Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
I am an experienced recruitment professional in full cycle corporate recruitment with an expertise in IT and Engineering roles. My expertise in recruitment has allowed me to jump in and support any line of business based on demand which includes both corporate and site/industrial roles. I not only manage the end to end recruitment processes, but also provide strategic guidance to hiring managers regarding their openings. I am a partner to both the business and have extensive experience partnering with HRBP's and HR Managers. I began my career in agency recruitment, which allowed me to hone my skills in direct sourcing and candidate relationships. After transitioning into corporate recruitment, I have been able to leverage my relationship skills internally with a high volume of hiring managers located across North America and most recently in Australia. I have recruited across North America and Australia, gathering intel on local markets during the process. I have partnered with managers, directors and VPs regularly through my corporate tenure. Beyond the regular recruitment activities, project based work has allowed me to streamline agency vendor lists, onboard a new background check company and provide system optimizations. I am highly proficient with a wide variety of ATS systems including Oracle, Avature, Taleo and BrassRing. I am an advocate of processes improvement, creating/following standard operating procedures and implementing new best practices.
• Managed end-to-end recruitment processes for permanent, contract, and student positions across all corporate lines of business. • Source candidates using UKG Recruiting, LinkedIn Recruiter and creative techniques (Boolean search, networking, referrals) • Utilizing Co-pilot (AI) where appropriate to create efficiencies within the recruitment process • • Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and develop strategic recruitment strategies while building strong working relationships • Screening applicants, sourcing, scheduling and conducting interviews • Negotiation of job offers, creating offer letters and managing background checks • Utilize HR systems (UKG Recruiting) to maintain data integrity, reporting accuracy, and timely execution of hiring actions. • Sharing recruitment insights and best practices with other members of the people & culture team • Facilitating onboarding of new hires by managing all and verifying all documentation and coordination of info with payroll. • Utilized UKG as the ATS to ensure comprehensive documentation and application tracking.
I successfully established and led talent acquisition strategies at EDL, focusing on diverse recruitment needs across Australia. • Developed and implemented recruitment best practices, enhancing the hiring process for business areas including Engineering, IT, HSE, Finance, HR, Communications, Supply Chain/Procurement and Legal • Managed end to end recruitment, partnering with managers from Team Leads to Executives such as CFO and COO. • Scheduling and facilitation of interviews, creating interview guidelines, negotiation of offer letters and managing the background checks, references and medicals • Acted as a subject matter expert in Oracle HCM, providing training and support to colleagues and hiring managers. • Collaborated with organizations to promote diversity in hiring, particularly for Aboriginal Australians and refugees. • Managed student/internship and graduate recruitment programs. • Managed projects including agency vendor re-assessments and signing new MSA's. • Implemented the use of LinkedIn Recruiter and Purchased/Managed Recruitment Job Slots with LinkedIn for job advertisements.
As the first Talent Acquisition Specialist in the Waterloo office, I provided hands on recruitment, implemented company and recruitment best practices and supported US requisitions as needed. I specialized in niche Engineering and IT based positions (Embedded Software Developers, Backend and Front End Developers, DevOps, Firmware Lead, Hardware Designers, Product Managers, Engineering Managers and Leads, etc...). • Supported rapid growth of technical teams by partnering with leaders on talent needs, workforce priorities, and hiring strategies. • Established and documented recruitment processes and best practices to support consistency and scalability across the Waterloo site. • Provided consultative guidance to hiring managers on interview practices, selection decisions, and equitable hiring standards. • Generated recruitment insights using LinkedIn Talent Insights and ATS data to inform hiring plans. • Training managers on use of new ATS and ensuring all recruitment activities are tracked in the system. • Led implementation of a new background check provider, coordinating with HR Operations and ensuring seamless transition. • Management of student recruitment, partnerships with schools and attendance of career fairs.
As a Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor, I partnered with managers and executives at OpenText across North America to fill strategic positions in our IT and Engineering teams. On top of this, I was also the primary recruiter for our Chief Legal Office (North America). • Supported leaders across North America for IT and Engineering roles acting as a trusted talent partner in a global professional services environment. • Screen resumes, conduct intake discussions, scheduling and conducting interviews • Managed complex requisitions across multiple levels, ensuring alignment with organizational policies and governance. • Participated in talent-related projects including ATS optimization, process improvements, and internal training initiatives. • Partner closely with HRBP's to ensure alignment of recruitment across business goals and supporting hiring during times of re-organization. • Trained and mentored new Talent Advisors, reinforcing standards, tools, and stakeholder engagement practices.
Specializing in project based work, I supported the individual line of business with web based projects. • Complete requirements gathering to create high level and detailed level requirements, • Conducted data analysis, gap analysis, and reporting to support business projects. • Supported change initiatives through documentation, stakeholder communications and process mapping. • Partnered with the technical and business teams to facilitate requirement gathering sessions and reviews.
Working primarily with Enterprise Services at Sun Life Financial, I partnered with managers to deliver quality candidates for current permanent job openings. Here my recruitment focus was on permanent placements in our Waterloo and Toronto-Atria offices. This involved managing both internal and external relationships and partnering with candidates and hiring managers to find the best overall fit for current job openings. Some technical roles I managed include: Business Systems Consultants, Business Systems Analysts, Project Coordinators, Project Managers, Testers and Developers. Here I sourced and screened applicants from a wide variety of sources including Taleo, Job Boards, LinkedIn and Recruitment/Career Fairs. I worked through the full candidate lifecycle from initial job posting to resume reviews, interviews and job offers.