Talent Acquisition Partner
Resume:
Karry Smith
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
**************@*****.*** • 703-***-****
Manassas, VA 20112
Experienced technical recruiter in managing the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, resume screening, and interviewing candidates, as well as developing and maintaining a pipeline of top talent. Communicate and build relationships with stakeholders, managers, and external agencies to secure high-quality candidates. Utilize recruitment tools and platforms to align top-tier talent with organizational needs, and a strong background in talent acquisition across high-impact sectors including information technology (IT), government, financial technology (FinTech), SaaS sales, automotive, real estate, and engineering.
Professional Experience
ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions, Remote April 2022 – Present
Senior Technical RPO Talent Acquisition, Cotality July 2024 – Present
Cotality partners with real estate professionals, financial institutions, and federal agencies to provide real-time data insights across the entire property ecosystem.
●Responsible for the recruitment of 15+ roles of IT professionals across all skill sets related to IT, including software development, infrastructure, helpdesk/support, and IT leadership.
●Schedule recruiting intake meetings with hiring managers to define job requirements and overall hiring strategies.
●Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners (HRBPs) to align with department hiring goals.
●Assisted in Cotality’s university internship program, recruiting 10+ interns annually with conversion to full-time positions.
●Assisted in a high-demand global hiring project of IT software engineers for an India expansion.
●High-volume recruiting ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified candidates to meet the demands of a call center/customer service environment of a 20+ requisition load.
●Track, monitor, and report on key recruitment metrics such as time to fill (TTF), time in review, time to offer (TTO), screenings per week, number of offers, and hires per month.
●Maintain a talent pipeline and keep a pool of qualified candidates for current and future needs.
●Utilize various channels such as job boards, social media, and networking events to source potential candidates.
Senior Technical RPO Talent Acquisition, Mercedes-Benz April 2022 – April 2024
Mercedes-Benz is a renowned German automotive brand known for its luxury vehicles.
Managed 25+ requisitions recruiting technical IT professionals, including executive and management, architecture and software engineering, SaaS sales, security, and other specialized roles.
Organized kick-off meetings with HR Business Partners and hiring managers to identify, define, and understand staffing needs.
Collaborated with hiring managers to define core competencies for the role and oversaw the recruiting process to meet the time-to-fill metric of 55 days or less.
Monitored key recruitment metrics to deliver consistently weekly and monthly, such as TTF, TTO, screenings, and hires per month.
Leveraged various channels such as job boards and social media to build and maintain a candidate pipeline, ensuring a consistent pool of talent for current and future openings.
●Managed end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, ensuring a smooth and efficient process from initial contact to offer acceptance.
●Served as a mentor to guide, support, and train junior recruitment team members.
Amazon Web Services, Remote April 2021 – April 2022
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (contract – Apex Systems)
Amazon data centers offer a variety of roles that are crucial to maintaining and expanding their cloud infrastructure.
Led recruitment strategies for a high-volume global data center operation. Managed candidate and requisition processes across various locations, collaborating closely with HRBPs and hiring managers.
●Managed extensive requisition load, efficiently overseeing 45+ technical and non-technical positions, from software developers and sales leads to data center technicians and executive roles.
●Built and maintained innovative sourcing methods to recruit top-tier professionals for critical data operations leadership positions.
●Balanced high-volume recruitment demands, effectively building a substantial candidate pipeline using various channels such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and other job boards.
●Maintain recruiting goals and metrics on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
SWIFT, Remote March 2020 – April 2021
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (contract – Experis)
SWIFT, which stands for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, is a global messaging network used by financial institutions to securely transmit information and instructions through a standardized system of codes.
Oversaw requisition load of 20+ recruiting technology and product development roles such as software engineers, product managers, security, and compliance, including security analysts and risk managers within FinTech industry).
Coordinated the full recruitment lifecycle, managing sourcing, screening, and onboarding processes.
●Managed key metrics, proactively sourced candidate TTO/TTH, and successfully met goals.
●Streamlined candidate sourcing and screening processes, ensuring a high-quality candidate pool.
St Michael’s, Inc., Woodbridge, VA Oct 2019 – Feb 2020
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (contract – Sirius Technical)
St. Michael's Inc. is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that specializes in providing back-office management services to government agencies.
Recruiting efforts targeting transitioning military personnel, retired veterans, and National Guard or Reserve members for roles within IT, DoD, Government, engineering, and infrastructure sectors.
Managed 15+ requisition load, end-to-end recruitment processes, from initial sourcing to candidate pre-screening for both cleared and non-cleared roles.
●Enhanced full-life cycle recruiting support process for sourcing, screening, and recruitment of candidates with military backgrounds, meeting specific client needs in sensitive sectors.
●Implemented effective sourcing strategies, focusing on transitioning military personnel and veterans, significantly contributing to workforce diversification and inclusion initiatives.
BCMC, LLC., Falls Church, VA Feb 2015 – April 2019
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (full-time staff)
BCMC LLC (Business Computers Management Consulting Group) is a digital transformation and automation engineering firm.
Implemented and managed diverse talent strategies using social media and Boolean searches, targeting high-quality candidates across IT, DoD, government engineering, and infrastructure sectors.
Managed recruitment processes and maintained requisition load of 20+ filling roles such as cybersecurity, software engineering, and software developers, for both cleared and non-cleared.
●Optimized onboarding processes, enhancing efficiency by overseeing company health and welfare benefits and the entire onboarding journey.
●Supported professional development, engaging in employee growth through performance reviews, continuous feedback, and guidance on HR policies and programs.
●Achieved a 25% reduction in time-to-hire by streamlining the recruitment process.
Education
Master’s degree in business administration & HR Management, Salem International University, Salem, WV
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Salem International University, Salem, WV
Licenses & Certifications
Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging (DEI&B Certified)
Client Facing Recruiter Certification (CFR)
Technical Proficiencies
ATS/CRM Tracking Systems:
Avature Workday iCIMS Lever TALEO ADP JAZZ PeopleSoft Zenefits SAP
Paychex Amazon Hire Greenhouse
Job Boards/Sourcing:
Indeed ZipRecruiter LinkedIn Recruiter DICE CareerBuilder ClearedJobs.net
Monster NEXXT Hiretual Beamery SeekOut Bambu BroadBean Handshake
Tools/Software:
Microsoft Office Suite SharePoint Confluence HireVue Quest Diagnostics E-Verify
Sterling Salesforce Microsoft Teams Skype Amazon Chime Slack Calendly
DocuSign Hackerrank Babblebots AI
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