RODERICK J. JACKSON
Houston,TX
Work Preference
Summary
Accomplished leader in recruiting and talent acquisition, bringing 14 years of experience in managing full-cycle recruiting processes for corporate functions and technical positions, with a focus on director-level talent.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Consultant / Recruiting Team Lead
LyondellBasell
Houston, USA
08.2022 - 12.2025
- Coached and enabled a team of 5 TA professionals on intake strategy, sourcing approach, slate quality, stakeholder management, and pipeline health.
- Closed 25–30 hires in 2025, including 5–10 Director-level and 15–20 Manager/Senior IC hires across multiple corporate and technical business units.
- Closed 25–30 hires in 2025, including 5–10 Director-level and 15–20 Manager/Senior IC hires, enhancing talent acquisition across multiple corporate and technical business units.
- Achieved ~90% offer acceptance rate through candidate engagement, closing strategy, and hiring manager alignment, strengthening recruitment effectiveness.
- Managed up to 30 open requisitions concurrently while maintaining recruiting timelines and minimizing aging requisitions through proactive prioritization and funnel management.
- Reduced reliance on external agencies to once in 3 years by executing direct sourcing and confidential search delivery, improving internal recruiting capabilities.
- Guidant Global
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
LyondellBasell
Houston, USA
12.2022 - 12.2024
- Acted as M-Level recruiter for U.S. Director+ hiring across Corporate Functions and Innovation organizations, including confidential replacement and succession-driven searches.
- Functioned as M-Level recruiter for U.S. Director+ hiring across Corporate Functions and Innovation organizations, overseeing confidential replacement and succession-driven searches.
- Owned end-to-end recruiting across Digital & IT, Finance, Legal, HR, Sustainability, R&D, and Corporate Functions, delivering full-cycle hiring from intake through close.
- Provided recruiting reporting and insights using SuccessFactors to identify bottlenecks and recommend adjustments based on metrics like aging requisitions, offer acceptance rate, stage conversion, and diversity interview metrics.
- Facilitated diverse candidate inclusion in interviews by implementing proactive sourcing strategies and structured slate building.
- Delivered recruiting reporting and insights using SuccessFactors, including aging requisitions, offer acceptance rate, stage conversion, and diversity interview metrics to identify bottlenecks and recommend adjustments.
Talent Acquisition Consultant
LyondellBasell
Houston, USA
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Facilitated full-cycle recruiting for corporate and operational functions, managing requisition delivery and ensuring consistent candidate communication and adherence to processes.
- Achieved key recruiting outcomes (LYB): Successfully hired 25 to 30 candidates in 2025 to meet organizational needs., Maintained a time-to-fill range of 30 to 50 days for recruitment efforts., Maintained a high offer acceptance rate of around 90% by engaging candidates effectively., up to 30 open reqs managed concurrently, Facilitated interviews with roughly 50% diverse candidates to enhance team diversity..
- Executed recruitment process resulting in 25 to 30 successful hires in 2025.
- Maintained an efficient recruitment timeline with an average time-to-fill of 30 to 50 days.
- Achieved a high offer acceptance rate of around 90% by effectively engaging candidates.
- Oversaw as many as 30 concurrent open requisitions to support staffing needs.
- Ensured diversity by having around 50% of interviews feature candidates from varied backgrounds.
- Sought agency assistance only once in three years to maintain in-house recruitment efficiency.
Technical Recruiter
Amazon
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Owned full-cycle recruiting for AWS Identity engineering leadership and technical roles (SDE, SDM), partnering closely with hiring managers to define candidate profiles, sourcing strategy, and interview plans.
- Led proactive outbound sourcing through targeted Boolean strings, market mapping, and direct outreach.
- Crafted 300+ unique candidate outreach messages weekly, ensuring consistent follow-up and effective pipeline progression.
- Conducted ~35 screens per week, ensuring strong signal extraction and structured candidate evaluation aligned to hiring manager priorities.
- Achieved 8 “Inclines” by implementing effective sourcing, screening, and candidate management strategies.
- Provided market intelligence and competitive insights to enhance hiring manager decision-making and optimize offer positioning.
- AWS Identity
Senior Recruiter
Korn Ferry RPO
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Executed full-cycle recruitment for multiple business units and client organizations, managing intake, sourcing, screening, candidate presentation, and hiring processes to align talent with organizational needs.
- Developed effective sourcing strategies to attract top talent.
- Facilitated recruitment efforts across diverse client sectors to meet hiring needs.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to define job requirements.
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Virtual Recruiter (RPO)
ManpowerGroup
09.2018 - 12.2020
- Sourced and screened mortgage underwriting candidates for Caliber Home Loans, aligning talent with organizational needs.
- Facilitated recruitment processes at TAPFIN.
- Coordinated recruiting delivery and contractor lifecycle operations, managing requisition processes and facilitating onboarding/offboarding.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Sociology
Texas A&M University
MBA/Law Society - Winter Intern
London, EnglandSkills
- Full-cycle recruiting
- Executive recruiting
- Strategic sourcing
- Pipeline development
- Recruiting metrics analysis
- Pipeline reporting and analytics
- Boolean search techniques
- LinkedIn Recruiter skills
- HireEZ expertise
- Beamery expertise
- Taleo experience
- Workday proficiency
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Hiring manager support
- Candidate experience enhancement
- Recruiting operations management
- Timeline coordination
- Data reporting
Tools Systems
SuccessFactors (primary), Workday, Beamery, BrassRing, Taleo, LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, Rapid ramp across ATS platforms; experienced running pipeline reporting, basic dashboards, and data hygiene standards.
Core Recruiting Strengths
- Full-Cycle Recruiting (Technical + Non-Technical)
- Executive Recruiting (Director+) & Confidential Search
- Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Building (Boolean / LinkedIn / HireEZ)
- Stakeholder Partnership (EVP/SVP/VP) & Intake Leadership
- Recruiting Metrics & Funnel Reporting (Stage conversion, aging reqs, OAR)
- SLA / Timeline Management & Hiring Manager Enablement
- Candidate Experience, Offer Strategy, Closing
- Recruiting Operations & ATS Hygiene
- Team Coaching (without losing IC execution)
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
LyondellBasell
12.2022 - 12.2024
Talent Acquisition Consultant
LyondellBasell
09.2022 - 11.2022
Talent Acquisition Consultant / Recruiting Team Lead
LyondellBasell
08.2022 - 12.2025
Technical Recruiter
Amazon
01.2022 - 08.2022
Senior Recruiter
Korn Ferry RPO
01.2021 - 12.2021
Virtual Recruiter (RPO)
ManpowerGroup
09.2018 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Sociology
Texas A&M University