Larissa Scarpa, SHRM-CP, CDR
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Certified Human Resources Professional with 9 years of Talent Acquisition experience with a passion for recruitment strategy in the technical and life sciences space.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Recruiting Leader
Wawa, Inc.
02.2023 - Current
- Lead technical recruiting team, process, and strategy for all of Wawa Corporate.
- Individually manage C-suite executive searches and work directly with management committee and senior leadership.
- Positively impact and drive diversity hiring initiatives company wide. Increased diversity hiring in Wawa Technology by 7.4% in 2023.
- Manage agency strategy & spend, saved Wawa approximately 435k in 2023 in agency fees by filling roles internally.
- Develop training and expected metrics for Technical Sourcers.
- Develop Drexel Co-op program and expand upon university and special programs recruiting initiatives.
- Deliver weekly reporting and analytics to management committee regarding recruiting efforts.
- Lead all sponsorship hiring for special technology vacancies. Work directly with Legal, our external counsel, compliance, finance and HRBPs.
Lead Technical Corporate Recruiter (Consultant)
Wawa, Inc.
04.2022 - 02.2023
- Manage the technical recruitment team of 6 individuals, ranging from Senior Recruiters to Technical Sourcers; responsible for training and evaluating success and effectiveness
- Maintain strong relationship with Hiring Managers, provide guidance on the recruitment process, workforce planning, and candidate consideration
- Oversee all Technology vacancies, FTE and contract, from approval to hire
- Participate in strategy implementation, workforce planning, reporting, compensation analysis, full life cycle recruitment, and offer negotiation
- Grow diverse talent pipeline through creative recruitment strategies and proper reporting
- Assist the President and Director of Juno Talent Solutions (RPO Division) in contract negotiations for future clients, overall growth and strategy, internal engagement and training, and budget assessment.
Managing Talent Consultant
Juno Search Partners - RPO Division
04.2021 - 02.2023
Talent Acquisition Specialist
PSC Biotech
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Responsible for full life cycle recruitment for various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies such as; Genentech, Gilead, Mod MD, and Takeda
- Recruit globally for roles such as Validation Engineers, Calibration Engineers, Regulatory Affairs Specialists, and Quality Control positions
- Manage and trained outsourced sourcers in Hyderabad, India.
Recruitment Resource Specialist
Alexander Mann Solutions
03.2020 - 09.2020
- Lead Resource Specialist on a team of four who assisted in 'workforce solutions' for various pharmaceutical clients such as J&J and BMS
- Act as a liaison between the Sourcers and Vendor Managers on the client accounts
- Responsible for sourcing/screening, intake meetings, offer process, and reporting on behalf of consulting team.
Corporate Recruiter
Freedom Mortgage
03.2019 - 10.2019
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Adaptimmune LLC
08.2018 - 03.2019
- Sole U.S. Talent acquisition specialist for pre-clinical, global biotechnology company
Recruitment Specialist (Contract)
Deloitte Services LP
03.2018 - 08.2018
Human Resources Specialist
United States Department of Justice
12.2014 - 11.2017
Education
B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Philosophy -
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.05.2015
Certification
Certified Professional – Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP), July 2019 - Current
AIRS Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR), December 2023 - Current
Timeline
Technical Recruiting Leader
Wawa, Inc.
02.2023 - Current
Lead Technical Corporate Recruiter (Consultant)
Wawa, Inc.
04.2022 - 02.2023
Managing Talent Consultant
Juno Search Partners - RPO Division
04.2021 - 02.2023
Talent Acquisition Specialist
PSC Biotech
09.2020 - 04.2021
Recruitment Resource Specialist
Alexander Mann Solutions
03.2020 - 09.2020
Corporate Recruiter
Freedom Mortgage
03.2019 - 10.2019
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Adaptimmune LLC
08.2018 - 03.2019
Recruitment Specialist (Contract)
Deloitte Services LP
03.2018 - 08.2018
Human Resources Specialist
United States Department of Justice
12.2014 - 11.2017
B.A. in Psychology, Minor in Philosophy -
The Catholic University of America