Kathleen Baillie

Operations Associate

Renton, Washington, United States11 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led high-volume hiring events at Boeing.
  • Managed executive recruiting processes at Microsoft.
  • Developed training programs for talent acquisition teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition and Event Management specialist in the Aerospace and Technology sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Event ManagementProject ManagementTalent AcquisitionBusiness Operations

Other Skills

Team LeadershipConfidentialityInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerTraining and Development (HR)Data EntryInternet AccessEventsWritten CommunicationNegotiationTeam MotivationTeamworkAttention to DetailMicrosoft proficientCross-functional Collaborations

About

Professional project, program, events and administrative management expertise in training, public relations, human resources and recruitment as both a full-time employee and consultant for such companies as Microsoft, RealNetworks, GitHub and Boeing. Highly regarded for use of sound judgment, diplomacy, integrity and professionalism in all transactions including communicating and working with highly confidential and sensitive information within the upper management and executive levels of the organization. Focused and results-oriented supporting complex, deadline-driven operations and projects; able to identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in initial stages with minimal input or disturbances to business. Partners and builds effective long-lasting work relationships. Excels at high-volume workloads and scheduling industry leading virtual candidate interviews.

Experience

11 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Boeing

2 roles

Shipside Operations Specialist, LSCC Team Captain

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Renton, Washington, United States

Event Specialist/Recruiter

Aug 2022Jul 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Renton, Washington, United States

  • Events Specialist/Recruiter, Acting Lead for the Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Events Team; produce in-person and virtual hiring events which positively impact The Boeing Company’s hiring goals.
  • Achievements:
  • Experienced Recruiter, Project Manager and SME developing BCA Hiring Events (in-person & virtual) resulting in high yields and positive candidate experiences
  • As Acting Lead, I mentored and managed a high-volume team who produced/ executed 87 onsite/virtual events in 2023; I collected/reported metrics post events
  • Effective and inspiring communicator with creative thinking and making informed decisions using data
  • Ability to use acute business acumen as a trusted partner to Stakeholders, Sr Managers, Executives, Skill Team Leaders, and WorkSource Partners
  • Produced instructional materials to train 8 Loaner HR Gen team members in ATS Workday, Events Management Center (EMC), Brazen virtual platform; ramping them fast in recruiting and events
  • Create cross-functional opportunities with multiple organizations (Joint Programs, Deaf/HoH Services, BDS, BCA Salary, HR, GTA Enterprise Events), and Sr Leadership
  • As an Acting Events Team Lead, I manage the events calendar, execution of all BCA Events, level set a balanced workload for team members; manage/inventory equipment/ swag
  • Reform events using Boeing HR compliance guidelines; architect of the Virtual Recruiter Station that increased the volunteer pool and preserved the budgets by thousands of dollars
  • Document specialist in developing event guidelines, kickoff decks, training materials; ongoing document management/organizer of information in SharePoint & SharedDrive
  • Manage vendor with venues, contracts, menu details, diagrams for set up, budget control, AV/Wi-Fi requirements, giveaways, and signage
  • Ability to multitask multiple projects while implementing the improvement of processes and materials
  • Committed to a positive experience for candidates, employee volunteers, and team members
Team LeadershipConfidentialityInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerEvent ManagementTraining and Development (HR)+12

Github

Talent Acquisition Project Manager

Feb 2022Jun 2022 · 4 mos · Greater Seattle Area · Remote

  • Resourceful Project Manager for GitHub Talent Acquisition Ops team, working cross-functionally on multiple key projects and programs. Knowledgeable in TA skills and experiences which contributes at multiple levels across platforms. Open minded to learning from others, acknowledging and owning mistakes and knowing when to course correct.
  • Achievements:
  • Independently researched Employee Value Proposition program, organized responses using thematic analysis
  • Managed the refactoring of Greenhouse (ATS) stale data, aged reqs, and incomplete offers
  • Scrutinize all GitHub external job postings for compliance requirements; created training to proactively educate Recruiters to correctly post jobs using Greenhouse
  • Cross Functional collaboration with the Early in Career University Recruiting Engineering team by independently scheduling 100+ candidates with consistent communication with team members, interviewers, and candidates
  • Created best practices training and hosted Talent Acquisition Office Hours for technical recruiters
  • Remain flexible and willing to successfully execute ad hoc projects such as ROB research, NY salary transparency research, Greenhouse resolve project, and back-up TA Ops Onboarding meeting facilitator
  • Planned with DI&B TA Ops team members on GitHub’s Accommodations Program
Team LeadershipConfidentialityInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerTraining and Development (HR)Data Entry+11

Troy consulting llc

Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Jul 2021Jan 2022 · 6 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Remote employee providing project management, sourcing, ATS workflow, and onboarding management for high performing Talent Acquisition team; contribute with placement of consultants in Fortune 50 client companies which increased hires by 50%. Generated offer letters and Service of Work agreements then supervised approvals with client managers. Managed onboarding process for new consultants and badged employees; managed Beeline and TA metrics and reporting.
ConfidentialityInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerData EntryInternet AccessWritten Communication+7

Microsoft

2 roles

Executive Recruiting Associate (DISYS Consultant/Remote)

Feb 2021Jul 2021 · 5 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Remote employee of DISYS providing project management, administrative and executive recruiting support for high performing Microsoft Global Executive Talent Acquisition GTA Excellence Organization.
  • Achievements:
  • Create training materials, templates, to mentor/train new Executive Recruiting team members
  • Communicate exceptionally well both written and verbal, especially as POC for Exec Recruiting status updates
  • Project manage executive candidates travel/lodging/car service, interviews, area tours, ‘sell trips’, reporting
  • Problem solves using analytical and interpersonal skills; communicates exceptionally well both written and verbal
  • Produce high quality documentation and tracking through MS Teams Files/iCIMS ATS, Adobe Sign, MS Recruit
  • Provide a flawless hand-off of executive candidates to HR Services for a smooth NEO and Onboarding experience
  • Manage candidate workflow, collect, and track compliant feedback, create reports for executive leadership, all while maintaining consistent data integrity cross-functionally
Team LeadershipConfidentialityInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerData EntryInternet Access+10

Event Coordinator (remote contract – ended early due to pandemic)

Feb 2020Jun 2020 · 4 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Remote employee of Search Wizards providing project management, administrative, and recruiting event support for high-performing Microsoft GTM GTA Organization.
  • Achievements:
  • Managed coordination of up to four remote hiring events per month (16-32 candidates per event)
  • Managed candidate workflow, collect and track compliant feedback, compiled reports for executive leadership, all while maintaining consistent data integrity across multiple groups
  • Partnered with GTM Event team members coordinating LATAM career fair for 300+ candidates
  • Remote consultant effectively using multiple internal Microsoft systems (Teams, Sway), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and HR tools (OneNote, iCIMS) to successfully achieve daily functions
ConfidentialityInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerData EntryInternet AccessEvents+11

Excelsis talent, inc

Staffing Project Consultant (summer remote contract)

May 2019Jul 2019 · 2 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Remote consultant responsible for securing top tier employees for Amazon.com and other critical accounts.
  • Achievements:
  • Created and executed sourcing and screening plans to secure hard to find candidates for Amazon under extraordinarily tight timelines
  • Mastered a variety of software tools, platforms, and services (Beeline, Google Sheets, Monday.com)
  • Immediately productive in fast turn-around environment
  • Tracked and monitored compliance with corporate policies and procedures, ethical practices, and regulatory guidelines
ConfidentialityHiringInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerData EntryInternet Access+6

Transglobal recruiting services, llc

Recruiting Project Coordinator and Business Operations Manager - Remote Employee

Oct 2015May 2019 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Responsible for management of company’s day-to-day business operations.
  • Achievements:
  • Set up and implemented expense management system for clients and managed Accounts R/P
  • First point of contact for client questions and issues; managed Director’s calendar and scheduling
  • Created filing systems and managed documents, records and reports
Team LeadershipConfidentialityInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerData EntryInternet Access+5

Microsoft

2 roles

Staffing Associate and HR Associate (Search Wizards Consultant/Remote)

Dec 2010Jun 2015 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Greater Seattle Area

  • Remote employee of Search Wizards as a Senior Staffing Associate training, managing and providing quality support for high performing SMSG services recruiting ord.
  • Achievements:
  • Experienced manager of candidate workflow: developed application-to-new-hire hand-off documentation while maintaining consistent data integrity; manager of reporting to leadership
  • Built strong professional relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and Senior Stakeholders
  • Drafted offer letters for: external hires, MS internal international/ lateral/ promotion/ relocation
  • Trained and mentored 10 staffing associates; trained 20+ recruiters in ATS, tools, processes and guidelines
  • Independently developed cross-function immigration and visa processes program with corporate legal counsel, payroll, Relo Team relocating from: India, UK, Mexico, China, and Brazil; worked across international time zones
  • Partnered with Japan HR counterparts to relocate engineers to the states, this included calculating salaries using compa ratios, coordinated new hire orientation/onboarding/office set up/first day
Team LeadershipConfidentialityHiringInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerTraining and Development (HR)+11

Sr Executive Recruiting Associate (MS FTE)

Jan 2003Aug 2006 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Redmond, Washington, United States

  • Full-time employee and member of the Microsoft Executive Recruiting Team. Lead recruiting and project manager responsible for facilitating, documenting, and tracking all executive candidate related activities during recruiting cycle. On-going and high-level collaboration with Senior Stakeholders across every department of the company including the Office of the CEO.
  • Achievements:
  • Arranged executive candidate interviews with Microsoft Executives/Senior Leadership; booked executive candidate travel, limo transport, hotel, purchase welcome baskets and ship gifts to family members (e.g., Xbox)
  • Partnered with Relocation Team for candidate house-hunting/area tours, and arranging recreational activities for exec candidates and family members during down time from interviews
  • Post offer acceptance, I assembled relocation details including being a liaison for the candidate and the relo agency ensuring a seamless transition while following the relocation package agreement; completed their expense reports
  • Responsible for all department records, documents, marketing materials; metrics consolidation and reporting
  • Office Project Manager: allocate workspace, onboard and train new Executive Recruiting team members, order and manage inventory for hardware, phones, swag; schedule New Employee Orientation, book travel
  • Scheduled organization senior meetings, events, and agency summits
  • Sourced, interviewed, hired, and managed Executive Recruiting support members – contract/perm
  • Create and hand delivered to candidates hard copy interview packets with incredibly detailed schedules and instructions; host and escort candidates to/from meetings and interviews
Team LeadershipConfidentialityHiringInterpersonal SkillsSkilled Multi-taskerTraining and Development (HR)+12

Realnetworks

Senior Executive Assistant and Project Coordinator

Feb 1999Feb 2003 · 4 yrs · Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Member of the Public Relations and Consumer Marketing teams. Fully responsible for managing and prioritizing executive’s calendars and keeping them on schedule. Collaborated with the PR and Events Team with company communications, conference productions and executions.
  • Achievements:
  • Project Manager for major company events (i.e., 100M User party and company picnic 2000)
  • Managed press tour logistics, plan and execute divisional off-sites
  • Mentored the events summer intern through Bumbershoot and tradeshow(s)
  • Coordinated shipping launch invites and manage incoming RSVP's
  • Provided direct support to the Vice President, Communications and the Vice President, Consumer Marketing
  • Manager of division space planning, office equipment and inventory
  • Managed Real Conference VIP attendee invites, registration counter, and meeting rooms on-site for 3 conferences
  • Hire and trained divisional contractors
  • Proactively created interdepartmental processes that positively impacted teams company wide
Team LeadershipConfidentialityHiringInterpersonal SkillsCorporate EventsSkilled Multi-tasker+14

Education

Dale Carnegie Training

ACCET

Dallas College

Associates Degree — Applied Arts & Science in Video Technology

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