Talent Acquisition Financial Services
Resume:
Cecelia Aragones
TALENT ACQUISITION, DEI PROFESSIONAL
She/Her/Hers
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Innovative Talent Acquisition professional with almost 10 years of experience, designing and executing global talent strategies, recruitment policies, and DEI recruitment programs. While most of my experience is rooted in the digital consultancy space, I also have experience supporting top brands across financial services, retail, pharma/life sciences, hospitality, CPG etc.
With 5 years of direct managerial experience, I am recognized as a strong and supportive people leader, skilled at building and developing high-performing teams. As a leader, I am passionate about cultivating an inclusive and collaborative team culture, and promoting a best-in-class recruitment experience.
Additionally, I have proven success partnering with leadership and other internal stakeholders, on forecasting staffing needs, identifying key improvement opportunities and developing solutions that drive long-term organizational success. I am especially proud of my impactful tenure with Publicis Groupe, Eversana-Intouch, IDEO, and Marriott. At this stage in my career, I am eager to find an opportunity that allows me to continue to learn, grow and further excel in my career. CONTACT
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LinkedIn Profile
Chicago, IL
EXPERIENCE
PUBLICIS SAPIENT
MANAGER, TALENT ACQUISITION
Feb 2022-Feb 2024 (laid off due to economic conditions & restructuring) Recruiting across Creative, Experience Technology & Platforms (i.e., AEM
& Salesforce), Engineering, Media, Analytics, Product Management and Strategic Planning.
● Managed and developed 1 direct report. Mentored and supervised other junior-level recruiters
● Managed full-cycle recruitment process for director-executive level requisitions across North America, EMEA, and LATAM
● Coached and consulted hiring managers throughout the search and selection process
● Designed and implemented new DEI initiatives, including a new Diversity Sourcing initiative which resulted in an overall increase in diverse hires
● Provided strategic support on key Recruitment Marketing initiatives
● Partnered with leadership to develop new recruitment policies and procedures
● Developed & facilitated training sessions and workshops on recruitment best practices
● Organize, source and attend industry networking events and university career fairs
Achievements/Areas of Impact:
● Nominated for Publicis Sapient Aspire Award
● Founded a new DEI Committee responsible for planning and facilitating all DEI events and programming across the Chicago office.
● Launched 3 new DEI-TA initiatives
EVERSANA INTOUCH (formerly Intouch Group)
SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER, DIVERSITY STRATEGY Oct 2018-Jan 2022
Recruited across Creative, Project Management, Data Science, Experience Technology & Platforms (i.e., AEM & Salesforce), Engineering, Media, Analytics, Account Services, Business Development, Strategic Planning.
● Promoted to senior manager and diversity strategist after 1.5 years
● Hired, managed and developed 3 direct reports
SKILLS
● Project Management
● High Volume Recruiting
● Diversity & Inclusion Strategies
● Team Management
● Talent Management & Succession
Planning
● Relationship Building
● Vendor Management
● CRM & ATS HRIS Management
● LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, hireEZ
● Social Media
● Behavioral and Situational
Interviewing
● Candidate Sourcing
● Negotiation
● Presentation and Communication
● Recruitment Branding & Marketing
● Microsoft Suite
● JIRA
EDUCATION
DePaul University
BA in Public Policy & Sociology
3.5yrs completed.
Queen of Peace H.S.
● Managed full-cycle recruiting process for director-executive level requisitions
● Led strategy and recruiting for winter and summer internship programs
● Partnered with leadership across HR, Resource Management and Creative Services on updating existing staffing plans and identifying future hiring needs
● Acted as the DEI-TA SME, consulting on diversity hiring trends, facilitating inclusive hiring/interviewing workshops etc.
● Developed and implemented inclusive policies, programs and procedures to increase diverse hires
● Created, implemented and monitored data-driven hiring metrics to support overarching DEI initiatives and diversity hiring goals
● Led monthly status calls with leadership and other internal stakeholders to report on said metrics/KPIs, etc.
● Managed relationships with staffing agencies, universities and industry associations including The 4A’s-MAIP Fellowship, The Brand Lab etc.
● Sourced, vetted and secured relationships with 3rd party vendor partners including RippleMatch and Handshake, to support diversity recruiting initiatives
Achievements/Areas of Impact:
● Helped launch the agency’s first entry-level incubator programs across Editorial, Account Services and Analytics
● Successfully increased the number of underrepresented interns hired by 50%. Which later resulted in 100% conversion to regular full-time hires.
● Successfully filled 150+ requisitions
● Achieved 90% offer acceptance rate and 95% retention rate after 6 months
Additional Experience
IDEO • Talent Sourcer (contract)
May 2018-Sept 2018
Marriott International (MSP via PeopleScout ) • Management Recruiter April 2017- March 2018
LHH (subsidiary of Adecco Group) • Staffing Manager May 2015-Sept 2016
Groupon • Inside Sales Rep
2014-2015
CareerBuilder • Online Consultant
2012-2014
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