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Nicholas Shirra

Tampa,FL

Summary

Dynamic Corporate Talent Acquisition Partner with a proven history of working in corporate full-cycle recruiting for both highly technical and non-technical professionals across Technology, Research, and Consulting sectors. I excel in collaborating with executives, senior leadership, and hiring stakeholders to fill complex roles. I specialize in sourcing, screening, and onboarding top talent using results-driven strategies. Certified in Workday and familiar with various ATS systems, recruiting methodologies, data insights, networks, and tools. My goal is to enhance the candidate experience and support organizational success, helping companies achieve their transformation goals while promoting operational excellence and diversity in hiring.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Talent Acquisition Advisor, Global Recruiting

HP Inc.
03.2022 - Current
  • Entrusted to support the Digital Services Business Unit SVP and President by providing expert full lifecycle recruiting strategically supporting their multi-regional expansion and growth in their software engineering, AI/ML Engineering, go-to-market (GTM), Finance & Accounting, Finance Data Analysis, R&D, G&A, and emerging technology solutions
  • Improved key metrics in Candidate Engagement 24%, Time-to-Hire by 15% and overall KPIs increased to 25%
  • Creating tailored sourcing strategies and building strong talent pipelines using Workday, Eightfold AI ATS, Handshake, and other tools, focusing on both active and passive top-tier candidates for a range of difficult-to-fill positions for both highly technical and non-technical roles, focusing on individual contributor, early career, mid-senior, and director-SVP level positions
  • Analyze labor markets and supply/demand trends to develop informed staffing strategies, and regularly utilizing recruitment metrics to drive process improvements and optimize outcome
  • Collaborate, build, and manage exceptional partnerships with HR, hiring managers, and stakeholders to ensure alignment throughout the hiring process and provide consultative support for decision-making
  • Providing SME training and advice to hiring managers on the hiring process with best practices, branding, and diversity initiatives, and ensuring that managers comply with corporate and OFCCP, EO government policies
  • Highly motivated, with a proactive approach to overcoming challenges and achieving recruitment goals with minimal supervision

Talent Resource Demand Management, COE

Capgemini
09.2019 - 01.2022
  • Recruiting talented experts in the automotive, technology, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing to deliver global consulting, efficiency services, and technology services
  • Collaborate with hiring managers, recruiting, and HR teams to develop, train, and implement best practices, strengthening teams, and building top-tier talent pipelines for technical and non-technical roles supporting a variety of market verticals
  • Employed innovative and inclusive sourcing strategies to improve candidate diversity and broaden talent pipelines
  • Defined and executed customized sourcing strategies, utilizing tools to build candidate pipelines and engage passive talent for a variety of hard-to-fill roles
  • Collaborative partner with hiring managers, HR teams, and vendors to drive the recruitment process and ensure excellent candidate and hiring manager experiences, providing insight throughout the hiring lifecycle
  • Adept at using recruitment data (both qualitative and quantitative) to assess progress, adjust strategies, and drive informed hiring decisions
  • Conducted market analysis and apply labor statistics to develop recruitment strategies, utilizing key metrics to adjust processes and improve overall hiring effectiveness

Talent Acquisition Partner & TA PM, Global Talent Acquisition

Dell Technologies
06.2016 - 06.2019
  • Reporting to the Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition, recruiting highly technical software, cloud, cyber security, infrastructure, data center, R&D, and General & Administrative (G&A) and Finance
  • Specialized in creating tailored sourcing strategies and building strong talent pipelines using ATS and tracking tools, focusing on both active and passive candidates for a range of difficult-to-fill positions
  • Delivered a 28% increase in candidate engagement and an 18% improvement in the time-to-hire metric, leading to an overall 24% boost in recruiting KPIs
  • Trusted SME and business partner with Hiring Leaders and cross-functional teams to define job requirements, evaluate candidates, and guide the selection process while offering valuable input on compensation and offer negotiations
  • Onboarding and candidate experience management in the hiring process
  • Ensuring adherence to corporate guidelines and government policies, including OFCCP and EO regulations
  • TA PM responsibilities include: Contingent Workforce Management, Vendor Relationship Management, MSP Management, and RPO solutions, providing global management of these programs, partnering with Legal on SOWs Contract Agreements
  • Strong market insights and analytical metrics leveraging market analysis and labor trends to inform staffing decisions and regularly using recruitment metrics to adjust strategies and improve overall hiring efficiency
  • Collaborative partner in think-tank sessions offering creative ideas and solutions to improve talent sourcing and process improvement
  • Demonstrated ability to lead process optimization efforts within recruitment, innovating workflows and systems to increase efficiency and ensure continuous improvement in the hiring process

Education

Supply Chain Management -

U.S. Army Logistics University
Fort Lee, VA

Healthcare Specialist -

U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School
Fort Sam Houston, TX

Military Police -

U.S. Army Military Police School
Fort Leonard Wood, MO

High School -

Roy High School
Roy, UT

Skills

  • Stakeholder Management
  • End-to-End Recruitment Management
  • ATS Management
  • Customer Experience and Attention to Detail
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • LinkedIn Recruiter - Handshake - SeekOut
  • Talent Pipeline Development
  • Data-Driven Recruitment Optimization
  • Sourcing Strategies
  • DEIB Initiatives
  • Workday Certified
  • Eightfold AI ATS Platform
  • Process Improvement Expertise
  • Strong Analytical Skills
  • Market Insight
  • HR and ATS Platforms
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Contingent Workforce Management
  • MSP Management

Accomplishments

  • HP - Stellar Award Winner 2022, 2023, 2024
  • HP - Above and Beyond Award and Recognitions (from stakeholders and collaborators) 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Capgemini - Business Partner Award and Recognitions 2020, 2021

Military Experience

U.S. Army, Team Lead & Operations, Held DoD Secret Security Clearance and served in both individual contributor, leadership, and operational roles.

Systems Applications Tools

  • Workday Certified
  • Eightfold AI ATS Recruiting Talent
  • Jobvite
  • BrassRing
  • iCIMS
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Handshake
  • SeekOut
  • Glassdoor
  • Indeed, Dice
  • Microsoft Office 365 - Word - Excel - PowerPoint - Teams
  • Zoom - Cisco Webex - Adobe Connect
  • SAP Fieldglass - Beeline
  • SAP Ariba

Certification

  • Workday - configurable, frameworks, operational efficiency, and business process and innovation 2024 - 04

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Limited Working

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Advisor, Global Recruiting

HP Inc.
03.2022 - Current

Talent Resource Demand Management, COE

Capgemini
09.2019 - 01.2022

Talent Acquisition Partner & TA PM, Global Talent Acquisition

Dell Technologies
06.2016 - 06.2019

Healthcare Specialist -

U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School

Military Police -

U.S. Army Military Police School

High School -

Roy High School

Supply Chain Management -

U.S. Army Logistics University

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