Responsible for a staff of University Relations recruiters and coordinators providing direction, management of goals and objectivesDirects all activities related to the recruitment and selection of early career talent at Rockwell Automation, resulting in 350 – 400 interns in the course of a year with over 100 full time program hiresResponsible for development and execution of the university recruiting strategy and processes to ensure quality, volume and timeliness of recruiting needs is met Communicates to internal customers regarding University Relations recruitment and staffing, strategies, initiatives and performanceWork to align and influence all levels of leadership and other UR program volunteers with strategic initiatives to achieve key talent acquisition goals and outcomesManage university focused recruiting events including career fairs, as well as branding and relationship events that differentiate Rockwell Automation as an employer of choiceLead the University selection and analysis effort for Rockwell Automation

Responsible for branding CY as an “Employer of Choice” with internal, alumni, and external candidatesBuild effective internal recruitment and selection process Create an inclusive recruiting strategy that attracts both collegiate and experienced hiresImplement the “WHO Methodology” of Interviewing within HQ and across enterprise wide (25 sites)Create strategic initiatives to increase % of diversity hires for FY15Implement temporary applicant tracking system and onboard a long term solution by EOY

Built sustainable partnerships plan for national diversity organizations (NSBE, NSHMBA, NSN, MLT, MBMBAA, SHPE, INROADS, The Consortium, City Year)Identify and analyze trends among diverse students to create effective outreach and marketing campaignsCreated national partnership campaign targeting 40 top U.S. colleges and universities for sourcing and recruiting graduate and undergraduate business and engineering talentCreated diversity awareness training(s) for internal awareness and external client useManaged RecPass™ product launch, a major project and initiative to support college recruiting strategy among nearly 200 campus employers

Developed diversity intake program (Whirlpool Leadership Development Institute) host to more than 50 students representing 16 colleges and universitiesManaged partnerships with key national and regional diversity associations including NSHMBA, NSBE, SHPE, SWE, BRAG, Reaching Out MBA, Out & Equal, NBMBAA, MLT, & The ConsortiumHosted Diversity Summit for HR leadership (Address gaps in diversity population & updated diverse purchasing power)Restructured affinity groups to align to executive leadership agenda Benchmarked external programs to improve Whirlpool diversity programs and affinity groups Manages regional recruiting budget and functional chargebacks, and tracked cost-per-hireMaintained hiring dashboard and diversity metrics for all early-career hiringManaged recruiting activities and strategy for 8 Big Ten universities (Engineering, Sales, Marketing functions)Managed entry-level talent intake for bachelors- and masters-level roles across 6 Leadership Development Programs

Led B2B consolidation project and change management plan which yielded a YOY savings of $800k combined in people, processes, and technologyCreated new viral consumer marketing campaign using consumer insights and repurposing technology to increase sales and consumer participationManaged team of 12 employees and decreased attrition 58% by increasing development programs to convert contract employees to full-time