Alma Allen

About Alma Allen

Building bridges and partnerships! Over a decade of experience in the talent industry (Creative, UX, Digital & IT) Throughout my career, I\'ve held different leadership roles and I bring a variety of different experiences as it relates to talent solutions, client engagement, development of teams, processes, and serve as a mutual partner with a variety of stakeholders. High‑Touch Relationship ManagementWhether partnering with a hiring manager, guiding a candidate through interview prep, or supporting placed talent, I bring warmth, honesty, and clear communication. I’m known for building long‑term relationships grounded in trust.Operational Excellence & Continuous ImprovementI specialize in simplifying complexity—organizing processes, optimizing ATS usage, improving documentation, and creating scalable systems that bring clarity and consistency to talent operations.I enjoy bringing people together! It\'s more than just networking for me – I\'m passionate about connecting people with opportunities that spark something special. Whether it\'s matching a client or candidate, mentoring, and finding a strategic solution. It\'s rewarding to see these connections blossom into lasting partnerships and successful collaborations. I\'m also actively involved with supplier councils land local design user groups like NMSDC, WBENC, USPAACC, NGLCC, SIA/CWS/ASA - UXPA, and AIGA as well as many other forums. I\'m actively involved in our ERG, ESG and Cares Committee at HZTL & witnessing the positive impact we have on our communities and making a difference is incredibly rewarding. On a personal level, cultivating meaningful connections with team members and clients who share similar goals and values fuels my passion. I recently obtained my DE & I Cert. from E- Cornell and part of our several committees that drive community engagement. ABOUT ME - Moved to MN from Texas-I am a dog mom -love to travel-love coffee and you\'ll find me at various coffee shops in twin cities or where there is coffee- bi-lingual ( Spanish)-I\'m also a micro content creator (lifestyle, wellness, and beauty)

Experience

1. Director

   Horizontal Talent

   Nov 2023 — Present · MN, US

   Horizontal Talent\'s core mission is to uncover great opportunities for our consultants and supply the talent our clients need to get things done. With support from our sister company, Horizontal Digital, we specialize in IT, Business Strategy and Digital Marketing & Creative. We\'re in the top 2% of staffing firms worldwide and we\'ve been a Fastest-Growing U.S. Staffing Firm since 2016. Horizontal Talent is a certified Minority Business Enterprise headquartered in Minneapolis with additional offices located across the globe in Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Washington D.C, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Vadodara and Kuala Lampur Attend national supplier conferences such as NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, USPAACC and a variety of national sourcing events and local events AIGA, UXPA and more.

Education

• The Art Institutes International Minnesota

  Associate, Graphic Design

  2011 — 2013

• University of Washington

  MINI MBA, Business Administration and Management, General