Human Resources Talent Acquisition

KIMBERLY D. BEAL

832-***-**** ********.*.****@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/kbeal

TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST

Dynamic, high-performing, Human Resource professional coming from a world-class global organization. A talent for analyzing problems, developing and simplifying procedures, and executing full cycle recruiting within complex environments. Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams as well as communicate effectively with all levels of leadership. My strengths, passions and areas of expertise are:

Talent Acquisition

Onboarding/Orientation

Training Administration

People Development

Operations Management

Program/Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACCENTURE, Houston TX 1991-March 2023

Senior Recruiter 2014 - March 2023

Responsible for end-to-end recruiting activities supporting multiple consulting practices in Resources, Products, and Strategy. Over this period, supported Supply Chain, Talent & Organization, Connected Finance Operations, Energy, Natural Resources, Chemicals, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Private Equity.

Partnered with business leads to identify top talent with a focus on diversity to meet the needs of the business/organization

Sourced talent via Linked In, Beamery, referrals and professional conferences

Ensured compliance throughout the recruiting process

Utilized diverse slate process to ensure a diverse candidate pool

Screened candidates and managed eligible applicants through interview process

Created competitive offer packages, gaining HR/Business approvals and extended offers, requested/reviewed offer letters, notified stakeholders of offer accepts

Initiated background checks through HireRight

Transitioned offer accepts to Onboarding to prepare for start date/orientation

Kept stakeholders apprised throughout the process via weekly calls and online updates

Global Onboarding Solution Architect 2011 – 2014

Responsible for designing, building and communicating onboarding programs, policies, processes and practices that deliver long-term HR strategy and support business goals.

Designed global standard for Accenture’s onboarding process and aligned emerging markets

Created and delivered global Peer Advisor program and supporting tools

Developed Project Orientation modules and supporting material

Directed creation of global Experienced Hire Onboarding Program

Co-designed global Managing Director Integration Program and online tool

Delivered expert input into initiatives that improved the new joiner onboarding experience from offer accept through the employees first year, realizing the following outcomes:

oIncreased first year retention in month 1 from 85.5% to 85.7%, and month 6 from 74.4% to 77.6%

oReduced new joiner time to productivity

oImproved operational efficiency and implemented global policy increasing New Joiner Orientation compliance from 30% to 98%

Gathered intelligence, analyzed trends, and conducted research on Onboarding industry developments and HR benchmarks

Supervised 1 Associate Manager

Collaborated and partnered with cross CoE teams to ensure that Accenture’s business strategy translated into HR Strategy, programs, policies and processes specific to Employee Transitions

oCreated and led global Transitions Community of Practice

oActed as CoE Location Lead for Houston

North America Onboarding Operations Manager 2009 - 2011

Managed annual delivery of the North America Orientation Program for 8000+ new hires; balanced to a budget of $3.6 million.

Designed, delivered and implemented onboarding solutions and tools to support overall business goals

Led team of 17-23 HR professionals

Drove integration of United States and Canada onboarding functions to create a new North America HR Shared Services organization. Combining the geographies created a stronger, more integrated HR team that helped achieve business goals

Contributed best practices and through leadership with colleagues globally

US Location Support Lead 2004-2009

Managed day to day delivery of Orientation Program in the US West Region and led a team of 3 HR professionals.

Diagnosed, co-designed and implemented automated onboarding system in the US to streamline and expedite new hire paperwork, improve compliance with government regulations and quickly integrate new hires into the company

Provided direction and input into the design and pilot strategy of the new Global New Joiner Orientation course which was delivered to over 55,000 new employees that year

US Location Support Manager 2002 – 2004

Managed registration operations for the US, supporting approximately 20,000 professionals with a 20% increase in volume and a 25% reduction in staff.

Cross trained and leveraged the broader Learning Services team to maintain service delivery

Provided resources to support new client work, producing an increase in revenue

Created monthly service management reports and commentary and shared with client management team

Established a dedicated team focused on vendor management, transforming US vendor training support. Analyzed utilization reports and leveraged data to negotiate better vendor training discounts and contacts

EDUCATION

Houston Baptist University – Attended 1980 – 1982

Spring High School – Graduated 1980

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Cornell University HR Global Academy

Behavioral Interviewing Certified

Individualized Leadership Training Program

Consistently recognized as a strong people developer via Global Employee Survey

SHRM Conferences

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Workday, Service Now, ATAS (Applicant Tracking System), Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, MS Teams, One Note

AFFILIATIONS

HRCI Professional in Human Resources (PHR)

Member of Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)

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