Lisa Kozak
Chicago,IL
Summary
Goal-oriented recruiting professional with success in recruitment and hiring, Skilled in sourcing, interviewing and onboarding qualified candidates. Proven ability to develop relationships with hiring managers and build efficient recruiting processes in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Strategy & Transactions Recruiting Lead – Associate Director
Ernst & Young (EY)
11.2021 - 11.2023
- Managed recruitment for Transaction Diligence, Business Valuation, Investment Banking & Corporate Finance
- Lead team of recruiters, fostering collaboration and ensuring successful presentation of qualified candidates
- Managed interview process, including interview scheduling, offer package negotiations and onboarding
- Monitored and exceeded recruiting metrics including time to fill, days in recruitment process and annual hiring targets.
Strategy & Transactions Recruiting Lead – Assistant Director
Ernst & Young (EY)
02.2021 - 11.2021
- Managed recruitment process for experienced hire professionals within the Strategy & Transactions Service Line
- Partnered with business leaders and stakeholders to hire experienced professionals across multiple sub-service lines
- Partnered with Talent Management and Experience Management teams to execute hiring strategy
- Collaborated with Talent Acquisition Sourcers to develop effective sourcing strategies.
Business Consulting Recruiting Lead – Assistant Director
Ernst & Young (EY)
11.2019 - 02.2021
- Managed recruitment efforts to fill experienced level positions within Central Region Business Consulting
- Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to hire experienced professionals for multiple sub-service lines
- Managed and mentored recruitment team, building skills and capabilities across team.
GigNow Recruiting Lead, Advisory – Assistant Director
Ernst & Young (EY)
10.2017 - 11.2019
- Managed recruitment process for executive & experienced level contract positions within the Advisory service line
- Partnered with business leaders and stakeholders to engage contractors on engagements requiring specialty skills and capabilities
- Partnered with General Counsel, Independence, Contracts and Business Relationship Support to execute employment agreements.
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Pampered Chef
10.2016 - 10.2017
- Managed talent acquisition function, including management of people and process
- Developed & executed hiring strategy for experienced and executive level positions
- Delivered on all areas of full life-cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, scheduling, interviewing, offer negotiation and onboarding.
Recruiting Manager
William Blair
07.2015 - 07.2016
- Worked in partnership with Head of Talent, D&I and CTO to execute the annual hiring strategy
- Managed experienced hiring for Investment Banking, Private Wealth Management, Investment Management, Equity Research and Trading
- Managed all areas of full life-cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, scheduling, assessment, offer negotiations and onboarding.
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, North Region
North Highland
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Managed talent acquisition function for North Region, included management of people and process
- Executed hiring strategy for experienced professionals based on annual hiring goals tied to business revenue plans
- Managed all areas of full life-cycle recruitment including sourcing, screening, scheduling, assessments, offer negotiations and onboarding.
Global Recruitment Manager, Office of Information Management
Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu Limited
12.2010 - 09.2013
- Responsible for managing all aspects of recruiting lifecycle for the Global Office of Information Management
- Managed team of recruiters along with coordinators, to fill annual demand of technical resources globally
- Responsible for developing & executing programs including campus recruiting, behavioral interviewer training, interview guide development with standardized feedback forms.
Talent Manager, General Practice Recruiting – Contractor
Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu Limited
09.2010 - 12.2010
Recruiting Manager – Strategy Service Line
Accenture/Accenture HR Services
10.2009 - 09.2010
HR Manager – Process & Innovation Performance Service Line
Accenture/Accenture HR Services
03.2008 - 10.2009
Education
Bachelor of Science in Communication -
Ohio University
Athens, OhioMasters of Business Administration -
Loyola University
Chicago, IllinoisSkills
- Candidate Experience
- Global Talent Acquisition
- Behavioral Interviewing
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Recruitment Compliance
- Team Collaboration
- Candidate and client relations
- Salary and benefits negotiations
- Strategic Sourcing
- Recruitment Strategies
Timeline
Strategy & Transactions Recruiting Lead – Associate Director
Ernst & Young (EY)
11.2021 - 11.2023
Strategy & Transactions Recruiting Lead – Assistant Director
Ernst & Young (EY)
02.2021 - 11.2021
Business Consulting Recruiting Lead – Assistant Director
Ernst & Young (EY)
11.2019 - 02.2021
GigNow Recruiting Lead, Advisory – Assistant Director
Ernst & Young (EY)
10.2017 - 11.2019
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Pampered Chef
10.2016 - 10.2017
Recruiting Manager
William Blair
07.2015 - 07.2016
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, North Region
North Highland
09.2013 - 06.2015
Global Recruitment Manager, Office of Information Management
Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu Limited
12.2010 - 09.2013
Talent Manager, General Practice Recruiting – Contractor
Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu Limited
09.2010 - 12.2010
Recruiting Manager – Strategy Service Line
Accenture/Accenture HR Services
10.2009 - 09.2010
HR Manager – Process & Innovation Performance Service Line
Accenture/Accenture HR Services
03.2008 - 10.2009
Bachelor of Science in Communication -
Ohio University
Masters of Business Administration -
Loyola University