PHILIP WEATHERS

• Hired as site lead in Austin and the first business partner to engineering teams in Austin, Seattle, and Santa Clara, working with stakeholders to determine needed skill sets, crafting all job descriptions, and conducting compensation analysis, onboarding, and exit interviews
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners (HRBP) on aligning compensation organization-wide (beyond engineering-focused talent scope)
• Rebuilt the team within 3 months of stepping into the role by hiring and leading 2 FTE recruiters and 5 contract recruiters all of whom oversee 15-25 requisitions resulting in 300+ FTE hires and 200+ contract hires
• Assumed leadership of onboarding for all Austin employees as well as virtual onboarding for Santa Clara (CA) and Seattle (WA), partnering with IT to equip each new hire with proper technology and training, setting them up for success from day 1
• Streamlined the candidate experience to reduce Time to Hire (TTH); documented timeliness and communications at all stages of the process (company sales pitch, recruiter screen, hiring manager interviews, etc.) to enable candidates to move through the process equitably and quickly
• Served as SME for Workday TA module implementation, trained recruiting staff and management, and streamlined process.

• Leveraged expertise to launch this technical recruiting firm
• Worked closely with an automotive electric vehicle company, shortly after it went public to carry out direction set by the board of directors to scale
• Reported to and counseled the Vice President of Human Resources on recruiting matters
• Established recruiting department policies and procedures, including interview training, onboarding process, and annual headcount forecasting; implemented applicant tracking system (ATS)
• Oversaw a 3-person talent acquisition team and hired 3 additional HRBPs to manage training, systems, payroll, benefits, etc
• Recruited directors, vice presidents, and officers filling 3 key positions; coached and mentored 3 junior recruiters to close and onboard 43 employees during Q1 2021
• Presented business case outlining ROI and momentum opportunity, securing buy-in from company leadership and additional investment for incentives, relocations, etc
• To attract specialized, out-of-state talent
• Onboarded 3, well-known industry players, which eased future recruiting via increased credibility.

• Tapped to lead a 20-person team in a high-profile, 3-month project with New York State Unemployment Office to support complex, high-volume unemployment requests amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Designed and introduced improved processes using Agile methodology for the dissemination of information
• Developed checklists, call escalation processes, communications, and workflows to sync efforts across other scaling state organizations
• Led the team to manage all aspects of the process from content writing, to helping people with claims, to calling companies to understand reasoning for the denial of benefits
• Handed the scalable processes off to NYS UI at the end of the project period, positioning it for continued success.

Talent Acquisition Lead - Baker Hughes Account

• Transitioned accounts to advise managers regarding position requirements, market intelligence, and best practices to ensure execution of sourcing and engagement strategies
• Sourced, screened, qualified, and submitted a diverse pool of candidates
• Created strategic sourcing plans to close critical positions with a closure rate of 85% within 60 days
• Counseled managers to create and deliver competitive offers to candidates with an acceptance rate of 80%.

Lead Recruiter - MSI Account

• Promoted to propel complex, 1-year project that involved implementing BrassRing ATS across Motorola Solutions, which focused on critical telecom systems (i.e., 911)
• Advised recruiters regarding client processes, navigated client hierarchy, and resolved issues to facilitate recruitment
• Sourced, screened, qualified, and submitted a diverse slate of candidates for engineering and support positions closing 300 positions within 4 months
• Identified and remediated risk related to government clients by bringing all processes up to standards to ensure compliance.

Operations Manager - Syngenta Account

• Promoted to the Syngenta account during the implementation of Taleo
• Resolved operational process issues via action plans and data-mapping legacy system data to Taleo, which involved documenting entire HR process for multiple end-users (candidates, hiring managers, financial managers, etc.)
• Led development and delivery of team-member training focused on candidate journey to improve adoption and understanding
• Worked alongside Director of Operations to implement changes and establish admin roles and security profiles for all employees.

Recruiting Specialist - Commscope Account

• Sourced, screened, qualified, and submitted diverse candidates for engineering, manufacturing, and support positions.

• Launched this boutique technical recruiting firm and completed several placements.

• Reduced departmental offer processing time from 30 days to 11 days by streamlining negotiation process
• Devised strategic sourcing and recruitment plans to identify and attract candidates for critical engineering openings, reducing Time to Fill (TTF) from 60 days to 35 days
• Developed workforce and succession plans to address skill gaps and forecast needs, resulting in employing 100 experienced, college graduate, and intern candidates within 1 year
• Developed a streamlined process for converting contractors to FTEs, capturing $1M+ savings annually.

• Managed $3M global budget for agency spend, headcount, flexible workforce, marketing/job boards, job fairs, and campus recruitment
• Designed dashboard to report teams key performance indicators (KPI), including TTF, TTH, and Cost Per Hire (CPH)
• Program-managed 5 training programs for ~500 first-line managers
• Conducted compensation analysis on every offer issued by the recruiting team
• Defined recruiting process from application through first day
• Implemented Virtual Edge ATS globally.