Portland State University - School of Business

Sr. Recruiter at Intuit Tech Leadership Recruiting-Senior SW Engineering Managers (Security/DevOps/Backend & Front-End)

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Ranked #11on Fortune 100 Best Companies to WorkPeople Magazine Companies That CareForbes America’s Best Employers for DiversityFor the fiscal year of 2019:Generated revenue growth of 15% in the Small Business & Self-Employed Group, 11% in the Consumer Group and 4% in the Strategic Partner GroupGrew combined QuickBooks Online and TurboTax Online platform revenue over 23%, totaling approximately$3.9 billionGrew QuickBooks Online Ecosystem revenue 38%, to $1.7 billionWe started small in 1983 with Quicken personal finance software, simplifying a common household dilemma: balancing the family checkbook. Today, we've improved the lives of more than 45 million people, and our annual revenue exceeds $4 billion. We're publicly traded with the symbol INTU on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and regularly recognized as one of the best places to work in locations around the world.Our flagship products – QuickBooks, TurboTax, Quicken and Mint – define our commitment to revolutionize the way people manage their personal finances, run small businesses and pay employees. Our lineup of tax preparation products helps individuals and small business owners easily and accurately file their own taxes. And working with accountants, we've become a staple of American small business, with a widespread and deep-rooted presence that's second to none.

Intuit

Senior Technical Engineering Recruiter

The SMArt approach to your recruiting needsI continue to help companies define and implement their recruiting process and train recruiters  to fulfill their recruiting needs Professional Recruiting Services with Customized Fee StructuresHiring outside recruiting help that is dedicated to your current hiring needs does not need to cost an insane amount of money, but should deliver the results you need at the professional level you are seeking.  I am able to be flexible in my approach by offering hourly rates for heavy recruiting projects, reduced contingency fees for full time hiring needs and flat rate fees (for placement of contractors only) or let's talk and I can adjust my "menu".  Cheers!Shannon

SMArt Recruiting, LLC

Senior Recruiting Consultant-Executive and Technical Recruiter

Sr. Technical Recruiter-COVID 19 RIF						•High-visibility full lifecycle recruiting role which included sourcing, screening, and hiring high performing candidates for pre/post sales and delivery roles across Sirius’s Digital practice, with a focus on Adobe (AEM, Campaign, Target, Analytics) skills, Microsoft Sharepoint, Dynamics, Magento, AI as well as Infrastructure, Security, IAM, Salesforce Developers and Corporate IT.  •Successfully hired 6 people within my first 3 months for positions that had been open 6 months to a year with a total of 10 hires before COVID with 5 more offers that had to be put on hold•Sourced active candidates by searching internet resume databases, and posting all positions in appropriate venues, including the company Careers site, diversity sites, state workforce agencies, Internet job boards, user groups, professional organizations, and others•Prepared weekly recruiting pipeline reports and/or other reports as requested by management •Worked with management to develop and update accurate job descriptions to be used for recruiting and compliance with OFCCP •Worked with HR staff to obtain market compensation data on new or proposed positions•Conducted pre-screening interviews to ensure satisfactory company and position fit, provided detailed notes to hiring managers and set up all phases of the interview process•Maintained all pertinent requisition, applicant, and interview data in UltiPro ATS including final disposition of all candidates while maintaining an excellent candidate experience throughout the process•Advised management on compensation and conducting salary negotiations with candidates, prepared offer packages to present to selected candidates and close them. Provided all onboarding information to HR for onboarding•Actively participated in special projects as needed to support the recruiting team•Effectively responded to employee referrals for positions via phone calls, e-mail communication

Sirius Computer Solutions

Sr. Technical Recruiter #COVID19 RIF

- Partnered with teams to build effective sourcing and assessment approaches and managed Hiring Manager expectations, intake meetings and weekly one on ones to drive the process•	Recruited passive candidates and gauged both technical skills and chemistry of candidates for fit, and to understand the candidate’s motivation in order to increase successful interview to hire ratio•	Built and maintained a network of potential candidates through proactive research and on-going relationship management •	Recommended ideas and strategies in the recruiting processes to help improve the process that fit well within Amazon's mission to deliver the highest quality results to the customer•	Articulated a sourcing plan with deliverables, timelines, and a formal tracking process•	Built and maintained an ongoing candidate pipeline to support hiring goals•	Used Hiretual, ICIMS, Beamery, Linked In Recruiter, Advanced Boolean search tools as well as referral and personal networks to find and reach out to candidates•	Successfully hired SDEII, SDEIII, Principal Product Managers-Technical and ES, Product Managers-Technical and as well as Principal Program Managers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Sr.  Contract Technical Recruiter AWS (Redshift-Seattle, WA and Palo Alto, CA locations)

Motus Recruiting and Staffing, Inc.

Sr. Executive Search & Technology Recruiter

We help organizations embrace the power of digital, align around the customer, and take control of their future. Founded in 1997, Connective DX helps organizations bring together the customer insight, design and technology capabilities necessary to build delightful digital experiences.We believe it’s time for organizations to own their digital future, which requires a fundamentally different agency relationship than today’s status quo. Our passion is helping organizations create experiences people love. Let’s connect to see how we can make a difference, together. •	Successfully recruited and hired CMS (ADOBE AEM,  Sitecore) Developers, Digital Account Directors, Digital Marketing Specialists, UX/UI Designers, Front End Developers, VP of User Experience, Client Partners, Analytics Specialists and all things digital in both the Portland, OR and Boston, MA offices•	Created Behavioral Interviewing questions for each role for interview teams•	Created and utilized reference check form for each hire•	Successfully implemented and streamlined the recruiting process to ensure more efficiency and time effectiveness in making hires•	Sole contact for agency relationships thus freeing up managers time without utilizing any agencies thus saving the company over 400K in prior fees•	Drove the employee referral program resulting in more engagement from internal resources•	Re-created and wrote job descriptions to represent Junior, Mid and Sr. Level roles•	Utilized extensive Social Media recruiting tactics to hire hard to find resources including a high success rate in hiring with Linked IN Recruiter•	Negotiated and set up multiple job boards and manage all postings and communications with potential candidates as well as managed outside recruiting vendors as needed for contract positions•	Excellent follow up skills with management and perspective employees•	Worked on creating College Recruiting Efforts for Portland and Boston

Connective DX

Sr. Corporate Technical Recruiter

- Assisted multiple clients with various recruiting needs such as:•	Created strategic sourcing strategies for specific industry•	Wrote professional job descriptions to fit the clients’ need•	Source, Interview, and recommend top candidates for review•	Behavioral Interview training and template development•	Create and institute reference check questions•	Worked one on one with top management to create staffing plans per budget and sales expectations•	Recruited for Sales, Marketing, IT, Finance, Administration, Manufacturing, HW/SW Engineering, etc•	Researched multiple websites geared toward diversity recruiting to enable the hiring of a diverse workforce

Technical Recruiting Services

Sr. Technical Recruiter

I worked with small to large companies to sell and deliver consulting projects and/or contract or permanent staffing needs while providing the upmost level of professionalism to both our customers and our employees.  •	Focused on recruiting Information Technology professionals including Project Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Architects, QA Analysts, DBA’s and developers (in a variety of technologies) •	Sales and business development as opportunities arise•	Source, screen and present qualified contractors to clients for contract work•	Sourced, screened and interviewed prospective candidates with additional follow up done through thorough reference and background checks•	Placement of both contract and direct employees at client sites•	Successfully managed candidates to ensure higher percentage of closure at time of offers

IeSolutions

Recruiting Consultant•	Implemented Recruiting ATS to track and manage candidates as well as job openings•	Recruited and hired over 40 FTE in IT, Sales, Marketing and Professional Services•	Trained management on ATS system to move them away from spreadsheet tracking of candidates•	Re-wrote and managed all job descriptions•	Facilitated all interview scheduling and panel reviews•	Due to budgetary constraints I went contract with them in April of 2006 and by June their hiring needs had dissipated

Corrigo

Corporate Recruiter

- Working with 1 Account Executive to build the Portland market for CTG•	Source, screen and present qualified contractors to clients for contract work•	Assist Account Executive in Seattle with recruiting needs and hiring•	Work independently and from home office as this was a new venture for CTG

Recruiter

Worked with Sellers and Buyers to help them understand the process of Real Estate and making sure they had the most information to make the best decision for them

Windermere Baldwin Properties

Real Estate Broker

Recruiting Consultant Worked on filling Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering job openings while working closely with management to set up and faciliate interviews with internal and external candidates

COMSYS

Contract Recruiter at XEROX

Western Region Recruiting Lead•	Solely responsible for all recruiting efforts for the Western Region as of January 2001•	Managed the relationships with staffing agencies •	Managed employee referral program for the Western Region•	Created and compiled ALL recruiting reports/statistics •	Met with the Solutions Team Leads to create staffing plans for each quarter to ensure consistency of hiring for each location in the Western Region•	Developed recruiting matrices based on staffing plan for Western Region recruiters•	Managed the recruiting pipeline and adjusted staffing plan accordingly for the 5 Western Region Offices•	Worked closely with Resource Management and Operations to ensure the staffing requirements for each group are consistent with upcoming projects and bench resources.•	Trained new recruiters across the Western Region•	Mentored current recruiting staff, especially as questions and issues arise•	Responsible for the recruitment and hiring of both exempt and non-exempt employees in all of the Western Region offices (Bellevue, Portland, Northern CA, LA, Phoenix and Denver)•	Successfully recruited over 78 technical consultants with backgrounds in E-Commerce Architecture, CRM, Java, Blue Martini, ATG, Websphere, Weblogic, Supply Chain Management, OOD, C++ and various other e-commerce tools and applications.•	Successfully recruited and hired over 28 Corporate employees in  Executive Management, Recruiting, Marketing, Internal IT, Accounting, Legal, Knowledge Management, Internal Applications and Administration•	Created & maintained relationships with various job boards including negotiation of posting fees•	Created Emerald Solutions’ Pre-Screen form for qualifying candidates•	Created and implemented internal recruiting processes and procedures•	Served as recruiting procedures expert and advisor to the Regional Director of Operations•	Created high level flow chart processes revolving around recruiting for hiring managers

Emerald Solutions

- Team lead (two recruiters)-	Created and maintained matrices for recruiters in order for them to meet their goals-	Conducted role playing sessions weekly to strengthen recruiters negotiation and objection handling skills-	Counsel recruiters on performance and behavioral based issues•	Recruited quality candidates for multiple clients-	Utilized the Internet to post positions, developed target company lists and conducted research to recruit prospective candidates, search Usenet groups, networking, uncovering hidden e-mail addresses, etc.-	Sourced, screened and interviewed prospective candidates with additional follow up done through thorough reference and background checks.-	Placement of both contract and direct employees at client sites-	Successfully managed candidates to ensure higher percentage of closure at time of offers-	Recruited for 20+ positions at any one time with a successful fill ratio of 4:1-	Averaged a minimum of 8 candidate interviews per week for open positions ranging from individual contributor to management positions-	Communicated effectively with all levels of hiring authority from HR Generalist up through the VP of Engineering and CEO-	Managed contract employees while on-site at clients-	Organized and ran booth at various Job Fairs•	Responsible for developing new business relationships within the Portland marketplace-	Brought in more than 80% of firms’ candidate and business contacts-	Maintained and developed strong working relationships with clients in the hi-tech industry -	Assess open positions and re-write job descriptions to increase response and attract higher quality candidates-	Worked with clients regarding budgetary issues and negotiation for bill rates•	Heavily involved with training new recruiters in the process of sourcing, recruiting, interviewing and marketing Management Solutions, Inc. services•	Consistently met/exceeded project quotas•	Top Producer for over two years

Shannon Anderson