Michael Maratea Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

Gap Inc. (Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic/Athleta) 9/21- 11/24 •Support hiring efforts for Field and Asset Protection opportunities across all divisions. •Territory consists of 342 retail and outlet stores located within 5 states (NJ, PA, DE, MD, NC, SC)•Facilitated inclusive hiring training to support our brand commitments to diversity and inclusion.•Created and facilitated training materials to support hiring best practices and recruiting technologies (i.e. LinkedIn/Indeed). •Designated to support our Global Supply Chain team and execute hiring strategy for exempt and nonexempt opportunities at our Gallatin TN Distribution Center.•Assembled cross-brand networking event in the Philadelphia market to proactively identify top talent; resulting in 8 hires and 16 future interest candidates identified.•Implemented a quarterly team call (TA Talk Shop) to help foster connectivity and knowledge sharing between our remote Talent Acquisition team.•Responsible for time-based leadership staffing for New Store Openings across all divisions.

Columbus, Oh, Us

•Supported hiring in critical functional areas; (Technology, Finance, Store Operations and Field up to District & Regional levels).•Provided a diverse pool of talent by utilizing best in class recruiting strategies and utilizing recruiting technologies such as LinkedIn Recruiter, employee referral program, external job boards and virtual career events. •Talent subject matter expert, ability to create and deliver enterprise level training both virtually and in-person. •Supported the development & training of our new Candidate Management System (ICIMS).•Apex Award recipient for top talent at Express.

•Averaged up to twenty consultants on active technology projects with global financial and pharmaceutical clients.•Directly sourced candidates IT candidates for projects utilizing various recruiting tools and networking capabilities.•Partnered with Access developer and senior management to create and successfully launch a proprietary level candidate management system.

Columbus, Oh, Us

•Responsible for research, candidate development, and pipelining as it relates to priority openings within Field, Merchandising, Marketing and Brand Creative areas.•Team member involved in helping launch Encore, a candidate management system to be utilized across central staffing.•Labeled trainer and subject matter expert on Taleo (applicant tracking system) and Encore.•Developed materials and trained regional field recruiting team on advanced sourcing techniques and Encore.

New York, Ny, Us

•Successfully managed holiday hiring season, lead a team responsible for filling 2300 associate level positions in an 8-week time frame at Macy’s Herald Square. •33.6% of hires sourced through Internet recruitment, exceeding corporate goal of 25%, which lead all regions for both spring and fall seasons.•Maintained the lowest open job percentage in all of Macy’s East for 2004 by consistently meeting the aggressive hiring demands of our clients.