Talent Acquisition Specialist

ALFRED SAMPSON

CIR, CSSR, CDR, ACIR

New York, NY 10001 P: 646-***-**** E: ******.***********@*****.*** LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alsampson/

Sr Talent Acquisition Manager • Sr Technical Recruiter

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, Technology December 2023 - Present RecrootLabs LLC, New York, NY

§ Lead and mentor a diverse team of high-performing full-lifecycle corporate recruiters in support of multiple clients

§ Plan and develop functional staffing plans and implement creative sourcing methods that attract a diverse talent pool

§ Leverage internal & external sources to build competitive intelligence and market insights to enhance recruiting strategy

§ Oversee and maintain staffing processes and procedures that ensures efficiency, legal compliance and fiscal responsibility

§ Foster relationships with HR teams and senior leaders cross-functionally to ensure the achievement of recruiting goals

§ Track and communicate recruiting performance metrics through team scorecards and regular reporting intervals

§ Participate and host recruitment events that drives company awareness; manage all service level agreements for vendors

§ Perform new business development efforts on a monthly basis to maintain a pipeline of new project acquisitions

§ Leverage key sourcing methods such as Linkedin, Boolean (x-ray/flip-search), Zoominfo, Github, Stackoverflow

§ Manage a talent niche within IT/software engineering, data science, marketing, public accounting and tech sales

§ Ensure legal compliance with all applicable employment laws and rules such as EEO, APP, ADA and OFCCP

Key performance metrics:

• Role & Hiring metrics: average requisition load of 30+; Submit-To-Hire: 3-5:1; avg Time-To-Fill: 30-45 days

• Time-To-Hire % Reduction: achieved an average TTH reduction of between 20-25% for most projects

• Employee Retention Improvement: reduced employee retention rate across projects by an average of 25%

• Improved Commercial Downtime: improved commercial downtime on average between 25 – 30%

• Retention Rate % Change: increased average employer retention rate of 60-70% to 96%, a change of 40-60%

• Cost-Per-Hire Reduction: achieved an average reduction in CPH by 16% Lead

Executive Technology Recruiter February 2022 – November 2023 Citi, New York, NY

Citi is one of the largest digital banks in the world spanning over 140 countries and holds over 200M customer accounts

§ Partnered with hiring managers and senior leadership to provide full-lifecycle recruiting for the institutional client group

(ICG) including role intake, screenings, behavioral interviews and offer negotiations

§ Led and mentored team members on sourcing techniques, recruitment market data and innovative strategies to attract skilled software engineering talent while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance

§ Built strong relationship with internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of a diverse talent pool and leveraged market insights to provide a competitive advantage for Citi

§ Maintained an average req load of 20+, submit-to-hire (STH) was 3-5:1 and average time-to-fill (TTF) was 30-45 days

Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, Technology May 2011 – February 2022 RecrootLabs LLC, New York, NY

§ Performed full-lifecycle corporate recruitment in support of multiple client projects spanning diverse industries Recruitment projects:

Project: Upwork (largest global freelancing website), Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist, Technology August 2017 – February 2022

• Managed full-lifecycle recruitment efforts across technology, accounting, finance & marketing domains

• Software engineer roles & technologies sourced: frontend SWEs (JavaScript (Angular/Node)/HTML/CSS), backend (JS

(Node/React/Express (MERN stack – MongoDB/Express/React/Node/Vue.js)), JavaEE, Python), principal architects, database architects (MySQL/Hadoop/Oracle), data scientists (big data/ML), machine learning engineers (generative AI MLEs), data engineers, computer vision developers

(LLMs/NLPs/OpenCV/TensorFlow/Pytorch)

Project: Infosys (Bravens, Inc.) (technology services & consulting), Sr Technical Recruiter, TA April 2017 – July 2017

• Managed full-lifecycle corporate recruitment efforts in support of direct hires for Frontend & Backend SWEs

• Average Req Load: 10+; Avg Submit-To-Hire: 3-5:1; Avg Time-To-Fill: 30-45 days

Project: Antuit, Inc. (global analytics firm), Talent Acquisition Manager, Technology July 2016 – February 2017

• Managed FLC corporate recruitment and HR operations efforts in support of FE/BE SWEs, marketing & sales

• Average Req Load: 15+; Avg Submit-To-Hire: 3-5:1; Avg Time-To-Fill: 30-45 days

Project: DigitasLBi (global advertising firm), Lead Technical Recruiter, Talent Acquisition August 2015 – July 2016

• Managed FLC corporate recruitment efforts for direct hires and freelance FE/BE SWEs & content management

• Average Req Load: 15+; Avg Submit-To-Hire: 3-5:1; Avg Time-To-Fill: 30+ days

Project: Twitter.com (Randstad/Sourceright/RPO), Virtual IT Lead Sourcing Specialist, Tech April 2015 – June 2015

• Responsible for full-lifecycle direct sourcing efforts in support experienced talent for FE/BE SWE roles

• Average Req Load: 15; Avg Submit-To-Hire: 6-8:1; Avg Time-To-Fill: 30 days

Project: Priceline.com (Advantage xPO), Sr Technical Recruiter, Talent Acquisition June 2014 – December 2014

• Managed full-lifecycle corporate recruitment efforts in support of experienced senior FE- and B-end SWEs

• Average Req Load: 25+; Avg Submit-To-Hire: 3-5:1; Avg Time-To-Fill: 30+ days

Project: Pearson North America (learning & education firm), Sr Technical Recruiter, TA November 2013 – May 2014

Project: McKinsey Solutions (McKinsey & Co.), Corporate Recruiter, Talent Acquisition March 2013 – July 2013

Project: Amazon (Peoplescout/RPO), Sr Sourcing Specialist December 2012 – March 2013

Project: Thomson Reuters, Sr Recruiter/Sourcer, Talent Acquisition February 2012 – August 2012

Project: UncommonGoods (eCommerce firm), Sr Technical Recruiter, Talent Acquisition February 2012 – June 2012

Project: mindSHIFT Technologies (software solutions firm), Sr Technical Recruiter, TA May 2011 – August 2011

Manager, Talent Acquisition December 2007 – March 2011 Mitchell & Titus LLP (member firm of Ernst Young Global Limited), New York, NY

§ Led and managed full-lifecycle global recruitment for audit/assurance, tax compliance and risk & advisory services, while spearheading a national campus recruitment program and achieving significant hiring targets

§ Directed a team of 4 staff consisting of recruiters, sourcers and coordinators, centralized recruitment efforts that reduced external spend by $200K+ and enhanced the efficiency of recruitment operations

EDUCATION

Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, NC

BS, Business Administration/Marketing

AFFILIATION

United States Air Force Reserves, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ – (10 years) Role: In-Flight Aeromedical Service Technician (EMT-1)

RECRUITING SYSTEMS & DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES

ATS: iCIMS, Greenhouse, Jobvite, Kenexa/BrassRing, Taleo, MS Office (MS Word/Excel/PPT) Frontend: JavaScript stack (Angular/Node), Ruby, HTML, CSS Backend: JavaEE, JS (Node/Express (MERN)/React/Vue.js), Hadoop, Cassandra, MySQL, .NET/C#, Python, PHP, iOS/Android, Unix/Linux, RoRs, QA/Selenium

Content Management: Hybris, Sitecore, AEM, CQ

Marketing Analytics: SEM, SEO, PPC

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