Aziz Chowdhury

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Director, Talent Acquisition and Development at Premera Blue Cross @ Premera Blue Cross
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Greater Seattle Area, United States, United States
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About Aziz Chowdhury

Who I am: Results-driven leader with experience managing global Talent Acquisition and Talent Management functions. Efficient at quickly rolling-out enterprise-wide strategies through actionable next steps. Skilled at problem identification, solution generation and operations within resource-constrained environments. Passionate about delivering services that reduce cost, shorten cycle time and improve quality. Effective at building, leading and motivating high performing teams. Geek about continual process improvement with a dry sense of humor that frequently shows itself.What else should you know: I align Talent Acquisition to the needs of the business: From hiring faster to making better hires, I have a long record of ensuring that Talent Acquisition delivers what’s needed by Operations and continues to improve and grow. I work my magic through others: For me, talent acquisition is a team sport and I enjoy the challenge of building, motivating and delivering results via a strong team of direct reports, hiring managers and other key stakeholders. I’m a data geek at heart: Hunches are great, but I prefer to support my actions through quantifiable data. I work closely to develop and utilize meaningful metrics that help drive activities and ensure impactful results. I have a strong personal commitment to diversity and equity: I firmly believe that the best organizations are ones that are capable of attracting, retaining and engaging the best talent regardless of their personal characteristics. And I am relentless in ensuring that we will be effective in finding and optimizing this talent. I am a creative problem solver: I think out of the box and I’m not afraid of finding ways to achieve more with what I have on hand. I am constantly thinking about how to improve process and results. The challenge of solving tough issues energizes me.As an introverted networker, I believe in the power of connecting but I may not always ask first. Feel free to send me an invite.

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Premera Blue Cross

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Director, Talent Acquisition and Development at Premera Blue Cross
Aziz Chowdhury Work Experience Details
  • Premera Blue Cross
    Director, Talent Acquisition And Development
    Premera Blue Cross Feb 2021 - Present
    Mountlake Terrace, Washington, Us
    At Premera, we are working hard to make sure that healthcare works for everyone. We want all our members (and future members) to not have to worry about their physical, mental and emotional well-being when it comes to being healthy. We work hard to deliver meaningful products and solutions to all our stakeholders.My team contributes directly to the above challenge by:-- Ensuring that we are able to attract passionate, skilled talent;-- Guiding that talent through an on-boarding process that sets them up for success;-- Enabling our managers to develop and grow their talent in a meaningful way with useful, practical tools;-- Leading the development of an employee centric experience that supports our people to be their best selves;-- Energetically reinforce our diversity efforts through recruiting, employee development and broader organizational development efforts; and-- Working closely with Leadership to ensure that their organizations are equipped to meet business demands successfully via our Organizational Development support.By executing core HR processes (such as recruitment, talent development, performance, and organizational development) to our best ability, we have a significant impact on Premera's day to day and long-term success. We are recognized as critical members of the Premera team and supported in our efforts to deliver our best.
  • The Everett Clinic
    Director, Clinician Recruiting
    The Everett Clinic Mar 2020 - Feb 2021
    Everett, Wa, Us
  • Doxy Advisors
    Principal, Talent Acquisition Operations
    Doxy Advisors Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
    Responsible for: Establishing and growing a Talent Acquisition consulting business targeting small to medium sized organizations; Delivering pragmatic solutions for clients facing immediate challenges with their Talent Acquisition function; Establishing holistic approaches that utilize existing resources and continue to meet changing business demands; Deliver meaningful results quickly and in a measurable fashion. Major projects include:• Interim Leadership assignments include: • Director, Talent Acquisition Operations for a tech company; • Director, Talent Acquisition for a tech consulting company; • Director, Recruiting and Retention for a municipality; • Director, Talent Acquisition for a healthcare provider.• For a technologies consulting firm: Redesigned recruitment function and established pipeline recruitment strategies; Established a sustainable pipeline of technical talent and reduced time to offer from 47 to 5 days.• For a real estate development company: Establish a global Executive Recruiting process and function that established a pipeline of high caliber candidates for all key roles;• For a wireless provider: Revised recruitment process of Customer Care and Retail operations; Increased efficiency by 15%;• For an oil/gas producer: Established and staffed sourcing center in 3 months; Center saved $750K in fees in first 6 months;• For a pharmaceutical company: Developed a recruiter assessment and training program that increased direct sourcing by 55%; and• For a municipality: Redesigned recruitment function to ensure equity and enhance diversity results; Within 3 months, 100% of leadership slates had appropriate diversity representation.
  • Washington Permanente Medical Group
    Director Talent Acquisition
    Washington Permanente Medical Group Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
    Responsible for: Leading Talent Acquisition of all clinical providers (physicians, physician assistants) in this growing organization. Focused on developing and implementing a strategic approach to increase competitiveness and effectiveness in attracting top tier talent. Establish a new recruiting framework to help recruiters operate more effectively and efficiently.
  • The World Bank
    Head Of Succession Planning Programs (Talent Management)
    The World Bank Oct 2011 - Apr 2015
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Responsible for: Establishing integrated Technical and Executive Talent Review processes designed to identify diverse high potential talent; Integrating Talent Review profess with existing HR activities; Building a pipeline of talent ready to take on leadership roles.
  • Careershout!
    Owner/Co Founder
    Careershout! Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
    Co-founded and managed start-up company that provides on-line, automated career management direction and services to members looking to achieve their goals in their job search or day-to-day work life. Created intuitive career management process along with simple to use tools that enable members to set goals, manage job search activities and ensure their career success.
  • Baker Hughes
    Head Of Global Talent Acquisition
    Baker Hughes Oct 2008 - Jan 2010
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Responsible for: Managing Talent Acquisitions strategy, process and operations globally across 60+ countries and 4,000 annual hires; Ensuring that Talent Acquisition activities met local business and governmental requirements; Overseeing Experienced, Executive and University recruiting; Creating a meaningful employer brand; Ensuring efficiencies in recruiting systems, suppliers and process and measuring effectiveness via metrics and stakeholder satisfaction.
  • O-I
    Vp, Global Talent Management
    O-I Nov 2007 - Oct 2008
    Perrysburg, Ohio, Us
    Responsible for: Managing and improving the full range of talent management processes including Performance Evaluation, Succession Planning, Talent Review, Leadership Development, Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition for 5,000 annual hires.
  • O-I
    Director, Global Recruitment & Staffing
    O-I Feb 2006 - Nov 2007
    Perrysburg, Ohio, Us
    Lead charged with creating an integrated, business focused recruitment group. Responsible for strategy; building tools and processes; executing Executive, External and Campus recruiting. Member of Executive HR Team.
  • Alstom Transport
    Director, Talent Management Key Projects
    Alstom Transport Feb 2004 - Jan 2006
    Saint-Ouen, Fr
    Responsible for: Ensuring that all major (€50M-€1B) projects were strategically staffed; Managing and applying key talent management policies to 500 Project Managers world-wide with focus on Staffing, Diversity and Development.
  • Alstom Transport Information Solutions
    Director, Human Resources
    Alstom Transport Information Solutions May 2001 - Feb 2004
    Responsible for the development, localization and implementation of HR strategy for 2 global business units. Support 1500+ employees in 10 countries. Lead the re-organization of business units from country-based to product-based for people issues and management practices. Manage impact of changes on employees via local HR teams, work councils, and site management structures. Coach, guide and mentor Senior Management and Key Employees.

Aziz Chowdhury Education Details

  • Teachers College, Columbia University
    Teachers College, Columbia University
    Organizational Psychology (Abd)
  • University Of Delaware
    University Of Delaware
    Psychology W/ Minor In Women'S Studies

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