NICOLE O. THOMAS

EXECUTIVE RECRUITER SOURCER BRAND & DIVERSITY CHAMPION

Partnering People with Organizations to Maximize Their Potential

Executive-level Recruiter/Sourcer with 15+ years of expertise developing diverse candidate pipelines and talent referral networks on behalf of Fortune 500 organizations. Combine proven strategies with creativity and passion to discover, attract, and engage leadership talent. Serve as Brand Promoter and Diversity & Inclusion Champion. Build stakeholder trust via transparency, empathy, and authentic communications.

Recent Career Highlights at WarnerMedia

Performance: 90%+ engagement/finding rate and 85%+ qualification scores – Met/exceeded quarterly targets in 2020/2021 for engagement, diversity, qualification, and offers extended.

Discovering the “Purple Unicorn” – Earned management and team recognition for finding elusive talent, e.g., helped fill critical, 8-month technical vacancy via creative sourcing and competitive negotiations.

Process Improvements: Interview Best Practices – Collaborated with hiring managers from Creative & Content, HBO Max, and CNN to implement evidence-based feedback/debrief processes that reduce bias.

Areas of Expertise

Sourcing/Pre-Onboarding Recruiting Project Management Brand Ambassadorship

Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Relationship Management Job/Role Description Drafting

Pipeline/Network Development Hiring Manager Partnerships Interview Best Practices

Market Intelligence Performance Metrics Process Improvement/L&D

Functional Area and Industry Experience (partial list): Executive Management, Technology/Digital, HR, Engineering, Multi-Media, Marketing, Business Development, Finance, Risk Management, M&A, Retail

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY (formerly WarnerMedia until 2022), New York, NY Jan 2020–Present

Fortune-500 mass media and entertainment conglomerate with iconic brands such as HBO and CNN.

Senior Sourcer – Creative & Content; News & Sports Senior Technical Sourcer

Began as Senior Technical Sourcer for newly created direct sourcing department, contributing as sourcing SME to build department infrastructure. Collaborate closely with hiring managers and recruiters. Mentor/train junior sourcers. Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, Workday, Phenom People, IMDB, and other tools, pivoting between Utility and High Priority fulfillment. Enlisted in Oct 2020 to support Creative & Content teams (Warner Bros./HBO Max /CNN Digital).

KPIs and Contribution Metrics – # of Direct Sourced Active Requisitions: ~15 annually with 1-2 offers extended per month; Exceed (annual) expectations for Total Pipeline (5K+), Prospect Response Rate (90%+), # of Phone Screens (100%), Finding Rate/Offers Extended (90%+), Diversity (90+%) and Qualified (85+%).

Executive and Leadership Sourcing Projects (Partial List) – Manager, Content & Audience Analytics; Executive Director, Music; Executive Producer, CNN; Director, Paid Media Marketing; Senior Writer, CNN.

Relationship Building During Covid to Sustain Hiring Momentum – Example: Creatively engaged candidate for Multicultural Marketing Manager role, leveraging locale to take him to lunch and win him over to join team.

FACEBOOK/META PLATFORMS, Menlo Park, CA Mar 2018–Dec 2019

Senior Technical Recruiting Sourcer – Partner Engineering COO Technology Team

Stepped up in support of technology operations to address critical talent gaps. Named point-of-contact (POC) for new Impact Hiring Initiative. Managed full sourcing lifecycle, from inception and job description to interviews and debriefing.

Contribution Metrics – Shouldered 8-12 requisitions quarterly, meeting or exceeding sourcing targets.

Sourcing Projects (Partial List) – Software Engineering Manager; Creative Director–Reality Labs; Solutions Architect; Software Engineer–Music; Partner, Engineering; Backend Engineer–Games; Senior Creative Strategist.

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Unique Solutions Delivery – When tasked with identifying a leader who brought formal engineering plus music training, leveraged LinkedIn to find a Boston University post-grad, now still thriving at Facebook.

Relationship Building – Rapidly established a culture of collaboration and trust with operations team, resulting in improvements in requisition quality, interview feedback, and time-to-fill KPIs.

EQUINIX, INC., Redwood City, CA Multinational digital services company/220+ Global Data Centers Jan 2017–Dec 2017

Senior Virtual Talent Recruiter (Contract)

For rapidly growing organization, served as SME and lead contributor for new recruiting/sourcing department. Projects (Partial List) – Sr. Business Analysts; Global Solutions Architects; Engineers.

ASSURANT, INC., New York, NY Global Fortune 500 specialty insurance services provider. Mar 2016–Jan 2017

Lead Talent Sourcer StreetLinks Project Lead (Contract)

Drove nationwide sourcing initiative for Staff Residential Appraisers, shouldered 40+ requisitions with 80%+ offers extended. Tailored behavioural-based interview model, drafted weekly reports, and conducted market analysis.

FISERV (formerly First Data), New York, NY Global Fortune 500 fintech solutions company. Mar 2014–Jul 2015

Senior Virtual Talent Recruiter (Contract)

Supported hiring management to create pipeline for in-demand positions, including VP of Sales, Sales Directors, and B2B Account Executives. Carried 20+ requisitions; 85%+ offers extended. Oversaw vendor relationships/contracts.

EQUIFAX, Atlanta, GA Multinational consumer credit reporting agency. Aug 2010–Mar 2014

Senior Talent Recruiting Partner – Global Human Resources

Oversaw full lifecycle recruitment, from sourcing and salary negotiations to background checks and onboarding. Managed an ongoing 30+ requisition workload and liaised on behalf of multiple Global lines: Finance, Sales, Corporate Development, Marketing, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). Recruited talent from multiple countries.

Contributions: Achieved 85%+ scorecard for offers extended and engagement.

Recruiting Projects (Partial List) – VP of Finance; Senior Financial Analyst; Director of Sales; VP of Marketing; VP of Product Marketing; Director of M&A; Director of Business Development.

AON HEWITT ASSOCIATES, Chicago, IL & London, UK Human Resources Consulting Firm. Jul 2007–May 2010

Senior Virtual Corporate Sourcing Specialist

Leveraged early Hospitality education and training to identify and attract leaders for client Marriot International.

Contributions: Achieved 90+% offers extended, carrying 40-50 requisitions.

Recruiting Projects (Partial List) – Director of Revenue; Director, Guest Services; HR Manager; Director of Reservations.

EARLIER WORK

WALMART/FutureStep, Recruiter (2006–2007); GE (2007) and HOME DEPOT/HRWorks (2002–2006), Corporate Recruiter

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Hospitality and Restaurant Management, 1998

University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES

Workday Phenom People LinkedIn Recruiter Taleo LinkedIn X-Ray Search LinkedIn Sourcing Hacks Facebook hireEZ Instagram Google Search Engines Indeed IMDB Data Mining Boolean Searches Professional/Social Networking Sites Conference Attendee Lists Cold Calling Databases User Groups Blogs Mailing Lists Employee Referral Programs Mining ATS Resume Boards Microsoft Office Google Docs SAP Oracle PeopleSoft BrassRing

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & AFFILIATIONS

Equity & Inclusion Intensive: Racial Equity: Race Microaggressions & Conscious Inclusion, Dr Kira Banks, WarnerMedia, 2021 LinkedIn Groups (partial list): Creative Jobs – Careers & Recruitment; HR & Talent Management Executives.

Fulfilled 45 Requisitions in 12 Months

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