TASHA L. LEDESMA
Tolleson,AZ
Summary
Senior Financial Services Recruiter with 15+ years of experience. Proven success in full-cycle recruiting, relationship management, and strategic talent acquisition across top-tier firms. Collaborative, metrics-driven, and seeking new challenges that will expand industry impact and talent strategy expertise.
Overview
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1
Certification
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
AVP – Senior Wealth Recruiter
Citizens Bank / Citizens Wealth Management
04.2024 - Current
- Lead full-cycle recruitment for experienced Financial Advisors across multiple markets.
- Partnered with Regional Directors to expand advisor headcount and enhance market coverage.
- Executed high-volume outreach to attract passive, high-performing advisor talent through cold calling, discovery lists, LinkedIn InMails, and targeted recruiting campaigns.
- Collaborated with FA Training & Support to facilitate seamless onboarding and integration of advisors.
- Monitor competitor activity to support retention strategies and guide recruiting decisions.
- Conduct competency-based interviews and comprehensive candidate assessments.
- Worked remotely to enhance productivity and flexibility.
AVP – Recruiting Consultant
Wells Fargo – Affluent Team
02.2022 - 04.2024
- Managed full-cycle recruiting for professional and sales roles, enhancing talent acquisition for licensed bankers and mortgage consultants.
- Conducted competency-based interviews and delivered structured candidate assessments to improve selection process quality.
- Built and maintained candidate pipelines through strategic sourcing and market partnerships, ensuring alignment with current hiring needs.
- Facilitated weekly cadence calls with Market and Branch Managers to align on hiring needs and staffing priorities.
Senior Recruiter, Financial Advisor Talent Acquisition
Edward Jones Investments
03.2011 - 02.2022
- Recruited experienced Financial Advisors through targeted outreach and relationship building, enhancing advisor network.
- Delivered firm messaging and value proposition to prospective advisors and external organizations, strengthening brand presence.
- Supported onboarding and transition processes, collaborating with FA Training & Support to facilitate smoother integration.
- Built and maintained advisor pipelines across multiple territories and markets.
- Supported onboarding and transition processes in collaboration with FA Training & Support.
Personal Banker
JP Morgan Chase Bank
09.2009 - 03.2011
- Sold financial products, enhancing client financial solutions through checking/savings accounts, credit cards, and consumer loans.
- Resolved complex client issues and delivered personalized financial guidance.
- Resolved complex client issues, providing tailored financial guidance to improve customer satisfaction.
Education
General Studies
Estrella Mountain Community College
PhoenixEconomics
Rio Salado Community College
PhoenixSkills
- Full cycle recruiting
- Talent acquisition
- Candidate pipeline management
- Sourcing
- Screening resumes
- Competency-based interviewing
- Candidate pipeline development
- Applicant tracking systems
- Candidate engagement
- Team collaboration
- Building Relationships
Accomplishments
- Increased Financial Advisor headcount by 15% in 2025, positively impacting revenue growth and market coverage.
- Launched and supported full-cycle Mortgage Loan Officer (MLO) recruiting, improving hiring efficiency and strengthening pipelines across priority markets.
- Improved hiring quality through competency-based interview adoption, resulting in more consistent evaluations and stronger advisor placements.
- Drove passive-candidate engagement, generating strong pipelines of experienced advisors and loan officers through targeted sourcing and high-volume outreach.
- Strengthened collaboration with Regional Directors and business leaders to align recruiting strategy with market needs and headcount goals.
- Enhanced onboarding outcomes by partnering with FA Training & Support and Mortgage Leadership, reducing early attrition risks.
- Delivered competitive intelligence by tracking advisor and MLO movement across competitors to support recruiting and retention strategies.
Certification
2015: LinkedIn Recruiter Certification, 2025: LinkedIn – AI Driven Recruiting: LinkedIn Recruiter Power User, 2025: Social Talent – Licensed Talent Closer, 2025: Social Talent – Reference Checking Essentials, 2025: Social Talent – Offer Management & Closing, 2025: Social Talent – Making Great Hiring Decisions (Level 1), 2025: Social Talent – Selling Top Talent Motivators, 2024: Social Talent – Licensed Talent Advisor
Timeline
AVP – Senior Wealth Recruiter
Citizens Bank / Citizens Wealth Management
04.2024 - Current
AVP – Recruiting Consultant
Wells Fargo – Affluent Team
02.2022 - 04.2024
Senior Recruiter, Financial Advisor Talent Acquisition
Edward Jones Investments
03.2011 - 02.2022
Personal Banker
JP Morgan Chase Bank
09.2009 - 03.2011
Economics
Rio Salado Community College
General Studies
Estrella Mountain Community College