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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Pleasanton, California, Us

Workday is the leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS) for enterprise business applications. Founded by PeopleSoft veterans Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, Workday delivers Human Capital Management, Payroll, Financial Management and Worker Spend Management solutions for midsize and Fortune 500 companies. Our solutions combine the lower cost of ownership of SaaS with a modern approach to applications. We have top-notch development talent, experienced management, cool technology, and explosively growing customer base. All this and more make it a really great place to work!BUILT FROM THE CLOUD UP!

Bad Homburg, Frankfurt, De

Managed, developed and executed proactive recruitment strategies in order to attract top talent.Responsibilities included:• Full life cycle recruitment of mid-level, management and executive positions. • Provided strategic advice, and served as the liaison and key point person between Talent Acquisition and business groups. • Worked closely with Talent Acquisition senior management and the recruiting team to ensure operational alignment and provided direction on key business strategies and goals.• Developed and executed proactive recruitment strategies in order to attract top talent in line with corporate objectives. • Managed data, tracked performance and provided executive and tactical reports and presentations.• Subject matter expert, provided guidance to Talent Acquisition Managers, Recruiters, HR Business Partners and hiring managers.• Partnered with managers and executive leadership to better understand business needs.• Reviewed and prescreened all applicable candidates, recommended candidates to hiring manager based on detailed requirements of position and competencies.• Proactively worked with business partners regarding future organizational structure.• Maintained a systematic and proactive recruiting approach across all business lines.

New York, New York, Us

• Ensured consistent implementation of the North America Professional Recruiting processes at the local site, remote offices and for multiple lines of business. • Seamless and collaborative communication with Human Resource Managers and Business Managers. • Maintained compliance and Risk Control processes/practices. • Drove local and national recruiting efforts.• Up-to-date with marketing and cutting edge recruiting techniques. • Oversaw executive recruiting process which included the recruiting and on boarding of senior level executives. • Drove positive and productive culture. • Ensured all data standards and reporting routines were accurate and timely. • Oversaw recruiting metrics to monitor performance, including Cost per Hire, Fill Rates, Compliance, etc.• Responsible for reporting and communications associated with Affirmative Action Planning.• Liaison between Citi and external placement agencies.• Built solid relationships with key business leaders (Human Resources, Site Presidents, and Functional Leads).• Displayed a high level of knowledge / experience in regards to HR law, employee relations and benefit programs. • Represented Citigroup in the community and within social networking arenas to maintain a reputable brand name.

• Responsible for regional recruiting efforts; consisting of 34 branches.• Successfully implemented proactive recruiting strategies in each branch; coinciding with low unemployment percentages.• Demonstrated ability to successfully expedite and execute recruitment initiatives.• Negotiated contracts and compensation packages. • Attended and supported career fairs across the western United States. • Directly responsible for staffing top corporate clients with well qualified personnel.• Expert in skilled trade placement. • Complete understanding of recruiting life cycles (screening, interviewing, references, background checks and pre-employment paperwork).• Ability to work well with all levels of management in various corporate environments.• Flawlessly managed regional recruiting budget. • Facilitated recruiting presentations for potential / new clients to assist with the sales process. • Played key role in securing multiple new clients by providing insight into my recruiting techniques.

• Conducted behavioral interviews to determine top talent aptitude for employment with AOL inbound retention and customer service positions. • Improved hiring practices and reformed processes to exceed all performance metrics.• Ensured compliance with all state and federal employment laws.• Exceed all business metrics and goals related to hiring, training, new hire performance and attrition, through continuous process improvement.• Lead exit interviews with former employees; reported trends to Senior Human Resources management contributing to broader site efforts intended to lower employee attrition.• Contributed to a team that is ranked as #1 in nation for exceeding staffing and recruiting targets worldwide in AOL Member Services.• Ranked as the #1 interviewer in Member Services by my National Staffing Team peers. • Rated as “Distinguished” against peers for 5 consecutive years, from 2001-2005.• Earned “Employee of the month” honors on 3 occasions; March 2002, September 2004 and May 2005.