Advisor for part-time or project based work for organizations to modernize or scale in the areas of talent acquisition, hiring strategy, board advisory, HR process improvement.

Transform and scale talent acquisition function through a period of significant global growth for this top environmental NGO. Create talent acquisition strategies and tactics; improve recruitment business processes; develops employer branding, candidate evaluation tools and engagement strategies, and useful metrics and forecasting. Foster diversity recruitment strategies, lead executive searches, vendor selection and management, and team development. Partner with leadership and HR colleagues to achieve organizational objectives as we expand to new offices across Europe (UK, BE, DE, NL, ES, FR) and Asia Pacific (India, China, Japan, Australia) regions. Structure, develop and lead a team of 14. Promoted from Senior Director.

Modernize and create talent acquisition strategies/programs; rationalize recruitment and pipeline processes; vendor management, partnership optimization, and workforce planning for this global engineering & tech professional services firm. ATS lead for Workday implementation worldwide. Lead executive recruitment. Report to CHRO.

Managed a team of experienced hire recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators for US wholesale bank operations of this global Spanish bank with 17,000 US 'ees/ 193,000 'ees worldwide. Oversee recruitment productivity, metrics, SLA's, and staff development; influence, strategize, and problem-solve with business leaders; manage resources and vendors. Collaborate with HRBP’s, Compensation, International Mobility, and Immigration. Handle executive searches. Report to Head of Talent, US. (Interim role during a leadership transition)

Directed a collaborative diversity recruitment and retention program (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium) for Metro NY area member colleges and universities, research labs and similar organizations.

Recruited by Chief HR Officer as part of a new team to transform the human resources function for this fast-growing comprehensive private university.Directed all talent acquisition activities for faculty, staff, and students, including employment branding, interview - selection evaluation and training, engagement strategies, on-boarding, business process improvements, analytics, diversity and inclusion, executive searches, vendor selection and management. Led change management initiatives, communications, and coaching to align talent planning and strategy with organizational growth. Also managed large on-campus student employment function.Accomplishments include:• Built a sustainable streamlined hiring model for both faculty and administrative staff roles, resulting in cost savings, process efficiencies and greater satisfaction. • Developed and aligned employment brand; created a 22 page career portal to position the university as employer of choice and elevate candidate engagement, which increased applicant volume and quality.• Created effective outreach/SEO strategies resulted in 115% increase in applications and a 30% increase in diversity hires. • Developed training for faculty and staff on best practices and tools in interview and selection techniques, enhanced candidate experience, and diversity which resulted in better quality hires with longer tenure.• Personally managed senior leadership searches (VP’s, Deans) using both pro-active in-house recruitment and sourcing, research and executive search firms. . Created successful recruitment strategies for start-up of new Schools of Medicine and Engineering.• Implemented/optimized a more efficient Applicant Tracking System and onboarding portal (ICIMS) with better workflow processes, candidate experience, and useful metrics.

Created a thriving innovative recruitment services firm offering customized sourcing, market intelligence, and retained search services. Partnering with blue-chip corporate HR departments & hiring officials, acted as talent scout in the marketplace, develop prospect pipelines and appraise talent, and develop competitive intelligence. Global experience with a wide array of large and small companies, with extensive repeat clients. Significant project management experience.Representative clients included: American Express, Ameriprise Financial, Moody’s, FMAC, PepsiCo, Canon, Esselte, Pfizer, Novartis, Cambrex, Centex Homes, Colgate, Reader’s Digest, Hachette, Kroll Associates, KPMG, Sapient, First Data, BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi, Benetton, Platform Learning, Marmon Group Holdings, Bechtel, AECOM. Services included: research, sourcing, candidate development, talent pool/ candidate pipeline development, talent scout, diversity search, competitive market research and talent surveys, evaluation of in-house talent for succession planning. Built and led a team of 10 FTE, plus international freelancers.

Recruited by CHRO to assess and modernize recruitment practices at national and local level for this non-profit provider of health care, education, and advocacy with 11,000 employees. • Developed and implemented strategies and tools to move from a reactive, passive mode to sustainable pro-active recruitment. Introduced employment branding, social media, established best practices in recruitment and diversity outreach. Improved hiring time and quality of applicant pools. • Project Manager for selection and implementation of the first- ever enterprise Applicant Tracking System. Managed multiple teams and built consensus for end-to-end process.

Talent Scout and Executive Recruiter for VP level and above executive search assignments worldwide for the in-house Talent Acquisition function for this Fortune 100 financial services company.

Hands-on execution of searches for Boards of Directors and senior executive/ operating roles in major multinational companies and nonprofit organizations. Managed recruitment for global roles at VP and "C" level in a full spectrum of functions and industries. Generalist.

Sourced and vetted candidates for senior leadership roles for the Hi Tech, Consumer Goods, Non-Profit, General practice groups worldwide.