Austin Fisher

About Austin Fisher

As a Talent Acquisition Consultant, I am passionate about connecting exceptional talent with meaningful career opportunities that make a real difference for both the person and the company. Over the years, I’ve built a reputation for being both strategic and relationship driven, partnering closely with leaders across Credit, Retail, HR, Tech & Ops, Corporate Responsibility, and Finance to design hiring strategies that deliver results. I specialize in full-cycle recruitment, relationship management, and talent sourcing. What sets me apart is how I show up: I listen first, build trust quickly, and focus on creating a positive experience for candidates, hiring leaders, and HR partners alike.Whether I am mentoring peers, refining our hiring processes, or helping advance our inclusion initiatives, I take pride in in helping build teams that not only reflect our values but also strengthen our culture.

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Consultant, AVP

   Comerica Bank

   Jul 2023 — Present · Lansing, MI, US

   Partner with hiring managers, business leaders, and HR business partners to develop end-to-end recruitment strategies aligned to workforce needs and market trends for multiple lines of business, including Credit, Human Resources, Technology & Operations, Corporate Responsibility, and Finance. • Lead full-cycle recruitment: intake meetings, job posting, sourcing (active & passive), screening, interviewing, offer negotiation and closing.• Define role requirements, create and post job descriptions, and understand staffing and talent-planning needs. • Build and maintain candidate pipelines and talent communities for current and future hiring needs. • Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies to attract both active and passive candidates via job boards, social media, networking, referrals, and targeted campaigns. • Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate and requisition records in an Applicant Tracking System (ATS); report key recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, pipeline size, etc.). Use data analytics and metrics to inform recruitment strategy and measure success. • Advise and coach hiring managers and HR partners on recruiting best practices, market insights, hiring process improvements and talent-assessment techniques. • Promote and uphold the employer brand throughout the recruitment process, ensuring consistent, professional and inclusive candidate communications and experience. • Ensure compliance with employment laws, regulations and internal policies throughout the recruitment and hiring process. • Mentor and support junior recruiters or recruitment associates as part of the talent acquisition team.• Identify and implement process improvements, innovative sourcing techniques, recruitment technologies and best-practice methodologies.

Education

• IAP Career College

  Certificate , Life Coach

• Ball State University

  B.S., Communication Studies

  2007 — 2012