Recruitment Manager

AYAN JAMA

San Francisco, CA 503-***-**** adg4ec@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A seasoned, high-performing, regional recruitment manager with over five years of experience across multiple sectors, including technology, consumer, corporate reputation, health, and finance. A dynamic individual with expertise in creating strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives. Recognized for building and retaining high performing teams by attracting, hiring, and developing top talent in multiple disciplines, including digital, creative, production, research, analytics, and public relations.

● Collaborated and implemented candidate assessment and interview trainings for all departments at all levels

● Promoted at first annual review with no previous recruitment/HR experience

● Produced interactive testimonial recruitment videos from various departments to attract potential candidates Key Proficiencies

● Full-cycle Recruitment

● Diverse market industry

knowledge

● Program Management

● Process Improvement

● Salary/Contract Negotiation

● ATS Knowledge - Jobvite/Taleo

● Community and University

Outreach

● Meeting Management &

Facilitation

● General Management &

Administration

● Conflict Resolution

● Employee Relations

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Recruitment Manager, Western Region February 2019 – Present Edelman, San Francisco, CA

Currently leads full-cycle recruitment for the Edelman San Francisco office and is a key-member of the Western Region recruitment team; supporting five offices: Los Angeles, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Seattle. Leads all full-time, permanent hires across six disciplines (digital, creative, production, research, analytics, and public relations) across five practice areas (technology, consumer, corporate reputation, health, and finance).

● On average, managed 10-15 active searches across multiple levels and roles (e.g., Assistant Account Executive -to-Vice President).

● Recognized as lead for candidate assessment training; successfully implemented a streamlined and efficient recruitment process.

● Play a key role, in partnership with leadership in the Bay Area, on recruitment strategy and planning.

● Lead, oversee, and manage key university relationships; developed and implemented strategies to build the talent pipeline through hosted tours and career fairs.

● Key member in devising and implementing Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives for all levels within the organization. Senior Talent Executive, US Region April 2015 – February 2019 LEWIS Global Communications, San Francisco

Lead the full-cycle recruitment for all open requisitions across LEWIS’s six offices (San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington DC), within eight disciplines (public relations, digital marketing, marketing services, social media, creative, content, and business development.) Managed end-to-end recruitment process including: sourcing, screening (video and phone), in-person interviews with key stakeholders, reference and background checks, negotiating salary for and extending employment offers, and creating onboarding plans.

● Successfully identified and hired over 50 employees within an eleven-month time frame.

● Devised and implemented a strategic recruitment process, coordinating input from organizational objectives (regional and global), and creating and managing process improvement strategies and plans.

● Lead and managed a paid Associate (intern) Program; including strategies, implementation, orientation, onboarding, training, and facilitated open communication with and across participants.

● Effectively liaised with key internal stakeholders to identify and articulate the needs of their teams and clients; lead on and gave input to hiring plans critical to the success of the organization. Professional Experience continued

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AYAN JAMA

San Francisco, CA 503-***-**** adg4ec@r.postjobfree.com Public Relations Account Executive April 2014 – April 2015 LEWIS Global Communications, San Francisco

● Drafted and finalized content for Business-to-Business (B2B) public relations campaigns including: press releases, contributed articles, pitches, briefing materials, and planning PowerPoint decks.

● Collaborated with the Information Technology department to develop a framework, in SharePoint, which provided a platform for knowledge sharing across program areas.

● Developed and maintained strong client and key media relationships.

● Identified client and competitor news, analyzed messaging, and provided strategic recommendations to clients to meet all key performance indicators.

Associate Account Executive April 2014 – April 2015 Mobility Public Relations, San Francisco

● Served clients across the mobile technology practice areas through traditional media relations, digital services, including social media marketing and website management.

● Core responsibilities included media relations, content creation, account support and organization, social media, analyst relations, speaking and awards programs, research, and news monitoring. EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS and AFFILIATIONS

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR - 2011

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism

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