Focus on supporting and managing the development and implementation of programs, initiatives, and activities while partnering with operations leaders to introduce and sustain best practices and process improvements

Provides leadership, support, advocacy, and vision to Talent Advisors supporting Greystar's Active Adult and Central North teams who provide recruiting support to hiring managers within their region sand is responsible for working with the Talent Acquisition Operations and Greystar business leaders to develop and execute effective talent acquisition strategies that enable the successful achievement of business goals

Assists hiring managers with defining the knowledge, skills, experience, and behavioral requirements for positions, and for sourcing top talent for current and future staffing needs. The position also supports and is responsible for candidate interviewing, selection and support of onboarding processes and assists managers in accessing Greystar’s systems, tools, and following processes and policies related to talent acquisition

Recruitment• Created and implemented Employee Referral Bonus Program• Redesigned recruitment process lowering overall time-to-fill from over 60 days to under 37 days • Developed 2-day onboarding program and redesigned training schedules to decrease overall training time from 8 weeks to 4 weeks• Maintained consultative relationships with managers to provide expertise, coaching, and guidance in recruitment, retention, and accountability practices including formal discipline and terminations• Responsible for sourcing for a variety of roles throughout WI, IL, IA utilizing job fairs, social media, relationships with universities/social organizations, and online advertising• Responsible for implementation of Newton Applicant Tracking System• Responsible for all regional and company-wide engagement activities• Ensure compliance with HR-related federal, state, local and company policies and regulations• Manage annual performance and compensation review process• Led team to create and maintain job descriptions, employee handbook and operations handbookCorporate Marketing: • Manage and coordinate all marketing, advertising, and promotional activities• Update content on Oakbrook Corporation website to represent the most up-to-date data• Maintain company intranet to include the most relevant employee-focused information• Develop and expand marketing platforms to include Facebook, LinkedIn, and other targeted online sources• Monitor and review all marketing activities and results• Create marketing materials used for company presentations • Ensure all marketing and branding activities represent consistent brand message• Partner with graphic design firms to design any advertising materials (print/electronic)• Create quarterly Employee Newsletter and distribute to employees company-wide

• Redesigned onboarding curriculum for sales support staff eliminating wait list of over 500 employees by increasing instructor efficiency and consolidating training materials within 90-day time frame• Trained hundreds of new hires on AT&T’s values, mission, compensation structure, and benefits• Coached Retail Sales Managers to provide behavior-based feedback to recently placed consultants in a union environment to drive desired behaviors in the field to achieve company-driven results• Won Key Contributor Award for 2013 for excelling performance and mentoring counterparts, 1 of 3 recipients out of 100 instructors

• Responsible for recruiting efforts using social media, job boards, career fairs, and managing referrals for positions in corporate-owned retail locations for manager and non-managerial roles• Rolled out field new hire training model to maximize knowledge retention and effectiveness of sales skills• Coached and developed a team of 15 sales consultants, 3 sales support representatives, and 1 finance representative, all union employees, using DIRECT feedback model weekly• Achieved operational effectiveness in reducing inventory loss, cash handling, and Point of Sale System effectiveness improving score 15% YOY• Increased sales opportunities by 130% growing the retail store from level 2 volume to achieve level 3 volume by coaching to sales and customer service driven behaviors

• • Streamlined new hire onboarding process by creating shared onboarding timeline process for trainers, recruiters, and hiring managers so each owned their tasks and decreased onboarding timeline from average of 30 days to 15 days• Conducted criminal background and credit checks for over 100 perspective employees• Created, updated, and posted job listings for AgFirst and 30 surrounding associations• Scheduled interview dates and times for prospective employees with recruiting manager