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Phoenix, Az, Us

Curating a team and streamlining a full-cycle talent acquisition process for a $500M, 700-employee dental and vision insurance provider. By leveraging tools such as Workday Recruiter, LinkedIn, and CheckR Backgrounds, I improve hiring efficiency and ensure compliance.• Spearhead the creation of a Workday Recruiting metrics dashboard, and provide custom weekly reports, enabling data-driven decision-making.• Launched a centralized recruiting process for a private equity-funded parent company carve-out, enhancing efficiency and maximizing compliance with federal and state audits.• Designing and delivering behavioral interview training for our Call Center Managers, standardizing hiring practices and enhancing candidate evaluation, which has led to a 10% reduction in voluntary turnover of salaried employees.• Collaborate with our CHRO and HR team of six, elevating Avēsis to a top 25 Worklife 50 employer, focusing on professional development, productivity, DE&I, and company culture.• Boosted internal transfers and promotions from 23% to 38% in 2023 by implementing associate goal setting, progression plans, and workforce planning strategies.• Developed a comprehensive 2-day HR onboarding program and communication protocol for new external hires, reducing associate ramp-up time by 20% and eliminating 30-day turnover.• Coach a team of up to three talent acquisition professionals on essential recruitment tools and processes, improving their productivity.

Louisville, Colorado (Co), Us

Enhanced corporate recruitment across Accounting, Finance, IT, Strategy, and HR by mentoring a team of five and efficiently managing over 100 requisitions. Elevated team performance through training and coaching inexperienced recruiters.• Developed and implemented a comprehensive new hire training and orientation program for a 30-member talent acquisition team, standardizing processes and improving integration.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

While working with leadership, built strong candidate pipelines, drove exponential growth, and fostered robust relationships. Led full-cycle recruitment for IT, HR, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Legal functions.• Leveraged web-based tools and relationship-driven strategies utilizing Greenhouse ATS, LinkedIn, Entelo, Indeed, and Circa to attract top talent, reducing reliance on external agencies and saving the company $100K in agency fees per year.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

During New York City's COVID-19 peak, led a high-confidentiality project in partnership with the Montefiore Hospital System to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of patients wearing the FDA-approved Zio Heart Patch for emergency monitoring.• Regularly interacted with iRhythm's C-Suite, senior leaders, managers, and clinical hospital teams to ensure compliance with healthcare billing protocols through meticulous Salesforce data management.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

In collaboration with the Sr. Director of Revenue Cycle, cultivated a creative sourcing, screening, and presentation plan for qualified candidates to support growth in high-volume medical billing, reimbursement, analyst, and operations roles.• Expanded CSR teams from 21 to 117 associates in 14 months by developing a "training class" hiring approach in collaboration with call center leadership and Learning and Development.• Reduced external non-exempt customer service call center turnover by 22% and saved $250K by internalizing recruitment functions and eliminating temp agency usage.

Akron, Oh, Us

Reporting to the Division President, created a comprehensive talent acquisition process for a $125M automotive tire equipment and supply company to streamline recruitment across 18 sales offices and 4 distribution centers.• Negotiated a 20% reduction in agency fees across all 18 locations, including eliminating fees for sales associates.• Developed and implemented a "Recruiting Toolbox" for Field District Sales Managers, enhancing interview effectiveness.• Launched LinkedIn marketing campaigns and secured contracts with both LinkedIn and Indeed to boost brand visibility.

Chicago, Il, Us

Successfully filled 827 requisitions from Supervisor to Regional Manager roles across Sears and Kmart retail formats, ensuring leadership continuity for approximately 200 stores.• Built a robust talent pipeline using LinkedIn Recruiter, CareerBuilder, and local networking to meet diverse hiring needs.• Developed and delivered LinkedIn training courses to associates to enhance professional profiles and engagement.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Orchestrated pipelining and sourcing strategies by partnering with strategic external vendors, improving the Talent Acquisition Team’s capabilities through training on new tools and methodologies, and introducing video interviews with HireVue.• Innovatively addressed recruitment challenges while respecting cultural and operational nuances during AMITA's joint venture with Adventist and Ascension Healthcare.• Conducted full-cycle recruiting for RNs across all nine AMITA acute care hospitals, covering OR, ICU, CCU, PCU, and TCU units.

B.S., Fashion Merchandising

Certificate, Real Estate