Michael West Email & Phone Number

Burlington, IA, US

• Lead the global talent acquisition function in support of sales and client success teams, responsible for driving recruitment strategies and delivering on business hiring needs.
• Manage a team of recruiters across multiple regions, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Partner closely with senior leadership to understand business goals and develop talent acquisition plans that support organizational growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business leaders, providing strategic guidance and ensuring alignment between talent acquisition and business needs.
• Champion diversity and inclusion efforts, ensuring diverse candidate pools and fostering an inclusive hiring process.
• Develop innovative sourcing strategies to attract and engage top sales and client success professionals, utilizing various channels such as Indeed Products, job boards, social media, and professional networks.

• Lead a high-performing TA team consisting of managers, team leads, and recruiters in the AMER region, responsible for delivering talent acquisition solutions for sales and client success teams.
• Collaborate closely with key stakeholders to understand business hiring needs and develop recruitment strategies that support organizational goals.
• Champion diversity and inclusion efforts, ensuring diverse candidate pools and fostering an inclusive hiring process.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, providing strategic guidance and partnering to identify and attract top-tier talent.
• Implement innovative sourcing strategies to engage and attract diverse candidates, leveraging Indeed Products, job boards, social media platforms, professional networks, and other channels.
• Drive employer branding initiatives to enhance the company's reputation as an employer of choice.

• Lead the talent acquisition function in support of the Sales Strategy, Global Learning & Enablement, and Client Success teams in the AMER region, ensuring the delivery of exceptional hiring solutions.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand their talent needs and develop recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives, implementing strategies to attract and retain a diverse pool of candidates.
• Build and manage a high-performing team of team leads and recruiters, providing coaching and mentoring to drive professional growth and optimize team performance.
• Develop strong relationships with hiring managers and key stakeholders, serving as a strategic partner in talent acquisition planning and execution.
• Implement innovative sourcing strategies, leveraging various channels such as Indeed Products, job boards, professional networks, and diversity-focused platforms.

Colorado, United States

• Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and offers innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital.
• Collaborate with HRBP, Hiring Managers, and Business Leaders within the IT Organization to understand business priorities and talent strategies to create and execute recruitment campaigns to achieve business goals.
• Consult with hiring managers to understand needs and to advise on recruitment process, policy, technology, industry trends and best practices to ensure successful and positive recruitment experience.
• Recruit best in class passive candidates for positions across the organization by developing innovative sourcing plans for hard to fill roles including direct sourcing, internet recruiting, and networking.
• Identify core skill sets within IT and partner with Talent Branding and Intelligence teams to understand labor market and talent attraction strategies to influence managers on the recruitment approach.
• Build Stryker Brand by contributing to Social Media efforts, sharing jobs and content on news feed and educating hiring teams on the positive impact of social engagement.

Broomfield, CO

• Ball Corporation is a provider of metal packaging for beverages, and household products, and of aerospace and other technologies and services to commercial and governmental customers.
• Manage the North America Talent Acquisition team in support of recruitment across the corporate functions located at the Colorado campuses as well as the manufacturing sites across the US and Canada.
• Collaborate with HRBP, Talent Teams, and Business Leaders to understand business priorities and talent strategies to create and execute recruitment campaigns to achieve business goals.
• Recruit best in class passive candidates for senior positions across the organization by developing innovative sourcing plans for hard to fill roles including direct sourcing, internet recruiting, networking.
• Designed new team structure to better meet business needs and to continue the evolution of the Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence.
• Shaped team direction by introducing new talent advisor competencies intended to elevate the strategic partnership of the talent team with the business.

Greater New York City Area

• Pfizer is the world's premier biopharmaceutical company: diverse, flexible, a leader in nearly all dimensions of human medicines and vaccines, and well positioned in both developed and emerging markets.(Secondment-One.
• Work in close partnership with the HR Leads, Enterprise HR, and Generalist Leads on organizational change for the Global Product Development and Strategy Business Units and ensure HR programs are delivered and aligned.
• Prepare Senior Leadership teams for the transition and utilization of the new Workday HRIS system providing guidance on new self-service model pre and post launch.
• Partner with HR Lead and Business Leaders on organizational restructuring, advising on impacts and change management implications while maintaining compliance.
• Coach leaders, building their skill to effectively drive performance management, talent management, and performance improvement for teams.
• Provide performance management counsel to leaders throughout the year including mid-year reviews and development planning.

Greater New York City Area

• Recruitment Lead for US Enabling Functions and Pfizer Global Supply Groups
• Manages team of recruiters and provides coaching and engagement to ensure quality results to business.
• Provides updates through reporting as necessary; participate on divisional leadership teams.
• Recruits best in class passive candidates across multiple levels within Pfizer specializing in senior, complex positions.
• Proactively creates talent pipeline strategies while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Serves as a trusted advisor and strategic partner working closely with hiring managers and business leaders to ensure hiring process is consistent with business and enterprise goals.

Greater New York City Area

• Manager, Talent Acquisition (Finance and Business Operations, and Corporate Affairs) 10/14-6/15Manager, Talent Acquisition (Sales, Marketing, and Commercial Development) 10/13-10/14
• Lead the development and execution of pharmaceutical field force recruitment strategies and processes to achieve business objectives
• Manage small recruitment team and serve as a trusted advisor to business leadership and HR.
• Support full-life cycle recruitment needs across all business units
• Develop a detailed understanding and awareness of each business area and its organization in order to improve the quality and alignment of recruitment support with the needs of the area.
• Recruit best in class passive candidates for positions across multiple levels and business units within Pfizer by developing creative sourcing strategies for hard to fill positions including direct sourcing, internet.

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for managing full cycle recruitment process supporting Sales, Finance & Business Operations, and Business Technology.
• Consult with Hiring Managers, HR Leads and MOS colleagues to understand business needs and staffing agenda while defining competencies for specific roles and establishing a recruiting game-plan.
• Develop and implement talent acquisition strategies to achieve the most appropriate sourcing, evaluation, and selection of the most qualified and diverse talent to increase successful hires and reduce time to fill.
• Source candidates through managing job postings, networking sites, referrals and direct sourcing
• Screen all external candidates with detailed phone screens, in depth interviews, and professional references when needed to ensure the candidates’ competencies match the requirements of the role.
• Create and prepare offers packages and lead salary negotiations for both internal and external candidates.

New York, NY

• I specialize in technical and professional staffing through Aerotek Scientific® LLC, a subsidiary of Aerotek. I place all levels of professionals in many sectors with a focus on:
• Pharmaceutical
• Biotechnology
• Healthcare
• Food & Beverage
• Clinical Research