Talent Acquisition Vendor Management

Neha Deshpande

McKinney, TX *****

214-***-**** ****.*********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/nd-dallas

SUMMARY

Over 9 years of experience in account management, vendor management, stakeholder engagement, full-cycle recruiting, onboarding, across various industries, including IT, engineering, aerospace, & financial services.

Certified in social recruiting & have a comprehensive understanding of labor laws & benefits administration.

Successfully completed Workday Basics & Workday Beyond Basics training.

Used CRM (Avature), HCM (Oracle, Workday), & Vendor Management tools to source, screen, & manage candidates & submissions.

Built rapport with hiring managers, TA leaders, Managed Service Providers, & clients, & delivered results against the organization's hiring plan.

Passionate about diversity & inclusion & have a proven track record of sourcing & hiring diverse talent for various roles, such as cybersecurity officers, applied physicists, system engineers, loan officers, & underwriters.

EXPERIENCE

Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) - Nov 2021 to Current

Nov 2023 to Current – Human Capital Management - Goldman Sachs via AMS

Currently working on contingent assignment with Goldman Sachs background check team in Dallas, TX.

May 2022 to Nov 2023 - Recruiter at Boeing via AMS

•Supported & implemented Boeing’s strategies to identify, attract, & hire candidates with active security clearances. Created & maintained trust with internal partners by consistently delivering results against the organization's hiring plan.

•Led all intake calls & maintained rapport with all Hiring Managers & TA leaders at Boeing.

•Used CRM - Avature as a Talent Pooling solution to source candidates & screen them for current as well as future open positions.

•Extensively worked on Workday to manage submissions & candidate interviews.

•Successfully hired and placed security-cleared Cybersecurity Officers & Managers (ISSO, ISSM) within a given timeline.

•Worked on niche engineering roles that have been open for over 6 months & successfully submitted multiple security-cleared candidates for consideration. E.g., EO/IR Engineers, IC Design Engineers, Applied Scientists

Nov 2021 to May 2022 Corporate Recruiter – AMS Internal TA

•As a part of the Corporate Talent Acquisition Team, supported the process of hiring talent by sourcing the best candidates from multiple channels, engaging with candidates to solicit applications, & screening applications to provide quality long lists.

•As a Subject matter expert, used innovative sources as well as their own extensive network & networking skills to identify & engage with specialist & niche candidates for various IT roles.

•Built & developed talent pools of qualified candidates.

•Ensured regular communication with the Client Services team to understand ongoing requirements & to share the progress of the activity.

•Ensured that all applicant records were updated in the ATS with applicants being rejected as appropriate & suitable applicants moved to talent pools for future reference.

•Developed a high level of understanding of the client’s business, strategy, & competitors & an expert sector understanding to define the key selling points to engage prospective candidates.

Agility 360 - Talent Acquisition Specialist - DEC 2019 to NOV 2021

•Acted as an account manager for multiple clients to provide them with top talent from the Financial Services & IT industry.

•Managed full-cycle recruiting process along with onboarding. Administered & submitted all new hire paperwork for new employees & offboarding activities.

•Planned & implemented company talent acquisition strategy & sourcing activities to fill open positions in ATS (ApplicantStack)

•Maintained effective working relationships with MSPs & staff at all levels. Worked on VMSs (Vendor Management Systems) like SAP Fieldglass, IQNavigator, Beeline, & many more for candidate management, & vendor management.

•Reviewed employment applications & background check reports.

•Served as a brand ambassador at various events, like career fairs or on-campus recruited events.

•My efforts helped Agility to get an assignment to hire full-time employees for Mr. Copper which was earlier an assignment limited only to hire contractors.

•Managed respective candidate pools to ensure qualified candidates remained engaged in current or future opportunities & worked closely with the marketing department to develop creative ways for addressing talent acquisition challenges.

•Completed all Client Compliance Audits with 100% results.

•Guided & mentored new hires.

Advantage Resourcing - Operations/Staffing Specialist, Technical Division Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

•Managed relationships with clients & provided the highest level of customer satisfaction for all aspects of service delivery. Maintained effective working relationships with MSPs & staff at all levels.

•Acted as primary liaison between client staff & Operations team & staff, managed escalations from clients.

•Perform project management duties for assigned Clients.

•Worked on VMSs (Vendor Management Systems) like SAP Fieldglass, IQNavigator, Beeline, & many more for candidate management, & vendor management.

•Led all intake calls with clients to understand the requirements & worked with 70+ branches, & overseas teams to make sure qualified candidates were submitted to clients per their requirements. Responsible for the successful completion of Client Compliance Audits.

National Systems America L.P. – HR Coordinator - Dec 2015 – Sept 2017

•Coordinated & led a team of recruiters in India. Handled all resume submissions, led client intake calls, & handled all onboarding activities including background checks. Responsible for the successful completion of Client Compliance Audits.

Aug 2006 - Oct 2006 Construction Industry – HR Executive

2005 – 2006 Chemical Industry – Management Trainee

EDUCATION

•MPM, HR/Personnel Administration (2003 – 2005 Savitribai Phule Pune University)

•Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting, Computer Applications (2000 - 2003 SNDT Women's University)

CERTIFICATIONS

oDLL & LW, Labor, & Industrial Relations 2004 – 2005 Savitribai Phule Pune University

oHuman Resources Management Certification 2015 – 2016 Collin College

oDiversity & Inclusion for HR Professionals Course 2022 University of California, Irvine

oVeterans at Work Certification 2023 SHRM

oWorkday Basics and Workday Beyond Basics 2024 Workday

Permanent resident – eligible to work for any employer in US without any sponsorship.

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