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Jamie Stober

Oshawa,CA

Summary

Results-driven Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition with extensive experience in building and leading high-performing recruitment teams. Expertise in developing comprehensive recruitment policies, implementing strategic talent initiatives, and collaborating with key stakeholders to meet organizational goals. Proven success in partnering with Financial Advisors and branch managers to ensure a robust pipeline of top-tier candidates. Adept at designing and managing intern programs, with a focus on rotational opportunities to develop future leaders.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Raymond James Ltd
01.2023 - Current
  • Lead and manage a team of four recruitment professionals, growing the department from inception to a fully operational team.
  • Developed and implemented recruitment policies and processes across the organization, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance standards.
  • Partnered with Wealth Management to ensure salary structures were optimized for the upcoming job architecture initiative.
  • Collaborated with the implementation team to integrate Workday, aligning recruitment processes with the platform for seamless talent management.
  • Designed and launched a successful intern program, currently piloting an 18-month rotational internship to develop talent across departments.
  • Work closely with Financial Advisors and branch managers to build a strong talent pipeline, ensuring consistent placement of top candidates for key positions.
  • Spearheaded strategies for workforce planning and succession planning, supporting the long-term growth of the organization.

Manager - Talent Acquisition

AllState
03.2023 - 11.2023
  • Leading a team of 18 (15 recruiters and 3 coordinators), including people management and implementation of result-driven recruitment strategies that address current and future hiring needs.
  • Accountable for coaching, developing and managing the team of recruiting to drive successful recruitment efforts.
  • Worked cross functionally with the sales and marketing team to attend events and create promotional material.
  • Developed communication and marketing plans and leveraged talent acquisition tools, resources to help the recruitment team find top talent.
  • Rebranded all of the current job postings along with our LinkedIn homepage.
  • Created dashboards for the Senior Leadership team across all functions of the business.
  • Developed and maintained strong working relationships with executives, HR team and hiring managers to foster partnerships that produced consistent results.

Bilingual Talent Acquisition Manager

Equifax
01.2021 - 03.2022
  • Participated in continuous recruitment improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Managed recruitment team and educated and mentored new advisors.
  • Created the recruitment process for the Canadian practice and trained the leadership team on the new practice and policies.
  • Operated and maintained applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
  • Generated specific candidate pool for career opportunities through strategic placement of advertisements, evaluation of applicant credentials, and conducting initial interviews and pre-screening assessments.
  • Created and drove talent acquisition and job placement strategies to attract diverse candidates.
  • Advised, coached and counseled managers and staff to support human resources policies, procedures, programs and labor relations.
  • Recruited top talent to maximize profitability. Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
  • Oversaw full cycle recruiting and have placed over 40 candidates in Canada and the US in the first quarter.
  • Drove performance of staff by creating incentives and positive work atmosphere and administering recognition and rewards programs.

Talent Acquisition Partner

Sobeys, WilsonHCG
07.2020 - 12.2020
  • Ownership of recruitment efforts for different IGA/Sobeys stores across Quebec.
  • Develop strong relationships with hiring managers in an effort to understand the needs of the business, markets, etc.
  • Source candidates using company’s applicant tracking system and external website.
  • Screen applications and resumes, schedule and conduct initial interviews, coordinate interviews with hiring managers with 95% of it being in French.

Bilingual Portfolio Recruiter

Deloitte
03.2017 - 03.2020
  • Customer & Marketing/Consulting (Laid off due to Covid).
  • National Portfolio Recruiter for the Customer and Marketing group focused on Salesforce, Open Text, Adobe, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Front and back end developers to name a few.
  • Followed up with notable applicants sourced via industry-specific pipelines, events and job fairs.
  • Organized a recruitment event in Calgary to attract developers. Had the RSVP list at 7 and brough it up to 40 within two weeks.
  • Created a PowerPoint presentation on how to Interview properly and the steps to take and used that to train anyone that interviewed potential candidates all the way up to Partner.
  • Partnered with Customer and Marketing lead Partner to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.
  • Develops recruitment strategies to proactively search for a diverse pool of top industry talent using various recruiting methods (direct sourcing, referral programs, events, etc.).

Senior Associate

EY
03.2014 - 03.2017
  • Talent Acquisition Team Lead/Full cycle recruiter.
  • Full cycle recruiting for all service lines in both French and English, including contacting potential candidates, interviewing, creating offer recommendations and presenting the offer to the candidate in both languages.
  • Intake meetings with the partners once a week to build a better working relationship in order to understand each area’s specific recruitment needs.
  • Successfully leads EY’s Talent Acquisition team where I meet with my team for Talent Acquisition activities, adjusting resourcing as required and to meet client and project demands.
  • Sourced and pipelined Partner searches for the Director of Recruiting.
  • Manage and negotiate vendor Contract and building relationships related to recruitment.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

University of Windsor
Windsor, ON

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Recruitment strategy development
  • Applicant Tracking System Proficiency
  • Budget Planning
  • Employment branding
  • Performance tracking and evaluations
  • Report Preparation

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Manager - Talent Acquisition

AllState
03.2023 - 11.2023

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Raymond James Ltd
01.2023 - Current

Bilingual Talent Acquisition Manager

Equifax
01.2021 - 03.2022

Talent Acquisition Partner

Sobeys, WilsonHCG
07.2020 - 12.2020

Bilingual Portfolio Recruiter

Deloitte
03.2017 - 03.2020

Senior Associate

EY
03.2014 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

University of Windsor

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