Kevin Burke

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Profile

A Recruitment Professional with over 18 + years of Progressive Experience in the areas of recruitment, recruiter management, staff hiring, development and training, setting and meeting goals and the implementation of improved recruitment methods and systems.

Experience

Randstad (supporting Grant Thornton) 2/2022 – Present

Experienced Hire Recruiting

Grant Thornton LLP is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent assurance, tax and advisory firms. We have offices in 59 commercial centers throughout the United States, represented by 594 partners and managing directors and over 8,500 personnel. Our annual revenue exceeds $1.74 billion (USD).

Perform lifecycle recruiting of cleared and non-cleared candidates using traditional and non-traditional sourcing techniques. Develop creative sourcing methods to expand network for potential candidates in a highly competitive market while staying aware of cost-effective strategies. Explore market best practices in recruiting and implement those appropriate to the firm. Manages the hiring of experienced ERP professionals into Grant Thornton's Technology Suite. Heavily focused on Oracle Solutions including, Technology Transformation, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Oracle E-Business Suite, Fusion, Taleo, Cloud Applications and others.

Deloitte Consulting 7/2021 – 2/2022

Experienced Hire Recruiting (contractor)

Deloitte is one of the leading professional services organizations in the United States, specializing in audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services with clients in more than 20 industries. We provide powerful business solutions to some of the world’s most well-known and respected companies, including more than 75 percent of the Fortune 100.

Recruiting exceptional Workday, Oracle and SAP SF talent, Digital Transformation, Product Mgmt. Deloitte has multiple opportunities available for skilled practitioners looking to grow their career while working with and for the most talented people in the industry.

Northwestern Mutual 2/2020 - 6/2020

Senior Technical Recruiter (contractor)

At Northwestern Mutual, I was a senior member of the team responsible for multiple divisions in the company that focuses on Product, Digital, Enterprise Architecture and Web design. Managed all sourcing and communication to stakeholders.

Bank of New York, Mellon 2/2016 – 3/2019

Lead Technical Recruiter

At BNY Mellon, responsible for support of Investment Management, Global Markets Technology Groups as well as our Corporate Trust Technology. Manage a full lifecycle recruitment desk for 40-70 requisitions

We seek top engineering talent in all its forms: core server-side and UI software developers, DevOps, Quality Assurance, Business Analysts, Project/Program Managers, platform engineers, etc. Our tech stack is open-source java, utilizing RESTful web services, javascript/angularJS front ends, sql and nosql databases, apache spark, scala/akka. We are committed to agile/scrum, continuous delivery and integration.

KPMG 9/2014 – 2/2016

Lead Recruiter

Responsible for all recruitment efforts for a new division of KPMG, Asset Based Business. Manage the full life cycle recruiting process including the development of strong business relationships, recruitment of highly qualified professionals, and creation of an effective sourcing process for national client groups. Interface with all levels of management, including the CTO, to understand organizational needs in order to develop and execute hiring plans. Develop and utilize cost effective recruiting strategies by directly sourcing candidates with the use of social media, online networking sites, and employee debriefs, events and alumni networks. Conduct in-depth interviews to assess the skill sets and competencies of candidates with the use of behavioral interviewing.

Amazon 11/2013 – 9/2014

Contract Recruiter

SHOPBOP, an Amazon company (8/14 – 9/14)

Technical Recruiter (Consultant)

Member of Technical Recruiting team responsible for staffing technical professionals for Development Center in NYC. Positions include Software Engineers, Web Developers, Technical Program Managers and Leadership candidates.

Audible Inc., an Amazon company (11/13 – 8/14)

Technical Recruiter (Consultant)

Core member of sourcing/recruiting team that targets and engages extremely high value candidates and special projects for management/executives for roles at Audible offices worldwide. Source and Engage candidates for Audible North American Technical operations for positions such as Software Engineers, Web Developers, Technical Program Managers, Interaction Designers, UX, Customer Care Professionals and Leadership candidates. Responsible for management and coordination of all external staffing vendors, utilize internal resources, and deep web searches (Boolean), personal and professional networks, as well as social networking to identify and engage potential candidates. Partner with Management to develop targeted sourcing and engagement strategies to attract top level engineering talent.

STS Consulting, East Brunswick, NJ 01/2013 – 10/2013

Senior Resource Manager/Delivery Lead

Responsible for Recruiting and managing a group of 8 team members including Technical Recruiters overseeing and controlling the process of production. Ensured that business operation is effective by maximizing our resources to meet customer requirements. Lead recruiting efforts to develop and implement cost-effective recruiting programs, processes and initiatives that enable the Company to attract and hire the talented people the company needs to execute and achieve the established business goals and strategy. Assists in defining metrics and measures appropriate for evaluating the effectiveness and success of the Company's recruiting efforts by monitoring and reporting progress. Performed daily work allocation setting priorities, evaluation and client submittals. Coaching and mentoring existing and new team members.

Matlen Silver Group, Bridgewater, NJ 02/2001 – 12/2012

Senior Resource Manager

Senior member of recruiting team responsible for developing and implementing effective recruiting strategies; including referral generation, ad placement, direct sourcing/cold calling and networking in order to attract, screen, recruit, and select high quality candidates. Developed and drove end-to-end strategies for candidate generation, hiring process, and metrics for measuring recruiter performance. Problem solving, evaluating and creating alternatives with tight time constraints. Established and maintained solid working relationships with various hiring managers in assigned client groups, interviewing and screening candidates and making recommendations to hiring managers. Articulate and negotiate job offers with candidates and clearly communicating all aspects of the offer including salary, benefits, bonuses, relocation, etc

Education

BS Marketing/Business – Illinois State University

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