David Cox
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LinkedIn: (33) David Cox LinkedIn
Education
Newman University, Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management.
Emphasis in Human Resources Management and Procurement/Contract Administration.
Professional Experience
Edgile LLC, a Wipro company (Remote) 8/2021 – 9/2024
Global Advisory & Managed Services consulting firm which is a leader in providing Cybersecurity, Cloud, IT Services, and Risk Services to Technology, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Financial Services, and other clients in various industries.
*Edgile LLC is a Channel Partner to Microsoft, SailPoint & ServiceNow.
Talent Acquisitions & Human Resources Manager
Worked as a Strategic HR Partner to business leaders and C-Suite executives, to align HR & Talent Acquisitions initiatives with business objectives.
Full Lifecycle Recruiting Manager to the US Advisory & Managed Services Go-To-Market (GTM) practices and supervised two recruiting & sourcing staff.
Created hiring and roadmap strategies (emphasizing diversity) for the recruiting team to execute, after collaborating with key stakeholders from all the lines of service, sales/marketing, and operations.
Collaborated with stakeholders to align hiring approval to sold and funded client work.
Leveraged AI to implement a more efficient recruiting strategy.
Used Metrics (Skills Matrix) and KPIs to track onboarding, training, and overall new joiner success.
Launched learning & development events and offsite team building meetings several times a year.
Appointed by the CEO to become a Change Management Lead for Edgile while integrating new IT Systems, Business Applications and Platforms with outside partners. *Managed several staff as PM.
Led the oversight and the communications plan to several cross-functional teams across Edgile & Wipro that had many deadlines that impact integration of many HR functions, Revenue Recognition, Lead-to-Order & Order-to-Cash deals in pipeline to closure, Vendor Relations, Invoicing, IT/Bus. Applications (Closing out legacy systems), Legal (IP, All agreements & contracts), and the closure of offices and storage facilities.
Received, Edgile – High Performer Awards for 2021 – 2024.
Increased hiring efficiencies and improved overall retention of staff.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (Remote) 9/2013 - 8/2021
PwC is ranked as the largest professional services firm in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting and consulting firms with $30 billion in annual revenues.
Talent Acquisitions Manager - US Advisory, Executive Catalyst & Experienced GTM hiring.
Served as a Full Lifecycle Recruiting Manager in the firm's US Advisory Consulting practice.
Created strategic hiring strategies and roadmaps for the recruiting staff to execute after collaborating with Partners and other key stakeholders from various cross lines of service in Health Industries (Payor/Provider), Pharmaceutical, Technology, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Media, Telecom, Financial Services, Industrial Products & Services, and Consumer Markets industries.
Managed, coached/trained, and set expectations for a team of recruiting managers, sourcing managers and screening recruiters nationally.
Made thorough executive candidate presentations, used current market trends to influence hiring stakeholders, managed the screening & interviewing of candidates internally and managed external agencies. Track agency fees and manage hiring costs.
Used comprehensive Metrics (Skills Matrix) and KPIs to track the recruiting team’s progress and to assist in staff development.
Collaborated with HR Utilization teams to align hiring approval to sold and funded client work.
Participated in leadership discussions and took ownership of the entire process to assure that the practice partners received their desired results.
Became an Employment Immigration Specialist.
Kelly, Dean, & Lewis Recruiting LLC, Wichita, Kansas 12/2010 – 9/2013
National Retained & Contingency Executive & Technical Search Firm.
Director of Recruiting Operations
Led and developed a team of recruiters and sourcing staff in two states.
Managed the sourcing, selecting, and placed top talent in a variety of different industries such as Health Industries (Payor/Provider), Pharmaceutical, Medical, IT Consultants, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Manufacturing, Aircraft, Engineering, Construction, High Tech, Executive Search, Public Accounting, Banking, Legal, Insurance, and additional clientele.
Investigated and developed trusting relationships with customers to create an in-depth evaluation needs assessment and hiring solutions that fits the organizations mission and culture.
Made strategic recommendations to C-Suite level and other stakeholders that relate to compensation, training & development, succession planning/promotion, assessments, employment law, compliance, change management, hiring, terminations, process improvement and leadership coaching.
Drove talent development and human capital initiatives by utilizing KPIs and Metrics.
The Specialists Group LLC, Wichita, Kansas 12/1999 – 12/2010
National Contingency Search & Contract / Temporary Firm, with offices in Wichita, Houston, Denver, and San Francisco. Served healthcare (payor/provider), pharmaceutical, manufacturing, professional, accounting, finance, engineering, technical, oil & gas, aircraft/aerospace, banking, insurance, legal, sales/marketing, and IT/MIS clientele.
Executive Recruiting Director & National Sales / Marketing Manager
Consulted and marketed talent to various employers’ professional executive and technical placements, direct hire, and contract/temporary staffing services.
Manage the recruiting and marketing efforts for 150-200 employees nationwide.
Supervised five recruiters and two marketing consultants, in three cities.
Responsible for all new hire orientation training of recruiting and marketing of multiple locations.
Established and developed successful motivation methods through mentorship programs.
Conducted performance appraisals, goal setting, established employee recognition programs, managed disciplinary action and terminations.
Represented the company in unemployment and EEOC hearings, workers compensation cases, and other litigation for the organization with outside counsel.
Assisted in implementing a new custom Access database tracking and query staffing system.
Professional Organizations and Affiliations
Wichita SHRM Chapter; Awarded, “The Human Resources Professional of the Year,” Chapter President, Director of Technology, VP of Membership, VP of Programs, VP of Programs, and Director at Large.
Wichita Business Journal; “40 under 40” honoree.
Advisory Council Member, Rainbows United - Human Resource Committee.
Friends University, Advisory Human Resources Management Degree Advisory Member.
Technical Skills
HRIS & ATS: iCIMS, Workday, Greenhouse, PeopleSoft, Salesforce, Brass Ring, SmashFly, Yello & Taleo
Job Boards: LinkedIn Recruiter, CareerBuilder, Monster, indeed, DICE, and Ladders
Software & Systems Knowledge: Microsoft Office Suite