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BRUCE A. WILLIAMS, MBA

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Highly accomplished Human Resource thought-leader with extensive expertise in Leadership and HR Strategy; including retail talent acquisition, implementation of policies, procedures, longand-short range plans and business strategies that fulfill corporate goals. Transformation leader focused on evolving Talent Acquisition organizations in a rapid growth environment.

Additional Expertise: Human Resource Management, Negotiation and Mediation, Financial Management, Project Planning, Employee Relations, On-Boarding, Client Management Reporting and Diversity and Inclusion.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BrandSafway May 2023 -May 28, 2024

Senior Recruiter

Partner with various department leads to develop and generate talent for the department. Build relationship, sourced and developed candidates and facilitated the hiring of valuable candidates for the client.

Develop a pool of qualified candidates as required by the position using sourcing strategies such as passive candidate sourcing, employ individual methodologies to source candidates via social media

Collaborate with the Recruiting team to determine appropriate sourcing strategy

Create and maintain strong networking relationships with internal customers and external talent sources

Administered preliminary phone interviews/screens with selected candidates to further validate skills, experience and knowledge in relation to position requirements using behavioral-based interview techniques

Built winning TA strategy by taking information gathered from HR & the clients and staying ahead of business needs to proactively search for a diverse pool of top industry talent using various recruiting methods (direct sourcing, internal recruitment, web-based, print media, social media)

Daily responsibilities include sourcing active and passive candidates, client management, and administration of reqs via Taleo and ApplicantStack

Key Accomplishments

Achieved high client and candidate satisfaction

Exceeded time to fill goals

MAG HR Consulting Jan 2019 - Present

Managing Partner, Atlanta, GA

Providing companies with a comprehensive and scalable approach to develop and execute strategic HR plans. Leading clients to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that meets company needs. Additional functions include:

Partner with hiring managers to identify future talent needs and proactively recruit and source.

Develop; implement talent acquisition strategies to ensure recruiting organizations evolve to meet the needs of hiring clients.

Advising companies on the administration of human resources strategies, policies and procedures.

Serving as internal consultants by analyzing a company’s current HR programs and recommending solutions.

Developing, revising, and implementing HR policies and procedures.

Ensuring compliance with established HR policies and procedures.

Assisting in the development and coordination of recommended workflow changes.

Developing methods for compiling, analyzing report data, creating metrics and managing special projects.

Conducting HR audits to ensure compliance.

Facilitating training sessions related to specific HR programs.

Key Accomplishments

Partnered with Home Depot, Iconex, Trimont Inc. BrandSafway and Healthplan One, recruiting consultations

Supported Home Depot in meeting their aggressive employee growth strategy

Provided processes to attract qualified candidates to organizations.

Developed strategy to increase candidate pipeline by 300% and expand organizations’ social media presence.

SOUTHEASTRANS, INC: Feb 2020 – Aug 2020 (Impacted by COVID19)

Leader of Talent Acquisition and Retention

The Talent Acquisition Leader my accountabilities include leading full-cycle recruitment efforts for the company. This position leads a team of Recruiters and Onboarding Specialist. As a Leader of Talent Acquisition, I work with the hiring managers to anticipate turnover and proactively recruit, ensuring positions are filled within a reasonable timeframe. Other duties include:

Develop effective recruitment strategies including: job posting optimization, job board procurement, digital and non-digital employment marketing, recruitment and talent planning.

Partner with hiring managers/organizational leaders to identify future talent needs and proactively recruit and source.

Provide recruitment counsel and guidance to hiring managers through best practices and employment data.

Develop recruiting performance metrics and create reporting.

Use social media, job boards, Internet sourcing, and other technical means to source candidates for open jobs.

Develop relationships with third party recruitment agencies and staffing firms.

Key Accomplishments

Implemented Virtual On-boarding Process.

Secured approval to utilize high volume assessment tool to reduce turnover and improve retention.

Developed Behavioral Based Interview questions to improve candidate quality.

Aarons Inc.: Nov 2016 - Mar 2018

HR Director of Talent Acquisition, Atlanta, GA

Lead the Talent Acquisition Team and collaborate with Associate Resources, Marketing, Information Technology, organizational leaders, key contacts within the recruiting community, and external recruiting partners to build and maintain talent pipeline for all positions; including field operations and corporate office.

Additional responsibilities include: Evolving, developing, driving and serving as point of contact for talent acquisition strategy critical talent assessment and planning. Engaged in full-cycle recruitment for various positions.

Key Accomplishments

Evolved and centralized the recruiting process, as well as, created training and development programs.

Exceeded the retail staffing plan with 6800 high volume employees.

Introduced a consistent assessment process for high volume retail candidates.

Assurant Corporation: Oct 2012 - Jan 2016

HR Director of Talent Acquisition, Atlanta, GA

Lead the Talent Acquisition Team: three talent acquisition managers, 20 employees and eight contract recruiters to ensure client satisfaction and employee/leader development. Develop and support diversity sourcing strategies. Lead RPO/Vendor management process to enhance recruiting strategies. Develop an enhanced recruiting model to include business partner/client participation and partnership. Additional accountabilities include:

Accomplishments

Created and implemented TA Roadmap.

Implemented recruiting segmentation to improve efficiencies and productivity for the team.

Developed monthly training and communication strategy for TA and shareholders to ensure exceeding staffing plan.

Nationwide Insurance Company: Dec 2010 - Oct 2012

HR Director of Talent Acquisition, Columbus, OH

Lead the Sales Recruiting Team and accountable for eight employees and eight contract recruiters to ensure client satisfaction and employee/leadership development for the Sales Organization. Develop and support diversity sourcing strategies. Streamline and accountable for vendor management relationships, diversity recruitment, TA metrics and university relations recruiting strategies. Create and enhance the recruiting model to include centralization of TA Sales Recruiting processes, enhanced measurements and compensation packages.

Accomplishments

Designed, implemented and developed centralized recruiting team

Created partnership between Shareholders and Talent Acquisition team to exceed staffing plan.

Developed and enhanced the University, College and Diversity recruiting branding strategy to improve diversity representation.

Allstate Insurance Company: Jan 1987 - Dec 2010

HR Director of Talent Acquisition, Northbrook, IL

Perform the role of Business Partner for West Central Region (nine States), and lead the Organization’s Talent Acquisition function consisting of 45,000 employees and 12,000 independent contractors.

Accomplishments

Consistently exceeded TA Staffing Plan to generate quality distribution points (Agencies) for the organization.

Lead the re-structure of the TA Team to leverage technology and RPO.

Created initial Talent Acquisition website and branding page.

Created Company paid MBA program in which 16 employees graduated.

Previous background includes additional corporate management and sales expertise with The Gillette Corporation as Market Sales Representative and Store Manager for the Zales Corporation.

TECHINICAL EXPERIENCE

Microsoft office

Taleo

Greenhouse

Ceridian

Criteria Assessments

SHL Assessments

Kronos

ADP

Resumix

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Master’s Degree, Business Administration Bachelor of Arts Degree, History

Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, CO University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Certifications:

Organizational Design and Project Management

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