Shanna B Howard
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Denison,Texas
Summary
Flexible and focused team player with expertise in customer relationship management, TA proficiencies, strategic planning and time management. Considered highly knowledgeable in information technology, HRIS systems and program management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Sonatype
03.2022 - 05.2023
- Handled full cycle recruiting process for SaaS Engineers, Product Developers and Security Researchers
- Developed “best in class” candidate experience, through a post-pandemic interview and assessment phase of the process, which resulted in shorter time to fill and increased candidate engagement.
- Successfully filled roles nationally, before expanding into Colombia, as an emerging market.
- Targeted Security Researchers within Colombia, successfully identifying and filling initial headcount through passive candidate searches and engagement.
- Created reporting provided to hiring teams outlining candidates sourced, status in process through onboarding.
- Identified third-party vendor oversaw the contract negotiation and spearheaded the developing process for candidate submittals and identifying target companies and candidates.
- Analyzed employment and market related data and prepared reports.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team, and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.
- Implemented innovative recruitment strategies to increase number of high-quality job applicants.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Opportun
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Managed full-cycle recruitment process across all levels for assigned business units, from job posting to hiring and onboarding of new employees
- Established and maintained relationships with hiring leaders and business partners to forecast and develop plans for key hiring initiatives
- Strategized with leadership on best practices for interview, evaluation and hiring processes to provide best candidate experience
- Supported the Product Development, Product Marketing and IT business lines for Opportun’s AI Loan Platform
- Developed and maintained candidate pipeline for Product groups for ongoing headcount, which reduced TTF and Time to Present.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Accenture
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Sourced and recruited technology professionals who led highly complex technology projects for Accenture at various client sites
- Developed and implemented sourcing and recruiting strategies to identify, qualify and connect candidates with employment within Accenture
- Collaborated with hiring managers and other stakeholders to understand project needs and hiring strategy.
- Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
CVS Health
02.2021 - 08.2021
- Partnered with hiring leaders within the Analytics & Machine Learning division of CVS Health, to effectively recruit candidates for full-time opportunities
- Collaborated with hiring managers to develop the best hiring strategies to reach their hiring goals
- Educated and trained hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques and methodologies for an overall exceptional candidate experience
- Partnered with sourcing team to evaluate passive candidates submitted
- Handled full life cycle from candidate engagement to offer creation and presentation, concluding with the onboarding of each candidate.
Managing Partner
Iron Rock Consulting
06.2019 - 02.2021
- Managed business development for all consulting projects, which include staffing for various industries including technology, sales, new home construction and manufacturing
- Conducting project costing for various new home construction initiatives
- Handled several interior design initiatives for new home construction and sales
- Conducted cost savings assessments for several new home builders
- Oversaw and managed crews during the punch out phase of build completion.
Talent Acquisition Partner/SWAT Team
Alteryx
02.2019 - 06.2019
- Recruited by former manager at Experian to join and lead the SWAT team within the startup environment of Alteryx
- Collaborated with Sr Leader of TA to establish best practices, conduct market analysis, create sourcing strategies, define and develop recruiting processes and procedures, and assist with employment branding
- Led efforts to drive down open positions during a hyper-growth mode within a pre-IPO startup
- Managed full life cycle recruitment, including consulting with the business and hiring managers on sourcing strategies, identifying and engaging external passive talent for open roles
- Set up and recruited highly sought-after talent, for open houses being held to assist in building out the talent pipelines for various niche roles.
Global Talent Acquisition Partner
Experian
03.2010 - 12.2018
- Responsible for Project Management of several large hiring projects within Global Technology Services/Experian IT Services, such as building out a new Oracle Team in-house, both functional and technical talent
- Handled hiring initiatives as Experian moved to a near shore model, including the initial staffing of Costa Rica & Chilé locations, as different business areas moved into that region
- Worked with Hiring Managers on an International basis, to support their hiring in NA
- Acted as point of contact for all Hiring Managers, which included working at a Manager/Sr Manager, Director/Sr Director and VP level
- Ability to be agile and thrive in a fast paced, matrixed environment and ever-changing requirements and extremely tight timelines
- Managed two additional Talent Acquisition Partners, allocating resources, ensuring a balanced workload was distributed among the team
- Averaged 5-7 permanent hires per month, with 62 days to accept and 91 days to start
- From 2012 through 2018, reduced turnover rate within my organizations from 18.4 to 4.4%
- Attended strategy meetings with the business and assisted in developing the scope of specific hiring initiatives.
- Developed Experian’s Graduate Program, selecting the targeted schools, creating the overall scope, including consulting with the different sponsors within the business on how to conduct the interviews effectively and attended debriefing sessions to make final selections
- Retention rate of Graduates hired, in the last 5 years, is 100%
- Consistent high contributor, being in the top 3 recruiters within Experian and often called upon when new processes or procedures are introduced and acted as an advisor to assist others in adopting the new process/procedures
- Highly tactical professional, self-starter, motivated to do the right thing and works well within a team environment or independently.
Sr. Recruiter/Talent Solutions
Experian
07.2007 - 03.2010
- Solely responsible for the pipeline development of all IT positions Nationwide for Experian, supporting all business units within Experian America's
- Responsible for networking through LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social networking resources, as well as creating Boolean strings to find passive talent and generate a solid pipeline of candidates for open and future positions
- Able to quickly ramp up and make an impact on all IT openings for Experian Americas
- Supported up to 8 Talent Acquisition partners with multiple openings averaging a requisition load of 20-25 openings and an average hire rate of 8 candidates per month
- Recognized as a subject matter expert in the recruitment of Information Technology candidates at all levels, ranging from Support Candidates to Director level positions
- Utilizing Taleo applicant tracking system.
Sr. Recruiter
ACS/Xerox, Inc.
09.2005 - 06.2007
- On the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies project staffing their corporate and branch offices
- Recruiting insurance professionals in positions ranging from Customer Service Reps to Technology Underwriters.
Skills
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Strategic Sourcing
- Recruitment Planning
- Candidate Sourcing
- Referral Generation
- Pipeline Maintenance
- Interviewing Techniques
- Building Partnerships
- Global recruitment
- Candidate tracking
- Salary and benefits negotiations
- Candidate pipeline management
- Training and mentoring
- Critical Thinking
Work Availability
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Quote
The mind is everything. What you think, you become.
Gautama Buddha
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Sonatype
03.2022 - 05.2023
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Opportun
11.2021 - 03.2022
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Accenture
08.2021 - 11.2021
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
CVS Health
02.2021 - 08.2021
Managing Partner
Iron Rock Consulting
06.2019 - 02.2021
Talent Acquisition Partner/SWAT Team
Alteryx
02.2019 - 06.2019
Global Talent Acquisition Partner
Experian
03.2010 - 12.2018
Sr. Recruiter/Talent Solutions
Experian
07.2007 - 03.2010
Sr. Recruiter
ACS/Xerox, Inc.
09.2005 - 06.2007
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