Jason Childers

Jason Childers Phone: - • Email:-• Atlanta, Georgia SUMMARY Engaging leader with a progressive career in Global Talent Acquisition and HR Operations. Recognized as a collaborative and passionate leader offering exceptional analytic, research and communication skills. An adept and trusted business advocate with a strong track record in using innovative tactics to drive proactive talent acquisition/management strategies. Experience with mergers and acquisitions as well as PE owned environments. EXPERIENCE TALENT ACQUISITION CONSULTING Various Contract Talent Acquisition and Executive Recruiting March 2023 - Present FORTNA, Atlanta, GA June 2021 – February 2023 FORTNA is an end-to-end global design-build firm, delivering transformative, data-driven distribution solutions to the world’s leading brands. Director, Global Talent Acquisition and DE&I Lead ● Built and led the Global Talent Acquisition organization; coached and mentored a team of 14 including Manager, Recruiters, Sourcers and Coordinators ● Implemented a global applicant tracking system (iCIMS) and HR management system (Workday) integration ● Responsible for designing, developing, and implementing global recruiting strategies to meet workforce planning goals and business requirements ● Oversaw development of employment branding/recruitment marketing; including, developing the employer value proposition, oversight of career page development, interviewing internal and external stakeholders ● Developed a global Talent Operations roadmap to prioritize and centralize talent operations across all talent pillars (Recruiting, Sourcing, Coordination, HR Operations, etc.) ● Primary TA Partner to Executive Management (C-Suite) for all executive level positions and talent mapping, research, and candidate generation. Provided strategic leadership on policies and change management in DE&I ● Created and implemented DE&I concepts and programs; drove culture initiatives through key cross-functional working groups within the organization and across all touchpoints of the employee lifecycle Cox Media Group, Atlanta, GA January 2020 – April 2021 American media conglomerate that owns, operates or provides sales and marketing services to 57 stations in 20 markets. Director, Talent Acquisition ● Designed and implemented the Talent Acquisition (TA) function for Cox Media Group (CMG) by partnering with business leaders and HRBP’s to strengthen the organization and prepare for future needs ● Provided counsel to HRBPs and partnered with CMG Compensation to ensure positions were competitive and go-to market strategies were aligned. Coached/led a team of seven (Recruiters and Sr. Recruiters) across the US ● Continuously evaluated processes and made recommendations on enhancement and utilization of recruitment technology systems; implemented applicant tracking and onboarding systems (background/drug testing vendor, FCC/OFCCP compliance postings, I-9 new hire processing) to ensure legal compliance within the TA function ● Attracted and retained diverse talent by implementing new sourcing tools and strategies using LinkedIn Insights and Circa outreach dashboard and reporting thyssenkrupp, Atlanta, GA / Essen, Germany May 2016 – January 2020 thyssenkrupp AG is a global conglomerate with over 150,000 employees focusing on industrial engineering, elevator design and construction along with aerospace engineering, automotive technology and steel production. Head of Sourcing and Recruiting – Global Functional Team (2017 – 2020) Head of Talent Acquisition – thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas (2016 – 2017) ● Led the implementation of the global sourcing & recruiting strategy for the North American region (USA, Canada and Mexico), as well as drive global recruiting strategies and employer branding initiatives ● Led and coached team of 16 recruiters, 2 sourcing experts and an employer branding expert ● Aligned, adapted and executed global sourcing & recruiting initiatives for the Americas’ and provide appropriate oversight and governance; resulting in over 3,000 positions filled annually ● Drove consistent and standard use of global ATS and supporting system tools; monitor usage and data integrity ● ● ● Served as topic leader for the Americas’ region representing global sourcing & recruiting strategies Responsible for transforming and leading the Elevator Americas talent acquisition function from administrative to progressive full-cycle recruiting focusing on employment branding, active/passive sourcing, social media, selection and assessment, and onboarding Partnered with business leaders to build and enhance pipelines of passive talent, managing the sourcing strategy for multiple concurrent openings from the initial planning and intake phase to candidate identification BCD Travel, Atlanta, GA November 2011 – May 2016 BCD Travel is the world’s third largest corporate travel management company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands. The company operates in more than 100 countries with $30 billion in sales with more than 12,000 global employees. Senior Manager, Recruiting – Americas ● Designed, built and led the Talent Acquisition function including strategic and tactical activities aligned to business objectives filling over 1,500 annual positions globally ● Developed recruitment strategies and implement global processes, workflows and best practices ● Maintained hiring manager score of 98% or more on Talent Acquisition experience survey ● Oversaw creation and analysis of key metrics that measure, predict, and continuously improve Talent Acquisition effectiveness and services; Decreased third-party agency spend more than 75% in less than nine months ● Project lead in rolling out a global HRBP and recruiting model in over 20 countries including design, technology, process, and change management Kenexa – an IBM Company, Atlanta, GA July 2010 – November 2011 Kenexa helps drive HR and business outcomes through its unique combination of technology, content and services. Consultant ● Provided guidance and best practice research for Fiserv (A Global Fortune 500 Financial Transactions and Payment Card Industry company) in Talent Management with a focus on Talent Acquisition global operations ● Assessed current environment and provided strategic HR solutions (Assessment and Selection, Best Practice Recruitment, Employee Surveys, Performance Management and Succession Planning, Employment Branding and Career Site); Led development of HR analytics and measurements through creation of global scorecards Kimberly-Clark, Atlanta, GA / Knoxville, TN July 2007 – July 2010 Fortune 150 global consumer products company with over 58,000 employees worldwide & operations in 37 countries. Operations Lead, Global Talent Acquisition (2008 – 2010) Specialist, Global Talent Acquisition (2007 – 2008) ● Led and managed development and roll out of the North American Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence (COE) including; professional and executive level recruitment, research, market assessments, workforce planning, metrics, reporting, and social media efforts and college recruiting ● Spearheaded recruitment marketing as “Employer of Choice” within consumer products companies and within global/regional markets; Strategic partner to functional business leaders regarding Talent Management, including employee engagement and development, talent acquisition and selection and assessment ● Directly managed global RPO vendor and oversaw daily operations of 30 plus recruiters globally EDUCATION Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN Bachelor of Science, Marketing TRAINING ● LEAN/Kaizen continuous improvement ● DISC certified facilitator ● Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) ● Strength Finders certified AREAS OF EXPERTISE Global Talent Acquisition/Management, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Executive Recruiting, Strategic Workforce Planning, Social Media Strategies, Budget and P&L responsibility, Transformation, Organizational Design and Effectiveness, RPO/BPO management, global ATS Implementation, HRIS Implementation, Interviewing and Selection