Sofía Ramos Email & Phone Number

St. Paul, Mn, Us

• Managing Ecolab’s global talent planning process, learning & capabilities, metrics and reporting for Assessment of Potential, Succession Planning, Talent Councils and Differentiated Development for top talent.• Collaborating in commercial talent pipeline initiatives for increased capacity and growth, including design and activation of career path resources as well as assessment, planning, and development of Corporate Accounts talent pipeline.• Managing global and regional assessment processes used in hiring decisions and development plans, including vendor management and contracts, ongoing assessment validation, implementation of new assessments and technology, and resolution of high impact issues. Manage development and delivery of training for onboarding new assessment users and ongoing assessment skill building.• Managed the Performance Planning and Development annual process used by +42K employeesand the Talent Assessment Annual Process used by +15K employees, including determination of process steps, utilization of Workday, content of performance and talent planning tools, as well as driving annual deployment plan across all regions.• Managed programs and events focused on the development of high-potential talent, including confirming eligibility criteria, annual nomination process of flagship leadership programs focused on developing high potential talent, identifying eligible talent in collaboration with the functions and sales divisions, and in partnership with all HR and Talent partners across the globe.

St. Paul, Mn, Us

In this position I developed and executed the markets’ learning and development strategies to support the achievement of strategic talent initiatives and goals, including deploying and facilitating various leadership programs, DE&I unconscious bias workshops, driving driving companywide programs/processes such as engagement surveys, performance planning and development & talent planning (talent assessment, talent calibration, talent review and talent councils).

St. Paul, Mn, Us

When Ecolab acquired Nalco, I was offered the opportunity to lead the regional Talent Acquisition team and function. Led region’s Talent Acquisition function in the context of Ecolab’s biggest M&A to date, including building and integrating the teams and processes from the ground up. Business size $1.2B; +5000 employees across +20 countries. • Designed team’s organizational structure aligned to 4 geographical hubs and recruited the team (4 direct, 15 indirect). Managed, coached, and developed a high performing and engaged team. • Designed, harmonized, and standardized the new and integrated regional Talent Acquisition process; defined and communicated roles and minimum Service/Process Standards. • Partnered with regional and market leaders to gain buy-in and ensure regional strategy responded to business needs; supported team and hiring managers in transitioning change. • Trained TA Specialists to shift to consultative partner approach • Defined Metrics & KPIs and implemented quarterly performance dashboards and reports to measure progress, shared with different audiences. • Led ATS implementation of BrassRing from global process design to user training in 2013 and was project lead for the Implementation of Workday Recruiting in 2017. • Launched Global Employee Referral Program; Internal Mobility Program, Quarterly Hiring Manager & New Hire Surveys, Global Hiring Manager Interview Training program and Global Interview Guides. • Introduced DE&I initial metrics and early strategies.Metrics and results:•Increased Hiring manager satisfaction levels from of 55% to over 70% (Specifically, Quality of Candidates Presented, went from 58% in 2014 to 71% in 2015 to 74% in 2016)•Steadily kept candidate satisfaction rates above 90%•Time to fill reduced from 56 to 32 calendar days•New Hire Source by Employee Referrals: from 7% in 2015 to 21% in 2016

Australia - China (Including Hk) - New Zealand - Singapore, Au

Hudson was engaged to provide global recruitment process outsourcing services to Nalco, one of the world's leading water treatment and process improvement companies in the world. I worked on-site for Nalco, reporting directly into the Regional Recruitment Manager, based in Brazil. I successfully managed full lifecycle recruitment for all level positions and became a trusted partner for senior leadership and hiring managers. As a member of Hudson's regional team starting up the RPO program, I played an active role in implementing & delivering the recruitment program (strategy, processes, standards), which earned me later on my promotion to lead the team and function for the entire region.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

As an associate in the Executive Search team, I contributed to each search and business development strategy, and: * Provided research on target companies and executive's to meet client’s role specifications;* Conducted screenings and preselected candidates to advance in the process;* Developed candidate reports and presentations of market findings to clients.

Greenwood Village, Colorado, Us

Led end to end recruiting of contact center agents for Sales, Customer Service and Technical Support roles. Accountable for meeting weekly high volume hiring goals for assigned clients projects.

Executive Mba

Posgrado, Conducción De Recursos Humanos

Licenciatura, Psicología

Bilingual Bachelor Degree, Economic & Social Sciences