Sean Bea

About Sean Bea

Global Talent Acquisition Leader with 10+ years of experience shaping university recruiting, emerging talent, and early career strategies across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. I have built high-performing teams, partnered with senior executive leaders, and delivered enterprise-wide programs that strengthen pipelines, advance diversity goals, and support long-term talent management priorities.I am passionate about expanding access through nontraditional pathways including community colleges, apprenticeships, and skills-based hiring while embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion into every stage of recruitment and development. My focus is on connecting early talent to opportunity and helping organizations achieve sustainable growth through people.

Experience

1. Director, Global Emerging Talent Acquisition

   Gallagher

   Aug 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Saint Xavier University

  Bachelor of Arts, History

  2007 — 2011

• Saint Xavier University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Human Resources Management & Management

  2013 — 2015

Skills

• Conflict Resolution
• Higher Education Leadership
• Training & Development
• Higher Education Recruitment
• Marketing
• Management
• Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Problem Solving
• Sales Presentations
• Oral Communications
• Sales
• Higher Education
• Leadership
• Sales Management
• Conflict Management
• Recruiting
• Human Resources
• Creativity Skills
• Written Communication