Talent Acquisition Manager and Recruiting Specialist

Jordan Boyd

************@*****.*** 972-***-**** https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-m-boyd/

10+ years of recruiting industry experience forming close relationships with clients, candidates, and consultants. Specializing in Full-Cycle Recruiting, Delivery Management, Technical Project Consulting, Talent Acquisition, Staff Augmentation, Contingent Staffing, and Corporate Recruiting.

Successfully manage timelines that clients require a sense of urgency with, while growing an advanced knowledge in several ATS (applicant tracking systems), CRMs, and AI platforms.

Specialties include delivering contract-specific consultants and direct-hire/full-time employees in Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, IoT, Connected Technologies, Quality Assurance, Project Management, and Software Engineering.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Technical Recruiting (Self-Employed) – Dallas, TX and/or Remote Sept 2023 – Present

Independent IT Recruiting Specialist

Independently recruit for scaling organizations in need of immediate results. Placed technologists include software engineering, data science, UI, and leadership roles for Product and Project Management. Operate efficiently with immediate responsiveness to client evolving needs. Autonomous and personalized recruiting solutions are tailored to urgent timelines for clients in several industry domains (FinTech, Big Data, Cybersecurity, IoT, and Retail.)

Source highly qualified candidates using a strategic combination of recruitment searching tools, Boolean strings, various job boards, and IT network community forums.

Screen through phone and video interviews on previous employment responsibilities, assessing tools and tech stacks, their use, and overall candidate character.

Ensure the authenticity of all candidates through identity verification tool (TurboCheck).

Implement role-specific skill assessments to evaluate candidates’ work ethic and performance abilities.

WiredHive – Plano, TX (Remote) April 2024 – August 2024

Senior IT Technical Recruiter

Play a critical role in identifying and delivering top-notch technical talent into various fortune 100 organizations. Connect brilliant technologists with exciting opportunities in contract/consulting, full-time/direct-hire, and contract-to-hire positions.

Provide strategic sourcing with efficient methods using talent directives, while devising smart solutions that attract and retain talent through social media, job boards, and referrals to build pipelines.

Evaluate candidate talent through technical and cultural screens.

Use evaluation standards and best practices, verify resume and identity, while coordinating and conducting interview processes.

Collaborate with various departments to understand hiring needs, design and implement structures to optimize recruitment processes.

Supervise junior staff and recruitment managers, and attend conferences, meetups, and industry events for networking.

Improving (formerly Zigatta) – Remote Feb 2020 – Sept 2023

Senior Technical Recruiter and IT Solutions Provider

Specialize in digital solutions, providing IT consulting and staff augmentation to large and medium-sized businesses in Sensitive Data Management, Software Development, Financial Systems Engineering, Customer Experience, Resource Enablement, Connected Technologies, Machine Learning, and Data Science.

Primary partnerships and clients include MasterCard’s Digital Enablement Services and their Secure Remote Commerce divisions, Nike, Toyota, Phillips66, BlueCross BlueShield, Frost Bank, Priceline.com, and Dell.

Provided contract and full-time services to companies, primarily focused on Senior, Managerial, and Executive-level technologists, open-source experts, and high-end software engineers.

Instrumental in the growth of the company’s main office in Frisco, TX conducting full-cycle resource recruiting and interviews for clients in TX (Dallas, Austin, Houston), NYC, NJ, St. Louis, Washington D.C., VA, CA, GA, and OR. Consistent services include staff augmentation, just-in-time recruiting, and delivery management.

Partnered with a diverse portfolio of clients consisting of SMBs and major Fortune 100 corporations developing technology products, financial services, investment banking, automotive, and cybersecurity.

Interface via MS Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, etc. each carefully sourced and screened candidate to exceed all client qualifications and needs in skill sets, personality, character, and work ethic.

Seneca Resources – (Hybrid) Plano, TX Jan 2019 - Feb 2020

Senior Technical Recruiter

Successfully recruit and position candidates through full-cycle IT spectrum, including Project Management, ERP, Quality Assurance and Software Development Testing, Application and Software Development, Program and Project Consulting, Infrastructure, Web Design, and Cloud Architecture.

Primary clients include Verizon, CapitalOne, the U.S. Department of Defense, and NTT Data.

Performed pre-sale and post-sale business development activities to identify and qualify potential sales opportunities.

Responsible for marketing campaign creations and the design of messaging delivered via company outreach channels and media.

Full-cycle technical recruiting, which includes qualified candidate sourcing, technical screening, presentations, interview coordination, compensation negotiations, delivery management, contract extensions, follow-ups, consultant and client care (both instrumental in retaining business).

Train and mentor recruiting team to meet industry expectations, best practices, and technology improvements with continuous education.

Vaco – Addison, TX Jan 2018 – Dec 2018

Technical Recruiter and Engagement Lead

My primary role was in Technical Recruiting, but as an Engagement Lead, I led solution delivery teams on client-site deployments through several connected technology projects, data security initiatives, and ERP installations for individual clients.

Full-Lifecycle Technical Recruiting included sourcing candidates through various media, prequalifying, hosting internal/external interviews, Client presentations, coordinating Client interviews, negotiating compensation plans, extending contracts, reference checks, while backing Consultants’ new-hire paperwork and onboarding.

Liaise with Clients to obtain and qualify their comprehensive needs, while providing just-in-time staffing solutions for start-up, existing, and corporate environment expansions.

My analysis at times required reconstructing and amplifying Clients’ responsibilities, their technical needs, and the tools used to provide them with the best possible solutions to meet estimated goals.

Responsible for client need fulfillment, project execution, deliverable quality, resources, and budgeting.

Generated leads via consultant networks, referrals, peripheral job boards, and professional social forums.

Reliance One – Plano, TX Aug 2016 – Dec 2017

Technical Recruiter

Engaged new-business, SMB, and enterprise clients to determine recruiting goals and employment services.

Grew a customized database of more than 350,000 profiles to find the most qualified consultants and employees for each project and development program.

Responsible for recruiting High-level Candidates that include Software Engineers, Designers, Developers, Mechanics, Managers, and Technicians.

Coordinated new-hire process by conducting interviews and performing ongoing follow-up meetings with candidates, consultants, and clients.

Extended employment offers, negotiating compensation, conducting new-hire orientation, and providing Just-In-Time recruitment of professional and technical consultants for clients’ needs.

The Delta Companies – Dallas, TX Feb 2014 – Aug 2016

Physician Recruiter

Recruited contract and permanent high-level physicians, surgeons, and APPs for nation-wide healthcare facilities.

Research, screen, and deliver medical facilities’ hiring objectives for staffing goals, immediate needs, and employment services for healthcare providers. (Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants)

Reviewed databases, job boards, and medical-specific networking sites to find the most qualified healthcare providers, while cross-referencing all associated licenses, education/degrees, medical practice histories, demeanor, and certifications.

Extending employment offers, negotiating pay rates, and secured permanent, part-time, travel needs, and housing arrangements.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE:

Product Engineering; Cybersecurity; Cloud Transformation; Machine Learning; Data Science; Mobile Development, Program/Project Management; Customer Experience; Managed Services; Nearshore Project Servicing; ERP; Digital Transformation; eCommerce; FinTech; MarTech; and Program/Project Consulting in Java; .NET/C#; UI/UX; scripting; Open-Source technologies; AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud platforms (and their various services); as well as IaC, IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS products, services, and tools.

PRIMARY TOOLS AND SYSTEMS UTILIZED INCLUDE:

CRM and ATS experience:

oBullhorn, PeopleSoft, Avature, SharePoint, Workday, iCIMS, ADP, Taleo, Job Diva, Fieldglass, Beeline, as well as custom systems developed for internal use.

Additional tools utilized include (but are not limited to):

oLinkedIn Recruiter, Slack, Zoom, Trello, MS Teams, TurboCheck, Indeed, SeekOut, Swordfish, GitHub, Arc. dev., Wellfound, Stack Overflow Jobs, Frontend Masters, Upwork, Sourcing.io, CareerBuilder, Blind, Dice, Monster/Talentbin, EZHire, HireEZ, and various AI tools/platforms.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s in Public Relations and Communications, University of Texas at Arlington, 2013

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