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Chicago, IL, US

• Spearheaded end to end full cycle recruiting primarily by sourcing passive candidates PRN healthcare professionals such as nurse practitioners, MDs, RNs and LPNs who would work in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan.
• Optimized full-cycle recruiting, focusing on passive candidate engagement for healthcare professionals to meet rapid scaling demands.
• Led strategic partnership meetings with C-Level leaders to keep them up to date on recruiting efforts and offer changes to make the overall process better.
• Spearheaded development of world-class interview processes, revolutionizing recruitment for mission critical healthcare roles while enhancing candidate and manager experiences.

Boston, MA, US

• Managed the complete end to end recruitment process, from crafting job descriptions to finalizing hires, primarily focusing on senior roles within tech, product, and data engineering sectors, including influential.
• Drove substantial company growth, surpassing monthly hiring targets for technical roles while managing end-to-end recruitment, from job descriptions to finalizing hires.
• Mentored junior recruiters, enhancing team performance who focused on end-to-end recruitment for tech stacks including Python, AWS, Postgres, React, NextJS, and TypeScript.
• Partnered with hiring managers to craft compelling job descriptions for Director and VP positions with facilitated smooth onboarding process for new hires across departments.
• Introduced KPIs to start keeping track of time to fill, cost per hire, interviews to offers, success of new hires, what worked well and what could be made more efficient.
• Spearheaded ATS transition from Greenhouse to Lever, integrating with Workday HRIS and implemented KPIs to track hiring efficiency and success rates.

Bannockburn, Illinois, US

• Spearheaded transition from RPO to in-house talent acquisition, building a high-performing team of seven and revolutionizing tech and sales recruiting processes.
• Revamped the full life cycle recruiting process for the technology, sales and operations teams to make it be much more efficient.
• Revamped the GTM sales recruiting strategy to reduce candidate attrition by 50% for both outside and inside sales roles.
• Conducted comprehensive analysis of recruiting lifecycle, implementing data-driven improvements to boost talent sourcing quality and effectiveness.

Bannockburn, Illinois, US

• Secured a 40% response rate on LinkedIn Recruiter while maintaining consistent performance during remote work transition due to Covid-19.
• Leveraged recruitment metrics analysis to drive efficiency improvements, resulting in a substantial increase in successful placements and optimized hiring processes.
• Cultivated strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates, ensuring seamless communication and alignment throughout the recruitment lifecycle.When hiring slowed down due to Covid, I was asked to move to the.

Bannockburn, Illinois, US

• Pioneered transformation of talent acquisition approach in the technology and sales groups, aligning recruitment strategies with long-term organizational goals and market trends.
• Overhauled technical recruiting processes, reducing time-to-fill by 63% and achieving $500K cost savings while maintaining high response rates.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Sphera is the largest, global provider of SaaS and information services in the operational risk, environmental performance and product stewardship markets. regulatory structure.
• Pioneered global talent acquisition strategies as the 1st person hired in the TA group, driving organizational growth across Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.
• Executed high-level executive searches, successfully filling key leadership roles including Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Legal., along with numerous technical and non-IT Director and VP roles.
• Transformed hiring approach, significantly reducing agency costs while increasing and improving efficiency in filling diverse roles globally.
• Revolutionized hiring process, drastically reducing agency costs while significantly increasing the number of critical positions filled annually.

Eindhoven, North Brabant, NL

• Grew a team of 8-12 recruiters, leading all corporate hiring initiatives across North and South America, with a distinct focus on executive recruitment for Director and VP level positions.
• Mentored and trained team members while maintaining a full recruiting desk, balancing leadership responsibilities with hands-on talent acquisition.
• Spearheaded the hiring, selection and onboarding process of two different mergers.
• Pioneered and implemented a comprehensive college recruitment function, enhancing the company's talent pipeline and fostering relationships with key institutions.
• Attained Six Sigma Green Belt through participation in a Kaizen project, significantly improving the onboarding experience for new hires.

Focused on technology recruiting in the e-commerce space. Primarily recruited for open source Java/J2EE candidates with Spring, Hibernate and RESTful web services experience. The job openings centered on engineers, architects, quality assurance and technical program managers.