Lance Terry

Recruitment Manager @Newrest

Atlanta, GA, US

Orchestrated a cross-functional TA team of 6 (bilingual recruiters, onboarding/employee engagement coordinators, HR admins) hiring 1,500+ roles annually • Designed and executed scalable recruitment strategies, reducing average time-to-fill by 23% accelerating business readiness.• Integrated real-time KPI dashboards into recruiter workflows, improving pipeline visibility and reducing candidate drop-off by 18%.• Partnered with marketing to rebrand employer outreach, increasing qualified applicants by 40% and a 25% rise in offer acceptance rates.• Championed inclusive hiring, resulting in a 35% increase in hires from underrepresented groups in leadership and technical roles.• Spearheaded national job fairs and community recruiting events, generating 100+ leads and 30+ hires.• Implemented tech tools (e.g, AI screening and scheduling automation) that cut recruiter admin time by 40% and increased throughput.• Standardized and optimized job ads and descriptions to attract targeted high-caliber talent.• Recognized top talent through engagement programs, celebrating milestones, and high performance.• Developed a full-cycle sourcing-to-retention process across North American locations.• Conducted competitive market analysis to maintain an edge in high-demand labor markets.• Cultivated executive and C-suite stakeholder partnerships to align TA goals with business objectives.• Proactively stepped in to resolve critical bottlenecks, ensuring consistent performance and team cohesion.

University of Memphis

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

Mississippi State University

Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing