BETH JACOBSON Overland Park, KS

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjacobsonkc

Career Summary

Accomplished Senior Talent Acquisition leader and strategist skilled in sourcing top-tier candidates using technology, with a proven track record in competitive markets and industries. Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives that attract and support diverse talent from marginalized communities. Professional Development

Cornell University, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Certificate – Building a Diverse Workforce – Completed May 2023. Framework: Building Diverse Talent Pools, Adopting Inclusive Hiring Practices, Promoting Inclusive Hiring Onboarding & Employee Success, Counteracting Unconscious Bias.

Industries

Health Tech/Healthcare/Med Device, AI/IT Software, SAAS, Pharmaceutical/Biotech, Ecommerce/Retail, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Business/Consulting, Manufacturing, and Finance. Professional Experience

Iterative Health August 2022 – May 2023

Senior Technical Recruiter - Remote

● Collaborated and shaped the future of the Engineering department at Iterative Health by identifying, attracting and hiring the very best technical candidates available.

● Partnered with C-Level stakeholders and other senior leaders to establish and implement processes to meet the growing business demands and enable the achievement of hyper-growth strategic goals.

● Actively sourced, recruited, and built pipelines in an extremely competitive AI and Tech market, to support the business teams and projects, as we approach the launch of Iterative Health's first go-to-market medical device.

● Implemented direct sourcing initiatives which significantly reduced our dependence on agency partnerships (eliminated 5 agencies as of January '23) and brought all requisitions in-house, resulting in savings of over half a million in placement fees.

● Sourced candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Hired, social media, boolean searches, employee referrals, and networking.

● Established DEI&B recruiting initiative to hire candidates from underrepresented populations, increasing diversity on the engineering teams by 17% .

● Assisted with implementation of new ATS -Greenhouse.

● Positions recruited:

Engineering (IC to VP level): Software Engineers, DevOps/DevSecOps/Infrastructure/Site Reliability, Security, Network, Systems, Data Engineers/Analyst

AI/ML: Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, MLOps, Product: Technical PMs (Data Platform, Annotations, & AI/ML), Group Technical/Program Management. Pharma/Biotech: Clinical Research Coordinators, Clinical Research Site Management Minted June 2021 – August 2022

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Remote

● Senior Talent Acquisition Partner for Minted’s Engineering, Product, Innovation and Cloud hiring initiatives.

● Subject matter expert to leaders on critical and complex hiring priorities necessary for corporate growth and achieving ambitious hiring targets.

● Lead team in developing candidate experience best practices during each stage of the interview process.

● Coached hiring managers and teams on interviewing and candidate assessment techniques.

● Lead efforts to elevate and effectively communicate Minted’s employer brand.

● Positions recruited:

Engineering (All Levels) : Software Engineers, DevOps, SRE, Help Desk, Cloud Infrastructure, UI/UX, Data Analytics. Product: Product Managers, New Product Development, Technical Product Manager UST August 2018 - May 2021

Senior Lead Technical Recruiter – Remote

● Hired top IT professionals responsible for driving innovation within their industry.

● Developed and maintained strong working relationships with cross-functional leaders, customers, stakeholders, and other team members within the organization.

● Managed a high volume of searches via direct sourcing, employee referrals, social media, and search partner relationships, while continually developing talent pipelines.

● Managed the entire recruiting process, from sourcing to screening to closing candidates and extending offers.

● Partnered with senior management to establish and maintain best practices for Diversity and Inclusion.

● Positions recruited:

Engineering (All Levels) : Software Engineers, DevOps, SRE, Help Desk I-II, Infrastructure, Data Analytics. Consulting & Delivery Management: Business Analyst, Financial Analyst, Project Management, Production Support Examinetics - Occupational Health Testing and Services August 2017 – August 2018 Senior Recruiter - Overland Park, Kansas

● Maintained a nearly 90% ratio of candidate submissions to actual hires.

● Increased companywide employee count by 25% since August 2017.

● Executed high volume, full lifecycle recruitment for nationwide and corporate positions, supporting all business units.

● Was tasked with vendor consolidation and standardization agreements with 3rd party recruiting partners.

● Mentored hiring managers on how to evaluate candidates objectively.

● Utilized ATS - Paycom.

● Positions recruited:

Operations/Management: Human Resources, Logistics, Sales, Finance, Customer Service. Occupational Health: Traveling/Mobile Health Technicians, Client Service Coordinators Manufacturing: Fabrications and Warehouse

MindLift March 2016- December 2016

Head of Talent Acquisition – Overland Park, Kansas

● Provided full lifecycle recruiting services for a technology management consulting firm.

● Established the company’s recruiting practice for both corporate HR and field consultants.

● Developed hiring procedures to ensure that the candidate experience was smooth and efficient.

● Took the lead in selecting applicant tracking software (Bamboo), job boards, and other recruiting tools.

● Partnered with the leadership team to define job requirements, create sourcing strategies, and establish candidate assessment tools for highly specialized technical positions.

● Positions recruited:

Operations/Management: HR/Payroll, Business Analysts, Product/Program Managers Engineering: Technology consulting, SPLUNK, Software Engineers, QA Entelli Consulting August 2015 - March 2016

Senior Recruiter – Kansas City, Missouri

● Headed the recruiting efforts for a specialized IT, Engineering, and consulting staffing firm.

● Managed the candidate flow from initial contact to offer and onboarding.

● Sourced qualified candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, internal database, ATS (Bullhorn), and networking. EDUCATION

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

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