Highland Park, Illinois, United States
I am a connector, an optimist, and a problem solver. And I am lucky to love what I do. When I was a child, my mother used to call me "Tilly Telephone" because I loved to talk on the phone. It was all about the connection, figuring things out, and bringing people together. Naturally, I made a career in recruiting. It was the perfect match! As a Talent Acquisition leader who understands how TA supports strategic visions, I get to help companies "figure things out" by making better hires while saving money and improving employee and candidate experiences. I have other passions as well, of course - family, books, nature, photography, and philanthropy among them - but when it comes to my career, I am grateful to be equally dedicated and enthusiastic about my profession. Sharing some of my core competencies may help you get to know me even better. These include: Talent Acquisition Strategy, Process Optimization & Lifecycle Management, Executive Search & Coaching, Change Management, Employer Branding, Vendor Management & Contract Negotiation, Organizational Design, Cost Reduction, Strategic Collaboration, Recruiter Coaching, Mentoring & Team Leadership, and Relationship Building.
Ravinia®, North America's oldest music festival, stands today as its most musically diverse, presenting a large variety of different events throughout the summer. These concerts run the gamut from Yo-Yo Ma to John Legend to the annual summer residency of the nation's finest orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The 36-acre park is nestled in a gently wooded area that makes it an enchanting place to experience music. Guests can bring their own picnics or eat at one of the park restaurants. Our Mission Ravinia® is an internationally renowned, not-for-profit music festival that presents outstanding performances by the world’s greatest artists. Ravinia’s principal objectives are: • To present performances of a full range of classical music in its open-air Pavilion and enclosed recital halls, by the world’s greatest composers and musicians, along with a variety of other kinds of light classical, jazz and popular music; • To maintain a beautiful park that is welcoming to all and attractive to families in which the music experience is enhanced by a beautiful environment and excellent dining opportunities; • To enable gifted young performers to study under great teachers and perform in concert settings; and • To develop broader and more diverse audiences for classical music through education and community engagement programs and by maintaining affordable ticket prices.
Employ strategic, solution-focused approach to lead global teams in design, integration, and rollout of TA processes and technologies, including Workday, HireVue, Phenom CRM, and MoSeeker/WeChat. Support Mars' Five Principals and strategic vision by partnering with Global Services and Segment leadership to roll out initiatives that improve candidate and associate experiences, employer reputation, organizational design, analytics and storytelling, Equity, Inclusion and Diversity (EI&D), learning and development, and others. Direct the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the design of dashboards that ensure the availability of critical information used to drive business decisions. • Led development of global design and implementation of Workday’s TA and onboarding modules, as part of people and operations digital technology transformation initiative across 77 countries and 70,000+ associates. • Replaced outdated recruiting systems and practices with streamlined, automated, and intuitive end-to-end recruitment process. • Drove Workday post-implementation stabilization project, improving hiring managers’ recruitment experience by 29% based on survey response data. • Optimize recruiting processes that support 14,000+ new hires annually, measurably improving transparency and meeting/exceeding recruiting KPIs, such as time-to-offer. • As part of the Job Architecture Governance Board, drove the creation of a functional job catalog that streamlined more than 40,000 jobs into under 4,000 jobs, enabling actionable understanding of position management, core skills and competencies, and use of a talent marketplace tool.
Developed and implemented talent acquisition strategy for attracting top talent, improving technology usage, and highlighting brands. Collaborated with business line leaders and executive team to align TA strategy with business goals. Identified technologies that best supported recruiting efforts and managed vendor relationships. Liaised with senior executives to identify recruitment needs, develop job descriptions, formulate recruitment strategies, and fill critical executive roles throughout the organization. Directly managed a team of 5 recruiters; trained and supported 350+ property managers on recruitment best practices. • Created and implemented a new, end-to-end recruitment process, reducing median time-to-offer by 18%. • Slashed recruitment costs ~$1M by reducing usage of external agencies. • Drove Workday Recruiter design, implementation, and employee training efforts, enabling smooth transition to Workday. • Partnered with finance team to ensure financial planning and analysis (FP&A) that accurately predicted costs and challenges that helped build a resilient future for the company. • Enhanced company’s brand and improved online presence by revamping career site and posting informative content on LinkedIn, leading to 18% increase in applicants and 72% growth of LinkedIn following. • Developed and rolled out ‘Hiring Top Talent’, a recruitment training program that was delivered to 350+ hiring managers annually, improving time-to-offer, quality of hire, and hiring manager and candidate experiences. • Oversaw all aspects of company’s summer internship program, including hiring, onboarding, and design of meaningful group projects and executive presentations.
Directed the newly centralized Americas Talent Acquisition team, driving change management in collaboration with CW's senior leadership teams. Created and implemented programs and processes, optimizing time-to-fill and improving quality of hires while decreasing TA spend. • Managed a team of twelve recruiters nationally; an additional 22 HR employees have a dotted line into TA • Collaborated with Executives and HR Business Partners globally, creating an Executive recruiting program that resulted in more than $3M in savings year one. • Led Workday design for the Americas as part of the Workday recruiter-module implementation team • Member of the Integration team, acting as the Subject Matter Expert for the Talent Acquisition function during the merger of DTZ and Cushman & Wakefield, resulting in one of the world’s largest commercial real estate firms • North America lead for a global Talent Acquisition overview project to determine the way forward for the newly established firm • Directed projects related to LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed and other social networking sights to improve brand