Hi, I’m
Jessie A. LaJoie, SHRM-CP
Jacksonville,FL
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Theodore Roosevelt
Summary
Accomplished certified HR professional with 8 years of optimizing organizational performance through effective people management strategies, supporting employee growth, and aligning HR initiatives with business objectives. Goal-motivated, empathetic, and deeply curious with a continuous improvement mindset. Experienced in remote working environments
Overview
12
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Weights & Biases (ML/AI SaaS Start-up)
Talent Acquisition Operations Specialist
10.2022 - 06.2023
Job overview
- Designed hiring strategy and created toolkit for hiring team.
- Implemented innovative recruitment strategies to increase number of high-quality job applicants.
- Built relationships with external recruiters and staffing agencies to access quality talent.
- Compiled reports on recruiting activity to illustrate time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and source of hire.
- Negotiated contracts and managed budget for recruiting expenses.
- Created and distributed job postings on job boards, corporate career sites and social media networks to increase reach.
- Provided regular updates to hiring managers and HR staff on recruitment activities and progress.
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
- Managed team of 2 Recruiting Coordinators.
Weights & Biases (ML/AI SaaS Start Up)
Recruiting Coordinator
08.2021 - 11.2022
Job overview
- Standardized hiring practices across all divisions and developed systems for scalable talent operation.
- Worked with recruiting teams and human resources representatives to accomplish hiring objectives.
- Created an exceptional experience for all candidates, hiring teams, and stakeholders throughout the entire interviewing & pre-boarding process.
- Owned every aspect of interview scheduling from leading intake meetings to facilitating successful offer conversations while proactively communicating all logistics to candidates and interview teams.
- Consistently met or exceeded quarterly KPIs maintaining a candidate satisfaction rate of + 80%.
- Primary Recruiting Coordinator supporting company headcount growth from 50 - 200 within 12 months.
- Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
- Scheduled and conducted 75 - 150 interviews each week.
- Conducted background checks.
SG Services, Inc.
Global Human Resources Director & Recruiter
03.2013 - 08.2021
Job overview
- First HR Directorwas responsible for building and maintaining effective people systems.
- Managed full cycle of the hiring process owning all aspects of recruiting process.
- Directed onboarding programs for new employees.
- Develop collaborative relationships with leadership to ensure alignment with HR policies and business objectives.
- Act as a guardian and champion of company culture.
- Identified bottlenecks in our time to hire reducing from 90 days to 30 days.
- Hired more than 200 staff globally across cross-functional teams from entry-level to C-suite
- Developed comprehensive DEI recruitment & retention strategy resulting in 20% increase in staff diversity within three years.
- Educated employees on company policy and kept theemployee handbook current.
- Maintained human resources regulatory compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
- Managed HR Coordinator.
Mail Order Manager
03.2011 - 03.2013
Job overview
- Helmed high-volume mail-order department and direct-to-consumer sales for 50-plus clients.
- Executed weekly average of 300 orders packaged safely and shipped on time
- Handled customer inquiries delivered within one business day and consistently friendly and professional manner
- Accurately keep track of thousands of units of inventory
- Investigating and reconciling any inventory discrepancies.
Education
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Bachelor of Science from Public Health Administration
Skills
- PC and MAC Technologies
- Workable, Lever, LinkedIn, Goodtime, EZ Hire, SourceWhale
- Microsoft Office, Google G-Suite, Jira, ChartHop, Culture Amp, Excel
- Zoom, Trello, Dropbox, Slack, Microsoft (Teams, Project, SharePoint, OneDrive)
- Dropbox, GoToMeeting, WebEx, WhatsApp, G Suite (Chats, Hangouts, Drive)
- Paychex, Paylocity, ADP
- Regularly adopting new technologies independently and efficiently
Certification
- SHRM-CP (2021)
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Timeline
Talent Acquisition Operations Specialist
Weights & Biases (ML/AI SaaS Start-up)
10.2022 - 06.2023
Recruiting Coordinator
Weights & Biases (ML/AI SaaS Start Up)
08.2021 - 11.2022
Global Human Resources Director & Recruiter
SG Services, Inc.
03.2013 - 08.2021
Mail Order Manager
03.2011 - 03.2013
Indiana University
Bachelor of Science from Public Health Administration
- SHRM-CP (2021)
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