HR Digital Transformation PMO Team Lead on Global Talent Acquisition implementation.

Current: HR Digital Transformation team Partner closely with HR Digital Strategy team to inform and share HR's technology roadmap. Execution and delivery multi-year Digital transformation project that spans cross-Enterprise HR Digitial initiatives. Execute operational compliance including data privacy reviews, consultation with legal or compliance advisors on risk assessments of new technology or Artificial Intelligence considerations. Manage vendor onboarding and supplier contracts. Facilitate the integration of HR technology 3rd party vendor applications to ensure smooth implementation.

Launched HR Virtual Assistant for Microsoft globally using Power Virtual Agent platform in partnership with engineering team. The HR virtual assistant provides self-serve tier 1 support with the option for an employee to request transactional assistance from a HR Advisor by creating a case. Integrated the HR virtual assistant across various HR systems and tools. Led content curation team.

Manage HR system domain in compensation and performance review tools and monitor system performance, issues prioritization, coordination of system releases, implementation, of release management, and readiness for system changes. Partner across the HR organization acting as liaison, providing tool information and resolution for any emerging problems that the tool users might face, while continually looking for opportunities for improvement, drive efficiency or create capacity across the team. Participate in the process of gathering and prioritizing tool process feedback from key HR Services stakeholders in partnership with program subject matter experts, vendors, and IT partners.

Stretch assignment to cover for an employee on maternity leave.-Manage the team's Opex and Capex budget, headcount and spend in partnership with finance to ensure effective budget management.-Drive strategic alignment and documentation in partnership with the General Manager and his/her leadership team -Facilitate LT weekly meetings, E&O All Hands, and meetings as needed-Special Projects

Technical recruiting lead for Cloud Operations and Innovation team. Lead five vendor recruiters supporting a variety of roles within datacenters, construction, critical environments, network infrastructure, operations, management, security, software development, and security clearance roles. -Train and mentor vendor recruitment team-D&I recruitment strategy-Special projects & reporting-Consultative client engagement

Recruit for Microsoft Engineering & IT across divisions in the United States. Partner closely with our hiring teams, Global Diversity & Inclusion team, and the staffing community to develop and land senior technical talent. Research and gather market intelligence to understand the talent landscape and recruiting opportunities. Passionate about diversity and inclusion. Led best practices to evolve recruiting culture: - Delivered Consulting for Inclusive Hiring Classroom Workshop to engineering recruitment team (100+ recruiters) over several months. - Delived IT Inclusive Hiring Champs Pilot, trained and influenced hiring managersand champs on new hiring strategy.- Hispanic/Latinx Employee Resource Group (ERG) Board Member (internal to Microsoft) To help foster diversity and inclusion, Microsoft has a rich community of Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Employee Networks (EN) that will help inspire you. A commitment to promote and celebrate cultural, ethnic, gender and lifestyle diversity. These groups provide career development, support, networking opportunities, mentoring, community participation, product input, and assistance in activities that promote cultural awareness.

Staffing Consultant (Microsoft Employee) aligned to support Kinect, HoloLens, Forza Motorsport, Good Science, Fun Lab Studios, MSN Games, Game Test Organization, Windows operating system, XboxOne and online platforms.  -Consultation management: Strong account management, interpersonal, organizational, and negotiation skills-Recruiting:  Industry sourcing/recruitment for variety of engineering roles, producer, program management, services, test and creative roles ( including artist and designers). Maintained proactive talent pipelines through deep networking in the game industry. -85% of hiring was externally focused (niche recruitment)-Strong skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Candidate Tracking Systems-Microsoft OneHR Award recipient- 2013 Grace Hopper Industry Recruiting, 2014

Completed six month program management stretch assignment to cover for an employee on maternity leave.  Interim Program Manager on Military Recruiting v-team.  Team delivered three MSSA pilots on military bases, which eventually led to funding the entire program.   (JBLM, Fort Hood, and Camp Pendleton) Microsoft OneHR award recipient in 2014. The Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA) helps transitioning US military personnel gain technical job skills training that can lead to an industry standard Microsoft certification and the opportunity to interview with Microsoft and partners for potential jobs.

Primary Technical Recruiter for EA Sports Studios supporting the following AAA games: MADDEN, NCAA, Tiger Woods, Nascar,  and additional franchises. -Provide full life cycle staffing support for across disciplines. Primary support for 600+ EA Tiburon employees. -Supported multiple EA locations:  Orlando, Atlanta, San Diego, and Raleigh.-Established key relationships with studio executives and hiring managers to help driving recruiting initiatives.-Minimize cost per hire through the use of social media and business networks.-Direct diversity recruitment activity and ensure AAP goals are satisfied.  (Member of Society of Women Engineers, Women in Games, Society of Hispanic Professional, and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)-TA Lead for Austin GDC 2007, 2008, 2009.   -EA TA representative for various conferences. ( I/ITSEC, Siggraph, GDC)-Salesforce Subject Matter Expert, support TA users at various locations. -Tiburon website upgrade project team member.-OFFCP Compliance - Ensure accurate and timely tracking of requisitions and candidate activity.-Responsible for onboarding initiatives for the Tiburon site.  (RFT, TFT, Contractors, Consultants)-Led and implemented staffing agency selection process via RFP; partnered with Finance, HR and PMO to form a selection committee. Established and manage preferred staffing agency list. -Tiburon Community Connection Lead 2009.  Led employee community outreach programs last year.  The team completed 14 projects in the 2009 calendar year. -Assisted with Tiburon reduction in force notifications.

Full Desk Technical Recruiter-Responsibilities included the ability to source, interview, qualify, submit, place and build long term relationships with new and existing candidates in the information technology industry. -Top Account Executive in the branch, exceeding monthly and quarterly quotas. -Exceeded targeted KRA’s (Key Results Activities) and Quota for 2003.-Exceeded targeted KRA’s and Quota for 2004.  -2004 Top revenue producing recruiter nationwide.-2005 Top revenue (1st and 2nd quarter results) producing recruiter nationwide.-Specialized in the recruitment of high end .Net, Oracle, J2EE/Java Developers, Project Managers, IT Managers, QA, System Administrators, Network Engineers, Security Administrators, DBAs, and IT Business Analyst. -ISO policies and procedure, ensuresd consultant files were complete and retained within labor law standards.-Primarily responsible for recruiting, submitting, placing, reactivating and retaining candidates. -Maintain a network/user group base to gain market share and reputation. (Consultis branding) -Active member of the Orlando .Net User group (3rd year- Director of Membership)-Responsible for both, full time and contract employment negotiations with consultants.-Ensured thorough reference checks are complete for each submittal. Generate leads for the Sales team. -Attended community/client Career Fairs and technology seminars.  -Covered territory from Jacksonville to Orlando in Florida. (Travel required)-Closed contracts with existing and new accounts.-Screen, interview, and recommend prospective Information Technology, Accounting, and Engineering employees for employment.  Extend offers of employment to successful candidates.-Minimal contractor turnover. Exceeded recruitment expectations in fourth quarter of 2001 and first quarter of 2002.-Negotiated major accounts, Drake Beam Morin and Florida Blue Cross Blue Shield accounts.-Offer a wide degree of creativity and latitude..