Stacie Rouissi

Brought on as the Fractional Director of Direct Hire & Executive Search to leverage my extensive background to lead and manage the direct hire and executive search division, ensuring the delivery of exceptional recruitment services to clients.

• Leading and managing the direct hire and executive search division.
• Utilizing over two decades of experience in executive recruitment and human resources to connect top-tier talent with leading organizations.
• Overseeing the entire recruitment process, from sourcing and interviewing candidates to negotiating offers and onboarding.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients to understand their hiring needs and deliver customized recruitment solutions.
• Implementing strategic initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment process.
• Managing a team of recruiters and providing guidance and support to ensure the achievement of recruitment goals.

Senior Strategic Executive Design Recruiter who helped global Amazon businesses scale by recruiting top creative and design leaders to fill senior-level roles within Amazon. Responsible for owning and executing executive level (Principal, Sr. Manager, Director and Vice President) searches for creative and design roles. Well-versed in all aspects of an executive search including creative candidate sourcing, candidate generation and development, client management and offer/negotiations.

• Conducted research to map target companies and the right candidates for Amazon.
• Served as an expert for leadership recruiting, including work on continuous company and talent mapping.
• Spearheaded recruitment efforts by identifying, attracting, and hiring top-tier design talent for senior executive positions.
• Developed and implement innovative recruitment strategies, including leveraging social media platforms and hosting design programs events.
• Collaborated with senior leadership to develop and implement innovative
  strategies to attract top design talent, resulting in the successful recruitment of highly skilled individuals who contributed to company growth and success.
• Developed and maintained relationships with design influencers and professional organizations, in an effort to promote the company as a preferred employer and expanding the candidate pool for design positions.
• Spearheaded recruitment efforts for creative design positions, sourcing top talent through various channels such as job boards, social media platforms, and professional networks.
  

Sr. Direct Hire Recruiter for enterprise and Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Identified and developed new client relationships with hiring managers within complex organizations to be able to place qualified and vetted talent for all of their Creative, Digital, Marketing, Development, Sr. Technology Managers & Directors, UX/UI, Designers, Creative Director needs.

• Identified top-talent and grew talent pipeline.
• Identify potential new hiring managers within a current accounts through proactive prospecting, networking, and relationship building.
• Built and maintained strong relationships with key decision-makers and hiring managers within complex organizations.
• Collaborated with hiring managers to identify and define the key skills and qualifications required for design roles, resulting in more targeted and successful candidate selection.
• Provided exceptional customer service to both candidates and clients, fostering long-term partnerships.
• Developed strong understanding of industries served, allowing for targeted recruiting efforts for specialized positions.

Built the HR department in this rapidly expanding digital creative agency from the ground up, implementing HR standards and compliance, revamped the employee handbook, policies and procedures, job descriptions, benefits and introduced a performance management system.

• Developed a formal orientation and on-boarding process for new hires, increasing 30 day productivity by 50%.
• Within the first 30 days, identified and recouped a 10,000 benefit payroll error from prior months.
• Implemented and oversaw the roll-out of a quarterly performance management system that aligned individual performance to measurable results.
• Led manager leadership training on Performance Management and Progressive Discipline Do's and Don'ts.
• Restructured recruiting efforts through the creation of formal interviewing practices.
• Recruited and on-boarded 25 associates within a 5 month-period.
• Successfully expanded benefit offering to include introducing a 401k plan, Employee Assistant Program and implementing medical plan and tier changes, increasing enrollment by 15%.
• Integrated an Applicant Tracking System that provided easy accessibility for all hiring managers which streamlined the process and saved 35% in recruiting costs.
• Streamlined recruitment processes for increased efficiency in hiring top talent.
• Developed comprehensive employee training programs, resulting in a more skilled workforce.

Charged with proactively growing client base via new business development and providing HR best practices to companies nationwide. As a strategic business partner, was responsible for business development and client expansion of services.

• Responsible for creating and developing business growth and client expansion strategies across North America.
• Conducted market research to identify emerging trends, opportunities, and competitive landscape within the industry.
• Stay updated on industry developments, labor laws, and regulations that may impact my clients market.
• Implemented a comprehensive Human Resources Assessment Tool designed to analyze a business' policies, practices and procedures for potential compliance liability and to deliver Best Practice recommendations.
• Facilitated a full curriculum of management training courses to both managers and employees including Performance Management and Coaching, Interview and Selection, Time Management, and Employee Performance Evaluations.

Oversaw all benefit and payroll administration for 250 advertising professionals, including handling Open Enrollment, FMLA, FSA's, Semi-Monthly payroll for full-time, interns and independent contractors. Managed internship program, employee new hire orientation and paperwork, conducted employee background checks and employment verification, as well as partnered with management in recruiting and interviewing for open positions.

• Reduced payroll discrepancies 25% and time spent resolving timesheet
  related issues by 50%.
• Decreased employee benefit issues by 30%.
• Implemented a benefit and payroll reconciliation process that increased
  efficiency in internal workflow processes.

Hired as Human Resources Representative for two plant facilities in MS and LA. Quickly accepted promotion to Sr. HRR position. Held full responsibility for Human Resources for 200+ hourly and exempt associates. Collaborated with Plant, Sales, and Service Manager on all performance management, employee relations, training and compensation decisions.

• First HRR in a 10,000 employee corporation to oversee the HR functions for two states plant operations, MS and LA.
• Promoted to Sr. HRR and became a mentor to HRR's across the Southeast Region.
• Selected as a key committee member for the Corporate and Regional offices to work on special projects to include developing company quarterly performance review documents (GK Perform), developing online Exit Interview Survey, reviewing and selecting vendors for company's HRIS ATS process, and developing new compensation structure for the service personnel.

• Honors: Summa cum Laude, Presidents Scholar: all semesters from 1999 thru 2003
• GPA: 3.98