Layna Shields

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Recruiting Strategy Consultant @ Root + Branch
Urbandale, IA, US
Layna Shields's Location
Urbandale, Iowa, United States, United States
About Layna Shields

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Layna Shields's Current Company Details
Root + Branch

Root + Branch

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Recruiting Strategy Consultant
Urbandale, IA, US
Layna Shields Work Experience Details
  • Root + Branch
    Recruiting Strategy Consultant
    Root + Branch
    Urbandale, Ia, Us
  • Trace Genomics
    Talent Acquisition & Onboarding Leader
    Trace Genomics May 2024 - Present
    Ames, Iowa, Us
  • Freelance
    Strategic Talent Sourcing & Recruiting Consultant
    Freelance Feb 2023 - Present
    Freelance consulting in talent sourcing & full desk recruiting during economic downturn in the market. Engagements & business development achieved organically from past talent acquisition peers and business line contacts in the financial & health sciences industries. Reach out and let's get some time on the calendar to chat!
  • Bullpen
    Talent Manager
    Bullpen Aug 2023 - Dec 2023
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Operating on a consulting basis, I collaborate with Bullpen leadership & sales producers to drive strategic growth and success. Executive Searches are my initial focus. I navigate complex talent acquisition challenges to secure top-tier executives for long-term Commercial Real Estate business success.
  • Cushman & Wakefield
    Lead Recruiter | Brokerage Support, Americas
    Cushman & Wakefield Jun 2021 - Feb 2023
    Chicago, Il, Us
    Cushman & Wakefield is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 50,000 employees in over 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2021, the firm had revenue of $9.4 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services
  • Cushman & Wakefield
    Sourcing Manager | Global Occupier Services
    Cushman & Wakefield Jan 2022 - May 2022
    Chicago, Il, Us
  • Optum
    Senior Recruiter | Optum Corporate
    Optum Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
    Eden Prairie , Mn, Us
    Engaged in a brief 4-month consulting role while actively pursuing a full-time career following a layoff impacted by Covid.
  • Nationwide
    Senior Recruiting Consultant | Property & Casualty
    Nationwide Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
    Us
    Played a key role, producing and implementing creative recruiting solutions to include social networking, business education, and compensation packages while managing competitive business intelligence. Inherited underdeveloped recruiting initiative within Property and Casualty Division; introduced a re-energized talent acquisition process nationwide.
  • Union Bank
    Senior Corporate Functions Recruiter | Talent Acquisition & Staffing
    Union Bank Oct 2018 - Oct 2019
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is the 5th largest financial group in the world by assets with total assets of over $2.6 trillion (as ranked by SNL Financial, April 2016), 140,000 colleagues in nearly 50 countries, including 13,000 in the Americas. I assumed a pivotal consulting role as a Strategic Talent Sourcer & Brand Ambassador, overseeing the sourcing process for external passive and diverse talent in challenging, business-critical, and high-revenue positions. I was asked to join the Corporate Functions recruiting team in May 2019 and ran a full lifecycle recruitment of Risk, Compliance, Audit, Quality Assurance, Financial Crimes, Project Management and Corporate IT Security.
  • Wells Fargo
    Senior Recruiter | Wholesale Banking
    Wells Fargo Mar 2015 - Oct 2018
    San Francisco, California, Us
    While recruiting for Wells Fargo Wholesale Banking - the lines of business I supported were Commercial Real Estate (CRE), Community Lending and Investment (LIHTC, NMTC), Multi Family Capital, Commercial Mortgage Servicing, Real Estate Capital Markets, Asset Backed Finance, Hospitality Finance Group, Senior Housing as well as CAO and Compliance Risk & Financial Crimes organizations for both CRE and Wells Fargo Commercial Capital (WFCC). WFCC Risk Management provides operational risk, compliance, financial crimes and business risk management services through an optimized model which leverages centralized functions and agile business focused teams to support sound risk management for the Asset Backed Finance, Capital Finance, Commercial Distribution Finance, Corporate Trust Services and Equipment Finance lines of business.
  • Citi
    Vice President - Executive Recruiter For Global Functions, Operations & Technology
    Citi May 2012 - Mar 2015
    New York, New York, Us
    Executed full lifecycle specialized recruiting initiatives for a variety of executive positions to include Transaction Services, Global Consumer Strategy, Fraud/Consumer Risk Control, and Finance as well as Governance, Regulatory, and External Affairs.
  • Bainesbridge Consulting
    Recruiting Manager | Mortgage Division
    Bainesbridge Consulting Mar 2009 - May 2012
    Us
    Directly recruited by the CEO of the company for mortgage industry expertise and knowledge. Managed all HR inquiries, employee relations, and matrix management for a team of consultants nationwide.
  • Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
    National Recruiter | Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
    Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Sep 2002 - Mar 2009
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Played a key role in planning, strategizing, and recruiting a highly visible 150-person site (Mortgage Premier Broker Group), successfully increasing market share with the top-tier wholesale brokers across the country.  Personally recruited by the SVP of the Talent Acquisition & Planning organization to join the start-up Wells Fargo Home Mortgage recruiting team during the refinance boom. Worked on-site through a vendor from Sept 2002 until Jun 2003 when I was offered a FT role.
  • Mutual Of Omaha
    Human Resources Business Partner | Medicare Operations
    Mutual Of Omaha 1998 - 2002
    Omaha, Ne, Us
    Personally recruited by the VP of Human Resources for legal and compliance knowledge to aid growing government contractor - Medicare Operations team. Provided a variety of HR consulting to all levels of management in a Fortune 500 Company. Subject matter expert and team lead for Medicare Operations Human Resources team.

Layna Shields Education Details

  • University Of Nebraska At Omaha
    University Of Nebraska At Omaha
    Political Science
  • Nebraska College Of Business
    Nebraska College Of Business
    Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • University Of Iowa
    University Of Iowa
    Political Science & Pre-Law
  • Indianola High School
    Indianola High School

Frequently Asked Questions about Layna Shields

What company does Layna Shields work for?

Layna Shields works for Root + Branch

What is Layna Shields's role at the current company?

Layna Shields's current role is Recruiting Strategy Consultant.

What schools did Layna Shields attend?

Layna Shields attended University Of Nebraska At Omaha, Nebraska College Of Business, University Of Iowa, Indianola High School.

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