Cody Keefe

About Cody Keefe

I am an approachable, competent resource to others. I am a professional communicator that leverages my knowledge and follow-through to provide service to others.

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Partner

   CCR Technologies

   Jan 2026 — Present · Iowa City, IA, US

   Consultative Partnership & Strategy• Serve as the primary strategic partner to senior leaders and hiring managers, collaborating to forecast talent needs and build scalable hiring strategies aligned with business goals.• Advise leaders using market intelligence on compensation, talent availability, and organizational design to influence hiring decisions and set realistic expectations around timelines and candidate quality.• Partner with hiring managers to define competencies, skills, and culture fit, ensuring job descriptions and interview processes are inclusive, unbiased, and effective.• Lead initiatives to enhance and streamline the end-to-end recruiting process, improving efficiency, manager engagement, and candidate conversion.Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development• Design and execute innovative multi-channel sourcing strategies for niche, hard-to-fill, and leadership roles, with a strong emphasis on passive talent engagement.• Champion inclusive hiring, ensuring diverse candidate pipelines and advising managers on mitigating unconscious bias throughout selection.• Conduct proactive market mapping and competitor analyses to identify top talent and build long-term talent pipelines.Recruitment Management & Analytics• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for a complex portfolio of roles, including sourcing, screening, interview management, final-stage interviewing, and support with complex offer negotiations.• Leverage ATS data and external market insights to track KPIs such as Time-to-Hire, Source of Hire, and Offer Acceptance Rate, translating analytics into actionable recommendations for leadership.• Serve as a brand ambassador by owning and elevating the candidate experience through clear, consistent communication from initial contact, to offer, through onboarding.

Education

• Western Illinois University

  Bachelor of Business, Marketing

  2005 — 2009