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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Our Global Impact: Our vision transcends borders and cultures, driven by our unwavering commitment to making a global impact through cutting-edge Human Capital Management (HCM) and Global Payments technology. Our mission is to revolutionize the way businesses operate on a global scale, fostering equitable opportunities for organizations of all sizes and international talent worldwide. With years of invaluable experience navigating the complexities of international workforce management, we understand the challenges that businesses face in their global expansion endeavors. We have harnessed this expertise to create solutions that streamline workforce management processes, removing obstacles and paving the way for seamless global growth.Our Mission: Empowering businesses with next generation, enterprise-grade software to manage a dynamic workforce of any size, shape, or location.Our Vision: To streamline the ever-expanding possibilities of global workforce management.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Partnered with the co-founders of RevenueWell to create a cohesive and clear organizational strategy for a $50M, rapidly growing, healthcare SaaS company. Served as a senior people leader and interim Head of People, utilized playbooks and trainings to help scale the people, communications, leadership, strategy, and KPI/measurement functions of the business

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Was recruited into RW as the first Head of Talent Acquisition for a growth stage PE backed SaaS company in the healthcare space. I was responsible for building out the entire TA infrastructure (SOPs dashboard, & trainings). Also built out the the entire TA organization, also brought a much more consultative proactive approach to provide transparency & accountability. Resulting in stronger business relationships and better hires in a much more time & cost efficient manner; which included driving down CPH (cost per hire) and reducing agency spend. Led employer branding strategy for RevenueWell (tripled brand presence on LinkedIn drove up our Glassdoor score significantly); also built out feedback mechanism for improved recruiting & onboarding experience.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

I was promoted to the head of talent acquisition for four technology organizations (Cars.com, Dealer Inspire, DealerRater & FUEL) within the CARS INC. umbrella. I oversaw a team of six talent acquisitions professionals, plus additional contractors. I was resonsible for building and maintained TA metrics dashboard, and achieving hiring goals with an eye on data, time and money. Led employer branding strategy, including delivering content, and building partnerships across Chicago and the US (LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Built In Chicago, Muse, StackOverflow, & ITA/1871). Also implemented CARS INC. DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Recruiting Strategy & Program, which included transforming how we recruit on all roles within the organizations. Established slate metrics for every search requiring 50% of the candidates to be of diverse backgrounds (based on the diversity data for that department).

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Partnered directly with our Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer and their leadership teams as their primary HR point of contact and advisor. Oversaw all employee relations, performance management, engagement work for their organizations. I also championed quarterly business review with CPO and CTO to create action plans on issues and increase success. I was able to increase employee engagement by 16% and decreased in employee attrition by 25% within the first year. Led and implemented the “Tech/Prod Transformation”, which was a major reorganization of our technology and product organizations to allow CARS.com to be rebuilt from the ground up. Established new org design, built in new roles, and integrated several teams to create a more efficient structure.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Oversaw all technical recruiting across Cars.com’s Technology, Product, and Design organization. Brought a pro-active agency style of recruiting into the organization, leveraging employer branding, targeting passive candidates, and teaching traditional head-hunting techniques. Helped lead the implementation of a new ATS for CARS (Greenhouse) in less than 4 months. Tasked with reducing overall recruiting agency spend within product/tech/design. Was able to reduce from 500K in annual agency spend to less than 100k in one year

Los Angeles, California, Us

Was responsible for providing leadership and mentoring a team of recruiters within the Chicago IT branch. With 16 offices throughout the US; Lucas Group has become the premier executive search firm. Established in 1970 Lucas Group has nearly 400 associates servicing the executive hiring needs of clients in over 7 different verticals. We are commitment to a relentless pursuit of excellence which has enabled our continued growth.

Los Angeles, California, Us

With 16 offices throughout the US; Lucas Group has become the premier executive search firm. Established in 1970 Lucas Group has nearly 400 associates servicing the executive hiring needs of clients in over 7 different verticals. We are commitment to a relentless pursuit of excellence which has enabled our continued growth.

Los Angeles, California, Us

With 15 offices throughout the US; Lucas Group has become the premier executive search firm. Established in 1970 Lucas Group has nearly 400 associates servicing the executive hiring needs of clients in over 7 different verticals. We are commitment to a relentless pursuit of excellence which has enabled our continued growth.

Los Angeles, California, Us

With 15 offices throughout the US; Lucas Group has become the premier executive search firm. Established in 1970 Lucas Group has nearly 400 associates servicing the executive hiring needs of clients in over 7 different verticals. We are commitment to a relentless pursuit of excellence which has enabled our continued growth.

Glen Allen, Va, Us

Apex Systems is a staffing and recruitment solutions firm. We connect our clients with qualified professionals who work in technology fields. Apex specializes in Contract, Temp-to-Perm, and Direct Placements. Apex is in the top 1 percent of all staffing companies, the 8th largest IT staffing provider, and the 15th fastest-growing. In 2007 we placed more than 11,000 professionals with over 1,100 different clients, generating almost $400m in revenue. For 2010 we are slated to generate almost $500m in revenue.Provided technical staffing services to clients in the Chicagoland area. Staff augmentation areas of specialty include: Applications/System Development, Database, Business Intelligence, as well as Data Warehousing, and Telecommunications professionals. Candidates were placed with various clients on a contract, contract-to-hire, direct placement, and outsourced recruitment solutions basis.

Chicago, Il, Us

The Jacobson Group is a national professional and human capital services firm exclusively providing talent solutions to the insurance, healthcare and financial services industries since 1971. Through its three operating divisions, Jacobson offers an extensive portfolio of services to meet the industries’ human capital needs: Jacobson Associates – professional recruiting; Jacobson Executive Search – executive search and selection; and Jacobson Solutions – subject matter experts, rapid response healthcare project teams, and temporary and temp-to-hire talentManaged VP and C-Level searches for our Insurance, Financial, and Healthcare clients. In this consultative role my responsibilities were to engage candidates regarding senior level positions and to counsel them through the hiring process. As well as responsibility for completing a market analysis of the available top level leadership, for each position our firm was retained on.

B.A., Double Major In Political Science And History

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