Responsible for leading and managing a team of Recruiters and providing strategic recruiting solutions within Enterprise (IT, Information Security, Finance, HR, Legal) for Magellan Health.

Responsible for providing proactive strategic recruiting solutions at all levels of the organization, including creating and implementing strategies to fill both current and future positions. Responsible for performing full lifecycle recruiting and maintaining excellent relations with hiring managers and candidates. Manage external vendors (search firms) as needed and work with HRBC and hiring managers to determine strategy to fill each role. Support leading innovative social media and digital marketing strategies, driving strong employer branding and a positive online reputation. Strategize on external recruiting methods to support finding the best talent for the right roles. Drive workforce planning that aligns to business and talent strategies. Enter and manage data and process flow of candidates within Workday. Proactively recruit using a variety of sources, including Internet, professional associations, social media, networking, ads, job fairs, university relations, etc. Function as a full business partner to develop staffing processes, identify business issues and recommend innovative solutions. Provide proactive and regular reporting to business leaders on hiring activity, market intelligence, strategic initiatives, and project updates. Partner with leadership on hiring guidance and level/salary/diverse candidate slates. Manage all requisitions in Workday from recruit to hire stage, including the onboarding process. Identify gaps and provide solutions to continuously improve talent acquisition function and service levels. Identify and attract talent, screen and interview candidates; develop, create and present strategic staffing plans, utilize technology to organize work flow for customers, work with HRBC and hiring managers to manage recruiting projects. Develop proactive staffing solutions for identified roles based on past hiring trends and anticipated hiring needs; present and implement staffing solutions.

Served as a Recruiting Manager / Sr. Technical Recruiter for Envision, a premier Technology Solutions and IT consulting firm headquartered in St. Louis, MO, with a national presence that does business in 33 states. Responsible for providing technical recruiting for a variety of IT skill sets, including full life-cycle sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring of technical consultants. Reviewed and implemented recruiting best practices while collaborating with the recruitment team. Analyzed and qualified requirements needs from clients, and developed recruiting strategies. Assisted with negotiation strategies, crafted job postings, and networked with IT consultants.Prioritized requirements, performed requirement/candidate skill matching, and helped build talent communities IT professionals. Developed and managed external vendor relationships. Coached recruiters on processes and best practices. Utilized Bullhorn to manage and track candidates while moving them through the recruitment lifecycle. Performed lead generation and collaborated with the BDM’s in analyzing new requisitions and the technical footprints of new clients. Reviewed productivity and performance reports within Bullhorn. Built up a talent community of IT professionals for identified roles based on past hiring trends and anticipated hiring needs. Walked new hires through the entire hiring process, from initial sourcing through first day activities.

Responsible for managing and directing the daily operations of the Recruiting function of the branch for 9 Technical Recruiters, including both the Information Technology division as well as the Engineering division. Responsible for hiring, managing, training, mentoring, as well as providing recruiting direction and leadership. Set recruiting goals and expectations, monitor performance against goals, and manage the recruiting staff to those expectations. Responsible for developing and implementing recruiting methodologies, negotiating and reviewing contracts, maintaining recruiting budgets, and working with branch leadership to ensure that efforts of the BDM's and Technical Recruiters are meeting branch needs and expectations. Also responsible for providing various reports, metrics and data analysis for the Recruiters and Sales Reps.Managed the daily operations of the Recruitment Team, including 6 IT Recruiters and 3 Engineering Recruiters. Evaluated, developed, and implemented recruiting standards, measurements and production expectations to ensure consistency across the branch and implement tactics to accomplish goals. Responsible for monitoring performance / productivity against goals and managing the recruiting staff to those goals. Adapted strategies to adjust to changing market and customer conditions. Actively participated in activity meetings for the branch. Discussed current and potential issues, recommended and facilitated resolutions, and assured that proper recruiting resources were deployed to assure coverage of requirements. Monitored recruiting and expense budgets as well as reviewed P&L's and financial reporting and provided trending forecasts. Provided leadership and direction for branch goals. Prepared management reports, and assured the integrity, timeliness, and maintenance of the recruiting staff's data. Worked with branch leadership to ensure that efforts of the BDM's and Recruiters were aligned to the leadership strategies and direction.

Director of Talent Acquisition for a fast-growing, privately held company on the INC5000 list. Involved in the full candidate recruitment cycle including candidate identification, attraction, recruitment, interviewing, on-boarding, and retention efforts. Evaluated current and future workforce needs, potential client opportunities, networked with IT talent, and performed hiring, management, and rentention of IT talent. Core duties included sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring, and managing hiring needs. Provided talent management and IT recruitment practices to attract, develop, retain and deploy IT talent to drive business goals. Reviewed best recruiting pracitices, negotiated contracts with suppliers, and mentored and coached technical recruiters as needed. Analyzed and reviewed applicant tracking systems and assisted in the selection of a new ATS.