Talent Acquisition Digital Marketing

Brendan O’Brien

San Diego, California (open to relocation)

619-***-**** - *****************@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/brendanrobrien

Languages: English & Spanish

Hands-on talent acquisition leader with 15+ years of experience building high-performing recruiting & staffing teams from the ground up. Open to leadership or individual contributor roles where I can make a strong impact on company culture. Experienced in both agency and internal recruiting for high-growth organizations globally. I bring a relentless enthusiasm for my craft and a passion for delivering for my customers and stakeholders. Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Skills

● Recruiting areas in order of experience: Engineering (16 yrs), Product (16 yrs), Executive (16 yrs), Digital Marketing (8 yrs), Sales (7 yrs), Support (16 yrs), HR/TA (11 yrs), Finance/Accounting (2 yrs), and Healthcare (3 yrs).

● Experienced in agency and internal recruiting, contract staffing, RPO, and managed services.

● Team Management: 3-27 recruiters, recruiting managers, and sourcers. Built training and employee development plans from scratch and conducted performance reviews monthly/yearly. Responsible for the P&Ls for the divisions and teams I ran throughout my career.

● Individual Performance: Consistent top biller at all three companies for both full-time and contract staffing offerings. Exceeded billing and sales incentive goals every year.

● Industry focus: SaaS, Cloud, Crypto (Cryptography), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Web3, Blockchain, Technology Services, Consulting, Start-ups, Healthcare, Finance, and Insurance. VIEWS

Founder - Head of Talent Acquisition (2020 - Present)

● Manage and lead our talent acquisition team partnering with high-growth organizations to recruit and build the technology, marketing, sales, HR, healthcare, and finance teams for our customers.

● Designed VIEWS’ recruiting strategies and roadmap including building a team of recruiters and sourcers.

● Developed & managed recruiting KPI’s and metrics to improve the quality of hiring and the candidate experience.

● Account Manager for the entire book of business including the recruiters’ accounts on the team.

● Established data-driven best practices for accountability within the recruiting team for meeting hiring metrics.

● Worked with customers to build their Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging (DEIB) strategies.

● Self-motivated to successfully build a substantial book of business and have a 97% success/placement rate meeting billing milestones for both team and individual performance.

● Directly sourced and qualified candidates with specific experience and ability for individual contributor and executive roles whose values align with corporate culture.

● Served as the liaison between hiring managers and candidates by coordinating interviews, collecting & providing feedback, and delivering/negotiating offers on behalf of clients.

● Hired a team of internal marketing and technology professionals.

● Built our social media strategies for employment branding initiatives.

● Manage ATS system and HRIS integrations.

Hirewell

Partner - Recruiting/Staffing (Jan 2016-Jan 2020)

VP of Recruiting (Sept 2013-Jan 2016)

Recruiter (Feb 2011-Sept 2013)

● Directly managed a team of 25+ technical recruiters and indirectly oversaw 75+ for full-time and contract positions nationwide. Recruiters were broken down into teams including technology, human resources, marketing/digital, executive search, sales, real estate, and finance/accounting.

● Was one of the first 15 employees of Hirewell and now has over 150 recruiters nationwide.

● Developed & managed recruiting KPI’s and metrics to hold recruiters accountable for individual and team performance.

● Worked with customers and internally at Hirewell to develop Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Belonging

(DEIB) strategies.

● Responsible for hiring and training new recruiters.

● Conducted quarterly and yearly performance reviews for all direct reports and assisted other divisions with employee reviews.

● Responsible for running the most successful full life cycle recruiting desk within the company while also overseeing the most successful division of the organization.

● Negotiated full-time and MSA agreements with HR or executives within organizations.

● #1 sales/recruiting biller in the company for 7 of 9 years.

● Youngest and first person to achieve Partner within the organization's history.

● Met and exceeded sales/recruiting goals yearly, including the yearly sales incentive contest.

● Successfully used Bullhorn and LinkedIn Recruiter to manage business development and sourcing efforts. Workbridge Associates

Practice Manager - Recruiting/Staffing (Sept 2009-Feb 2011) Lead Recruiter (July 2009-Sept 2009)

Recruiter (May 2008-July 2009)

● Managed a team of technical recruiters who specialized in placing IT professionals for full-time and contract positions in the Chicago land area. Our focuses were software/web development, specifically Microsoft .NET application development, Business Intelligence, and Database Administration.

● Managing a team of 4 full life cycle technical recruiters.

● Responsible for hiring and training employees from entry-level to running their own recruiting teams in other cities nationwide.

● Hands-on manager who leads by example by running the most successful sales desk in the office while still overseeing and managing the entire team’s client relationships and accounts.

● Negotiated full-time fee agreements and MSA’s with HR or executives within organizations.

● In charge of all facets of the recruiting life cycle from business development, client interfacing, candidate recruiting, negotiation, customer service, product delivery, and most importantly, client and candidate follow-up.

● Began entry-level in Philadelphia and was promoted to a management position in Chicago within the first two years.

● Sourcing candidates with a unique approach where I am responsible for pre-screening and meeting in person with 20+ candidates per week for our client’s recruiting needs.

● Consistent and constant lead generation by researching job boards for new organizations hiring.

● Cold and warm call approach to recruiting calls where I am speaking to at least 20+ people on a daily basis.

● Advising technology professionals with interviewing and preparation (negotiation tactics, research information, and interviewing recommendations).

Education

University of Pittsburgh (2004-2008)

● Bachelor of Arts :Business Management

● Bachelor of Arts: Business Marketing

● Minor: Information Technology

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