ROBERT W. BAXTER

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Mobile 847-***-**** · ad4qgu@r.postjobfree.com

HR Leadership / Technical & Cybersecurity Recruiting / Strategic Business Direction

-Staff Leadership & Management Turnaround/Crisis Management

-Productivity/Process Improvement Hiring, Mentoring and Coaching

-Strong Customer Focus Written & Verbal Communication

-Policy/Procedure Development Vendor Management

EXPERIAN 2012 – Present

Talent Acquisition Manager 2022 – Present

Promoted to manage a team of 4 recruiters supporting 4 business units (Global Security Office, IT Services, Software Solutions, and Automotive) within Experian North America while still maintaining an active recruiting desk.

Specialize in Cybersecurity recruiting; specifically at the senior/leadership level.

Coach, mentor, and train new and junior talent acquisition members.

Engage with senior leadership and Diversity & Inclusion team to create and drive diversity related messaging, and recruitment strategies throughout the organization.

Partner with Executive sponsors to help support the Aspire ERG (Mental Health, Physical Disability, and Caregiver) for the last 3 years.

Became a certified Mental Health First Aider to assist fellow employees in need of assistance.

Manage relationships with external vendor partners with contingent recruiting firms.

Expert Recruiter 2020-2022

Promoted to Expert level and given retention bonus to stay with company.

Point person for the EITS Global TA recruitment/approval process. Communicating with TA team members globally to ensure that their requisitions and offers are approved in a timely manner while following the formal EITS process.

Filled 17 VP or above level positions, saving Experian in excess of $1,000,000 in less than 3 years

Senior Recruiter 2012-2020

Participated in the migration from “Taleo” to “SmartRecruiters” Application Tracking System (ATS) and became a Subject Matter Expert for the new ATS.

Decreased “Time To Fill” (TTF) by 26% while increasing “Hiring Manager Satisfaction” considerably.

Supported/Recruited for almost every business unit within Experian, usually coming into situations where there were recruitment issues or low opinions on Talent Acquisition and turned back into a positive experience.

Partnered with Business Leaders & Human Resources Business Partners to understand current trends in the business resulting in recruitment of the most qualified candidate.

Implemented interview structure through a defined process and precise interview content for various business units.

Built and maintained strong professional partnerships with those I support allowing me to build strategic recruiting plans and leverage best practices.

Consulted with management on changing organizational structure to ensure proactive response to staffing needs.

Performed job analysis and prepared job descriptions for exempt and non-exempt positions.

Actively participated in monthly staff meetings with the groups supported to understand their business and to pro-actively hire top talent.

Served as business representative on global recruiting calls on hiring and graduate programs resulting in partnership with peers across the globe.

OFFICEMAX 2011 - 2012

(Contract)

Senior Recruiter

Responsible for the recruitment of the Supply Chain, Merchandising, and eCommerce organizations.

Developed strategies to source, attract, recruit, network, select, and retain highly qualified candidates.

Provide support and consultation to the organization related to all recruiting and staffing activities, internal and external recruiting process management.

ACCENTURE HR BPO SERVICES (Remote) 2010 - 2011

(Contract)

Senior Recruiting Consultant

Provided full life-cycle recruitment services to Kimberly-Clark Corporation as part of a BPO Agreement.

Recruited Information Technology and Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, and Process) professionals across the United States.

Prescreened candidates with consistent use of interview guides while providing complete, accurate information to candidates about Kimberly-Clark.

Consulted with hiring managers during the hiring process regarding interview technique and strategic hiring decisions.

SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION 2005 - 2010

Manager, Talent Acquisition (2008 – 2010)

Managed a team of six Recruiters and one Recruiting Coordinator

Responsible for all recruitment for Corporate IT Division as well as for the #6 highest grossing eCommerce Division in the world.

Handled a recruiting desk concurrent to managing a team. Maintained between 10-20 open requisitions. Typically, Manager Level to VP level but still assisted team with recruiting all roles to keep my skills sharp.

Responsibilities also included Vendor Management as well as interaction with offshore sourcing team(s).

Member of the HR Leadership team responsible for Sears Holdings Corporation

Meet with the Senior Leaders of the Online Division on a weekly basis to discuss stoplight report for recruiting progress across the entire group.

Senior Recruiter (2005 – 2008)

Handled all recruiting functions for the Sears/Kmart merger for the Information Technology, and Logistics/Supply Chain divisions before focusing specifically on IT.

Filled over 100 IT positions in 2006 without the use of agency for a single hire.

Picked to take over recruiting efforts for our eCommerce initiative which was to build up a team from 30+ associates to 100 associates within 8 months.

BRUNSWICK BOWLING & BILLIARDS 2004 – 2005

National Recruiting Manager

Responsible for all aspects of recruiting, including conducting interviews, making job offers, and coordinating relocation.

Recruited for all open, salaried positions throughout North America. Positions include but are not limited to: General Managers of Bowling Centers, Accounting/Audit, Operations, Marketing, Engineering, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Logistics, etc

Created a Standard Operating Procedure for recruiting and overhauling the process that was in place. The result was a significant decrease in cost per hire and 27% decrease in time to fill open positions.

Implemented and fully utilized an applicant tracking system (Webhire) that was not being used at all upon my arrival. This allowed full interaction with hiring managers across North America.

EDUCATION:

University of Illinois; Champaign-Urbana, IL

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

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