Talent Acquisition Data Science

KIMBERLY DEATON

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SUMMARY

Talent Acquisition Partner with 15+ years of technical recruiting, strategic sourcing, and workforce planning experience. Skilled in optimizing hiring processes, developing scalable pipelines, and executing data-driven recruitment strategies for high-growth teams.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Full-Cycle Technical & Executive Recruiting

Talent Forecasting & Workforce Planning

ATS Optimization (Taleo, Workday, Greenhouse, Ashby)

Employer Branding & Candidate Engagement

High-Volume & Global Recruitment

Process Improvement & Recruitment Strategy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Deloitte – Technical Recruiting Lead (Apr 2020 – Present)

• Lead full-cycle technical recruitment for cloud engineering, ERP consultants (Workday, Oracle, ServiceNow, SAP), AI, data analytics, and data science roles.

• Develop strategic talent pipelines to support evolving hiring needs and business growth.

• Partner with leadership to forecast hiring needs and implement process efficiencies.

• Lead a team of recruiters, improving hiring speed and candidate experience. Korn Ferry – Senior Technical Recruiter (Apr 2019 – Mar 2020)

• Filled technical roles through targeted sourcing and engagement strategies.

• Led full-cycle technical recruitment for cloud engineering, cloud security, software engineering, AI, and data science roles.

• Led a team of recruiters, increasing passive candidate outreach by 40%.

• Managed recruitment for advanced technical functions, including cloud-native platform engineers, edge computing architects, AI infrastructure engineers, and optimization engineers. Eastridge Workforce Solutions – Sr. Technical Recruiter (Dec 2017 – Dec 2018)

• Managed full-cycle recruitment, from talent pipelining and screening to offer negotiation, ensuring a seamless candidate experience while driving efficiency in the hiring process.

• Managed sourcing and recruitment for critical tech functions, securing top talent for system architects, infrastructure engineers, IoT developers, cloud engineers, front and back-end developers, full stack developers.

• Built and maintained strong pipelines of high-demand technical talent, specializing in full-stack engineers, site reliability engineers (SREs), embedded software developers, cybersecurity analysts, and database architects.

Microsoft (via Search Wizards) – Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant (Sep 2015 – May 2016)

• Recruited engineering and cloud infrastructure talent during Azure's expansion.

• Partnered with engineering and product leaders to identify and recruit specialized professionals, including blockchain developers, solution sales reps, cloud engineers, solution architects, data engineers, and mobile application developers.

• Strategically sourced and engaged top-tier technical talent specializing in software engineering, spanning roles such as backend engineers, frontend developers, DevOps engineers, cloud architects, and AI/ML specialists.

Cisco Systems – Talent Acquisition Partner (Oct 2009 – Oct 2013)

• Led global recruitment initiatives across engineering, IT, and corporate functions.

• Developed high-growth hiring strategies for Japan, China, Australia, and U.S. markets.

• Collaborated closely with hiring managers and engineering leaders to refine role requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical needs. EDUCATION

Meredith College – Raleigh, NC B.A. in Psychology

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ATS/CRM: Taleo, Workday, SAP, Greenhouse, VirtualEdge, Ashby Sourcing: LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean Search, X-Ray, Social Media Software: Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Copilot)

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