Sean McQuade

About Sean McQuade

For the past 20 years, I\'ve been helping organizations solve one of their most complex and human challenges: finding and growing the right people.Through that work, I\'ve learned that success doesn\'t come from people or systems alone; it comes from the bridge between the two. That belief has shaped how I think about teams, and eventually pulled me deeper into the operational side of business: how companies are structured, how decisions get made, and how leaders turn vision into execution. I have spent two decades at the intersection of people strategy and business operations, learning how people work, how teams thrive, how businesses scale, and how emerging technology can support and amplify great teams. Regardless of the technology, it all begins with humans.

Experience

1. Founder

   Back Pocket Resources

   Jan 2017 — Present · Providence, RI, US

   Back Pocket Resources is an HR and talent firm serving organizations across recruiting, staffing, and strategic people operations.As Founder, I built and led a consulting and delivery organization focused on talent acquisition operations, HR program design, and execution enablement for complex organizations. Over nearly two decades, I have partnered with enterprise clients, internal HR teams, and staffing organizations to build stronger hiring capabilities and more durable operating models.Key areas of work include— Designing end-to-end HR and talent programs focused on consistency, clarity, and effectiveness— Building scalable frameworks, playbooks, and operating models for HR and talent teams— Advising senior leaders on people strategy, organizational design, and change initiatives— Leading and developing recruiting and operations teams with emphasis on accountability and execution— Introducing automation, structured intake, and prioritization models to reduce manual work— Retained search and fractional TA leadership for organizations needing expert supportClients have included Duke Clinical Research Institute, Otis Elevator, FM Global, Amica, and Pernod Ricard, among others.Graduate, Goldman Sachs Small Businesses Program

Education

• UNH Online

  Bachelor's degree, Management: Leadership and Strategic Planning

  2002

• Questrom School of Business, Boston University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2025 — 2027

• Northeastern University

  Media Arts and Design

  1997 — 1999

• NOLS

  Alumni, Leadership

  2000 — 2000

Skills

• Project Management
• Epm
• Hyperion Reports
• Interviews
• Finance
• Internet Recruiting
• Hyperion Performance Suite
• Business Development
• Data Warehousing
• Professional Services
• Hyperion
• Management
• Hyperion Interactive Reporting
• Executive Staffing
• Hyperion Hfm
• Peoplesoft
• Staff Augmentation
• Hyperion Planning
• Hyperion Epm
• Temporary Placement
• Staffing Services
• Information Technology
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Sales
• Planning
• Essbase
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Permanent Staffing
• Technical Recruiting
• Consulting
• Hyperion Financial Reporting Studio
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Analysis
• Enterprise Software
• Contract Recruitment
• Sales Management
• Recruiting
• Obiee