Sierra Ellis, CSP
Powder Springs,Ga
Summary
Industry leading Talent Acquisition Professional successful at managing full recruitment life cycle. Offering ten years of recruitment strategy, development, execution, and a passion for bringing people together. Known best for developing and implementing customized strategies to meet specific position requirements and source qualified candidates.
Experienced in sourcing/recruiting/leading:
IC roles | MC roles | Multi-unit Management | Logistics | Supply Chain | Operations | R4R | Finance | Product & Technology
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Sourcer
Meta (Facebook)
Atlanta , GA
2022.03 - Current
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to generate ideas, leverage resources, and share information that facilitates effective and innovative sourcing strategy according to assigned timelines.
- Interview candidates using methods and approaches consistent with company direction.
- Prepare and coach candidates for final round interviews both internal and external tools for support.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on key data sets to ensure team performance and manager partner relationships.
- Leverage social media platforms such as LinkedIn and LinkedIn and LinkedIn Recruiter to advertise open positions and engage with potential candidates.
- Perform Boolean searches to develop applicant portfolios for expected openings.
- Meet quarterly hiring metrics while continuing to source diverse range of qualified candidates.
- Support recruiting efforts for Product Managers on specific subdomains, including: AI/ML, Payments, Hardware, and Software.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Stord
Atlanta , GA
2021.10 - 2022.03
- Developed communication and marketing plan and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources and campaigns to source and attract top talent.
- Built talent pipelines of applicants through LinkedIn Recruiter and social media engagement to support efficient and effective hiring.
- Created SOP document for training of all new Talent Acquisition Specialists to use when conducting initial phone screens.
- Created SOP cadence and document for in person hiring event company wide, including Operational and Engineering departments.
- Managed 55% of total company open roles, across 5 different states.
- Conducted compensation conversations with human resources and hiring managers to foster internal and external equity.
- Personally head hunted and successfully hired 3 six-figure executive positions within first 90 days in position.
Staffing Specialist
Hire Dynamics
Atlanta , GA
2020.10 - 2021.10
- Source, recruit, interview and building influence with clients to make recommendations on hiring.
- Build and maintain relationships with 20 clients, including people at all levels within company.
- Maintain top 3 clients consistently through strong partnerships with clients to meet their business objectives
- Build out candidate profiles for frequently placed positions and conduct 600 interviews.
- Develop and implement an effective talent recruiting strategy through both ATS and social media platform engagement.
- Manage an accurate database within multiple ATS daily.
- Proactively source and skill market talent for clients weekly, turning into 1k positions filled.
- Achieved Certified Staffing Professional Certification within the first year in role.
Talent Acquisition and Business Operations Manager
Sephora
Atlanta , GA
2019.10 - 2020.10
- Managed the full cycle recruiting process; sourcing, screening, and interviewing internal and external candidates to ensure qualifications closely align with job description and business needs.
- Successfully managed a requisition load of 30-50 positions ranging from entry level to senior management ensuring each hire was qualified for open positions and their skills aligned with organizational values and mission.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand business needs and skill requirements to develop recruiting strategy to identify top qualified candidates.
- Proactively pipelined and recruited qualified candidates for future positions using various recruitment tools including LinkedIn, social media, job boards, and internal applicant tracking system ICIMS.
- Coached hiring managers and candidates on the hiring process to set expectations, establish a clear timeline, and deliver an exceptional experience for all parties involved.
- Created and posted 250+ job requisitions while tracking the status to identify placement concerns and report placement success.
Operations & Talent Manager
American Eagle
Rome , GA
2018.10 - 2019.10
- Effectively oversaw the recruiting process to ensure adequate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring of top candidates to continue departmental workflow and productivity.
- Promoted brand to potential candidates by providing captivating information related to the organization’s history, strategy, capabilities, current performance, and employee value.
- Created a positive manager and candidate experience through successful overview of the selection and interview process ensuring timely facilitation, effective sourcing methods, and post-interview debriefs.
- Oversaw candidate onboarding process by performing background checks, creating candidate offer letters, and processing internal and external candidates into the HRIS.
- Coordinated interview scheduling with hiring managers and candidates to ensure time availability agreed and confirm a pleasant candidate experience from beginning to end.
- Executed the new hire onboarding process by presenting candidate offer letters, conducting background checks, I9 verifications, and hosting new employee orientation.
Operations & Talent Manager
Paper Source
Birmingham , AL
2017.10 - 2018.10
- Supervised the full cycle talent recruitment and operations process including staffing, recruitment education, and employee on-boarding to ensure a pleasant candidate experience.
- Pipelined potential candidates, reviewed qualified resumes, conducted interviews using competency based and behavioral based questions, and confirmed an exceptional candidate and new hire experience.
- Successfully developed candidate relationships and collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and skills to confirm hiring and business needs were met.
- Documented key performance indicators and created business cases to present updated compensation package per market comparison of similar positions.
Operations & Talent Manager
Bath & Body Works
Birmingham , AL
2007.11 - 2017.09
- Served as shared services recruitment, supporting multiple profit centers in talent sourcing, resume review, and candidate interviewing to meet organization business needs.
- Provided recruitment expertise, strategic direction, historical staffing and salary trends to hiring managers while recommending business solutions for operational needs.
- Conducted on-site interviews and provided hiring details to manage candidate expectations for salary, benefits, and organizational incentives.
- Optimized the internal recruitment process to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to hiring demands.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job description and skills to outline and post internal and external job requisitions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
Jacksonville State University
2014
Skills
- Sourcing & Recruiting
- Boolean Searches
- Technical Recruiting
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
- Qualification and Pre-screening Processes
- Candidate Sourcing
- Applicant Tracking System (multiple)
- Candidate Pipeline Management
- Digital Marketing
- Market Strategy
Timeline
Technical Sourcer
Meta (Facebook)
2022.03 - Current
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Stord
2021.10 - 2022.03
Staffing Specialist
Hire Dynamics
2020.10 - 2021.10
Talent Acquisition and Business Operations Manager
Sephora
2019.10 - 2020.10
Operations & Talent Manager
American Eagle
2018.10 - 2019.10
Operations & Talent Manager
Paper Source
2017.10 - 2018.10
Operations & Talent Manager
Bath & Body Works
2007.11 - 2017.09
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
Jacksonville State University
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