Stephen O'Connor

Independent Recruiter

Woodbury, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Senior Technical Recruiter & Talent Acquisition (Principal) at Amadan
    Dec 2010 - Present · 15 yrs 7 mos

    • Full life cycle recruitment and placement of technology executives & professionals for financial services, insurance, media & advertising clients. • Recruited candidates for ultra/low-latency trading systems running on C++, Python, FPGA, KDB+/Q, in addition to Salesforce, Trading-Tech Production Support & Engineering (SRE, DevOps, etc.), UI/UX (React, Typescript, & JavaScript) positions. • Recruited technology professionals in the areas of project management, information security, database management and full-stack software development, data science (machine learning, natural language processing), automation/operations, open-source development, cloud computing, and mobile development. • Advised clients on best-in-class recruitment processes, technology and tools.

  • Senior Technical Recruiter, Team Lead (VP) at Segula / Kenda / Parity / TelTech
    Sep 1996 - Dec 2010 · 14 yrs 4 mos

    Hands On Recruitment & Leadership • Hands-on recruitment leadership for Executive and Contingency Search (technical and engineering). • Mentored and trained junior recruiters and created policy structure to ensure national team complied with national corporate standards. • Recruited for key positions within firm (branch management, sales, recruitment) and for key clients (media, utilities, financial services) • Assisted with relocation issues, compensation and explained company benefits. Negotiated offers with candidates and consulted with hiring managers to formulate effective offers and closed candidates. • Track headcount forecast, cost per hire, turnover analysis and other HR metrics relevant to staffing. • Used in-house database, Linkedin, and other emerging online tools to source and recruit. Branch Management • Managed regional branch office with $10-15 million in revenues. • Managed 5 account managers and 10 recruiters. Branch performed contingency / direct hire, retained and on-site contract searches. • Responsible for financial planning, reporting, auditing and forecasting. • Responsible for expansion of division with new offices in New Jersey & New York. • Responsible for Vendor Management process, RFP's and contracts. • Identifying and implementing recruiting operations solutions to maximize ROI and process efficiencies' ensuring recruiting tools meet the needs of the organization. Account Management • Responsible for Vendor Management process, RFP's and contracts. • Consulted with senior client management regarding their specific needs and assisted in defining job descriptions. Provided candidate feedback to management including, reasons that candidates declined offers, reasons that the interview process needed to change and market conditions that affected hiring process.