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MELISSA AMBROSE

Seattle,WA

Summary

Forward-thinking Talent Acquisition leader with 15+ years of experience driving full-cycle recruiting strategy and 7+ years leading high-performing teams. Known for building scalable, tech-enabled hiring infrastructures aligned with business objectives and delivering measurable results. Expertise spans engineering, manufacturing, and operations hiring across high-growth, innovation-focused environments. Proven ability to influence senior leadership, architect inclusive talent strategies, and enable recruiting teams to deliver top-tier talent in fast-paced, mission-driven organizations. Deeply committed to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and delivering exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Manager

McKinstry
11.2021 - Current
  • Designed and led enterprise-wide recruiting strategies to support hiring across high-volume technical, manufacturing, and operational functions—filling 400+ roles in 2024 alone.
  • Built and scaled a high-performing recruiting team, including new sourcer roles and a dedicated field recruitment program to proactively meet labor demands.
  • Partnered directly with senior executives and business unit leaders to define hiring goals, workforce plans, and pipeline strategies that supported long-term growth and revenue objectives.
  • Elevated the candidate and hiring manager experience by introducing a structured interview framework, hiring manager toolkit, and training curriculum aligned to core values and DEI principles.
  • Spearheaded ATS implementation (Workday) from configuration through testing and rollout, ensuring system scalability, compliance, and user adoption.
  • Introduced AI-powered sourcing tools and automated workflows that improved recruiter efficiency, reduced time-to-fill, and enhanced passive talent engagement.
  • Created visibility into recruiting performance with dashboards, KPIs, and regular reporting to stakeholders; used insights to continuously improve conversion rates, DEI representation, and process speed.
  • Championed inclusive hiring practices by establishing external partnerships with veteran communities, trade schools, and diverse talent networks.

Senior Recruiter

MORRISON HERSHFIELD
01.2019 - 11.2021

Internal Recruiter

ROBERT HALF
01.2010 - 12.2018
  • Primarily focused on recruiting IT and Creative Recruiters, however have made several placements for Administrative and Financial Recruiters
  • 200% of starts goal. Averaged 4-5 new hires on-boarded each month with a company goal of 2 per month
  • Recruited all levels of Recruiters including entry level up to management
  • Full cycle recruitment from sourcing, interviewing, salary negotiations and offer acceptance
  • Conduct 8-10 candidate interviews a day
  • Currently recruiting for the Mid-Atlantic region which consists of 10 different offices in 5 states

Recruiting Manager/ Division Director -IT Search

ROBERT HALF
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Hold daily AM meetings to discuss individual and team production goals for the day followed by a PM meeting to review activity to ensure accountability
  • Increased team's marketing and recruitment activity resulting in continuous month over month revenue growth (tracking number of interviews daily, marketing calls to hiring managers, meetings with clients, and placements made)
  • Recognize and act upon business trends on a daily/weekly basis
  • Recruit, train and develop new Recruiting Managers
  • Perform weekly and monthly performance reviews with staff to analyze and strategize efforts
  • Full cycle recruitment for IT roles including: Software Engineers, System/Network Engineers, IT Managers, QA/SDET, and Help Desk
  • Partner with hiring managers at various organizations to help them strategize and prioritize hiring
  • Successfully negotiate offers between candidates and hiring managers including compensation, bonuses, and benefits
  • Own end to end communication with candidates to ensure a smooth onboarding into their new role

Division Director- OfficeTeam

ROBERT HALF
05.2014 - 01.2016
  • Remained in production and held same responsibilities as Staffing Manager in addition to managerial tasks
  • Responsible for hiring, training, and retaining top talent on a team of 8 Recruiters and Staffing Managers
  • Managed a team that was consistently top 5 in the region, bringing in roughly $600,000+ in revenue every month
  • Analyzed marketing and recruitment efforts across the team and implemented new methods in order to drive success
  • Chosen by senior management to attend exclusive trainings to further career advancement at Robert Half
  • Lead quarterly presentations to RH Leadership (Vice Presidents & Sr. Managers) outlining the team's successes/growth opportunities along with the corresponding supporting data:
  • Leveraged massive amounts of data to account for past progress & future forecasting
  • Secured $2,800,000+ in profit for company since my initial hire and continuously a top performer on a team of seasoned technical recruiters

Staffing Manager- OfficeTeam

ROBERT HALF
01.2010 - 05.2014
  • Managed, prioritized and closed up to 40 open positions on a weekly basis
  • Recruited sales, administrative, customer service and human resources professionals and consistently surpassed interview goals
  • Personally managed the retention of 50+ temporary professionals on a daily basis
  • Cold call companies throughout the Seattle area to secure new business
  • Top performer in client retention while adding new clients on a daily basis
  • Partnered with hiring managers to help them obtain top talent under tight deadlines
  • Consistently exceeded marketing activity metrics speaking with over 125 clients weekly including 15-20 onsite meetings

Education

Bachelor of Science - Marketing, International Business

Washington State University

Skills

  • Scalable Recruiting Strategy & Org Design
  • Leadership of Recruiters, Sourcers & Specialists
  • Technical, Manufacturing & Operations Hiring
  • Executive Talent Advisory & Workforce Planning
  • Recruiting Analytics, Reporting & Optimization
  • DEI Integration Across Talent Pipelines
  • Process Innovation & Change Management
  • Recruiting Tech & AI Implementation
  • Candidate Experience Strategy
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Manager

McKinstry
11.2021 - Current

Senior Recruiter

MORRISON HERSHFIELD
01.2019 - 11.2021

Recruiting Manager/ Division Director -IT Search

ROBERT HALF
01.2016 - 01.2018

Division Director- OfficeTeam

ROBERT HALF
05.2014 - 01.2016

Internal Recruiter

ROBERT HALF
01.2010 - 12.2018

Staffing Manager- OfficeTeam

ROBERT HALF
01.2010 - 05.2014

Bachelor of Science - Marketing, International Business

Washington State University

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