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A coaching and consulting firm which passionately supports mission-driven leaders to live happier, more vibrant and fulfilled lives. Partner to provide HR consulting services in all areas of Talent Management & HR, Executive coaching engagements to driven leaders across multiple industries, and small group-based personal and professional fulfillment coaching through The Collaborative.

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

Partner to provide HR consulting services in all areas of Talent Management & HR, Executive coaching engagements to driven leaders across multiple industries, and small group-based personal and professional fulfillment coaching through The Collaborative.

San Diego, California, Us

Successfully manage and motivate five direct reports, 25 indirect staff and $20M budget in supporting HR, recruiting, benefits, compensation, onboarding, data analytics and performance metrics for this publicly-traded financial services firm with over 25 US and Costa Rica locations. Coordinate international business travel, assignment-based movement and permanent relocations per Visa/immigration requirements. * Coached and collaborated with front-line leaders up to C-suite through culture development, change management and employee relations, improving employee engagement scores to meet global benchmarks within two years.* Earned manager satisfaction score of 99% in 2020; also formed and executed Talent Attraction strategy through multiple venues across US, Costa Rica and India* Set up and staff new call center in Costa Rica and expanded to 150 staff in only six months; also handled all HR, benefits, compensation and employee contracts.* Key participant in facilitating smooth divestiture/sale of major business and acquisition of large competitor and over ten tangential global businesses. * Reached 100% goal of targeted hires for high-volume sales positions for four straight years, despite remote and difficult market conditions. * Designed and rolled out Global Mobility solution and increased success rate in key categories by 85%, including all types of international transitions, as well as accounting, tax, HRIS, legal and immigration requirements. * Skillfully decreased agency placement spend from $4m to $0 during tenure with optimal cost management structures.

San Diego, California, Us

Oversaw all aspects of talent acquisition and onboarding through over 1,100 decentralized hiring leaders across this 20,000+ employee CPG organization. Closely liaised with executives, store management and corporate recruiting team. Continually improved team credibility and capabilities through comprehensive process improvements, program launches, rollout of internal sourcing model and crucial alignment of resources to meet long-term hiring objectives. * Developed and launched Talent Acquisition scorecard and metrics platform that dramatically reduced external agency fees by 95%, relocation expenses by 65%, print advertising costs by 100%, while enhancing overall Quality of Hire score by 10% and achieving 92% overall Associate Engagement score for this unit in one year.* Improved Hiring Manager satisfaction levels after expanding attraction capabilities by 8% to 20% above benchmark; also effectively adapted marketing resources, including SEO/SEM, banner advertising and job aggregators, to drive more impactful pay-per-click strategy.* Envisioned Employment Brand footprint and deployed career site, www.mypetcocareer.com, mobile career site, in-store signage and creative collateral materials.* Instituted Talent Scouting process to support proactive external succession pipelining efforts, integrate talent data in selection decisions and administer internal mobility strategy.* Outsourced relocation program to provide better standard packages, timely service delivery, accurate reporting and long-term forecasting; also personally worked on and resolved difficult cases.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Brought on to build and direct brand-new HR unit with up to 30 team members across multiple locations with multimillion-dollar budget for recruitment marketing, outsourcing and technology enhancements. * Instrumental partner in expanding this startup organization to almost 3,000 employees in first three years, including over 800-person sales team. * Personally assessed, hired and placed over 250 new mortgage professionals within first three months at this position and continued to on-board over 250 staff per month across different disciplines – sales, operations and technology.* Designed in-house ATS platform, migrated to Kenexa and ultimately implemented Taleo Enterprise with enhanced automation and reporting capability.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Held multiple roles with this enterprise technology solutions firm, including candidate acquisition, target marketing, client relations, contract negotiation, tradeshow attendance and partnership building.* Effectively oriented and integrated new hires into matrixed organizations; administered full range of benefits, such as Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), profit sharing, vacation and sick pay.

Coordinated entire recruiting lifecycle for this provider of technical recruiting and HR consulting solutions to high-tech clients. Handled sales lead generation, candidate evaluation, pipeline development and talent placement.* Nominated after only four months to participate on high-potential “Leadership 2000” team initiative that focused on meeting rapid growth challenges.

Hanover, Md, Us

Consultant Services Coordinator/Senior Recruiter (1999 – 2000)Recruited specialized, high level consultants with hard to find technical skill sets and proactively marketed to clients. Utilized diverse recruiting techniques to identify possible team members, including internet sites, user group meetings, technical schools and an extensive network of technical professionals * Primary contact for all issues, including career planning, training, performance reviews, benefits and new placementsAccount Manager (1998 – 1999)Developed geographic territory to all-time highest level of performance through cold calling and proactive selling. Negotiated price and service agreements, coordinated client services and managed a team of consultants. Assisted in identifying, interviewing, hiring, training and managing staff of technical recruiters * Responsible for client relationship throughout sales lifecycle - contact through ongoing maintenance of accountTechnical Recruiter (1997 – 1998) Managed up to 50 consultants per week at different client sites throughout Southern California * Posted positions on and searched various internet sites to ensure prompt location of available and qualified candidates * Pre-screened, interviewed and referenced potential consultants for contract and permanent positions on a daily basis * Oversaw payroll and timecard collection to achieve prompt and correct payment of all contract employees * Negotiated salaries and terms of contracts with IT and HR managers, vendors, and consultants as needed

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