Michael Choate Email & Phone Number

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.