Lead the Talent Acquisition team to create impact by building upon Wings' recruitment strategy, processes, branding, metrics and candidate experience to support the company's high growth.• Implement best practices and creative ideas, leveraging technology and communicating the employee value proposition to attract and hire top talent. • Provide leadership and mentoring to talent acquisition team and hiring managers and will serve as a trusted partner.• Build and execute a talent acquisition strategy that consistently delivers the talent needed in technology, customer-facing positions and staff positions in all markets.• Proactively source, recruit, manage offer process, and on-board candidates for key positions.• Develop proactive sourcing strategies, leverage appropriate tools and technology, and provide recruiting consultative advisory services for the business.• Partner with operations leadership to determine staffing needs within the business and evaluate corresponding resource needs.• Oversee processes to ensure adherence with all equal employment opportunity (EEO) legislation and all other federal and state compliance requirements.• Responsible for developing, driving and communication of critical metrics and trends.• Enhance and promote the Wings Financial employment value proposition.• Partner with business leaders to gather input on the process, roles, and responsibilities with emphasis on exploring ways to enhance overall effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.• Utilize internal and external sources to develop competitive intelligence (sourcing methods, hiring practices, salary information, etc.); and leverage that information to develop candidate pipelines.• Manage all third-party recruitment partners.

• Manage the recruitment process at the Corporate Office, Manufacturing, Distribution Centers and Retail Stores (2800+ employees, 120 retail stores).• Manage the Talent Acquisition team. Training and support for field HR and Store Managers.• Lead the recruiting strategy by developing and implementing solutions which support the company in attracting and selecting the most qualified candidates. • Development of local and national recruiting plans, employing traditional sourcing strategies and resources as well as developing new, creative recruiting ideas.• Full cycle recruiting for positions at the Corporate HQ, as well as hard to fill positions in our retail stores, distribution centers and manufacturing. • Manages Social Recruiting and Employer Branding on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Facebook, Twitter.• Recruitment marketing.• Vendor management of job boards and various recruitment sites.• Vendor management of staffing agencies. • Review effectiveness of recruiting efforts through analyzing various staffing metrics.• Manage the annual summer Internship program.• Manage the recruitment budget, ensuring consistency and cost effectiveness of recruitment sources.• Managed the implementation of the ATS as we switched from one vendor to another. Main point of contact between HR team and the ATS vendor for system-related changes and/or projects. • Managed the implementation of the text recruiting platform.• Drive and execute positive employment brand image to external and internal candidates. Ensures consistency of all recruitment / employment materials.

Manage the total recruitment process of a retail corporation with 44 stores and 800+ employeesRecruit for exempt and non-exempt positions, which includes both corporate office and retail management positionsWork with hiring managers to identify their needs and recommend hiring solutionsAssist HR Director with performance management and employee relations issues. Managing the process with our hiring managers and instructing them on how to handle employee performance issues, as well as writing up Performance Improvement Plans.Handle a full spectrum of employee related activities including employee complaints and concerns, questions and workplace issues through investigations, advice, recommendation and coaching.Planning, preparing for and facilitating company wide employee annual performance appraisals/focal reviews and self appraisals.Managing the implementation of a new ATS systemConduct company-wide recruiting and ATS training for hiring managers and store managersSet up and facilitate hiring events in new store markets to hire a staff of 20+ employees for our new store openings (average of 10 new stores per year)

Recruiter (February 1998 - March 2001)Office Manager (March 1996 - February 1998)