Kimberly Ross
Sr. IT / Cyber Security Talent Acquisition Leader
Estero, FL
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AIRS certified; results driven professional with 15 years of IT recruiting experience. Strong experience in IT / Cyber Security. Proven record of accomplishments includes sourcing / recruiting, account management and leadership. Have successfully built, trained, and mentored recruiting teams through the years. Problem solver, who thinks out of the box, is collaborative, self-motivated and works in very fast-paced environments.
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Senior IT Talent Acquisition Partner
Hertz Global Holdings World Headquarters - Estero, FL January 2019 to Present
Sr. Acquisition Partner - Full Desk - Partnering with all IT Leaders and Hiring Managers on a global basis.
• Built out large team in the Chicago area to staff a new Innovation lab initiative from scratch. Sourced/Recruited/Hired/On-boarded over 25 Full Stack Developers, at all levels, Product Owners and Designers and a Director,
• Built on-going relationships with various boot-camps, meetup groups, event leaders. Partnering with the CIO on hiring needs, globally.
• Work with Sr VP in Dublin, Ireland to build out new Innovation lab. Recruit, hire, on-board all levels and skill sets of IT talent for global Hertz Corporate. IT Security / Cyber Security Recruiter
IAM
September 2017 to January 2019
Working with clients to place high level IT Security/ Cyber Security Candidates at all levels and skill sets.
• Had 20+ consultants and contractors on billing, providing full desk recruiting in Identity and Access Management, Security, Cyber, and Pen - Testers - at various levels. Cyber Security Recruiter
Focal Point Data Risk LLC
January 2017 to September 2017
Was referred in to provide full-desk recruiting in all areas and skill sets within Cyber Security.
• Successfully placed 5 FTE Senior Level corporate (Sales, VP of Sales, Director of Marketing consultants) within 2 months of employment
• Placed 7 FTE technical consultants in various levels and various skill sets within Cyber Security; Help Desk up to Directors
Cyber Security Recruiter
Nineteen Eleven Solutions
July 2016 to December 2016
Provided full-desk IT Security Recruiting services for US based clients, within various industries. Expertise includes Identity and Access Management, Threat & Vulnerability, Data Protection, Cyber and Cloud security.
• Recruited 13 contractors within the first 2 months
• Had 26 contractors on billing at end of contract IT Security Recruiter
SecureIT source, Inc
October 2015 to July 2016
Was referred in to provide full-desk recruiting.
• Expertise includes Identity and Access Management, Threat & Vulnerability, Data Protection, Cyber and Cloud security
• Successfully placed two permanent Sr. Level Identity and Access Management candidates and six contract candidates at various levels and skill-sets for a start-up firm IT Security Sourcing Manager
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
June 2014 to October 2015
Was referred in to source and recruit candidates for direct hire opportunities with PwC, within the largest Cybersecurity and Privacy verticals.
• Expertise includes Identity and Access Management, Threat & Vulnerability, Data Protection, Cyber and Cloud security
• Teamed-up with Advisory and Privacy Partners to understand business needs.
• Placed top talent in various levels, such as, Experienced Associates to CISO level Leaders.
• Proven success with having the highest numbers of placements and was acknowledged as top performer
Sr. IT Recruiter
The Willis Group/Panoramic Solutions/Offisol
February 2014 to May 2014
Was referred in to serve as a dedicated resource for a large healthcare client.
• Placed permanent and contract security candidates in various roles from mid-level associates to Directors for US based clients in roles, such as, Identity and Access Management, Penetration Testing, Risk/Assessments, data protection, cyber and cloud security.
• Worked with Practice Partners to secure additional security business
• Account Management/dedicated resource for large Healthcare client IT Security Recruiter
FishNet Security
October 2010 to November 2013
Recruited across all security practices for functional and technical IT Security talent.
• Placed over 60 contract and FTE net new employees
• Awarded High-Performance Award Q2
• Received Yearly Outstanding Performance Award
Recruiter/Business Development
US Staffing Group
January 2009 to October 2010
Built start-up Recruiting firm, providing full-desk recruiting services
• Trained / mentored team of independent recruiters
• Secured new business and placed candidates at all levels for US based clients, in various industries Full Desk Recruiter
The Bolton Group
August 2008 to January 2009
Full-desk recruiting, specializing in Accounting, Finance, Audit, Tax, CPA's, financial reporting, SEC, Big 4, Public Accounting, Treasury, Controllers, CFOs, C-level searches and Financial Systems (Hyperion Essbase, Assurance, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, etc.)
• Recognized as playing an instrumental role in the implementation of contract staffing division, targeting IT industries, and providing leadership in back office operations National IT Recruiter
The People Network
April 2008 to July 2008
Full life-cycle IT / Technical Sourcing/Recruiting/ On-boarding
• All levels of functional and technical skill sets
• Awarded High Biller, exceeding ROI goals and quotas IT Recruiting Manager
4T Technologies
January 2007 to 2008
Full life-cycle recruiting
• Built and provided leadership to new recruiting team, within a start-up entity
• Six Direct Reports
• Build Performance metrics system and KPIs
• Awarded Top Performer
IT Recruiter
CheckFree Corporation
August 2005 to December 2006
Vendor Manager, IT / Technical Recruiter / Manager
• Managed internal Recruiting Team of six and 450 external consultants
• Implemented new Preferred Vendor List of top twenty-five vendors
• Negotiated, approved and maintained all contract staffing vendor services contracts.
• Senior Technical Recruiter
• Full-desk recruiting
• Awarded for Top Performance
Senior Technical Recruiter
TekSystems
June 2004 to 2005
Full Life Cycle IT / Technical / Sourcing / Recruiting
• All levels of functional and technical skill sets Customer Service/HR Manager
• Back-office, career, benefits, payroll support
• Managed team of Customer Service Associates to support Sales and Recruiting teams
• Provided leadership and training in payroll, benefits, new-hire paperwork, processes
• Responsible for all internal and contractor Human Resource matters
• Managed performance goals and metrics system
Sales Lead/Corporate Trainer
Time Warner Communications
November 2002 to June 2004
Corporate Trainer
• Trained all new hires in sales, customer service and technical support departments, within a classroom setting
• Developed and managed sales, customer service, technical and new-hire training manuals
• Training focused on selling and up-sales, over-coming objections and customer service skills
• Managed metrics, goals and performance accountability system