Talent Acquisition Human Resources

Megan Layton

Needham, MA 612-***-**** **********@*****.***

Professional Profile

Talent acquisition leader with a proven track record of recruiting top-tier talent across diverse industries. Develop and implement innovative recruitment strategies to attract, assess, and retain exceptional professionals. Adept at leveraging technology and data-driven insights to optimize hiring processes and enhance the candidate experience. Strong leadership abilities with a focus on building high-performing teams and fostering collaborative partnerships across organizations.

Core Competencies:

Recruitment planning

Candidate sourcing

Recruitment technology optimization

Performance metrics and reporting

Leadership development

Employer branding and marketing

Succession planning

Diversity and inclusion

Candidate onboarding

Campus recruitment

Global mobility

Affirmative action

Work Experience

MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, Boston MA 09/2015 – 03/2024

Assistant Vice President, Senior Manager, Global Talent Acquisition and Mobility

Provided strategic direction and management of MFS’ Global Talent Acquisition and Global Mobility function. Managed a global team of 13, which included recruiters, operations, campus recruitment, global mobility, and affirmative action. Reported to Chief Human Resources Officer.

Created, implemented, and managed all Talent Acquisition programs, including campus recruitment, which resulted in 350 full-time hires and 150 campus hires annually.

Designed and communicated the Talent Acquisition strategy for the organization, ensuring alignment with broader HR strategies and corporate goals.

Provided strategic competitive intelligence on market movements, compensation, and benefits trends.

Built, developed, and managed a strong team of recruiters who understood marketplace dynamics while providing excellent customer service to internal partners and candidates.

Developed appropriate metrics and tracking mechanisms and service-level agreements to build accountability and measure results, impact, and cost-effectiveness of the hiring process and Talent Acquisition team.

Ensured new hires had a professional recruitment experience by creating an exceptional experience at each step of the recruitment process, collaborating with other HR divisions and organization leaders to assure a smooth orientation handoff from Talent Acquisition to the hiring teams.

Created a people-focused Global Mobility strategy, which included immigration services and administration of global relocation programs.

Ensured compliance with Equal Employee Opportunity and other regulatory requirements and oversaw progress against goals in the various affirmative action plans.

Managed all vendor contracts and relationships related to talent acquisition, global mobility, and affirmative action.

Experience with implementing ATS (Workday Recruiting) and other technologies that support human resources.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, Boston, MA 03/2007 – 09/2015

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (01/2014 – 09/2015)

Manager, Talent Acquisition (01/2012 – 01/2014)

Senior Recruiting Consultant (06/2010 – 12/2011)

Recruiting Consultant (03/2007 – 06/2010)

Managed the full cycle recruiting process across multiple business units for all levels of positions. Expertise in asset management, insurance, annuities, finance, marketing, sales, legal, and compliance. Reported to Director, Talent Acquisition.

Managed a team of recruiters (remote and on-site); provided work direction, coaching, performance management, and professional development.

Built ongoing relationships with hiring leaders and HR business partners to develop and execute hiring plans and creative recruiting strategies that met business plans and objectives.

Delivered highly qualified, fully screened candidates to hiring managers through sourcing and interviewing.

Sourced passive candidates using best practices to generate solid candidate leads.

Coached hiring leaders and other stakeholders regarding staffing processes, which drove consistent candidate selection methods.

Reviewed compensation plans and job codes and classifications and conducted job analysis with compensation leaders to leverage labor market conversations.

Presented enterprise-wide seminars promoting internal employee programs that enhanced career development through detailed overviews on resume writing and leveraging social media tools.

Managed the campus recruiting program in the New England area.

Additional Work Experience

PROSTAFF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING, Minneapolis, MN

Agency Recruiter

SPHERION PROFESSIONAL STAFFING, Minneapolis, MN

Agency Recruiter

BEST BUY CORPORATION, Minneapolis, MN

Human Resources Generalist

Education and Achievements

Sociology, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN

Chairman’s Award of Excellence: People Experience, Columbia Management Integration, Ameriprise Financial (2011)

Team award given by Ameriprise executive leadership for outstanding performance in handling the merger of Columbia Threadneedle company.

Chairman’s Award Winner: Highest Performance, ProStaff Finance & Accounting (2006)

Individual award given by CEO for achieving highest performance among peers of recruiters at ProStaff Finance & Accounting.

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