Kiersten Leach Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

A decisive and strategic talent acquisition professional and partner with 22+ years of experience who thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment; flexible, supportive, and adaptive to changes. Considered a respected consultant and business partner in all aspects of full-cycle recruiting for corporate, I & D, sales, technical, managerial, B2B, and executive-level positions. Possesses extensive experience in managing complexity across functional and organizational lines, and is recognized for achieving outstanding results. Established a reputation for developing cohesive teams, planning and implementing successful strategies, building commitment to a vision, and creating a climate where people, ideas, and results excel. Courageous and persuasive change agent whose influence and values-centered leadership drive accountability for profit optimization, exceeding clients’ expectations and maximizing team productivity. Proven ability to provide consistent and effective consultative leadership with key business partners in all areas of the organization. An innovative and flexible leader who consistently delivers superior results. Tenacious and genuine team player who drives and delivers sustainable results and exceeds corporate standards. Highly organized and attentive to details. Professional and tireless work ethic with strong time management skills. An individual passionate about her brand, who embraces the gift of connecting with senior-level talent and finding them a place at the organization and ultimately changing lives with every hire.

Culver City, California, Us

Solely responsible for managing the hiring needs of all people at Outerknown, proud to create a dynamic, innovative, inclusive and diverse approach to building, developing, and retaining potential talent for the entire company. My role includes but is not limited to supporting all facets of recruiting including brand networking, talent acquisition, and developing a diverse bench and pipeline of talent. Recognized for building strong cross-functional relationships, consistently elevating the caliber of talent, providing refined talent pools, and respected for being progressive in all practices that relate to hiring. Additionally responsible for initial on-boarding, ADP management, and culture training. Passionate about streamlining and modernizing all components of the role that impact how we network, recruit, hire and on-board talent. Since joining the organization has been responsible for hiring over 275 new employees into roles throughout corporate (creative, accounting, operations, supply chain, marketing, fair labor, design, merchandising, technical design), customer experience, wholesale and retail expansion, Project Vermont and more.

Cupertino, California, Us

Recognized for exceptionally managing all aspects of full-cycle recruiting for retail leadership needs in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Asia, and Europe. Created, hired, and developed the first Sourcing Leader Team, a model that continues to be used today. Recruited globally for senior management, HR, and all leadership roles. Instrumental in being first feet on the ground, identified talent, and built the first teams in Canada, London, and Brazil. Received outstanding ovations for presenting talent that filled NE URM/Female needs in 2020, assisted in decreasing the number of open requisitions in leadership to almost none, and established a pipeline of over 100 people for future consideration. Continuously developed future pipeline including over 150 candidates in the pipeline for NE leadership walking into 2021. Established collaboration amidst markets with borders that touch, promoted sharing talent, created SLACK channels discussion forums, and a cadence of conference calls to support ongoing communication and collaboration to fill market needs with the best talent. Partnered and leveraged as a consultant to colleagues in both retail and corporate, customers and peers, fostering a “One Apple” approach and always seeking to collectively obtain optimum results. Facilitated numerous training events to educate Apple Recruiters/Sourcing Team on enhancements and methodologies to improve their work stream and recruiting efforts. Chartered to source, and ultimately hired the first team of Apple Retail Store Creatives. Engineered the process of hiring through the use of a group interview approach in retail.Identified all of the talents for the first Apple Store Leadership Program (ASLP) for Apple Retail.Instrumental in the development and training of the first roll-out of Avature, a candidate management system. Awarded the “Commitment to Excellence” award. Awarded the “Teammate of the Year” award

Cupertino, California, Us

Developed and implemented optimal recruitment strategies to identify, source, and hire the very best talent in underrepresented communities for Apple, this was a first venture for Apple so these efforts were ground-breaking and determined the future of the program.Built a healthy partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to extend our collective outreach to attract emerging talent from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).Respected as a strategic business partner who nurtures an inclusive recruiting culture internally and externally. Instrumental in leading the recruiting efforts to support the Apple HBCU Scholar Program. A $40M multi-year commitment Apple invested in HBCU students leveraging a partnership with TMCF. Identified as a success and programs exists still today. Partnered with a peer recruiter, we were collectively responsible for placing over 100 HBCU interns at Apple in less than three (3) years.Pivotal in facilitating the placement of over 40% of the students eligible to convert into full-time opportunities upon college graduation.Established additional external research to identify talent within the HBCU community that was not aware of our program and the opportunities available within the program as well as at Apple.Responsible for creating and implementing the initial Inclusion and Diversity Recruiting Strategy.Initiated an external effort to identify talent from a multitude of underrepresented communities by attending the First Annual Harvard Inclusion and Diversity Career Fair in 2017. Attended diversity career fairs and was instrumental in delivering over 1000 resumes to all Apple business partners for immediate consideration.Created a diversity pipeline to ensure talent from underrepresented communities was always available for consideration as new openings arose and business needs shifted. Sought out from corporate partners years after leaving the program to identify new talent.