Tony Williams
Summary
12+ years of experience focusing on developing and implementing effective sourcing strategies and building candidate pipelines to meet critical hiring needs.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Recruiter
Indeed
Austin, TX
09.2021 - 04.2023
- Trained, and mentored sourcers and recruiting teams focused on filling tech and non-tech positions received from hiring managers.
- Responsible for sourcing and placing all of Indeed's Tier 1 software engineers such as Principal engineers, Distinguished Engineers and ,Distinguished Technical Fellows for roles focused on machine learning, mobile applications, AWS and other Cloud Platform openings for direct hire requirements.
- Created recruiting strategies to identify qualified candidates and build network.
- Evaluated applicant credentials, conducted initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand job requirements and expectations through intake meetings.
- Designed and implemented plans to improve recruitment process.
Sr. Recruiter III
Amazon
Austin, United States
01.2016 - 08.2021
- Supported several key consumer product and service teams and used creative sourcing strategies to find senior software engineers with a focused on Java, ML/AI, C++, AWS for direct hire roles. .
- Mentored and trained junior and senior level recruiters from various recruiting teams on unconventional sourcing methods to find and engage top talent to fill their open roles.
- Created and implemented several critical projects involving building software teams from scratch and teaching training classes for front-line and skip-level engineering managers on ways to approach talent, which reduced time to fill numbers by 15%
- Put together and hosted recruiting networking events with a 95% attendance from all of the major tech companies in Seattle and Austin which allowed hiring managers to soft sell potential candidates for their open roles.
- Won various awards and received recognition from the VP of Amazon Consumer for my work in creating new several recruiting strategies and sourcing top engineering talent.
- Negotiated candidate offers, created competitive counter offers, and consistently maintained a close rate of 90%
Senior RPO Recruiter
Randstad SourceRight Honeywell
Austin, TX
12.2014 - 11.2015
- Managed client relationships and built and maintained a robust talent pipeline of targeted passive candidates with industry and functional skills
- Conducted phone interviews to assess applicants relevant knowledge, skills, experience and aptitudes.
- Utilized effective sourcing methods to target candidates for client talent pools by leveraging search engines, X-ray LinkedIn, and other social media sites
- Managed candidate activity, coordinated hiring manager interviews, and initiated onboarding of candidates in our company ATS
- Oversaw and managed on-boarding processes and programs to successfully integrate new, transferred and promoted employees.
- Guided candidate recruitment and selection to create and drive workforce in alignment with company diversity and inclusion goals.
- Sourced and screened Mechanical Engineers, hardware engineers, software engineers with a focus on web applications,
- Reduced Agency spending by $150K and coordinated two hiring events for Honeywell's control group that resulted in filling of 15% increase in total placements.
RPO Specialist
Allegis Global Solution, American Airlines/Dell
Austin, TX
01.2013 - 11.2014
- Full life cycle recruiting and supply base management service function for American Airlines and Dell niche positions.
- Managed internal and external relationships with client's hiring managers and approved staffing agencies.
- Cultivated positive relationships with vendors to deliver timely and qualified candidates to fill open tech and non-tech roles.
- Held intake calls with hiring managers to discuss effective sourcing best practices and strategies to fill critical requisitions
- Effectively implemented and utilized innovative sourcing strategies resulting in a 10% increase in new hire placements and exceeded performance initiatives.
Lead Recruiter
The Collective Group
Austin, TX
10.2009 - 12.2012
- Led, trained, and managed a fast paced, high volume recruiting team focused on filling technical roles for EMC and other national and fee based clients.
- Sourced and placed software engineers for Java, C/C++, mobile applications, AWS and other Cloud Platform Services Python and cloud computing openings for direct hire requirements.
- Developed and executed sourcing plans for all assigned requisitions that resulted in a placement increase of 30% and customer retention.
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Manpower Professional
Austin, TX
04.2008 - 07.2009
- Full cycle recruiter responsible for sourcing and interviewing for open roles in tech and non-tech verticals.
- Coordinated candidate onsite manager interviews and debrief calls to discuss candidate next steps and additional resource feedback
- Leveraged various sourcing methods to identify and attract passive candidates for talent pools and niche requisitions
- Mentored junior recruiters and coordinators on recruiting best practices.
- Assisted with onboarding and orientation of new hires to expedite acclimatization process.
- Developed and implemented plans to improve recruitment process.
Corporate Recruiter
NCR
Austin, Texas
05.2006 - 04.2008
- Interviewed qualified candidates obtained through referrals, networking and internet searches to submit to NCR open POS openings
- Developed and maintained an internal working relationship with hiring managers to create effective recruiting strategies
- Utilized a large internal resume database for sourcing and tracking candidates for open requisitions
- Created job descriptions according to the hiring manager's needs and specifications.
Maximus ∙ Program Tech Supervisor
Austin, Texas
01.2005 - 03.2006
- Implemented leadership best practices that were acknowledge and became standard useamong other managers and leads
- Managed a team of 12 program technicians and responsible for the hiring, coaching,conducting performance reviews and administering disciplinary action whenneeded.
Full Cycle Recruiter
NHIC/EDS
05.1998 - 10.2004
- Responsible for sourcing and interviewing niche software engineers, networkadministrators, contact center reps for a fill a high volume of job postings
- Worked with Texas Employment Commission (TEC) to coordinate job fairs and
- Employment Expos along with utilizing job database and local publications to successfullyfind new candidates
- Conducted background checks, assembled new hire packets and filed confidentialemployee information.
Education
Business Administration, D Game Development
Austin Community College
Skills
Candidate pipeline management
undefinedTimeline
Principal Recruiter
Indeed
09.2021 - 04.2023
Sr. Recruiter III
Amazon
01.2016 - 08.2021
Senior RPO Recruiter
Randstad SourceRight Honeywell
12.2014 - 11.2015
RPO Specialist
Allegis Global Solution, American Airlines/Dell
01.2013 - 11.2014
Lead Recruiter
The Collective Group
10.2009 - 12.2012
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Manpower Professional
04.2008 - 07.2009
Corporate Recruiter
NCR
05.2006 - 04.2008
Maximus ∙ Program Tech Supervisor
01.2005 - 03.2006
Full Cycle Recruiter
NHIC/EDS
05.1998 - 10.2004
Business Administration, D Game Development
Austin Community College
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