John Destefano Email & Phone Number

Jace Reed was launched in 2009 and is a leader in recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on Tax recruitment designed for the marketplace of tomorrow.• Work in a fast-paced environment managing a full lifecycle recruitment desk for positions from staff to senior level leadership• Design and execute fully comprehensive candidate sourcing strategies and creative sourcing techniques• Interview qualified candidates to identify core skills and to determine their technical expertise• Interact and build successful Client relationships with hiring managers, human resources and senior management to effectively support and develop recruiting strategies for open positions/hiring needs• Work with Fortune 1000 Companies in industries including; Pharmaceuticals, Fin’l Services, Public Accounting, Consumer Products and Technology • Meet with all levels of management (Clients/Hiring Managers) to review job responsibilities and key attributes pertaining to each specific open position• Excellent consultative skills and proven success developing strong relationships• Develop, manage, coach, mentor and train Permanent Placement team of 10 recruiters responsible for $2,800,000 in annual revenue• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills• Work effectively in a team environment and communicate effectively across multiple departments and levels• Deep understanding of using metrics to drive performance, find efficiencies and diagnose issues within the recruiting process• Responsible for are monthly P&L and budget reports for monthly/quarterly review

Florham Park, Nj, Us

• Established, managed, and ran a full-lifecycle desk (#1 firm biller) for the firm’s Tax Solutions practice providing retained, exclusive and contingency services to Fortune 1000 Companies and Accounting firms • Ability to identify trends and leverage past experiences, data and competitive intelligence to develop creative, customized sourcing strategies• A strong expertise in effective sourcing and assessment of Tax and Finance candidates, negotiation of offers and final on-boarding of hires, market research and business development (#1 firm business development producer)• Candidates recruited included Vice Presidents, Directors, Managers and Staff professionals• Responsible for overall growth and development of the division / solution and results oriented• Recruited accounting and finance professionals, placing CFO’s, Controllers, and other accounting and finance professionals• Directly supervised, trained and coached a team of recruiters and managers• Recruit, interview, and hire internal employees for the firm• Strong negotiation and presentation skills and outstanding attention to detail• Resolve escalated issues with clients and candidates

Blackfriars, London, Gb

• Manage Unilever North America international sales; Business development, full NA Export P&L management, including forecasting, reporting, financial controls, pricing, budgeting for marketing and overheads expenses• Business cases; pricing strategy, supply chain, financial projections for new product launches• Managed $80MM marketing budget across Unilever’s Spreads brands, including targets setting• Strategic Pricing - Provide financial leadership on strategic Unilever-wide pricing project• Mergers & Acquisitions - Lead associate on $16MM divestiture; management of TSA