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Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Moved from HR to Enterprise Technology to establishment talent management function for 10,000+ technical workers• Created and established the ET Talent Management Program, delivering a structure to deliver insight into critical roles, surface talent risks, drive remediation of talent risks, identify SMEs, flight risks, bench strength and training needs associated with this data and laying the groundwork to weave special attention for critical roles into core HR processes, formally launching in 2024• Managed remediation efforts of a highly visible risk issue successfully, using the issue to pilot early design of ET Talent Management program which enabled inclusion of concrete program outcomes in broader Program socialization efforts• Successfully worked between HR Strategic Workforce Planning efforts and ET Talent Program efforts to ensure both programs could rely on outcomes rolling seamlessly from position-level data used by ET to macro-level data used by the Enterprise

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Served as primary HR Business Partner for CTO, Head of Enterprise Operations and Global Services, Head of Enterprise Technology Business Unit Risk Manager, Head of Enterprise Technology Architecture and Business Operations and their direct reports• Advised on organizational and people needs, organizational design, end to end workforce strategy, talent and succession planning, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, job architecture, performance management, compensation efforts, teammate relations matters, learning and development planning, talent acquisition, early career efforts• Advised on HR matters, implementation of new HR initiatives and major annual HR processes • Served as subject matter expert on talent management, heavily involved in designing Enterprise Technology talent management strategies• Coached, consulted with and influenced leaders at all levels with primary focus on senior level (two layers beneath Executive Management)• Served as subject matter expert within HR on talent needs related to Enterprise Technology, including representing Enterprise Technology needs on core teams responsible for HR Strategic Workforce Planning effort

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Aligned directly with CIO and Chief Digital Officer to serve as SME for technical talent, technical labor market, recruiting strategies, internal strategies to manage hiring (standardized approval guidelines, reporting, Early Career Initiative, etc.)• Serve as SME within Employment department for recruiting strategies, recruitment marketing, vendor offerings, recruiting trends• Manage all internal recruiting efforts for Data & Technology and Digital Strategy organizations, typically hiring 300+ associates yearly with <50K in vendor fees and average 58 days to fill• Updated recruiting metrics and in the process of implementing Employment department scorecard, including creation and implementation of new hire survey• Serve as SME for recruiting technology selection, participating as member of core team for Workday Recruiting configuration and implementation• Continued all responsibilities listed below

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Promoted to manage talent acquisition efforts for enterprise IT Services, Online Channel, other technical pockets within company, and acquisition of retail and financial talent for branch network within the Triangle and south central region of North Carolina• Serve as partner and talent advisor to senior leadership and line managers on recruiting strategies, best practices, market conditions, internal process, obstacles to hiring, visa sponsorship, compensation, diversity recruiting, partnering with Human Systems functions, etc.• Manage team of 4 technical recruiters and 2 financial recruiters and associated workload, including direct experience with hiring, training, performance reviews, disciplinary actions, and termination• Collaborate with team to work through challenges with hiring managers, manage volume, navigate internal processes, drive usage/ROI on recruiting tools, develop recruiting strategies including recruiting campaigns, engaging various sourcing tools and vendors, managing third party vendors, developing business cases to justify investment in recruiting tools/resources• Serve as Executive Technical Recruiter, successfully filled CISO, Chief Data Officer and other roles• Serve as department champion for LinkedIn and thought leader on recruiting tools and resources. Heavily involved in selection of recruiting tools, pilot projects, metrics, driving usage, etc. Proved value of LinkedIn 2011 and expanded contract for 2012. • First in department to pilot targeted recruiting campaign products from job boards, other vendors

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Promoted to manage team of five recruiters responsible for talent acquisition in the Triangle and Southeastern areas of NC. Team recruits for a number of lines of business within the bank, including the branch network, Institutional Services, call centers.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Developed and leverage relationships with senior leadership, line managers, candidates, and Human Systems departments to facilitate talent acquisition• Provided full-life cycle recruiting services to internal clients, including offer negotiation • Coached hiring managers on HR policies, practices, and hiring processes, including job posting, advertising, interviewing, making offers, compensation, and corporate diversity initiatives o Served as team lead; provided coaching and guidance to team members, led calls, provided input on performance reviews, performed regular analysis of data for current openings, vendor usage, workload distribution, motivated team members

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Contract roleTechnical Recruiter, Global Talent Delivery Organization • Qualified requirements with hiring manager or group, determined and implemented appropriate recruiting strategy; identified, screened, interviewed, and evaluated candidates • Coached hiring managers on HR policies, practices, and hiring processes, including job posting, advertising, interviewing, making offers, compensation, and equal opportunity concerns

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Contract role• Recruited candidates for IBM Life Sciences positions • Researched and implemented new recruiting channels• Coached hiring managers on job posting, advertising, interviewing, and making offers• Worked closely with HR Staffing organization, ensuring divisional compliance to HR policies• Set up and facilitated interviewing events and associated details, including candidate travel, schedule, location, catering, and follow-up• Recruiting areas included consulting, sales, research, software development, and operations

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Contract role• In 11 months, consistently achieved target number of hires per month• Researched staffing requirements of hiring managers across multiple divisions to ensure understanding of hiring needs• Managed relationships with hiring managers and candidates, including data tracking, initial and follow-up communications, and presentation of candidates to hiring managers• Successfully recruited and hired for multiple professional levels within software design and development • Responsible for utilizing internet and in-house recruiting tools

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Contract role• Assembled desktop computers in various hardware configurations for testing purposes• Downloaded, installed, and tested desktop PC preload images and application CDs• Identified, opened and tracked defects in defect management system• Released test results to second level test group

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology

Banking

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General