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Greater Denver Area

• Promoted to Senior Talent Partner supporting Global People and Global Finance teams. Specialized in recruiting roles in data analytics, data science, product management, program management, treasury and tax. Utilized.
• Transformed talent acquisition strategies by spearheading a talent curation initiative for Walmart's global tax team, resulting in a 50% reduction in agency reliance and costs and fostering… Show more Promoted to.
• Transformed talent acquisition strategies by spearheading a talent curation initiative for Walmart's global tax team, resulting in a 50% reduction in agency reliance and costs and fostering enhanced trust and.
• Achieved a top score of nine out of ten on hiring manager surveys, surpassing the enterprise target of eight, by leveraging stakeholder management expertise in understanding talent needs, providing high-quality.
• Successfully reduced time to fill 20% by strategically utilizing talent insights and data to inform recruitment decisions, leading to a more efficient and effective candidate sourcing strategy.
• Successfully attracted and secured top talent for Northwest Arkansas positions by effectively engaging passive candidates, promoting the benefits of both the role at Walmart and the area, resulting in successful.

Littleton, Colorado, United States

• Supported cross-functional teams generating diverse candidate leads. Trained other recruiters to effectively source diverse talent. Ran adoption reports and presented reports to leadership.
• Championed the implementation of CDE&I strategies to increase diversity representation in functional talent pools.
• Created training materials and led sessions to ensure the adoption of new processes, supporting cross-functional teams in generating diversity candidate leads.
• Received the… Show more Supported cross-functional teams generating diverse candidate leads. Trained other recruiters to effectively source diverse talent. Ran adoption reports and presented reports to leadership.
• Received the “Making a Difference” award for significantly increasing diversity representation in the candidate pool from 30% to 40%. Show less

Littleton, Colorado, United States

• Supported salaried operations roles and partnered with market-level leadership to fill talent gaps by utilizing high-volume hiring events for large metropolitan markets. Provided strategic sourcing support for smaller.
• Received “exceeds expectations” on performance review for success in driving results and influential contributions to team.
• Pioneered the implementation of best… Show more Supported salaried operations roles and partnered with market-level leadership to fill talent gaps by utilizing high-volume hiring events for large metropolitan markets..
• Pioneered the implementation of best practices in utilizing Avature CRM for drip campaigns, pipelining and recruitment data monitoring, culminating in improved candidate engagement and operational efficiencies..

Highlands Ranch, CO

• Hired by the Space Systems Division to spearhead recruitment efforts focused on software engineers and developers, overseeing a strategic hiring event specifically targeting TSI-level clearance candidates, during a.
• Led planning and implementation of hiring event targeting software engineers with TSI-level clearance.
• Successfully met tight deadlines and fulfilled hiring goals within the… Show more Hired by the Space Systems Division to spearhead recruitment efforts focused on software engineers and developers, overseeing a.
• Successfully met tight deadlines and fulfilled hiring goals within the designated contract period by effectively managing multiple open requisitions. Show less

Littleton, CO

• After successful completion of contract role on the Sam’s Club side of the business, was hired full-time onto Walmart’s Corporate Functions team leading full-cycle recruitment for the Global Governance. Recruited for a.
• Successfully led recruitment efforts, hiring ten associates within a tight 90-day timeline for a new team setup,… Show more After successful completion of contract role on the Sam’s Club side of the business, was hired.
• Successfully led recruitment efforts, hiring ten associates within a tight 90-day timeline for a new team setup, utilizing talent insights to drive an effective sourcing strategy and earning recognition with an Impact.
• Enhanced hiring team interviewing capabilities by leading a training session for hiring managers, focused on behavior-based interviewing techniques, resulting in improved interview and selection skills across the team..

Littleton, Colorado, United States

• Contract Recruiter specializing in sourcing high-level female leadership talent for nationwide Sam's Club Field Operations, utilizing diversity sourcing strategies and advanced techniques to target challenging markets.
• Utilized advanced sourcing techniques and persuasive communication skills to successfully recruit and place top-tier talent in historically challenging remote locations.
• Developed and executed a comprehensive candidate sourcing strategy in… Show more Contract Recruiter specializing in sourcing high-level female leadership talent for nationwide Sam's Club Field Operations, utilizing.
• Developed and executed a comprehensive candidate sourcing strategy in a challenging market with low applicant availability, resulting in successful recruitment of a qualified professional within a short timeframe. Show.

Denver

Hired by a property management company with nationwide properties to lead recruitment efforts as a senior recruiter, managing talent acquisition strategies across multiple locations. Often ranked #1 in time-to-fill and service rankings.

Greater Denver Area

Supervised a high-volume recruiting department focused on licensed nurses, implementing service-oriented recruitment practices leading to a 30% increase in hires and spearheading successful branding and digital marketing initiatives.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Managed full-cycle recruitment of RNs, social workers and dieticians for kidney dialysis clinics, implementing innovative sourcing techniques and achieving top customer service scores while piloting new hiring assessment tools.I was rewarded for having the top customer service score among all recruiters, asked to lead a behavior-based interviewing class.

Designed and implemented strategic recruitment advertising campaigns for established organizations in the Denver Metro area. Analyzed and presented viable marketing opportunities to ensure client satisfaction and results. Created and executed a large recruiting campaign for a charter high school resulting in increased student enrollment and community.

B.S. Degree, Health Care Management

Certification, Massage Therapy

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