Jeff DeGroot Email

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Top-ranked recruiter with 10+ years of experience managing entire recruitment lifecycle identifying and securing top-tier talent for challenging roles through diverse channels. Adept at nurturing robust relationships with hiring managers to align and meet talent acquisition needs. Highly Proficient in leveraging data-driven insights to optimize recruitment processes and drive continuous improvement. Instrumental in job description creation, requisition management, and posting through advanced Applicant Tracking Systems, such as Lever, Jobvite, Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, ICIMS. Instrumental in collaborating with senior leadership and hiring managers to develop recruitment strategies that align with organizational objectives Core Competencies

• Team Leadership

• Strategic Sourcing

• Competitor Intelligence

• Talent Acquisition

• Candidate Evaluation

• Full Recruitment Lifecycle

• Recruiting & Onboarding

• Talent Pipelining Management

• Training & Development

Accomplishments

• Recognized 80 US Citizen candidates to fill in Senior Consultants and Strategic Architect positions with 10 top-notch individuals using LinkedIn Recruiter and conducting 350 pre-screening telephonic interviews with candidates.

• Spearheaded urgent initiative hiring 15 proven, top-tier SaaS sales professionals across U.S. and Canada for Talend’s new SMB division.

• Utilized LinkedIn Recruiter and Legal groups to identify and engage with four top-tier counsel candidates.

• Leveraged network connections with Associate General Counsels in the SAAS/Big Data industry, resulting in valuable referrals.

• Sourced two experts in commercial contracts and two in partner contracts within tight timeline of under 50 days.

• Headhunted and recruited specialized candidates, such as extroverted PhD’s with expertise in flow cytometry equipment sales and Sales Directors with aviation or consumer goods sales experience surpassing $400K. Professional Experience

Talend - Remote 2020

Principal Recruiter

● Top 3 recruiter for 3 straight years.

● Identify skilled candidates for Sales Development, SMB division and Enterprise Sales, and Channel and Partner Sales positions by executing recruitment efforts across US and Canada.

● Lead end-to-end recruitment endeavors within North American Professional Services group to fill key leadership positions (Senior Data Integration Consultants, Strategic Architects, Technical Managers, Senior Directors, and Strategic Service).

● Optimized caliber of candidates presented for evaluation following initial screening by fostering and maintaining productive partnerships with hiring managers across multifaceted teams.

● Maintained consistent track record of candidate acceptance rates spanning from 70% to 80%, underscoring efficacy of candidate assessment and alignment with hiring manager expectations.

● Facilitated in creation of robust talent pipelines that spanned across diverse regions worldwide by devising and completing intricate LinkedIn Recruiter projects within defined timeline and scope. Icon Aircraft - Remote 2017

Senior Recruiter

● Managed end-to-end hiring process to assemble entire Regional Sales Director team across United States to maximize sales potential and market presence.

● Generated leads with distinctive requirement of Private Pilot license and significant flying experience, adding specialized dimension to candidate pool.

● Selected candidates that met specialized prerequisites, including possessing Private Pilot qualifications with over 500 flight hours, along with specific physical attributes, such as height of 6'3" or shorter and weight of 200 pounds or less.

● Recruited and filled over 70 critical positions, including engineering, training, flight instructors, procurement, technicians, and marketing to ensure robust teams across cross-functional areas. Jeff DeGroot Page 2

Tesla/SolarCity – Remote

Senior Recruiter

● Ranked among top ten recruiters within competitive landscape of 500 professionals across North America.

● Sourced and recruited individuals for crucial positions including but not limited to Production Engineering Managers, as well as Automation Controls, Equipment, Process, Mechanical Design, and Material Flow Engineers as team member.

● Hired 500 sales professionals, fortifying workforce across wide geographical area from Bakersfield to Portland.

● Recruited and onboarded 100 lead generators for SolarCity within rapid two-month timeframe.

● Elevated 200% recruitment volume by enhancing company image through positive endorsements via networking meetings, enabling potential employees to meet and interact with management team. Additional Experience

Senior Recruiter, Randstad Sourceright – Remote

Lead Recruiter, Korn/Ferry Futurestep - Remote

Education

BS. in Business Administration/Human Resources Chico State, Chico, CA Volunteer Experience

Missionary Trips, Rancho Santa Marta (2019 to Present) Neighborhood Helper, Bayside Church (2018 to Present) Technical Proficiencies & Industry Concepts

Java, SQL, XML and Tomcat, Eclipse, SQL, Oracle, HBase, Hive, Sqoop, Oozie technologies, Spark, Impala SAAS, Data Quality, Data Health, Data Governance, Data Consultants, Data Architects. Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Master Data Management, Application Integration, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Google, or Azure) or Big Data, Aircraft, Renewables, Medical Devices, and Power/Utilities

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