Stephen Russell Email & Phone Number

In my current role, I have spearheaded the development of our global talent acquisition function for the first time in the company's 185-year history. Our talent acquisition team was expanded from five members into a team of 28. I continue to actively recruit for engineering and non-engineering roles across the Americas and offer global candidate sourcing support across EMEA and APAC. I assess our global talent acquisition capabilities and leverage those results to devise a comprehensive global talent acquisition strategy that clearly detailed centralized talent acquisition model.Some highlights of my accomplishments so far include:• I expanded the talent acquisition support model from 23% of all annually filled positions to 78% in three years, filling approximately 780 positions yearly.• I crafted a three-year strategic plan for Talent Acquisition that detailed our ongoing initiatives including globalization, strategic alignment, integration, and continuous improvement.• I provided guidance to CHRO and Executive Leadership on the company's Glassdoor response strategy and gained approval by CEO to respond to reviews for the first time in the company's history.

Attleboro, Ma, Us

During my tenure with Sensata Technologies, I established a novel standard in talent acquisition support by applying executive search practices to all assigned searches. I drove the national recruiting of Engineering, Information Technology, Marketing, Logistics, Procurement, Quality, Sales, and Account Management Professionals. I masterminded the strategic direction and executing of global talent acquisition support, leading a team of 40 recruiting professionals in China, Bulgaria, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Netherlands, and United States.Examples of my achievements were:• I achieved a 27% increase of filled professional positions (1246 positions) and a 14% increase in filled manufacturing positions (5854 positions) year-over-year in 2016.• I decreased the organizational reliance on third party search firm usage by influencing business leadership to secure in-house Sourcer expense with an ROI of 2x the cost.• I reduced the usage of external search firms from 50% to 26% in eight months.

Rueil Malmaison, Paris, Fr

As a Talent Acquisition Consultant at Schneider Electric, I served as an in-house Recruiting Consultant tasked with filling 111 national searches for positions within Marketing, Finance, Engineering, Information Technology, and Project Management over 14 months. I utilized Taleo and Resumeware applicant tracking systems as well as extensive use of LinkedIn to source candidates.