Russ Cheatham Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Deerfield, Il, Us

Member of the Human Resource Leadership Council, reporting to the CHRO. Responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the Talent Acquisition department during periods of growth and transformation. Partner with C-level executive stakeholders and functional leadership to align talent acquisition efforts to short and long term business strategy.

Deerfield, Il, Us

Responsible for the leadership, strategic development and implementation of the Talent Acquisition function during the stand-up phase of the company.• Led the effort to stand up the business and build the Talent Acquisition function at the inception of the company. Hired and managed a team of 24 Recruiters and Recruiting Coordinators that were responsible for filling 1500+ requisitions and staffing 700+ contractors, within two separate legacy HRIS environments, over eight locations, within a five-month time frame to stand up the company by its launch date.• Key member of the HR Leadership Council responsible for all Talent Acquisition core functionality, including creating recruiting SOPs, implementation and management of KPIs, and supporting all hiring and staffing initiatives across eight physical locations and a highly distributed remote workforce.• Direct a virtual team of talent acquisition professionals and management of a RPO partner. Efforts have led to an average of 1500 FTE requisitions and 1000+ seasonal temporary labor staff assignments per year.• Initially designed, developed, and tested an enterprise ATS (Kenexa Brassring) within a 12-week time frame to be operational by launch date. Continue to provide oversight of the ATS platform and manage system optimization efforts.• Manage talent acquisition compliance initiatives including AAP / OFCCP compliance initiatives, diversity hiring strategies, outreach and good faith efforts, URAC / ACHC industry compliance requirements and support.• ATS platforms: Kenexa Brassring (led implementation), Taleo, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors (Recruiting and Onboarding)

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Provided talent acquisition services to Salo’s clients in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.• Placed at a Pharmacy Benefit Manager to lead and build the talent acquisition functionality for a large strategic partnership that would become AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy.• Managed redesign and enhancements of recruiting processes to accommodate AAP compliance reporting for a medical device manufacturer.

Vireo Partners was a full-service professional search and consulting firm that provided custom recruiting strategies and solutions. Provided services to a wide range of clients from funded start-ups, to mid-size niche leaders, to Fortune 100 global organizations. Vireo offered local and national search services with a high level of client service and competitive pricing models.Leveraging Industry Expertise, Results-Driven Process, and Value-Added Partnership model, Vireo Partners had a proven record of success.

Westwood, Massachusetts, Us

Managed the recruiting function for Angiotech’s global business. Responsible for all professional and executive level staffing for the Sales, Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing functions for a global medical device manufacturer of Interventional Radiology, Surgical, Biopsy, and Vascular products. Consulted to executive staff on all recruiting initiatives and oversaw recruitment process optimization, Employer Branding, workforce planning, applicant tracking system administration, and vendor management.Over a five year span, maintained a cumulative Recruiter Efficiency of 93.1% or a 6.9% Recruiting Cost Ratio. Efforts resulted in a cumulative cost per hire reduction of 31% and decreased time to fill by 52%. ATS: PeopleClick (administrator / user). Consulting assignment through Vireo Partners.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Recruiting Project Leader for the $2B Medication Delivery business. Focused on Sales / Marketing, Project Management, Engineering, Clinical, and senior level management positions. ATS: Brassring (user). Consulting assignment through Vireo Partners.

Alphen Aan Den Rijn, Nl

Project-based assignment that included recruiting Sales, Marketing, and Product Development roles for the Financial, Legal, and Health Care businesses. ATS: VirtualEdge (user).

Managed the execution of executive search projects including the sourcing, recruiting, assessment, and offer negotiation of executive level candidates. Responsible for selling retained executive search services to the healthcare, life sciences, consulting services, financial services, and not-for-profit industries.

Managed executive search projects in the Healthcare Services industry. Responsible for full life cycle recruiting and selling executive search services. Developed executive search processes for new business development and recruiting functions including process mapping and development of company forms, agreements, and contracts.

Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Us

Managed executive search fulfillment including sourcing, recruiting, interviewing and assessing executive-level candidates. Responsible for marketing and selling executive search services in the Medical Device, Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology, and Healthcare Services industries.

Woonsocket, Ri, Us

(Formerly Caremark Rx). Managed a team of five recruiters responsible for the corporate staffing initiatives for multiple businesses across the U.S. Specialized in targeted executive-level and senior management search within the Pharmacy Benefit Management and Specialty Pharmacy industries. Also participated in recruiting process development, interview training, and Workforce Planning.

Member of the management team and responsible for the recruiting function of this web-based, digital products, software company. Successfully grew the company by over 400% while implementing a just-in-time recruiting model. Awarded DaVinci Software's Employee of the Year award in 2000.