Lead North American (US, Canada, Puerto Rico) recruitment operations for a leading global agriscience company. Partner with the business to develop and execute recruiting strategies that meet hiring demands. Developed inclusion and diversity recruiting initiatives to ensure business leaders have a diverse slate of candidates during selection. Lead a dynamic team that delivers talent at all levels to the organization.• Responsible for leading a geographically diverse team that actively sources and delivers over 3,000 annual hires across all business operations (e.g., Manufacturing, R&D, IT, Commercial, Corporate, Operations, Early Career, etc.).• Personally advise and lead executive searches for the organization.• Created new employment brand (with partners) for company as it separated from DowDuPont.• Drive talent acquisition technology improvements (ATS selection, CRM tool, etc.) that also includes creation of tools and dashboards to measure success.• Represent company on various outside panels and boards to support the company brand.Corteva Agriscience ™, the world's first dedicated agriculture start-up, serves to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Our employees fulfill this purpose everyday by building/participating in an inclusive culture where we encourage each other to stay curious, think differently, act boldly and do what's right for our customers, our co-workers, our partners and our planet. With over 21,000 team members from 130 countries, innovating in 140 world class R&D facilities, we have the resources, leadership heritage and partner ecosystem to make a meaningful impact now and into the future.

Strategically partnered with leadership to identify and address talent and workforce planning needs. Sourced and hired candidates for executive, senior manager and other highly specialized and difficult to fill positions. Initiated and managed outreach to key passive candidate with targeted messaging to maintain engagement and interest.• Recognized for consistently attaining all key targets including delivering exceptional candidate and manager experiences.• Played a key role in divestiture planning, evaluating contracts and critical business systems, to enable the separation of DuPont and Dow Chemical to form Corteva Agriscience.

Led all recruiting efforts for this Fortune 500 securities brokerage and financial services firm, including the supervision and training of a national team of 27 manager-level recruitment professionals responsible for managing 2,500 new hires each year. Developed and maintained productive strategic relationships with executives related to recruitment objectives and initiatives such as workforce diversity. Researched, developed and implemented a wide range of solutions to address critical needs including internship programs, new technology, workforce planning and consulting, team alignment, proactive sourcing strategies and employee referral upgrades.• Appointed to serve as a member of Schwab’s Talent Management Senior Leadership Team, with a focus on areas including diversity and inclusion, training and training design, operations and leadership development.

Oversaw all recruiting efforts for KeyCorp’s Community Banking divisions which included direct oversight of a national team of 45 recruitment professionals that managed over 3,000 annual new hires.• Conducted analysis of recruitment efforts and completely reorganized team to provide a stronger, client-centric, proactive recruitment model that resulted in a 31% reduction of overall time-to-fill measures and produced significant increases in client satisfaction.• Actively led recruiting efforts to maintain KeyCorp’s status as a DiversityInc Top 50 Company for Diversity.

•Lead and manage the Human Resources function for multiple business units focusing on strategic HR planning, advice, and consultative services•Assist with strategic planning, partnering with executive and line management•Provide advice and consultative services to leaders on complex HR issues

•Manage the recruiting function and staff for companies of the Principal Financial Group•Develop and implement hiring strategies and plans in conjunction with various member companies•Cultivate relationships with internal business unit leaders as well as external community leaders •Research and develop proposals on a variety of employment related topics i.e. marketing proposals, internship programs, job posting programs, etc.•Implement efficiencies to the recruitment process, resulting in significant reductions in company overall time to fill measurements•Manage the implementation and coordination of PeopleSoft’s eRecruit applicant tracking system for the companies of the Principal Financial Group

•Interview and place candidates who meet the immediate and long range needs of the organization

•Independently counsel managers, vice presidents and officers of the company on salary administration procedures; provide guidance, discuss salary issues, and troubleshoot problems/concerns

•Development of corporate affirmative action plan•Managed employee interview/application process as they reapplied for their position into the new merged company