Mimi Wallace
Largo
Summary
Experienced and dedicated human resource (HR) and talent acquisition professional with a 20-year proven track record in effectively managing recruitment operations. Adept at overseeing job postings, creating automated onboarding processes, supporting diversity initiatives, and developing employment marketing strategies. Committed to driving organizational success through strategic acquisition and retention of top talent.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist/Lead Senior Recruiter
Seventh Sense Consulting
11.2020 - 11.2024
- As a senior member of the team, my focus was on real-time recruiting and building pipelines
- Managed the day-to-day recruiting function for larger programs
- Oversaw the mobility list and contingent hiring
- Managed job postings on social media, implemented social media talent attraction strategy
- Supported diversity and campus recruiting efforts
- Supported the EVP by creating an employment marketing strategy through analysis of the various sourcing channels and executing the strategy as applicable
- Supported talent acquisition initiatives such as Employee Referral Program inception and launch
- Created weekly Hot Jobs with additional incentives
- Oversaw job postings on social media and implemented social media talent attraction strategies, which increased application rates by6 to10%
- Supported process improvement initiatives to address talent acquisition opportunities
- Oversaw veteran hiring process and recruitment
- Created system workflows and candidate notifications
- Primary client was Seventh Sense Consulting
- Supported government contractors with proposals and surge recruiting
- Many of the positions required high-level clearance and difficult-to-find skills
- Managed an average of15 open positions
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Hyrebuzz
02.2019 - 11.2020
- Company Overview: Remote Consulting
Senior HR/Recruiting Manager
ARMA Aviation
12.2016 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: On-site
- As Senior Manager of Human Resources and Lead Recruiter, I was responsible for all Human Resource and Recruitment functions
- Tracked and managed federal compliance data capture and reporting
- Acted as lead recruiter and recruited for aviation assemblers, painters, welders and pilots
- Hired63 people for a program in Afghanistan in three months
- Worked closely with Finance to manage the Compensation and Payroll functions
- Implemented an Employee Referral process, Corporate Training and Employee Training Plans
- Designed and implemented a paper-free on-boarding process through ADP employee self-service
- Reduced new hire processing by three days
- Automated the Performance Management and Employee Relations processes to include90-day Review, Annual Reviews, Employee Consulting and PIP
- Managed internal investigations when required
- Created customized reporting through our ATS, Taleo
- Set up dashboards for all hiring managers
- Expanded candidate sourcing relationships with veteran organizations, nationwide universities and trade schools
Director of Human Resources and Recruiting Practice
BOOST LLC
04.2016 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: Remote
- As Principal HR\\Recruiting consultant, provided HR solutions in areas that included Workforce planning, EEO/AAP/OFCCP compliance, recruiting and recruiting management
- Determined ROI on fringe cost and made recommendations when cost and time savings were available
- Designed recruiting workflows and processes to reduce time to fill
- Wrote numerous policies and procedures
- Managed ATS selection and integrations, trained on liability in compliance-related areas
- Streamlined recruitment processes by managing ATS selection and integration, enhancing operational efficiency and improving candidate experience
- Managed BOOST internal HR including benefits, HRIS, and recruiting
Director of Recruitment
GUIDENT/CRGT (Now Salient)
06.2011 - 04.2014
- Led recruitment for mid-sized IT consulting firm, primarily supporting federal contracts
- Developed best practices, conducted internal audits to determine process and policy effectiveness
- Created and communicated recruiting policies and procedures, establishing effective employee referral programs
- Managed recruitment functions for team of12, with average hire rate of75 people per quarter; oversaw recruiting resources, including career development and social media
- Oversaw all Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) regulatory issues, and established internal client expectations through Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- Successfully met the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and VETS-100 requirements
- Developed ATS training and interviewing compliance and delivered training for internal teams and customers
- Collaborated with Business Unit SVP, ensuring customer service and quality support while minimizing fill times
- Led all executive-level searches, efficiently and successfully recruiting appropriate candidates
Acting HR/Recruiting Director (Consulting)
NAVSTAR, INC.
10.2010 - 06.2011
- Developed recruitment policies and procedures, commission plans and onboarding processes, writing and rolling out competitive employee referral programs to identify candidates
- Worked closely with senior management to shape long-term growth goals
- Developed feasible timelines and budgets, allocating resources and funding to support objectives
- Managed Internal HR process, developing new performance management and employee referral programs; additionally, oversaw benefits plans and open enrollment
Human Resources Director/Lead Recruiter
METTERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
01.2008 - 10.2010
- Left position at Metters due to sudden death in family
- Managed Human Resources staff of four for service-disabled government contracting firm; oversaw all departmental functions and provided staffing and recruitment support
- Tracked, qualified and reported all compliance requirements for401K, ERISA, Census,5500, VET-100 and EEO1
- Updated HR policies and procedures to include federal FMLA, COBRA and unemployment regulations
- Established policies for deployment to War Zones, coordinated visa, compensation, health and safety necessities for OCONUS employees
- Served as primary contact for benefits management and administration, distributing employee satisfaction surveys and utilizing results to implement process improvements
- Led open enrollment process, holding brown bag luncheons with employees to discuss changes, enhancements and wellness needs
- Designed and implemented performance management, tuition reimbursement and employee referral programs, additionally planning and managing all employee communications, recognitions and events
- As Lead Recruiter, recruited internal and program staff, positions included assembly line and manufacturing for NASA managing staffing activities, labor costing and market analysis; offered employee relations support to Program Management offices whenever needed
- Supported all proposal-based KEY personnel
- Managed international team of five recruiters, improving recruitment process to ten-day time to fill, averaging65 hires a month
- Key Accomplishments: Directed recruitment process for1,100+ openings annually, successfully hiring800+ people per year
Education
No Degree - Human Resources Management
NVCC
Alexandria, VASkills
- Recruitment
- Human Resources
- Internal Operations
- Strategic & Tactical Planning
- Negotiations
- Workforce Planning
- HR Auditing & Assessment
- Training Policy Development Procedures
- Employee Relations
- Health and Welfare
- Compliance
- Pipeline maintenance
- Social media recruiting
Accomplishments
- Formed strategic partnerships to successfully implement ATS-platform upgrades.
- Integrated two large external systems acquired through corporate acquisitions.
- Created enterprise System of Record via connected ATS to the HRIS, external vender’s site for payroll/benefits, eliminating redundancy.
- Designed and implemented buildout and customizations on numerous ATS and HR systems.
- Created automated onboarding.
- Designed and implemented processes to improve efficiency.
- Worked with executive management to create an open and accepting corporate culture.
- Served on SHRM’s Executive Panel for Workforce Planning, Recruiting and Deployment.
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist/Lead Senior Recruiter
Seventh Sense Consulting
11.2020 - 11.2024
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Hyrebuzz
02.2019 - 11.2020
Senior HR/Recruiting Manager
ARMA Aviation
12.2016 - 01.2019
Director of Human Resources and Recruiting Practice
BOOST LLC
04.2016 - 12.2016
Director of Recruitment
GUIDENT/CRGT (Now Salient)
06.2011 - 04.2014
Acting HR/Recruiting Director (Consulting)
NAVSTAR, INC.
10.2010 - 06.2011
Human Resources Director/Lead Recruiter
METTERS INDUSTRIES, INC.
01.2008 - 10.2010
No Degree - Human Resources Management
NVCC
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