Managing a team of over 55 recruitment professionals in 40 countries, overseeing recruitment from entry-level to executive positions.

Managed a team of over 25 recruitment professionals in North & South America, handling budget and recruitment in 10 countries, including 5 direct reports. Led a team to standardize background checks in over 40 countries, completing the project in six months, within budget, and ahead of schedule. Rolled out a new I-9 vendor in the US, enhancing work authorization compliance by 25% compared to the previous year. Created and launched a Global Hiring Manager Training program, improving recruitment process awareness and engagement, with over 250 participants and a high Net Promoter Score of 55. Oversaw the implementation of Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ATS), enhancing the recruitment experience in over 40 countries and streamlining various recruitment processes, supported by five integrations.

Led a team of 20, driving talent strategies in the Americas, achieving over 120 hires monthly and doubling staffing year-over-year. Grew Latin American Talent Acquisition from one part-time worker to a team of four, improving time to hire by 18 days within three months. Created recruitment strategies for early talent to attract diverse candidates in Sales, Data Science, Engineering, and Lab roles.

Streamlined recruitment operations in the US and Canada, enhancing team structure, policies, and processes. Reorganized the US Talent Acquisition team, achieving a high Candidate Satisfaction score of 3.75/4.0, and introduced a support team to cut TA Advisor admin work by 30%. Co-wrote and rolled out a global recruitment process, standardizing the hiring experience across 100+ countries. Created a video training series for global hiring managers to provide timely guidance during the recruitment process. Upgraded applicant tracking system to minimize manual tasks, ensuring better compliance with GDPR and OFCCP, and offering a consistent candidate experience.

Lead a team of recruiters focusing on Engineering & Supply Chain function for coporate and field based teams.

Provided full life cycle recruitment support across multiple food & beverage manufacturing facilities in the US. Key profiles include Supervisor & Manager levels across Production, Maintenance, Quality & Warehouse professionals. Maintained average “time to find” of 15 days and an average “time to accept” of 40 days. Managed a team of Talent Acquisition Representatives by implementing professional development plans, aligning on key strategic initiatives and mentoring teams members to grow strong business relationship within their own client groups. Developed regionally based talent pipeline by sourcing, selecting and interviewing candidates across five supply chain sub-functions through a “Recruit in Advance” event with key manufacturing leaders. Achieved five “zero day” hires to support future business activities prior to open headcount needs. Leveraged market analysis, historical data and recruiting metrics to implement site specific talent strategies in support of “just-in-time” staffing needs as well as future needs for highly technical & competitive roles across the manufacturing facilities I directly supported. Implemented campus recruitment strategy to increase internship & full time position hiring by 20% including doubling diversity recruitment efforts through target engagement activities with one of PepsiCo's key strategic partners.

Managed full life cycle recruitment of 100+ IT professionals across various US based locations. Completed Linked In Recruiter Certification in September 2014. Implemented comprehensive recruitment strategy to double headcount within PepsiCo’s Information Security Group. Developed and executed Virtual Employee Career Fair for PepsiCo’s global IT organization; attended by 250+ associates across 10 locations. Created employee job search resources to empower internal IT professionals to seek new roles within PepsiCo. Drove “Super School” Campus recruitment strategy at Arizona State University; activated various campus engagement activities including class presentations and PepsiCo Information Sessions for students.

Gained People Management skills by supporting a virtual team of 11 coordinators based in Chicago, IL & Plano, TX. Lead a cross functional team to implement the first harmonized offer letter across all major North American based divisions in PepsiCo. Created comprehensive recruitment and onboarding toolkit to enable consistency and efficiency in the identification of top coordinator talent. Developed training materials to align core recruitment processes and drive efficiency through a series of Web based training sessions attended by over 40 recruiters from across the globe.

Managed key onboarding activities for over 300 new hires across all levels of PepsiCo's Global Marketing and R&D organizations. Partnered with recruiters, human resources and hiring teams to organize, manage and complete required pre-employment processes. Ensured a top-tier candidate experience through the development of candidate focused communications to enhance understanding and awareness of PepsiCo's onboarding processes. Facilitated of New Hire Orientation for all new hires to Chicago-land facilities. Coordinated of over 100 candidate interviews across North America in partnership with divisional leadership and management in 2010.

Partnered with leadership to effectively create targeted communications for Caterpillar’s executive office, leadership committee and other employees world-wide. Created presentation materials and marketing plans for upper-level management to effectively communicate strategic initiatives to internal employees and external partners. Managed weekly communications vehicles for global employees & leadership to improve awareness and engagement within the division for key product, project and people focused initiatives. Provided campus recruitment assistance for Caterpillar junior-level talent by participating in on-campus recruiting initiatives and marketing presentations