Samantha Simpson

• Support Director, Senior Director, and Vice President hiring for niche leadership roles within Tech (R&D and Engineering) and Commercial (Sales and Marketing)
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and determine ideal candidate profiles

Talent Acquisition

• Collaborated with business leaders, and analyzed market trends and competitor data, to understand hiring needs and develop tailored talent acquisition strategies, primarily in the analytics, data science, and machine learning spaces
• Leveraged data analytics and metrics to track the effectiveness of TA strategies and provide informed recommendations to influence hiring managers
• Led Intake Meetings and Stakeholder Weekly Syncs as the Sourcing Lead, providing updates and insights related to hiring needs, TA strategy, and candidate pipelines and updates
• Identified, engaged, and qualified candidates for entry-senior manager (L3-L6) technical positions; exceeded monthly Offer metrics by 2-3-4x
• Provided excellent candidate management throughout funnel: including outreach, phone screen, coordinating interviews, and aligning on compensation and leveling
• Supported both high volume and niche sourcing; conducted inbound applications, employee referrals, and passive candidate outbound outreach
• Practiced diversity-first sourcing, using boolean and x-ray techniques; leading to ~90% of offers extended to women and URP candidates
• Ensured Interviewer's feedback was fair and consistent with guidelines; reviewed scorecards and participated in Debriefs to uphold impartiality and advocate for candidate's expertise and motivators
• Maintained iCIMS data hygiene; ensured the team's candidates were within SLA, and addressed "stale" candidates in all bins
• Created Compensation Conversation Training for junior TA: curated list of questions for candidates to determine their motivators, outlined game plans for closing at each stage, enlisted hiring managers + other leaders for Sell Calls, and aligned ERGs

Team Mentorship and Technical Guidance

• Held 1:1s, office hours, and day to day assistance to team of 7 as dotted line support, enabling team manager to focus on larger strategic planning and initiatives
• Assisted team manager with strategizing best requisition allocation based on individual bandwidth and role function/profile alignment
• Provided onboarding and training to new team members as their main POC

Select Accomplishments

Proactively identified gaps and provided end-to-end project management. Some examples include:

• Scaled and implemented Interviewer Best Practices Documentation which promoted a fair evaluation and leveling of candidates, ensuring consistency and equity in the assessment and hiring process across all teams
• Restructured Candidate Prep Materials which enhanced candidate experience, increased conversion metrics, and reduced requisition time-to-fill
• Spearheaded team-specific Onboarding Resources, resulting in an enhanced onboarding experience and reduced ramp-up timelines for new team members
• Partnered with cross-functional teams as a Thought Partner (such as Coordinator Team and Immigration Team) to streamline workflows and reduce errors or roadblocks

Yearly Impact

• Year 1: Ranked Top 3 out of nearly 200 globally for highest number of offers to candidates
• Year 2: Exceeded yearly offer metrics by June
• Year 3: Supported principal-level sourcer / recruiter reqs

Talent Acquisition

• Collaborated with manager to define headcount planning based on strategic priorities
• Teamed up with HR Business Partner to craft job descriptions that aligned with department's hiring needs and designed to attract top-tier talent
• Reviewed and selected top resumes
• Conducted interviews for analysts and program managers roles
• Participated in all debriefs to influence final hiring decisions; successfully grew our team by 2x

Operations

• Managed the department's $120M annual operational budget and quarterly forecasts
• Determined fiscal goals and milestones in order to create yearly roadmap

Executive Support and Team Leadership

• Provided executive support to Chief of Staff and SVP
• Arranged Board of Regents and President's Quarterly meetings
• Provided day to day support and supervision to employees, including on/offboarding

Talent Acquisition

• Reviewed and responded to inbound applications for engineering and consultant positions
• Coordinated interviews
• Onboarded new hires

Operations

• Reported directly to CEO and supported all VPs
• Managed accounting, payroll and business operations (including licenses, contract renewals, and taxes)
• Organized BOD meetings, including meeting materials, and creating Meeting Minutes