desired future state of people, processes, and technology
Gather feedback to accurately assess business requirements, pain points, and gaps facilitating best practice recommendations.
Principal Consultant
Independent
02.2019 - 03.2021
Taleo Enterprise Recruiting/Onboarding implementation and optimization.
Implementation Analyst
DCR Workforce (acquired by Coupa)
06.2018 - 02.2019
Responsible for overall implementation success
Evaluate customer business, understand goals of the customer program, and make recommendations to customer based on industry knowledge and capabilities
Lead business requirements gathering sessions and design workshops with client
Create and present program related materials to stakeholders and system users, via web/teleconference, to ensure successful change management, comprehension, and adoption
Deliver requirements documents, design documents, issues logs, risk mitigation plans, and other project deliverables
Present best practices workflows to client, and appropriately respond to clients' needs
Delegate project responsibilities and deliverables to additional project resources, as well as scheduling regular project routines and activities
Ensure that client configuration and business requirements documents are accurate, complete, and signed off by client
Configure test and production environments; upload data; conduct demonstrations for clients
Respond to client requests by staging data in test environment and performing appropriate tests to determine if ideas work; communicate results back to client along with possible alternative solutions
Participate in user acceptance testing at client site
Consult with stakeholders to assist in development of adequate service required
Ensure commitments to client are met and client satisfaction goals are achieved
Nurture professional relationships with peers and/or counterparts within client's organization
Participate in Product Development.
Project Manager, Professional Services
Sterling Talent Solutions
06.2016 - 06.2018
Engage and manage multiple functional (onboarding) and technical (screening integration) implementations with customers and integration partners
Manage implementation timelines and satisfaction
Gather, translate and communicate customer business requirements and deliver these requirements on time
Act as primary subject matter expert for functionality and configuration
Maintain close communication with customer to confirm details, time frames and expectations
Assess and manage risk throughout all aspects of implementation
Conduct training for administrators, users and sponsors
Assist Sales with Professional Services offerings and scoping
Collaborate with Sales and Product teams on customer satisfaction and product enhancements
Participate and drive internal initiatives to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of Professional Services organization
Build training materials for internal team and client education
Mentor new team members.
Sr Systems Analyst (Contract)
Cisco
02.2016 - 04.2016
Provide subject matter expertise on Applicant Tracking Systems
Act as technical project lead to define and deliver technical solutions
Provide project team with recommendations to optimize business processes with technical solutions
Consult with project team to define project scope and project resources
Conduct technical analysis to define and deliver technical solutions to meet business requirements
Develop technical recommendations by leveraging tools such as data flow diagrams, gap and risk analysis and developing vendor comparisons analysis
Develop and execute test scripts
Identify and raise risks to project team
Communicate project progress to project team in timely manner.
Consultant, Client Delivery and Operations (Oracle Practice)
Accenture
09.2015 - 02.2016
Provide subject matter expertise on Applicant Tracking Systems
Act as technical project lead to define and deliver technical solutions
Provide project team with recommendations to optimize business processes with technical solutions
Consult with project team to define project scope and project resources
Conduct technical analysis to define and deliver technical solutions to meet business requirements
Develop technical recommendations by leveraging tools such as data flow diagrams, gap and risk analysis and developing vendor comparisons analysis
Develop and execute test scripts
Identify and raise risks to project team
Communicate project progress to project team in timely manner.
Manager, HR Systems and Programming
Mosaic North America
02.2015 - 09.2015
Oversee all US Talent Acquisition systems, including Taleo Enterprise, iCIMS and third party system partners
Serve as functional lead for Taleo Onboarding US project deployment
Manage day to day Taleo system configuration requests
Consult with leadership on overall Talent Acquisition systems strategy and application of systems within organization
Manage US onboarding coordinator team to ensure on time delivery of candidates across major clients.
Senior Consultant, Implementation Services
HRchitect
11.2011 - 01.2015
Responsible for following activities, primarily focused within Taleo Enterprise practice: Manage project planning and definition, provide ongoing project management, consult with clients on business requirements, engage in process analysis and design/re-engineering, configure applications per client specifications, facilitate onsite user acceptance testing sessions, coordinate project deployment activities, provide product training to customers and deliver complete design documentation at conclusion of project
Assist clients with HCM vendor selection including RFP development, vendor response analysis and demo facilitation.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Communications
University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington
Skills
Strategic Consulting
Systems Implementation, Optimization and Management
Solution Consulting
Customer Relationship Management
Mentorship
Training
Timeline
Manager, Professional Services, Americas
Harver
03.2022 - 08.2023
Technology Consultant
Cielo Talent
04.2021 - 02.2022
Principal Consultant
Independent
02.2019 - 03.2021
Implementation Analyst
DCR Workforce (acquired by Coupa)
06.2018 - 02.2019
Project Manager, Professional Services
Sterling Talent Solutions
06.2016 - 06.2018
Sr Systems Analyst (Contract)
Cisco
02.2016 - 04.2016
Consultant, Client Delivery and Operations (Oracle Practice)