Rob Needham, Racr Email & Phone Number

Livonia, Mi, Us

Hired as the dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner resource for Trinity Information Services (TIS), with a focus on technology hires including (but not limited to) Cyber Security, Infrastructure Engineering/Administration/Support, and Software Engineering/Integration.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

Home Point Financial was a national, multi-channel mortgage originator and servicer. Their lending focused on speed and consistency for their customers and partners, combined with superior customer service.Founded in 2015, their organization evolved rapidly over a short time. At one point, they had more than tripled in size - in volume and staff - and they were licensed in all 50 states. Their growth was directly attributed to strong leadership, talented employees and our culture. Their vision was to become a top 10, industry-leading mortgage lender with a commitment to their customers, their industry, their communities, each other and results.Originally tasked with supporting the growth of Home Point's IT organization, which was scaling rapidly to not only continue to support the fast-growing organization as a whole, but also to make sure that we continued to leverage the very latest technologies toward providing the best services and making the most informed data-driven decisions possible.Later, took on and managed the entirety of the company's recruiting department, facilitating the recruiting efforts across all departments.

• Provide consulting and expertise to multiple software companies with regard to sourcing and recruiting. Audit and consult on job descriptions for clarity, market feasibility, and efficacy in attracting applicable talent. Provide talent pool expertise and candidate referrals.• Provide consulting, expertise, and coaching to job seekers around optimizing marketability, opportunity matching, interviewing, compensation, and expectation-setting.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

Clinc is a software startup company that builds Conversational AI experience for enterprises across all industries.• Within 12 months with Clinc, served as the driver of nearly 80 full-time employee hires and consultants, as well as over a dozen interns, approximately doubling our headcount.• Served as Clinc’s only recruiting resource and de facto head of the recruiting effort, reporting to the Sr. Director of Operations. Created, owned, managed, and executed the company’s internal recruiting vision and process.• Engaged in full-cycle recruiting for multiple departments companywide, including Software Engineering, Product, Customer Success, Marketing, Sales, Training, and Operations. • Utilized direct sourcing, online postings, academic conferences, university student recruitment events, and IT networking events to source candidates.• Provided expertise and input toward employer branding.• Worked directly with hiring managers, department heads, and company founders/executives to drive timely feedback and hiring decisions.• Facilitated hiring and on-boarding of student interns and regular full-time employees.• Reviewed and negotiated service contracts with outside search firms and subcontractors.• Coordinated and served as point-of-contact for foreign work visa petitions and renewals.• Authored and implemented new interviewing and hiring processes companywide. Created physical guides and trained management and staff toward these new processes.• Lent expertise and assistance in creating defined role and seniority-level definitions for Engineering team members (modeled after Google's "Engineering Ladder").Additional Accomplishments• Created the "I Understand" concept and acted in the online video ad, which has been our most popular social media ad: https://youtu.be/U3QwHeUpoUE• Acted in a "Finie" demo marketing video: https://youtu.be/VqT3y7chQCQ

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

• Specialized in full-cycle recruiting of Software/IT professionals and executives for permanent and contract positions across multiple industries.• Served as a close confidant and advisor to the president on matters related to client relations, recruiting process, and internal corporate operations.• Consulted with hiring managers and department heads to determine job requirements and search criteria.• Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of current technologies in order to ensure effective candidate screening.• Utilized numerous sourcing strategies, including referrals, direct sourcing/cold calling, professional networking, internet postings, and the use of two internal recruiting databases (Fleetware and Crelate).• Conducted rigorous screening of candidates prior to submittal to determine technical qualifications, salary requirements, relocation issues, availability, and interest level.• Managed all aspects of the interview and hiring process.• Debriefed candidates following interviews and continually evaluated the likelihood of offer acceptance, addressing any concerns and questions as they arose.• Conducted candidate reference checks.• Maintained communication with clients for feedback on individual candidates.• Coordinated compensation negotiations (salary, relocation assistance, bonus, stock, etc.), extended offers, confirmed start dates, and aided with any issues arising after the placement.

Austin, Tx, Us

• Specialized in full-cycle recruiting of Software/IT professionals and executives for permanent and contract positions in the private sector and in government agencies.• Interfaced directly with hiring managers and department heads to determine hiring needs, ensure best fit, and negotiate hires to completion.• Utilized numerous sourcing strategies, including referrals, direct sourcing/cold calling, professional networking, internet postings, usenets, specialized search engines (e.g., WebFerret and Resume Detective), and the use of two internal recruiting databases (Staffsoft and Hiredesk).• Other traditional recruiting and client / account management duties and techniques identical to previous and subsequent jobs.• Successfully placed hundreds of professionals, including but not limited to Software Engineers, Network and System Engineers, Database Engineers and Administrators, ERP Specialists, Software Test Engineers (QA), Technical Writers, Sales & Marketing Executives, and Executive-Level Management.

• Specialized in full-cycle recruiting of IT professionals, with a secondary focus on Human Resources and Marketing professionals, for permanent and contract positions in the Financial Services, Retail, and Technology Product sectors.• Interfaced directly with hiring managers and department heads to determine hiring needs, ensure best fit, and negotiate hires to completion.• Recognized as the recruiting team's "go-to guy" for complex and hard-to-fill technical requirements.• Mentored recruiting team and management in technical concepts.• Championed and led an initiative to digitally index the company's resume server (using Google Desktop) to facilitate resume keyword searching.• Later served on the in-house workflow & migration team for the implementation of the company's new recruiting software (Bullhorn).• Other traditional recruiting and client / account management duties and techniques identical to previous and subsequent jobs.

Austin, Tx, Us

• Specialized in full-cycle recruiting of Software/IT professionals and executives for permanent and contract positions in the private sector and in government agencies.• Interfaced directly with hiring managers and department heads to determine hiring needs, ensure best fit, and negotiate hires to completion.• Utilized numerous sourcing strategies, including referrals, direct sourcing/cold calling, professional networking, internet postings, usenets, specialized search engines (e.g., WebFerret and Resume Detective), and the use of two internal recruiting databases (Staffsoft and Hiredesk).• Other traditional recruiting and client / account management duties and techniques identical to previous and subsequent jobs.• Successfully placed hundreds of professionals, including but not limited to Software Engineers, Network and System Engineers, Database Engineers and Administrators, ERP Specialists, Software Test Engineers (QA), Technical Writers, Sales & Marketing Executives, and Executive-Level Management.