Roya Maheridesar, MBA
Pursuing APHR
AIRS-ADP Certified
Los Angeles, CA 310-***-**** ****.*****@*****.*** LinkedIn-Roya Desar Key Qualifications
Full-Cycle- 360 Recruitment: Proven expertise in managing the entire recruitment lifecycle, from initial candidate sourcing and screening to offer negotiation and seamless onboarding.
Creative Sourcing Techniques: Utilizing a combination of advanced recruiting software, social media platforms, Boolean Search, Networking, and cold calling, headhunting, LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn projects.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEI&B): Actively contribute to fostering an inclusive workplace culture as part of the Global Internal Talent Mobility Team, advocating for diverse hiring practices and employee engagement initiatives.
Metrics-Driven Performance: Skilled at using data-driven analysis to manage critical metrics and KPIs, achieving outstanding results and consistently surpassing recruitment targets.
ATS & Technology Proficiency: Expertise in utilizing a range of Applicant Tracking Systems ( ATS ) including Greenhouse, Workday, Phenom, ADP, Success Factor, Talent Link as well as leveraging tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Seekout, Talent Wall, Jira, Talent Insight, and Talent Pipelining for streamlined recruitment process.
Client Relationships Management: Highly skilled in cultivating, managing, and leveraging client relationships to surpass goals in diverse, competitive markets
Employee Relations: Maintain and foster effective lines of communication with assigned departments employees and participate in conducting employee surveys and assist with analyzing responses, creating action plans and presenting to executive leaders.
Project Improvement & Training: Solid track record in process improvement, implementation, and delivery of training initiatives to enhance recruitment operations and team performance. Professional Experience
Abbott October 2024-Present
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist – Moved to Los Angeles, CA
Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for across highly regulated industries and various roles across multiple functions, from job posting and sourcing to interviewing and offer negotiation.
Drive continuous improvements in recruitment strategies, policies, and systems, ensuring efficiency and a positive hiring team and candidate experience.
Partner closely with hiring managers, BHRs and senior business leaders to assess current and future hiring needs, contributing to strategic workforce planning and talent pipeline development.
Strategic Hiring and Talent Insights: Leverage data market insights to proactively identify talent gaps, assess hiring trends, and provide strategic recommendations to business leaders.
Subject matter expert in developing recruiting process, policies, and systems, ensuring alignment with business needs while ensuring efficiency and compliance. Roya Maheridesar (MBA)
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Demonstrated strong analytical skills by leveraging tools like Power BI to gather insights, visualize data trends, and support strategic decision-making.
Participate and lead in variety of Talent Acquisition projects across the organization such as Pro-TA and more.
Attending job fairs and conferences to source talent and enhance the organization’s visibility and brand and to attract top talent.
Signify Health- CVS Company JUNE 2022-AUGUST 2024
Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Served as a DEI&B Champion conducting diversity awareness, and inclusive hiring process for hiring teams and positively influencing hiring processes.
Manage, lead and oversight of full cycle recruitment including sourcing, operation, Diversity & Inclusion, Interviewing, negotiation and offer.
Serve as one of the TA role model partners for fielding, researching, innovative strategies and answering talent questions or concerns as they arise.
Develop and execute innovative talent sourcing strategies and ensuring a high-touch candidate experience.
Partner and highly engaged with department/business SVPs, executive leaders, VP human resource, VP Talent Management, Business Leaders and other internal stakeholders to understand and analyze talent needs of the business and provide hiring and people relations strategies.
Demonstrate expertise in defining, analyzing, creating and ensuring TA&D activities, leveraging strong analytical skills to make data-driven decisions.
Deep understanding about employee relations, ethics, goals and compliance.
Identify target markets for external talent and execute opportunities to build talent pipelines.
Communicate and develop Signify- CVS culture, values and goals and help guide hiring decisions based on past performance.
Partner with HRBPs, HR Executives supporting on the projects.
Develop strategic sourcing plans by maintaining a deep understanding of department objectives, immediate challenges and needs.
Serve as a subject matter expert and a trusted partner to leaders and hiring managers to analyze and understand their hiring needs and develop specific hiring strategies.
Organize, manage and coordinate hiring events
Proven analytics and data driven experience and capability in optimizing and assessing the recruitment related data.
Lead and own special projects by partnering with HRBPs and executive leaders.
Serve as a lead committee member of WLN (Women Leadership Network) across the organization. Regal Professional-Dallas, Texas 2021 to June 2022 Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist-Technical
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Execute full-cycle recruiting process for executive, technical and specialized positions by screening resumes, facilitating interviews, negotiating offers and providing effective feedback.
Develop strategic sourcing plans by maintaining a deep understanding of department objectives, anticipated and immediate challenges and needs.
Collaborate with hiring managers and department leaders to understand their hiring needs and develop specific recruiting strategies.
Organize, manage and coordinate hiring events both virtual and in-person to represent and expand company’s brand, name, vision and existing opportunities.
Excellent proficiency in using Application Tracking Software and successfully use core recruiting technologies such as Avionte, Greenhouse to manage the workload of more than 20 open jobs.
Analyze, create and measure KPIs and performance metrics.
Using Linked-In Recruit and marketing technics on social networking such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Boolean search.
Nika Transportation- Former Allied- ALS - Transportation - Los Angeles, California May 2017-May 2021
Senior Manager Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations
Design and execute a comprehensive diversity talent acquisition strategy that aligns with the company’s inclusion & diversity (I&D) goals.
Collaborate and manage in the design and implementation of comprehensive talent acquisition strategies aligned with company’s needs.
Demonstrated expertise in defining, analyzing, creating, and overseeing TA&D activities, leveraging advanced analytical skills to drive data-driven decision.
Ensure the tools and processes for performance management are in place to provide calibrated differentiation of performance levels. Make sure goal setting, mid-year, and end-of-year performance reviews are completed.
Establish and maintain talent acquisition budget, operational costs.
Develop and maintain business development strategies with high end hotels and organizations – External stakeholders.
Manage and lead and negotiating the offers final approvals.
Implemented, administered, and monitored the goals of the company for the development team and business growth.
Process all new hire documentation to include I-9s, onboarding and orientation.
Consulted and developed the new potential clients by providing quotes and service details to ensure the best return on Business profit margin.
Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives.
Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction.
Keep records and KPI for Sales, Revenue & invoices etc. Roya Maheridesar (MBA)
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Brisbane, Australia March 2012 – April 2015 Account Relationship Manager – (Relocated to USA)
Client Benefits Accounts Manager responsible for the successful implementation of new products and services.
Provide Personal financial counseling, assist with lending services and build relationships with existing customers to sustain high satisfaction ratings and retention.
Utilized analysis and performance measurement tools to assess the client’s needs and created a profile of employees' skills and qualifications.
Responsible for reconfiguration of the clients existing product and platform conversions to track Affordable Care Act compliance.
Prepare credit and financial information to streamline loans processing for mortgage, installment, and discount loan transactions; prepare loan worksheets for submission to loan processing for closing documents.
Coach team members to develop sales opportunities and refer customer to designated business partners to meet branch and individual customer service and sales goals. THE GLOBAL WORK AND TRAVEL COMPANY, Brisbane, Australia Feb2010-March 2012 HR Generalist, Talent Acquisition Leader
Researched the potential organizations and clients followed by collecting data and sales call activities.
Source candidates using a variety of search methods to build a robust candidate pipeline.
High level of customer support and service.
Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and job applications, and performing phone screenings.
Perform reference checks as needed.
Ensure all screening, hiring, and selection is done in accordance with employment laws and regulations.
Organizations and clients followed by collecting data and sales call activities. Educations
Griffith University –Australia – Master of Business Administration (MBA) Azad University – Bachelor of Science
Certifications
AIRS Certificate in Diverse Hiring from AIRS-AD
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Currently Pursuing – Professional Human Resource (SHRM)