Talent Acquisition Specialist

Melanie Delgado

Email: *******.********@*****.*** C. 646-***-****

SUMMARY

Experienced Technology Recruiting professional with a demonstrated track record of effectively implementing recruitment strategies to attract and retain high-caliber professionals. Demonstrated a successful proficiency in overseeing all aspects of the recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, placement, and on-boarding.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Applicant Tracking Systems: JobDiva, Bullhorn, Beeline, Fieldglass, IQNavigator, Pro-Unlimited, Taleo, Ariba, and Salesforce, Icims, Beamery, Amazon Hire, Hiretual, Greenhouse

EXPERIENCE

Runwise 8/2022- Present

Talent Acquisition Specialist

●Oversaw the entire recruitment process, reviewing resumes, conducting phone screens, scheduling interviews, and on-boarding.

●Increased technical hiring capacity over 75% by building a team of hardware engineers, software engineers, and a program/ product management team from scratch, surpassing the targeted goal of 45%.

●Launched and oversaw the integration of the greenhouse platform, replacing the previous use of Excel sheets for managing recruiting activities.

●Managed and oversaw Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and Indeed to enhance brand awareness and drive increased site traffic of qualified applicants.

●Spearheaded the company’s very first Culture and Diversity Committee, driving initiatives to foster an inclusive and diverse workplace

●Implemented employee mentoring programs that resulted in improved talent development, increased engagement, reduced turnover, and facilitated knowledge sharing within the organization

●Responsible for overseeing the preparation of all on-boarding documents using JustWorks & ADP

●Managed the Active Directory, ensuring smooth integration of new hires and maintaining accurate records for all employees.

●Developed and implemented the company’s very first skills/ leveling matrix, which played a pivotal role in bench-marking new employees, evaluating existing talent pool, and evaluating current employees progress to help drive internal mobility.

●Implemented Infosec platform, the company’s very first cyber security training program.

Google 10/2021- 8/2022

Technical Sourcer

●Executed souring for Google's Android Pixel Team within the Platforms + Ecosystems product area.

●Developed and drove tactical sourcing strategies aimed at generating candidate flow for open positions and talent pipelines for various engineering functions (Embedded, Hardware/ IoT, Firmware, General software engineering, Core, Graphics, and radio frequency/ wireless engineers, Mobile - IOS & Android).

●Leveraged resources and make recommendations for effective candidate searches

●Partnered with the business weekly to go through role intake, candidate pipeline, interview loop creation.

●Utilized Ghire, LinkedIn and other open source tools to identify technical talent.

Equinox Media 1/2021- 10/2021

Technical Recruiter

●Lead full cycle recruitment efforts all engineering teams

●Typical engineering profiles I sourced for were back-end, front end, Mobile (IOS & Android), React & React Native Engineers, Hardware (IoT), Business Systems engineers, test automation.

●Partnered with the business weekly to discuss hiring goals, strategy and market alignment, and candidate pipeline.

●Created new / tailored job description and posting to hiring needs

●Utilized LinkedIn, open source tools, and various AI platforms to engage in sourcing efforts

Amazon (AWS Professional Services) 09/2019- 12/2020

Technical Recruiter

●Executed recruitment for Amazon’s AWS Professional Services group, which deals with Pre & Post Sales Engineering assisting our enterprise customers in the adoption of AWS Data solutions.

●Partnered with hiring teams to build effective sourcing pipelines and assessments with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations.

●Designed job descriptions and interview questions that reflect each position’s requirements

●Built and maintained a network of candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management; conduct in-depth interviews with candidates, and demonstrate the ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high offer-to-interview ratios.

●Sourced for AWS Data Architects (Data Lake & Data warehouse), High Performance Computing Engineers/ Architect, Data & DevOps Engineer, Database Migration Specialist, IVR Architects, Solution Architects, & Platform Engineers.

●Typical profiles I source for work in environments using python, Spark, Big Data ecosystems, Public & Private Cloud Platforms, AWS implementations technologies, EC2, EMR, Lambda Redshift, Cassandra, Kafka, and Kinesis.

●Utilized iCIMS, Beamery and Amazon Hire for Sourcing candidates and applicant tracking as well as identified quality candidates through passive sourcing Via LinkedIn and Hiretual AI

Harvey Nash 09/2018-09/2019

Technical Recruiter

●Full desk recruiter with experience in sourcing for variety of talents including, but not limited to: Cyber Security, Cloud

Developers/Engineers/Architects, Big Data, Full Stack Development, DevOps, Software Developers/Engineers, Business Analyst, and Project Managers.

●Executed the full life-cycle recruitment process: from sourcing to screening to interview levels and offer stages for both exempt and non-exempt permanent and temporary/consultant employees.

●Managed/facilitated on-boarding process, negotiated salaries, conduct reference, conflict and background checks, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.

●Connect with candidates, colleagues and clients on a regular basis to develop and maintain relationships, expand industry knowledge, and generate referrals and leads.

●Utilized tools such as Bullhorn for sourcing candidates and applicant tracking and identify qualified candidates via creative sourcing methods using LinkedIn, Monster, Dice, Indeed, CareerBuilder as well as networking groups

●Manage the resource assessment and selection process and make resource recommendations to clients/ hiring managers.

Sharp Decisions 02/2014 – 09/2018

Technical Recruiter

●Successfully sourced and placed top IT talent within the Financial Services sector and many other verticals such as small startups, healthcare, Pharmaceutical and many more.

●Full desk recruiter with experience in sourcing for a variety of talents including, but not limited to: Cyber security, Software developers/ Architects, Project Managers, Business Analyst, DevOps.

●Execute the full life-cycle recruitment process; from sourcing to candidate, arranging interviews, salary negotiations, & on-boarding offer letters.

●Actively recruited for US Military Veteran candidates in Technology for Sharp Decisions’ VETS (Vocation, Education and Training for

Service Members) Program partnering with clients nationally who are in support of Veteran hiring & project solutions. Started in 2013 with Software QA testers and evolved into software development, project management, DevOps & currently deep in Information & Cyber Security practices.

●Facilitate the offer process, including salary negotiations, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.

●Connect with candidates, colleagues and clients on a regular basis to develop and maintain relationships, expand industry knowledge, and generate referrals and leads.

●Stay current with industry trends, developments and changes.

●Utilize tools like JobDiva, Salesforce, Bullhorn & iCims for sourcing candidates and applicant tracking.

●Maintain communication with clients regarding viability of the requirement through rate assessments, market demands, & discussion on “must haves”/ “nice to have”.

EDUCATION

College of Staten Island

Bachelors in Applied Science in Business Administration, minor in Finance

SHRM CSP Certification in progress (Expected completion February 2024)

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