Cherri L. Davies

**** **** ***. • West Hills, CA 91307 • 818-***-**** • dv4lyw@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Creative and detail oriented, with a positive and professional attitude and over 15 years experience in diverse aspects of Human Resources

Professional Experience

Union Bank of California

Vice President, Talent Acquisition & Staffing, April 2007 to June 2010

 Responsible for recruitment leadership for Retail Banking division of 350+ bank branches.

 Responsible for leading a team of up to 20 recruiting professionals, providing direction, workload management, goal setting, training, development, and performance management.

 Collaborate with Human Resources business partners, Training, Legal and Compensation staff to ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.

 Act as a business partner to senior leadership on Talent Acquisition and Human Resources related issues.

 Developed and implemented staffing team performance metrics and KPI; leading division toward favorable results.

 Participate in Talent Management activities related to staffing, succession planning and workforce analysis.

 Developed and implemented strategic plans to support recruitment needs of high net worth client, small business and Japanese business segment growth.

 Chair of Diversity Recruitment Committee and Japanese Recruitment Committee.

Countrywide Home Loans

Vice President, Talent Acquisition, October 2005 to April 2007

 Responsible for overall recruitment leadership for Loan Administration division in California and Arizona; coaching and developing a recruiting team of up to 25 experienced recruiters, team leads and coordinators.

 Divisional leader for implementation of Taleo applicant tracking system.

 Work directly with regional and national leadership on the development and execution of strategic recruitment plans, budgets, and recruitment policy and retention issues.

 Participate in Talent Management activities related to staffing, succession planning and workforce analysis.

 Develop and implement strategic recruiting plans for each geographical territory.

Wescom Credit Union

Recruitment Manager, September 2004 to October 2005

 Total recruitment process redesign and compliance auditing for a mid-sized multi state financial institution.

 Ensure legal compliance with interviewing process, background checks, offers, etc.

 Identify resources to increase candidate flow and increase awareness of employer brand.

 Negotiate service based contracts with recruitment related vendors.

 Implement hiring plan for relocation of Corporate HQ from Pasadena to Orange County.

Health Net, Inc.

Recruitment Manager, May 2000 to June 2004

 Provide leadership to a staff of recruiters, executive recruiters and recruitment assistants.

 Oversee the National recruitment and workforce planning process, ensuring timely, cost-effective delivery of qualified, diverse applicants.

 Develop and execute targeted recruitment campaigns for hard to fill positions, such as nurses, pharmacists and specialized technical positions.

 Implemented cost effective recruitment resources and practices, accomplishing annual sustained $3.8 million saving in recruitment cost while increasing volume of hiring.

 Negotiated standardized contract and provide oversight of vendors of outsourced recruitment functions such as on-site temporary service provider, and retained executive searches through contracted search firms.

 Participate in Organizational Development activities related to staffing, succession planning and workforce analysis.

 Implemented web based internal and external postings, resume tracking and recruitment systems.

 Manage, executed and provided financial tracking for a large scale, multi-state reduction in force (RIF) initiative.

Pharmavite Corporation

Corporate Human Resources Representative, Employment & Employee Relations, March 1999 to April 2000

 Provide employee relations support to corporate leadership and employees.

 Develop and implement recruiting strategies for the corporate headquarters of an international vitamin and nutritional supplement manufacturing operation of 1500 employees.

 Develop and implement Internet and automated recruitment, resume tracking and reporting strategies and programs.

 Implemented formal new hire orientation and exit interview programs.

H.R. Only/Independent Consultant

Recruitment Manager, October 1996 to March 1999

 Developing and implementing recruitment plan for several small, medium and large international companies.

 Responsible for the recruitment of financial, human resources, legal, technical, and marketing candidates and other professional and administrative level staff members for an international company (Kinko’s) with 26,000+ employees

 Recruitment of medical, technical and business office staff, in a medical center of over 2700 employees (Kaiser Permanente).

 Hired and trained staffing teams and developed and implemented corporate office recruitment plans and process where none existed.

 Implement automated scanning resume tracking systems to replace the manual tracking and reporting systems.

Gemini Business Service

Human Resources Management Consultant, August 1994 to October 1996

 Provide all Human Resources functions to include benefits administration, workers compensation, employee relations and recruitment of candidates for a group of small businesses.

Damon Reference Laboratory

Human Resources Representative, November 1991 to July 1994

 Coordinate temporary employee placement, administered benefits, provided employee relations support, create and implement employee performance review planning, and recruitment

 Design and maintain all databases, computer generated forms and reports for Human Resources.

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration, Management emphasis

California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA

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