Riva Lane

In this role, I am a Talent Acquisitions Manager that is responsible for leading, developing, and inspiring optimal performance from a team of talent acquisition professionals. I helped elevate my team’s performance metrics by 30% in the first 4 months by setting team expectations, defining metrics, enhancing our HRBP relationships, and reporting. More of my responsibilities include:

• Supporting excellence in the execution of processes, partnerships, and outcomes. Leveraging data to understand the current state of business operations and identify opportunities to improve.
• Holding myself and my team accountable for delivering ideal results aligned both to business objectives and our mission and values.
• Implemented a robust performance management system that allowed for tracking of my team's progress towards metrics aligned with business objectives and mission/values, resulting in a 20% increase in overall productivity.
• Frequently collaborating with Operations to help scope and pitch solutions as well as assist with new project implementations.
• Leading a team through a few changes with transparency and balance while maintaining team engagement, elevated morale, and alignment through a few times of uncertainty.
• Advocating and advancing our company’s culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of work including talent search, team, and across multiple associations/relationships.

• Led training sessions for hiring managers on topics such as interviewing techniques, unconscious bias awareness, and legal considerations in the hiring process.

• Lead Recruiter for all internal positions, which includes administrative, customer service, and sales.
• Expanded company presence at job fairs, maximizing exposure to potential candidates and increasing applicant volume.
• Verified candidates fit hiring manager's desired employee characteristics and qualifications through comprehensive screening process.
• Sourced candidates via active and passive means using numerous avenues for candidate discovery.
• Created detailed reports for executive leadership, showcasing key recruitment metrics and progress towards strategic objectives.
• Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.

• Full desk IT recruiting for direct hire opportunities.
• Successfully filled numerous hard-to-source roles by utilizing creative search methods and tapping into niche networks.
• Developed strong rapport with candidates, providing support during interviews, offer negotiations, and onboarding process.

• Focused exclusively on the Full-Time, Direct-Hire placement of IT and Software Development professionals.

• Full life cycle recruiting for Corporate and Online Commerce positions.
• Enhanced candidate pipeline by utilizing various sourcing strategies, including social media, networking events, and job postings.
• Conducted thorough candidate screenings, resulting in higher quality interviews and placements.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and labor market data to inform recruitment strategies accordingly.

• Full-time, high-volume recruiter for nationwide opportunities in sales, retail, marketing, and customer service.
• Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
• Managed high-volume requisitions in a timely manner to meet client staffing needs efficiently.