Responsible for leading WorldVenture’s talent acquisition strategy and transformation with emphasis on influencing talent decisions and evolving the recruitment team toward a true talent advisor skill set. Championed development of a “Recruiting Culture” at WHL and created cross platform social media strategy to build our employment brand. Adapted our Talent Acquisition Team to flex with changes inside the business.

Responsible for leading development of 7-Eleven’s talent acquisition strategy while focusing on improving 7-Eleven’s talent and diversity across organization and in key leadership roles. Led talent recruitment of top leadership positions, and helped transform talent for operations and Store Support Center (SSC)-critical functions. Transformed 7-Eleven’s recruiting processes and talent strategy while implementing progressive recruiting tools, sourcing techniques, and systems. Led team of fourteen recruiters, two TA operations analysts, and two candidate coordinators. Maintained team of four contract-sourcing specialists, which allowed flexing to highest areas of need.• Drove transformational projects to improve talent across key functions, such as operations, merchandising, innovation, real estate, fresh food, private brands, and broad mix of executive roles.• Developed and managed high-potential talent bench program for mid- and senior-level operations leadership that infused growth across organization.• Led diversity strategy and initiatives in partnership with executive management team to drive diversity recruitment throughout organization’s leadership, including key roles inside Store Support Center and operations leadership team.• Provided leadership and coaching to ever-evolving Talent Acquisition teams in Store Support Center and field locations, providing guidance, insight, and historical reference.• Implemented applicant tracking system providing recruitment process automation and key metrics to both field and corporate teams.• Partnered with HR management teams in 7-Eleven’s succession planning and human resources planning processes to develop bench charts and identify list of available, high-potential internal talent while maintaining bench of external talent to meet needs of business.• Led development of company’s employment brand, collateral materials, and employment marketing strategies.

Led talent acquisition strategy for SSC, supporting all key functions of organization, including real estate, operations, merchandising, fresh food, innovation, finance, and information technology. Also responsible for all executive recruitment, and partnered with HR management team to ensure successors existed within organization for all key leadership roles. • Led SSC recruitment team consisting of four senior recruiters, TA operations analyst, and one administrative resource.• Ensured strong partnerships existed with HR business partners while aligning recruiters with key functions inside SSC.• Managed all activities of executive recruitment, including strategy, recruitment, search firm relationships, assessments, C-suite interview planning/execution, and closing. Previous roles with 7-Eleven included Manager, Store Support Center & Field Talent Acquisition, from 2007-2011 and Manager, Corporate Talent Acquisition, from 2001-2011

Responsible for hiring and managing senior-level recruiting group to support Cotelligent’s Dallas branch. • Recruited, hired, and managed team of senior recruiters.• Developed and implemented new recruiting strategies, and structured processes used across Cotelligent’s network of companies. Led ongoing training for recruiting and sales teams both locally and regionally.• Implemented dynamic database system for effectively maintaining client and candidate data.• Concurrently maintained clients and recruiting projects while managing broader team.• Restructured salary and commission plans for Sales and Recruiting teams to align goals and incentives.• Maintained budget and branch objectives and responsibilities, and maintained high levels of communication throughout Dallas branch as well as extended regions, including St. Louis and seven other CA branches. • Attended regional meetings/management training sessions, and provided weekly branch metrics/sales reports to senior regional director.

As subject matter expert for Coca-Cola Company, responsible for specialized sourcing and recruitment of technical and nontechnical enterprise talent, both in U.S. and globally for Coca-Cola’s SAP implementation. Led selection activities, and used specialized behavioral interviewing techniques while planning targeted group interview blitzes for European headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Provided ongoing participation in development and planning of TCCC’s newly formed talent team. Assisted Director of Talent in development of new sourcing structure, funding model, and processes. Assisted in development of self-funded internal recruitment service rolled out to organization. Team was designed to give TCCC competitive advantage in obtaining top-tier talent. Sourced global SAP talent for TCCC’s Project Infinity, with heaviest sourcing occurring on Project Infinity’s European rollout. Provided leadership and technical recruitment for project in U.S. and Belgium.• As core member of team, provided key insights and direction to new talent sourcing design and strategy.• Performed complex recruitment of SAP professionals in Europe for TCCC’s European implementation, successfully integrating talent from many different countries across Europe.• Sourced SAP professionals from wide array of European countries, including Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, and England. • Led targeted selection interview/debrief panels in European headquarters in Brussels.