Nicole McElroy

About Nicole McElroy

Hello! I\'m a talent acquisition, recruitment, and HR professional with 10+ years of experience across education, nonprofit, executive search, SaaS, and tech start-ups hiring in the US and internationally. I specialize in building diverse candidate pipelines, scaling teams, and improving hiring through partnerships with various stakeholders and the effective use of ATS, AI, and automation tools. I\'m passionate about creating equitable and efficient recruitment processes that lead to great hires and a positive candidate experience.

Experience

1. Director of Recruitment

   Freewill

   Mar 2023 — Present

   In this role, I oversee our global recruitment strategy in the US, LATAM, and Canada. I manage the recruitment team and external contractors and work as a player/coach to ensure we have the most innovative and effective recruiting, sourcing, and screening processes to identify top talent for technical and non technical positions. I serve as an advisor to external partners on candidate fraud detection tools and other emerging AI and automation technology in the industry.I\'ve supported fast paced and strategic company growth by implementing and optimizing trainings, systems, and processes. 200+ hires to date in Customer Success, Design, Engineering, Executive Search, Finance, HR/Recruitment, Marketing, Legal, Product, Operations, and Sales.

Education

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor's degree

• Trinity Washington University

  Master’s Degree

Skills

• Higher Education
• Onboarding
• Recruiting
• Staff Development
• Communication
• Curriculum Development
• Event Planning
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Public Speaking
• Management
• Nonprofits
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Interviewing
• Curriculum Design
• Presentation Skills
• Research
• Teaching
• Ats
• Sourcing
• Salesforce.com
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• K-12 Education
• Human Resources
• Training