Apr 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 1 mo · Remote

• Leading recruiting initiatives for North American Product positions at Splunk.
• Building the teams that lead AI/ML, Observability, Platform, Security (Threat Intelligence), Product Experience (Design, Research, Tech Docs, Strategy & Ops), and Technical Product Management (ITPM) teams, Program Management, Engineering. SWAT recruiter for Executive roles, Product Marketing, G&A/Corporate functions.
• Constantly delivering exceptional talent focused on creating engaging experiences and surpassing expectations. Leading DEIB program effectiveness programs within Splunk.
• Partner on cross-functional projects with HR, Talent Marketing, Leadership and Operations. I’m passionate about continuous learning.
• I welcome you to learn more about career opportunities with Splunk at http://splunk.com/careers

Nov 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

• Nexus Talent Partners is a boutique search firm and HR consulting agency. We provide niche talent in the IT, engineering, financial services, sales, human resources, and administrative services industries throughout the country.

Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs

Nov 2019 – Apr 2020 · 5 mos · United States

• Sourcing Recruiter focused on bringing high quality passive talent into the candidate pipeline:
• ▪ Engineering (Software, Infrastructure, R&D, Systems Reliability, UI/UX, SaaS, Cloud)
• ▪ Sales, Marketing & Global Services
• ▪ Human Resources & Talent Acquisition
• ▪ Information Technology, Customer Success & Business Operations
• ▪ Product Management, Business Development & Alliances
• My LinkedIn response rate averaged 75%, and consistently delivered quality hires.
• Nutanix is a leading SaaS - Cloud services, provider.

Oct 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area

• Led talent acquisition, human resources, benefit, payroll and development functions of the credit union.

Mar 2013 – Oct 2018 · 5 yrs 7 mos

• CRIF Lending Solutions merged with MeridianLink
• SaaS/Cloud services provider
• Managed pre and post-merger and acquisition of the CRIF entity to MeridianLink. Now a Thoma Bravo organization.
• Led multiple conversion projects for the CRIF Select HIRS/ implementation of payroll and benefits systems with the prior entity.
• For the MeridianLink project I led the closure and export of data from the current HIRS system (ExponentHR) and relevant data from the 401k provider for the acquired business entities. And worked with the new provider (ADP) post acquisition with MeridianLink. In addition to normal onboarding items of a new company such working with leadership to determine the go forward plan for policies, procedures, benefits and general operations.
• On the CRIF select side of the business, we condensed a 4-month enterprise project into six weeks with successful negotiation between vendors and tax entities, brokerage firms and benefit providers, with successful implementation.

Jan 2013 – Jan 2018 · 5 yrs

Mar 2013 – Oct 2018 · 5 yrs 7 mos · United States

• United States division Human Resources Manager for a global fintech organization servicing financial institutions' consumer LOS (SaaS) needs. In addition to it's software; CRIF Baton Rouge - Locally managed global data center operations and physically had one of the largest in the state of LA.
• Led global strategic hr initiatives for advancement of business objectives and consulted leadership on business and people strategies. Led workforce planning, development and operations for global projects, talent acquisition, and led United States benefit and payroll operations of a 1000+ employee organization within the USA and over 2600+ global organization.
• In this role I had a unique opportunity to lead across all business functions that gave a breath of experience in both strategic and tactical areas including m&a activities across corporate, sales, tech
• Facilitated monthly and quarterly reporting for board, executive committee and leadership meetings.
• Partnered closely with leadership to create a compelling sales strategy each year and created sales commission structures to align with the strategic goals.
• Led the annual compensation analysis models by region, managed headcount budgets and variances.
• During my tenure I also led strategic initiatives improving the employee experience and impacted business outcomes. Aligned workforce development, succession planning, pulse surveys, sales strategies, leadership coaching, and workforce management programs among other initiatives to impact our business in significantly positive ways resulting in overall improvement in attrition from 47% to 6% over the 5 years I was there, and an increase in NPS of 30% across product lines and increase in revenue from a not meeting EBITA to an overall exceeding revenue goal of 120% in earnings the final two years.

Jun 2011 – Mar 2013 · 1 yr 9 mos

Jan 2007 – Jun 2011 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Aug 2003 – Jan 2007 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Managed all benefits products and Open Enrollment for the organization.
• Led talent acquisition initiatives for 36 locations throughout Louisiana. Managing the experience, branding, and onboarding of new team members.
• Designed and distributed company newsletter and created marketing material for all properties.
• Responsible for maintenance of personnel policies and orientation handbooks to communicate updated procedures/policies, staying in compliance with state and federal regulations.
• As I moved into the payroll position I was responsible for processing payroll (Bi-Weekly) - and all accounting and budgeting and variances associated with the payroll process for all (36) companies. Calculated quarterly bonuses, and managed annual budget and exception practices.

Jun 1998 – Aug 2003 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• Built out Southwestern Bell locations in Oklahoma in 2000. Was able to get a very rare transition to an external bell company due to performance.
• Ranked 3rd in sales performance in the state of Louisiana in 2002 and 2003.