Nancy Boyd
Redondo Beach,CA
Summary
- Experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant and in-house Executive Recruiter with deep skills in identifying, engaging and recruiting top talent.
- Ability to quickly define key qualifications and target profile; develop a search strategy and map key companies and talent.
- A proven deliverer of exceptional candidates across a wide range of functions and industries.
- Early experience in Associate level roles for top tier retained executive search firms including Heidrick & Struggles and Russell Reynolds.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC
Los Angeles, CA
05.2014 - 11.2025
- Delivered top talent for senior level and complex roles across Capital Group, a large global asset management firm headquartered in Los Angeles. Executed searches in all functional and business areas including: Sales and Marketing (NACG), Legal, HR, Enterprise Change Office (ECO), Investment-Related, and Information Technology Group; depth of experience in recruiting for Data, Analytics and AI initiatives.
- Provided talent market mapping documents for select, senior assignments including comprehensive industry and company lists, and targeted candidate bios.
- Partnered with hiring managers to identify key search criteria; consulted on search strategy and calibrated on ideal candidate profile.
- Served as sourcing leader across Talent Acquisition team; partnered with full cycle recruiters on a variety of complex roles to support candidate development.
- Analyzed recruitment data and presented findings to support client decision-making in talent sourcing.
- Owned search execution for requisitions assigned by TA leadership across business areas.
- Key member of team testing various TA tools including; LinkedIn Recruiter Hiring Assistant (AI tool); Avature test and design team, and other ad hoc tools.
Executive Recruiter
Edwards Lifesciences
Irvine, CA
05.2009 - 05.2014
- Served as in-house executive recruiter for Edwards Lifesciences, a leading medical technology company focused on cardiovascular devices.
- Lead senior level searches across the organization and including all functional areas.
- Served as sourcing expert for the Talent Acquisition team; partnered with full cycle recruiters on senior and complex roles.
Associate
Heidrick & Struggles
Los Angeles, CA
02.2007 - 03.2009
- Supported executive search projects for Partners in the Industrial and Technology Practices.
- Developed search strategy documents, target company lists and candidate slates.
- Conducted candidate outreach, assessed and qualified talent across a range of functions and industries.
Senior Associate
Russell Reynolds Associates
Los Angeles, CA
02.2003 - 02.2007
- Supported executive search projects in Entertainment, Healthcare and Consumer Sectors.
- Provided qualified candidate slates for all assignments.
- Developed research and sourcing skills with both external and internal databases.
- Developed strong relationships with search partners and senior associates in practice area.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CASkills
- Executive search strategy
- Highly creative and collaborative
- Comprehensive research ability
- Relationship building
- Sourcing and Boolean expertise
- Passive candidate recruiting
- Competitive market mapping
- Strong interpersonal skills
Certification
LinkedIn AI Powered Recruiter, 2024
LinkedIn Recruiter Expert, 2010
AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter
LinkedIn Top Performer 2017 - top 2% for recruiters conducting searches; top 6% for reviewing profiles
ESIX Search Academy
AIRS Finding Diversity Candidates
Unconscious Bias
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC
05.2014 - 11.2025
Executive Recruiter
Edwards Lifesciences
05.2009 - 05.2014
Associate
Heidrick & Struggles
02.2007 - 03.2009
Senior Associate
Russell Reynolds Associates
02.2003 - 02.2007
Bachelor of Arts -
California State University, Fullerton