Stephen Russell

About Stephen Russell

An accomplished Global Talent Acquisition expert, I have over 15 years of experience developing comprehensive global talent acquisition strategies that exceed organizational expectations. I specialize in providing quality, low-cost talent recruitment solutions that achieve results. Demonstrating proven success in building high-performing teams, I have been able to fill large volumes of positions consistently over short periods of time. An influential leader, I have a consultative approach to recruiting resulting in predictable search outcomes and improved relationships with all levels of management. Areas of my expertise include: · Global Candidate Sourcing · High-Performing Team Development · Talent Acquisition Strategy · Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives · Global Recruitment & Hiring · Transformational Change · Recruitment Management Systems · Team Leadership · Business Intuition Examples of some of my career accomplishments are as follows: · I initiated a global candidate sourcing strategy and proof of concept resulting in filling 36 Boiler & Machinery Engineer positions in 18 Operations across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC in seven months. · I accomplished a significant reduction in contingent search expense from $1.2M in 2008 to $659K in 2009 and $201K in 2010. · I orchestrated the creation of high-performing team of six Recruiters and four Recruiting Coordinators that achieved filling 1452 positions in one year’s time, averaging 121 filled positions per month.

Experience

1. Staff Vice President, Talent Acquisition

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   Sep 2017 — Present · Johnston, RI, US

   In my current role, I have spearheaded the development of our global talent acquisition function for the first time in the company\'s 185-year history. Our talent acquisition team was expanded from five members into a team of 28. I continue to actively recruit for engineering and non-engineering roles across the Americas and offer global candidate sourcing support across EMEA and APAC. I assess our global talent acquisition capabilities and leverage those results to devise a comprehensive global talent acquisition strategy that clearly detailed centralized talent acquisition model. Some highlights of my accomplishments so far include: • I expanded the talent acquisition support model from 23% of all annually filled positions to 78% in three years, filling approximately 780 positions yearly. • I crafted a three-year strategic plan for Talent Acquisition that detailed our ongoing initiatives including globalization, strategic alignment, integration, and continuous improvement. • I provided guidance to CHRO and Executive Leadership on the company\'s Glassdoor response strategy and gained approval by CEO to respond to reviews for the first time in the company\'s history.

Education

• University of Massachusetts Lowell

  Bachelor of Arts