Rachel Dow
Burlington
Summary
Highly experienced Talent Acquisition professional with expertise in managing complex recruitment campaigns across niche, high-volume, and senior levels on a global scale. Proven track record in driving Talent Acquisition optimization and transformation projects and leading teams of TA professionals. Excels in aligning talent strategies with business objectives, leveraging technology and social media to drive shareholder value. Implements innovative recruitment technologies such as video interviewing and AI-powered applicant tracking systems. Proficient in full-cycle recruitment, assessment centers, psychometric testing, and competency-based interviewing. Valuable asset for any organization looking to enhance its talent acquisition efforts.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
SNR TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER- US & CANADA/Global Project Manager
EVERSANA ( Lifesciences)
03.2022 - Current
- Responsible for implementation of Talent Acquisition processes, technology, and best practices in Canada
- Recruitment niche roles for our value and Evidence, Data and Analytics, Consulting groups in Canada
- Creating and leading effective and collaborative full-cycle recruitment strategies in partnership with people leaders and other key stakeholders
- Networking, sourcing, and screening talent in alignment with organizational hiring goals to ensure key talent is qualified, engaged, and interested in our role, culture, and purpose
- Growing your talent community aligned to our industry and the business and roles you support
- Identifying, recommending, and implementing business and enterprise marketing strategies to position our culture and purpose to attract key talent
- Using data and market insights to inform your recruitment strategies, stakeholder engagement, candidate experience, and hiring performance
- Reduced time-to-fill for critical roles with strategic sourcing techniques and efficient interview scheduling.
- Complete required documentation to enable data insights that inform enterprise stakeholder engagement, hiring performance, recruitment strategies, and ROI
- Conducted comprehensive market research to benchmark against industry standards and identify areas of improvement in talent acquisition strategy.
- Lead Global Project initiatives: Job Description, Video Interviewing Technology, ATS Systems.
SENIOR TALENT ACQUISTION PARTNER- CANADA
Amerisourcebergen (Lifesciences)
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Supported CAN and EU Recruitment for Pharmacovigilance, Nursing Operations, Medical information and Shared services
- Led and mentored a team of Junior Talent Acquisition professionals.
- Continuously add high quality candidates to our Talent Pipeline through the use of social media, career boards and networking
- Create and implement Talent Brand Marketing Strategies to attract passive job seekers through lead generation activities, email campaigns and sourcing passive candidates
- Manage the entire recruiting process to include sourcing, selection, offer negotiations and pre-hire onboarding for assigned business units
- Collaborate with hiring managers to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and candidates are assessed against the appropriate criteria
- Develop strong relationships and partner with Hiring Managers, Business Leaders and Human Resources to facility the talent acquisition process
SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER- CANADA & US
Baxter International (Lifesciences)
07.2020 - 09.2021
- Reporting to the Americas Senior Manager as a Senior Recruiter for Canada I led the full cycle recruitment for CANADA in Commercial, Corporate and Pharmacy business units leading strategic, business critical and complex hiring projects, ensuring quality outcomes, timely delivery and budget management
- Maintained and evolved external trends in talent acquisition to drive excellence in your approach, and proactively contribute towards innovation and continuous improvement of the global function
- Introduced new global TA initiatives and best practices into my supporting Business Units functions by providing a strategic partnership to truly consult and input into the talent strategy and market conditions in order to support the achievement of the strategic goals and business priorities
- Effectively partner with the Regional TA Strategy & Planning Lead to identify employer branding opportunities and lead activation within your business area(s)
- Show innovation through the use of analytics for predictive hiring and identification of opportunities to automate selection processes to drive speed and efficiency
- Responsible for collaborating with Hiring Manager to create impactful advertising, driving engagement across social media, talent identification and headhunting and proactive solicitation of referrals
- Deliver an engaging candidate experience by uncovering and understanding factors that influence talent, knowing their motivators and adjusting your approach to manage a variety of situations
SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER OPERATIONS MANAGER
Coca Cola Bottling Limited
01.2018 - 07.2020
- Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, supported lean center recruitment partnering closely with a variety of hiring managers and HR business partners to achieve success in filling Senior key positions
- Assist managers and directors with leading the new implemented applicant tracking system within Talent Acquisition supporting TA team across Canada through the change management process
- New processes and ongoing support
- Partner with HR and business leaders to develop annual TA strategies and plans based on hiring trends and workforce planning objectives
- Lead Recruitment Assistants through high volume on-boarding process, along with collaborative relationship with our Business services team to ensure we accomplish high level of service for new hires
- Support with training of new Recruiters into the Talent Acquisition team for Canada and manager ongoing support
- Develop a TA calendar and oversee execution of plan
- The business to accomplish objectives relating to new hire processes, external and internal recruitment
SENIOR RECRUITER
WestJet Airlines
04.2017 - 01.2018
- Lead high volume recruitment for Ontario Airports including Toronto Pearson
- Lead the strategic delivery of recruitment to my business areas working with those heads of departments and Vice presidents as well as HR Business to align the budget and talent requirements
- Providing high level end to end recruitment solutions through matching high quality candidates to our clients organizations
- Building client relationships in order to gain a understanding of their recruitment requirements and needs for the clients company culture
- Head hunting- via social media, talent database and direct methods, understanding the Toronto market to source and identify strong talent
SENIOR RECRUITMENT BUSINESS PARTNER
EMIRATES AIRLINES
04.2015 - 04.2017
- Starting my Emirates career within the Engineering team, recruiting aircraft engineers and running global recruitment campaigns to attract new talent
- I am currently in the Corporate Services team looking after complex business areas such as, HR, IT, Learning and Development, Medical services, Finance, Global Corporate communications, Performance Development, Procurement and Emirates Aviation University
- Lead the strategic delivery of recruitment to my business areas working with those heads of departments and Vice presidents as well as HR Business to align the budget and talent requirements
- Translate business area recruitment goals with talent sourcing, effective recruitment assessments centres, psychometric testing and competency based interviewing
- Adept at understanding the complex aligning talent and business strategy, managing complexity and leveraging technology and LinkedIn to drive shareholder value
- Develop and manage programs that enable the company to cost-effectively develop the capabilities of teams, leaders, and globally-dispersed talent within the context of solving real company business challenges
- Driving Senior business relationships to leverage creative and flexible HR solutions to support business growth
- Transformation projects including re organizational assessments which include 150 people
- With a passion for digital transformation I have been involved in several initiatives to change recruitment practices such as video interviewing, prescreening system functionalities
SNR TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER/Global Project Manager
STA TRAVEL
10.2012 - 04.2015
SENIOR RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST
London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
10.2011 - 09.2012
RECRUITER – National Sales
Npower
10.2006 - 10.2011
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management And HRM
EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
12-2026
CIPD Human Resources Management post Level 7 Advanced Diploma - year one completed
WORCESTER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Diploma BTEC - Sport Science
WORCESTER SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
Skills
- TA process improvement
- TA metrics analysis
- Talent Acquisition Leader & Mentor
- Data-driven decision making
- Global Talent Acquisition projects
- Problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication
- Recruitment marketing
- Executive search
- Video interviewing
Timeline
SNR TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER- US & CANADA/Global Project Manager
EVERSANA ( Lifesciences)
03.2022 - Current
SENIOR TALENT ACQUISTION PARTNER- CANADA
Amerisourcebergen (Lifesciences)
09.2021 - 03.2022
SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER- CANADA & US
Baxter International (Lifesciences)
07.2020 - 09.2021
SENIOR TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER OPERATIONS MANAGER
Coca Cola Bottling Limited
01.2018 - 07.2020
SENIOR RECRUITER
WestJet Airlines
04.2017 - 01.2018
SENIOR RECRUITMENT BUSINESS PARTNER
EMIRATES AIRLINES
04.2015 - 04.2017
SNR TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER/Global Project Manager
STA TRAVEL
10.2012 - 04.2015
SENIOR RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST
London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG)
10.2011 - 09.2012
RECRUITER – National Sales
Npower
10.2006 - 10.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management And HRM
EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
CIPD Human Resources Management post Level 7 Advanced Diploma - year one completed
WORCESTER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Diploma BTEC - Sport Science
WORCESTER SIXTH FORM COLLEGE
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