Leslie Merrow

About Leslie Merrow

Leslie Merrow is a talent acquisition consultant, career advisor, keynote speaker and…

Experience

1. CEO and Co-founder Managing Partner

   Direct Search Alliance

   May 2007 — Present

   The focal point of our business is directly recruiting for candidates and developing relationships to continually build a network of experienced professionals with connections inside the top employers to work for. We do this to serve our client business partners who would much rather work with people already successful in their industry. In the Staffing Industry, we have multidisciplinary depth and breadth across Commercial and Professional Staffing, Healthcare Staffing, Place & Search, Outplacement, Human Capital Management Services and Outsourcing segments. We specialize in placing: • Senior Executives • Field & Corporate Management • Branch/Practice Management • National/Regional Sales Executives • Operations/Client Services Professionals • Business Development and Recruiting Professionals Our Human Capital Practice has placement expertise in Human Resources, providing tactical and strategic HR placement services in generalist and key functional areas: • Benefits & Total Rewards • Compensation • Diversity • Employee Relations • Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility • Global HR • Human Capital Leadership and Strategy • Labor Relations • Organizational Development • Safety & Security • Staff Management • Talent Acquisition • Technology Solutions When it comes to leadership for the headquarters office our Corporate Office Search Group has cross-functional experience and can help you build a dynamic infrastructure at the Manager, Director and Executive levels. • C-Suite • Accounting • Finance • Tax and Audit • Treasury and Staff • Executive Admin • Digital/Product/Content/Web/Email/Demand Marketing • Social Media • Corporate Communications • Customer Experience/Operations • Sales • Operations

Education

• University of San Francisco

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Organizational Behavior

• University of San Francisco

  Master of Human Resources, Organizational Development

Skills

• Outsourcing
• Staff Augmentation
• Consulting
• Staffing Services
• Organizational Talent
• Talent Mining
• Recruiting
• Career Opportunities
• Search
• Executive Search
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Permanent Placement
• Permanent Search
• Career Strategist
• Talent Acquisition
• Temporary Placement
• Management
• Career Development Coaching
• Business Development
• Career Management
• Human Resources
• Strategic Sourcing
• Talent Pool
• Leadership
• Full P&L Responsibility
• Talent Management
• Executive Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Sales
• Career Development
• Strategic Partnerships
• Direct Hires
• Succession Planning
• Talent Intelligence
• Strategic Vision
• Temporary Staffing
• Executive Development
• Career Counseling
• Sourcing