Melissa Leone Email & Phone Number

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

Responsible for full cycle recruiting for VP+ (no IT) roles across the organization. •Partner with executives to develop candidate profile. Create strategies for search, interview and assessment to ensure hiring of top talent. •Drive diversity initiatives by ensuring each search has a diversity slate of candidates. •Establish and build relationships with senior executives, key influencers, and cross-functional teams to create and present talent solutions to attract talent at an executive level. •Consult with executive and hiring leaders to recommend and identify most qualified applicants.•Leverage data and external talent market trends to understand evolving business landscape to advise business leaders on talent solutions.•Proactively build global executive candidate pipelines utilizing various sourcing channels, including direct sourcing, professional networks, social media and internet search. •Perform compensation analysis and prepare offer packages. Negotiates offers with key partners to ensure successful hires. Extend competitive offer packages •Lead/participate in various HR projects•Diversity & Inclusion Advocate: liaison between HR and employee diversity group.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Responsible for full cycle recruiting for C-Suite, SVP, State President & COO levels across the organization•Team Lead of 4 executive recruiters •Ensured the executive recruiting function has the appropriate recruitment strategies in place, and provide regular updates to leadership regarding executed strategies •Point of contact for executive senior leadership relative to executive recruitment process.•Determines, recommends, and negotiates all facets of executive candidate offer package.•Participated in various HR projects and process improvement initiatives.•Managed retained searches, vendor relations and search fees. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) focuses primarily on providing government-sponsored managed care services to families, children, seniors and individuals with complex medical needs primarily through Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, as well as individuals in the Health Insurance Marketplace. WellCare serves approximately 6.3 million members nationwide as of June 30, 2019.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Responsible for full cycle recruiting for director level and above across the organization. •Drives proactive recruiting strategies that support the business objectives •Educated hiring leaders regarding Talent Acquisition's established policies and practices.•Determined, recommend and negotiated all facets of executive candidate offer package.

St. Petersburg, Florida, Us

Responsible for full cycle recruiting for HR, Sales and Finance.Catalina is committed to helping manufacturer and retail brands deliver unprecedented performance. With proprietary and integrated in- and out-of-store marketing platforms, Catalina enables brand stewards to deliver the right message to the right audience in the right environment. Catalina leverages the world's largest, transaction-level, shopper-data warehouse to develop, deliver, and measure shopper and patient-driven engagements with approximately 90M households and 130M patients annually. Media distribution channels include 50,000 food, drug and mass locations worldwide, including 18,000 US pharmacies.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Us

Responsible for all level recruitment for a multi-state organization.Bluestem Brands, a fast growing ecommerce retail and direct marketing company, is parent to 16 national brands: Fingerhut, Gettington.com, PayCheck Direct, Blair, Haband, Norm Thompson, Solutions, Sahalie, Gold Violin, Appleseed’s, Tog Shop, LinenSource, Draper’s & Damon’s, Old Pueblo Traders, Bedford Fair and WinterSilks.

St. Petersburg, Fl, Us

Executive Recruiter responsible for senior level recruitment for HSN and Cornerstone Brands (portfolio of 8 catalog companies)•Developed and delivered a high quality talent through sourcing (job boards, social networking, referrals and cold calling). •Internal consultant to executives and management on all recruiting strategies and initiatives•Provided business unit leaders with coaching, feedback, interview best practices, and developmental opportunities on building effective teams.•Developed talent network by utilizing social media and networking. •Lead and partnered on internal HR process improvement and key strategic projects.•Identified trends to ensure business strategies were achieved.•Managed relationships with search firms and resources. Researched, analyzed and negotiated contracts with agencies, and job boards.•Partnered with the hiring leaders to review, analyze and clarify job specifications/requirements.

St. Petersburg, Fl, Us

•Recruited positions for: Human Resources, Finance, Legal, Merchandising, Planning, Operations, Marketing, IT and HSN.com. •Partnered with Business Unit to establish hiring needs and recruitment strategies.•Managed university partnerships for recruiting events and internships.•Proactively anticipated any challenges that may be encountered through the talent acquisition process and collaborate with Business Unit to recommend solutions•Coached leaders on feedback process to employees regarding career development and readiness level.

St. Petersburg, Fl, Us

*Analyzed HSN channel lineup and made recommendations for improvement. *Conducted network programming and research presentations for each network to educate affiliates on the growth and success of each network.*Organized and participated in various industry events/tradeshows to brand HSN. *Provided sales and marketing support for affiliate sales directors.*Maintained cable affiliate database. Provide any changes in: carriage additions, channel position, or ownership.

Charenton Le Pont Cedex, Fr

*Collaborated with the HR Team and Business Unit with training initiatives based on company goals.*Partnered on HR Projects such as rollout of new employee performance management, succession planning, team building, engagement and intranet site.*Facilitated Development Dimensions International classes, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and HRIS*Tracked and processed education assistance reimbursements. Provide monthly analysis to various Human Resource departments. *Coordinated, scheduled and promoted Essilor University classes to multiple company locations. *Sourced, evaluated and negotiated external training resources *Implemented, administered and operated the computer training lab. *Maintained HR/Training Intranet site.

Human Resources Management Certificate

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