Heather Odegaard Email & Phone Number

West Des Moines, Ia

Developed, coordinated and executed talent acquisition strategies through partnering with business leaders, hiring managers, HR business partners, and compensation.• Managed full life cycle recruiting needs for exempt (75k-200k) positions across the COO and Enterprise Finance, specializing in Strategic Sourcing, Business Execution and Strategy, and Tax Accounting positions• Sourced qualified candidates using a variety of platforms; social media recruiting tools, digital networking, employee referrals, corporate sponsored conferences, and web sourcing• Used exceptional consulting skills to effectively partner with line of business leaders, compensation and human resource business partners • Consulted on compensation packages and benefit offerings• TA project management

West Des Moines, Ia

Recruiter 3 for all exempt, including mid to senior level, positions throughout various CFS business lines. Select Accomplishments:• Led a team of four managed resource Recruiter 3’s through an unprecedented time of hiring volume• Proven record of impact and influence on senior leadership• Recognized as a leader in diversity recruitment efforts and affirmative action consulting• Co-presented “Recruiting and Retention” at Executive Leadership meeting• SME responsible leading the project teams for five different Career Development workstreams• Mentored junior HR Specialist. Mentee promoted to Recruiter 2

Successfully managed the staffing for all exempt and non-exempt positions for Wells Fargo Education Financial Services (EFS) division.- Hired, trained and directed the workload of two geographically disbursed contract recruiters during peak ramp-up seasons while building and managing the recruiter staffing ratio models- Led the recruiting efforts, including reporting and analytics, for the new EFS site in Phoenix resulting in over 200 hires in a two-month time frame

Managed, led, and coached a team of recruiting professionals to ensure staffing goals were met for the Card Services West Des Moines and Fort Dodge call centers while carrying a full requisition load of exempt and non-exempt positions

Successfully recruited for and actively developed and maintained a pipeline of candidates for a fast-paced high-volume non-exempt call center

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

HR Generalist responsible for the Eastern region of Hy-Vee stores. Handled unemployment claims, annual benefits enrollment, consulted employees on benefits questions, managed HR issues/complaints, recruited for new store openings, and oversaw various vendor partnerships. Additionally responsible for the Pharmacy Recruiting Program including sourcing, University Recruiting, Pharmacy 4-year internship retention program, and partnering successfully with Third party Recruiting agencies.

Human Resource Management

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