Sheliah Williams Igbonagwam Email & Phone Number

United States

Seattle, Wa, Us

Responsible for identifying hiring plans with executive stakeholders for early career roles and developing a full-cycle recruiting framework to hire diverse university talent and develop the first summer intern program- Successfully recruited summer interns and developed a 10-week virtual summer internship program within one month to launch Veeam’s first early career cohort- Improved student development by conducting a career readiness training for the early career summer cohort; topics included: resume reconstruction, interviewing tips, intellectual curiosity, and corporate communication etiquette - Developing partnerships with diverse student organizations to improve sourcing strategy and mentorship for underrepresented students; organizations include Thurgood Marshall Institute, INROADS, and Girls Who Code

Atlanta, Ga, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for developing workforce initiatives to enhance the organization’s DEI strategies• Developed inclusive hiring training for the global recruiting team to increase the number of minority hires; training includes: inclusive language in job postings, expanded job qualifications, and mandatory diverse interview panels• Executed a strategy to increase career development and progression by planning Infor’s Inaugural Global Internal Mobility Conference for 17,000 global employees; the event showcased internal roles and increased internal mobility enablement and advocacy amongst managers• Developed a robust early talent strategy to build infrastructure that supports early talent cultivation, diversity sourcing pipelines, and competitive offer packages for early career professionals

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Promoted to lead a global team of consultative recruiters who were responsible for attracting and hiring early career talent into Business and Engineering roles• Analyzed key aspects of the recruitment process to identify barriers that limited the attraction and hiring of minority talent; findings resulted in the expanded degree requirements and the removal of GPA as a requirement for early career recruitment roles, resulting in a more diverse talent pool• Developed strategies to integrate (3) college recruiting teams into a one full-cycle recruitment structure; changes resulted in a Global Enterprise Early Career Recruitment Capability that optimized savings of $3M• Partnered successfully with C-Suite and HR Leadership to develop a COVID-19 Contingency plan for incoming entry-level talent; resulted in implementing a virtual internship program for ~300 summer interns and co-ops

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Managed a team of (8) college recruiters who lead full-cycle recruitment, hiring 400+ college students into Engineering & Business internships and full-time roles annually• Improved the IT/Data Analytics full-time conversion rate from 38% to 92% by developing a formal summer internship program and implementing an end-of-summer evaluation process• Decreased bias impact and expedited the selection process for campus candidates and employee referrals by integrating HireVue video interviewing technology; as a result, 200+ employee student referrals were considered and included in talent pipeline within a 4-month span

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Partner with business leaders to implement a sourcing strategy focused on increasing the intern acceptance rate above 76%; the new strategy resulted in an 88% and 93% acceptance rate for accounting and IT Fall hires, respectively• Expanded engagement with partnering HBCUs and campus organizations to increase the number of entry-level diversity hires; accounting hires increased by 4% during the fall recruiting season

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Implemented new data methods to transition the OLAP reporting system to SAP Data Warehouse; transitioned and trained 21 operating facilities on new forecast functionality within 3 months• Streamlined the preparation of cost performance reports by developing internal controls; reduced time of report submission to the Finance and Operations teams by approx. 9 hours per month• Promoted from analyst role within 6 months

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Supported 21 operating facilities in analyzing forecast and actual cost performance• Communicated key cost drivers, variances, and a forecast outlook to the Manufacturing Operations leads and Business teams• Provided insightful and actionable operational analysis to various capabilities within the Consumer Products group• Promoted to senior analyst within 6 months

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Managed the month-end accounting procedures of 9 operating facilities and executed plant allocations to calculate profit detail down to the machine level• Led a team designed to address system matters experienced across multiple business segments; monthly discussions resulted in increased collaboration and communication between corporate and facility employees

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Managed liability accounts and cleared $63,000 un-vouchered liabilities which were exceeding 90 days• Performed Kraft Paper close process and documented month-end procedures; desk manual was used immediately to on-board the new analyst

Bachelor, Behavior Science - Accounting

Bachelor, Behavior Science - Accounting