Kristin Bilionis

KRISTIN BILIONIS 34 Bartlett St. Charlestown, MA 02129 --, www.linkedin.com/in/kristinbilionis Top-performing, high-volume Senior Sales Recruiter with deep experience recruiting for Sales and Sales Engineering talent across high-growth technology companies. Proven success hiring for complex technical environments including SaaS, cybersecurity, networking, wireless infrastructure, AI, and cloud technologies.. Skilled in full life cycle recruiting, strategic sourcing, and aligning closely with hiring managers to deliver results quickly and at scale. Creative Recruiter with strong contacts, people skills and the persistence to attract and hire top talent. I specialize in building strong candidate networks and pipelines that can be utilized to identify passive candidates for hard to fill requirements using a consultative approach. I excel at identifying and closing candidates for hard-to-find roles. RECRUITING: Finance, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and IT positions at Fortune 500 companies to start-ups Core Competencies iCMS/ Greenhouse/ Oracle/ Taleo/Virtual Edge/Workday/Eightfold/ChatGPT HPE Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, CA 2021- present Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist• Full life cycle recruiter supporting Sales Engineers, and Account Managers in North America and Canada • Recognized for sourcing 30% of my own hires • For FY 23 hiring ramp, sourced and hired 57 Account Managers • Built out SLED Sales organization and hired 35 Account Managers across North America • Implemented a process that all interviews consisted of one Diverse interviewer • Chosen to participate in a 12 month Inclusive Hiring Champion focused on DEI Globally • Active member of Veterans Employee Affinity Group • Juniverse Awards winner for the Shining Star and Fly to the Moon. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Seattle Washington Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - contract Non-Juniper Juniper Business Use Only - • Full Life cycle recruiter supporting AWS Solution Architects Healthcare vertical for North America • Nominated to participate in newly formed Internal/External employee referral campaign • Scheduled Employee referral campaigns for both Internal Employees and External candidates • Ran daily reports to assign Talent Acquisition Specialists with aligned internal Employees and External candidates Mimecast, Watertown MA Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - • Work collaboratively with Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners and Compensation to ensure a seamless process and provide each candidate with a best-in-class candidate experience. • Passive candidate sourcing via LinkedIn, Networking groups, and Social media • For FY19 and FY18 hit Sales hiring ramp goal in three months. Hired 49 FY18 and 53 FY19 • Maintain weekly activity reports for HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers to close each requisition • Recruit for multiple organizations: Finance, Human Resource, Marketing, and Sales Nanigans, Boston, MA- Senior Talent Acquisition • Responsible for the overall recruiting strategy for the Boston and San Francisco offices. • Work with the CFO on all recruiting programs • Create a target universe for each requisition and provide pipeline activity and data reports. Proofpoint, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA- Senior Sales Recruiter - contract • Responsible for full life cycle recruiting for Enterprise Sales organization: Solution Sales Specialist, Public Sector Sales, Sales operations, and strategy • Creatively sourced Sr. Account Managers in North America • Created and implemented an interview process. Led bi-weekly meetings with senior leadership which ensured the alignment of talent acquisition with business strategy. Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA- Senior Sales Recruiter • Responsible for full cycle recruiting in Enterprise Sales, Solution Sales (Specialists), Public Sector Sales, Sales Operations • Conduct weekly meetings with hiring managers to ensure effective relationships with business units and provide solutions that match staffing, budget and compliance concerns. Non-Juniper Juniper Business Use Only • Act as a strategic adviser to businesses on topics related to recruitment strategy and competitive positioning. • Implement diversity recruitment strategies, including the development of a Diversity Menu. • Proven consistent Top Performer meeting and exceeding KPI Metrics; had 98 hires. While maintaining quality time to fill within 45-60 days. Recruiter of the Month for 6 months Human Resources Consultant- Managed Staffing, benefits, compensation and employee relations for the following start-up companies: Pedestal Software – Newton, MA Maven Technologies – Cambridge, MA Open Pages – Waltham, MA Watchfire - Waltham, MA Anysoft – Newton, MA Imprivata- Lexington, MA EDUCATION American University – Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Arts in Communications Non-Juniper Juniper Business Use Only