Steven LoBasso

973-***-**** ad30qo@r.postjobfree.com Fairfield, NJ 07004

Summary: I have used my 15+ years of experience to consistently exceed my target quotas (125-150% of quota) working in a corporate and agency environment. I pride myself on my ability to balance the needs of my stakeholders, helping them make improvements to key KPIs such as Offer Acceptance Rates and Time-To-Hire while still providing the best candidate experience possible. I have experience leading and supporting a team of recruiters. I am looking for a role that will continue to challenge me to be the very best, helping an organization achieve their Talent Acquisition goals.

Experience:

Amazon Fairfield, NJ 07/2021 - 08/2023

Lead Full Life-cycle Recruiter (FLC) 01/2022 - 08/2023

I was promoted to a Lead Recruiter position within my first three months at Amazon by taking on a full load of requirements 2 months earlier than the normal process but by also achieving 115% of quota in my first quarter.

I was directly responsible for sourcing, closing, and onboarding 100+ employees for Tech (SDE/FEE) and Tech Other (Data Engineers, Technical Product /Project Manager, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientist, etc.) roles in 2022 against a goal of 72 hires annually.

Led and facilitated recruiter training on influencing managers, interviewing best practices, candidate experience, closing candidate, domain knowledge, attracting internal talent and negotiation tactics.

Created the recruiting strategy for my recruiting team for critical SDE and FEE roles, (10+ recruiters). This enabled our team to fill 85% of our quota in the first 3 quarters.

Increased Software Development Engineer Offer Acceptance percentage from 28% to 56% in four months by engaging with engineering business stakeholders to re-define employee value proposition, increase brand recognition, implementing Hiring Manager Sell Calls and Recruiter Negotiation Training, Virtual Lunch Buddies and candid chats with Affinity Group members.

I developed the KPIs and tracking metrics for my team which contributed to an increase in both Time to Fill (reducing the time by 20%) and Offer Acceptance Rate.

Worked with the senior executive staff to source and place candidates into positions like Sr. Director of Marketing, Director of Software Development, Sr. Manager of AdTech, etc.

Built out recruiting strategies to support diversity, equity, and inclusion goals (100% goal achievement within 8 months) for 2022 through targeted sourcing and events.

Averaged 250% of quota in the first three quarters of 2022.

Sr. FLC Recruiter 07/2021 - 12/2021

I was the primary recruiter for 3 Amazon business units comprising 6 different teams.

Worked with VP level clients building strategies aimed at attracting top talent, determining site selections, and implementing recruiting strategies for high velocity hiring.

I was the primary recruiter for Technical, Product/Program and Marketing position across all Amazon Advertising businesses working with each of the division Vice Presidents to ensure we hit our annual target goal.

Was able to place 75 new hires. on a quota of 30 hires.

Utilized both Technical and competency/behavioral based interviewing techniques to effectively evaluate the best talent.

Ran weekly pipeline and KPI reports to track performance and to help identify and potential roadblocks.

Corporate Information Systems Secaucus, NJ

Sr. Recruiter and Account Manager 10/2020 - 07/2021

Leveraged my experience in sales to build relationships with managers, directors, and C-Level executives effectively opening new lines of communication, adding 3 net new clients to the company.

Performed full-cycle recruitment, providing exceptional candidate experience by hiring 5 sales engineers, 2 account managers, and 1 customer success manager.

Geneva Consulting Services (Company was sold due to COVID-19) Port Washington, NY

Sr. Technical Recruiter 09/2019 - 09/2020

Responsible for the recruiting of Software Engineers (Java/Python) & Full Stack Developers (Java/.NET), Architects, Data Engineers, Developers and Analysts, Quality Assurance, Project Managers, and Business Analysts.

Became in-house Subject Matter Expert for immigration hires advising other recruiters on how to effectively source and onboard candidates that needed sponsorship.

I was responsible for mentoring 2 other recruiters, providing support to help them build recruitment strategies that resulted in a 25% increase in placements

RSC Solutions Rockleigh, NJ

Senior Technical Recruiter 01/2019 - 09/2019

Sourced and placed for technical, and nontechnical roles, both exempt and non-exempt positions in Finance, Accounting, and Technology. Achieved my quota goal of 2 hires per month.

Brought in 2 net new clients by building a strong relationship with the account managers, providing guidance on best practices, and leveraging my network of contacts.

Some examples of roles I was responsible for recruiting were, V.P. of Operations, Assoc. Director of Software Engineering, Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineers, Data Analyst and Scientist as well as Financial Advisors.

Created and drove strong diversity sourcing plans that identified active, and passive candidates helping me to be at 125% of my annual Quota

TechLink Inc. (DBA Tandym Group) Mahwah, NJ

Senior Technical Recruiter 08/2013 - 10/2018

Recruited for all levels and types of position across industries like Financial Services, Software Technology, Communications, Insurance, as well as both high end and commercial retail companies.

Top billing year I had 55 people on payroll. I was at 200% of quota on an annual quota of 25 hires.

Produced an average hire rate of 35%, exceeding the company’s on-site interview-to-hire ratio of 25%.

As part of my full life-cycle recruiting I was responsible for conducting background checks, initiating and assisting with immigration support, creating and negotiating offers as well as candidate onboarding.

Additional work experience available upon request.

Skills: Stakeholder Management Offer Negotiation Labor and Employment Laws Immigration Law On-Boarding Recruitment Strategies LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ Beamery Seekout Bullhorn iCIMS Monster/Dice/Indeed/CareerBuilder/ZipRecruiter Candidate Experience

Education:

Montclair State University Business Administration No Degree

Military Experience:

US Army 31T - Field Systems ComSec Repairman

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