Renee Burk Email & Phone Number

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Talent Management Consultant Sept. 2017-March 2019Client: Serraview (Software Company based in AU/US-NYC) Key Deliverables: • Daily point of contact for employee relations, policies and vendor management.• Management of US based hiring activity.• Created and launched new Employee Handbook for US.• Global Compensation Project; consult and execute on analytics to improve pay bands, structure, and manage market alignment. Client: Packard Culligan (Franchise dealerships of Culligan International HQ in MN) Key Deliverables:• Provided input to HR department assessment and recommendations for transformation. Focused on Recruiting function and alignment with other functional areas within HR.• Led and facilitated RACI sessions for process review and gap assessment for HR department.• Co-designed an improved recruiting process with team and improved recruiting metric reporting to leadership team. Coached employees on wholistic approach to the hiring process and employee lifecycle.• Led key searches for HR roles.• Introduced and proposed direction for the Employment Brand strategy.

Edina, Mn

Led the enterprise recruiting function supporting corporate office, 28 dealerships in the Twin Cities and Wichita, KS and a group of 6-affiliate businesses. Managed a team of 6 employees and occasional contractors. Responsible for overall strategy, execution and team leadership.Key Deliverables:• Key contributor on the HR leadership team guiding and influencing organizational change for cultural transformation.• Redesigned the core recruiting function by strengthening partners, tools and process. • Responsible for recruiting key executive and leadership roles.• iCims ATS implementation project.• Created foundation for College Relations and Intern programs.• Led employment brand initiative and career site re-design effort. Improved and implemented new tools and techniques for employment brand content, visibility and engagement. Implemented phase 1 of a new social recruiting platform. Redesigned advertising program by leveraging key partners and improving budget.

Client: Arctic Cat (Recreational Vehicle/Engineering) Key Deliverables:• Designed a formal recruiting process and led RACI sessions for immediate process improvements.• Review of current and future systems for stronger core HR integration. Participated in vendor sessions as Talent Acquisition SME. Provided strategic input for functional alignment and risk management. • Co-designed leadership performance scorecard calibration tool for critical roles to include key competencies.Client: CSM Corporation (Property Management and Lodging) Key Deliverables:• Led recruiting assessment and set roadmap for redesign, immediate process improvements, systems and vendor program review and management. Coached employees on wholistic approach the hiring process and employee lifecycle.• Implemented core-recruiting metrics for visibility and performance management. • Overall assessment of ATS system functionality and usage. Led and facilitated working sessions on system usage, training and process improvements. • Led HR policy review for employment application and background check policies, which resulted in more compliant documentation and program oversight.• Delivered recommended advertising, social media and employment brand strategy. Thrivent Financial (Financial Services)Key Deliverables:• Served as interim leader of corporate recruiting team. Responsible for recruiting activity, team management, performance feedback and managing business expectations of the team. • Developed core recruiting metrics and reporting for visibility and performance management. • Facilitated process design sessions to create a consistent and measurable full life cycle recruiting process and roadmap for functional redesign and recruiter development.• Contributed to the enterprise HR transformation by providing Talent Acquisition expertise.

Led the enterprise recruiting function for the corporate office and restaurants across North America. Managed a team of 12 employees and occasional contractors. Contributor to HR transformation, strengthening the core and prioritizing essential ongoing deliverables. Responsible for leading recruiting strategies, practices and solutions for new and existing markets.Key Deliverables:• Successfully re-designed recruiting budget to minimize excess and redundant spending. Implemented controls on variable spend. • Collaborated with executive committee and Finance Director on annual forecasting and workforce management. Implemented enterprise workforce planning and budget management process and practices. Coordinated workforce planning solutions for strategic talent forecasting and business planning.• Implemented College Program framework and redesign of corporate Intern program. Increased business and student participation by 30%. • Initiated and led Recruitment Optimization initiative to review and assess the key phases, processes and tools that enable the most effective recruitment strategies for restaurants. • Improved Enterprise Relocation Program. Led vendor selection, and implementation of formal program consisting of a $550K budget.• Implemented a recruitment advertising and sourcing strategy to include first online hourly application vendor and process that positively impacted applicant flow and time to hire.• Implemented Careers Social Media platforms and practices. Integrated consistent employment brand messaging across all platforms of social media and advertising including careers site. • Responsible for talent and behavioral assessment programs for selection. Worked in close partnership with select vendors to monitor progress, value, and validation requirements. • Redesigned and launched Employee Referral Program.• Led design of Behavioral Interview and training delivery plan.

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Corporate Recruiting for Financial and IT positions.

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Specializing in permanent placement of IT professionals with mid to Fortune 500 clients. Account management for multiple corporate clients.