Remote Recruiter

Ken Realmuto

*********@*******.*** 206-***-**** http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenrealmuto

Professional Experience

Project evaluation, Project management, team building, and team leadership, hiring problem identification, hiring process development, work force planning, and recruiting strategy. Assessment and implementation of new technologies, development of sourcing and recruiting plans, interviewing/assessment/closing, vendor management negotiations, and developing metrics analysis reports. Experience growing a recruiting function from startup to scale, including global expansion.

Sourcing methods include, Boolean search expertise (Xray), Alternate websites, including file storage sites, professional associations and forums, Industry-specific social sites, including Github, Doximity AngelList and ResearchGate, Data-rich resources, such as meetup and event sites, resume sites, association and conference sites, personal branding and online identity sites, News/User Groups/Chat Rooms, LinkedIn Recruiter

Expertise in social media and passive candidate recruitment.

Able to pick up new roles and new industry quickly

Implemented college recruiting and diversity recruiting programs, developed strategy, evangelized, coached and lead recruiter trainings.

All projects have required strong relationship building skills and a seasoned ability to set/manage expectations,

Worked collaboratively or independently

ATS: Taleo, Bullhorn, Jobvite, Black Dog, SAP, Smart Recruiter, I recruit, PeopleSoft, ADP

Omeros Contract Recruiter November 2018 to May 2020 for this biopharmaceutical company; Managed the full life cycle hiring process – from research/sourcing to offer for Senior level roles in Finance/Accounting, HR, Marketing, Data Warehouse Architect, Analytics, Sales, Operations, Research and Development Scientists, and Technology teams.

Worked with hiring managers to assess needs and develop creative sourcing and recruiting plans.

Filled 24 requisitions in first year

Coached hiring managers in effective interviewing techniques and making effective hiring decisions.

Conducted initial interviews utilizing behavior-based interviewing techniques to determine knowledge, skills, and attributes of candidates.

Oversaw hiring process through candidate selection, job offer negotiations and pre-employment background checking and offer presentation and close.

Blackhawk Group [Start-up] December 2013 to August 2018

Technical Recruiting Manager (Remote)

A Financial Services and Financial Advisory Company: provided coaching, developing, and managing a full-cycle recruitment team of 4. I was also actively recruiting for director roles in marketing, sales, operations, and senior software engineering/product managers in both Canada and the United States. Responsible for leading and coaching the recruitment team to support both the current state and upcoming growth for the firm with metrics, process improvements, team development, recruitment marketing and creative idea generation. Partner with leadership teams for developing innovative strategies, risk mitigation, process improvements and pro-active recruiting.

Accomplishments

Built recruiting department from scratch

Developed and implemented strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse talent

Created an employment branding strategy

Eliminated usage of all staffing agency

Created a streamlined interviewing and selection process

Appen January 2013 to November 2013

Global Recruiting and Sourcing Manager (Remote)

Provider of language technology solutions and consulting services comprised of more than 2,000 staff members globally. Clients include Microsoft, Google, Apple and leading international technology companies and government organizations. Responsible for coaching, developing, and managing full-cycle recruitment team of 28; located in 4 countries.

Responsible for growing and leading the recruitment team through streamlining and improving day to day work, change management process for moving to a new global model.

Manage and partnered with the Global Human Resources team for talent acquisition programs, process improvements and year over year planning. Execution of robust global college recruiting strategy

Partner with remote Leadership teams for developing innovative strategies, risk mitigation, process Improvements and pro-active recruiting.

Lead and manage multiple projects; Taleo to SAP conversion, background screening process, reporting, LinkedIn, sourcing, testing, and process improvements.

Responsible for partnering with leadership and delivery for long term talent acquisition and management strategies, mitigating agency spend, management of yearly talent acquisition budgets.

Accomplishments:

Hired 2400 new staff members in 20+ countries in 4 months

Developed and implemented strategic initiatives for recruiting diverse talent

Highest rated department in company for the first time

Created and led a crowd sourcing solution that was adopted into a new line of business

Partnered with Marketing team to create and support a global employment branding initiative, developed, and implemented recruiting social media plans that build awareness and demonstrate Appen as an employer of choice

Omeros Contract Recruiter, remote, June 2012 to Nov 2013 for this biopharmaceutical company; conducted executive searches for Regulator Affairs CMC Director, Director Clinical Quality Assurance, Manager QA, and full-cycle recruitment for Senior QA Specialist GLP/GMP, Scientist Potency ELISA and Bioassays, Bioprocess Engineer, Oracle Business Analyst, Sales Operations Associates

Worked directly with hiring managers to develop individual recruitment strategies.

Candidate engagement from initial communication to post-hire

CMC Biologics Contract Recruiter May 2012 to Aug 2012 Full cycle recruiting for; Head of Engineering, Vice President Quality, Associate Director Validation, Senior Manager QC, QC Scientist, Manufacturing Supervisors Purification, Associate Director Validation, Development Associate, Manufacturing Associate Upstream cell culture, Manufacturing Associate Upstream/Downstream/Compliance, Development Scientist, HR Manager, Recruiters, VP Financial Planning

Worked directly with hiring managers to develop individual recruitment strategies.

Candidate engagement from initial communication to post-hire.

Hipcricket Contract Technical Recruiter: Feb 2012 to May 2012 a mobile marketing and advertising company. Full cycle recruiting for, Revenue Accountant, Account Manager, Lead Generation Manager, Lead Generation Specialists, Director Publishing Relations, Systems Administrator, SQL Database Developer, Mobile Advertising Associates, Director of Sales, Sales Associates and HR Generalist’s

Worked directly with hiring managers to develop individual recruitment strategies.

Candidate engagement from initial communication to post-hire.

Meteorcomm Contract Lead Technical Recruiter Jun 2011 to Nov 2011 Led Recruiting team for niche recruiting, Embedded Engineers, FPGA Engineers, Software and Hardware Engineers, Software Architect, Project and Program Managers, Product Managers, Technical Writers, Director Manufacturing, Finance Manager, Accountants and IT Director.

Utilized various sourcing techniques, including social media, Boolean searches, referral networks and employment resources to develop strong, diverse candidate pools.

Created a streamlined interviewing and selection process

Worked with hiring managers to assess needs and develop creative sourcing and recruiting plans.

Managed staffing vendor relations including contract negotiations, monitoring vendor performance, and recommending vendor changes as necessary to ensure staffing needs are being met

Coached hiring managers in effective interviewing techniques and making effective hiring decisions.

Conducted initial interviews utilizing behavior-based interviewing techniques to determine knowledge, skills, and attributes of candidates.

Oversaw hiring process through candidate selection, job offer negotiations and pre-employment background checking.

Group Health Cooperative Contract Recruiter, remote Sep 2010 to Dec 2011 Responsible for deep dive research/sourcing and recruiting on difficult to fill positions including: Legal, HR, EPIC Analysts, Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, Marketing Managers, Analytics, Clinical Systems, Architects, Systems Managers, Developers, Informatics Specialists and healthcare technology specialists.

Worked directly with hiring managers to develop individual recruitment strategies.

Manage the full life cycle hiring process – from research/sourcing to offer

Stratos Product Development Contract Technical Recruiter, remote Jan 2010 to Jun 2010 Full cycle recruiting for Embedded Engineers, Test Engineers, R&D Software Engineers, Project Managers, and Sales Engineers.

Worked with hiring managers to create job descriptions in order to capture the needs of the business.

Created a streamlined interviewing and selection process

Educated hiring managers on trends in the labor market to set realistic internal hiring expectations.

Effectively managed the hiring process with managers and candidates through interview coordination, offer negotiation and continually monitoring the onboarding process.

Located candidates through referral generation, networking, internet searches, internal databases, social networking sites, cold calling, job boards and direct sourcing.

Paladino and Company Contract Recruiter, remote, Oct 2008 to Jun 2009 Architecture, Engineering, Design & Construction: Conducted research to map markets and generate candidate names and profiles; Calibrating candidates; Developing those prospects into candidates, engaging them and performed initial assessment; Built out talent networks in the Green Building industries and tapped knowledgeable industry sources to develop an initial pool of candidates nationally.

Worked directly with hiring managers to develop individual recruitment strategies.

Candidate engagement from initial communication to post-hire.

Nastech Pharmaceutical Contract Recruiter Jul 2006 to Mar 2008 was a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and commercialization of innovative therapeutic products based on its proprietary nasal drug delivery technology. Full-cycle recruiting and deep dive sourcing for CFO, GM, IT Director, Patent Attorney and Paralegals, Research Scientists, Manager Regulatory Affairs CMC, CMC Project Manager, Biostatistician, Scientific Writer, Network Administrator, Web Site Developer.

Worked directly with hiring managers to develop individual recruitment strategies.

Managed staffing vendor relations including contract negotiations, monitoring vendor performance, and recommending vendor changes as necessary to ensure staffing needs are being met

Candidate engagement from initial communication to post-hire.

InfoSpace, Inc. Contract Technical Recruiter Apr 2005 to Apr 2006 Full cycle recruiting for; Game Artists, Operations/HR/Finance/Legal, Project Management, Marketing, and Sales professionals, Software Engineers, Mobile Developers, DevOps Engineers, Data Engineers, Engineering Managers, Test Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers and executive searches for VP level candidates, Supporting; Games, Mobile, Search Engine divisions,

Worked directly with hiring managers to develop individual recruitment strategies.

Candidate engagement from initial communication to post-hire.

ICOS Contract Recruiter, remote, Apr 2005 to Jul 2005 Pharmaceutical Corporation merged with Eli Lily, most noted for development of Cialis. Researched/sourced/qualified/interviewed candidates for various positions in, Sales, Marketing, Legal, Manufacturing, Technology and Finance.

Worked directly with hiring managers to develop individual recruitment strategies.

Candidate engagement from initial communication to post-hire.

Real Estate Investor 2003-2005

Raised capital for real estate investment for purchasing, and development of properties

IT&E Corporation May 2001 to Apr 2003

Global Technical Talent Acquisition Leader

Responsibilities consist of leading both the Corporate Technical Recruiting Team for internal IT&E subsidiaries and Agency Technical Recruiting Team for external clients.

Establish individual and team goals KPIs for a team of 17 full-time recruiters remote and local.

Participate in driving non-traditional advertising strategy in conjunction with esteemed external Ad Agency for maximum results in our marketing efforts

Played an integral role in determining, scoping, and releasing a new ATS system (internally developed) and the peripheral components to maximize recruiter efficiency without sacrificing quality.

Education

HR Management BS • Capella University (courses towards)

Pathwise Leadership Development

Human Capital Strategy certified • Human Capital Institute

AIRS Trained

Performance-Based Hiring Methodology by Lou Adler

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