Maria Fernanda Quezada Rosas

- - MARIA FERNANDA QUEZADA ROSAS HR & IT Talent Acquisition Expert IT Talent acquisition professional with more than 16 years of experience, in recruitment, staffing, and human resource management across diverse industries, including IT, technology, manufacturing, and corporate functions. Expertise in full-cycle recruitment, strategic hiring, and building high-performing teams for global markets such as Mexico, the U.S., India, and LATAM. Skilled in sourcing top talent for technical, executive, and operational roles while fostering employee retention and engagement. Proven success in designing and implementing talent acquisition strategies, managing recruitment teams, and driving diversity and inclusion initiatives. Adept at utilizing advanced tools and platforms (Workday, Salesforce, SAP) to streamline hiring processes and deliver measurable results. Strong communicator with a track record of achieving business goals through leadership, innovation, and process improvement. Bilingual in English and Spanish, with a Master’s degree in business leadership and Organization. EDUCATION • Bachelor´s Degree Engineering in Technologies and Information Systems Universidad del Valle de México 2022 – At present • Diplomat Degree in Effective Labor Communication Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente 2018 – 2019 • Master´s Degree in Business Leadership and Organization Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente- • Bachelor´s Degree Industrial Relations Degree (HR Specialist) Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente- SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Talent Acquisition: • Recruitment and Selection of staff: IT, Executive, operational, administrative and BPM positions • Recruitment sources: in house, job boards (OCC, Bumeran, Indeed, Computrabajo, LinkedIn, Facebook), networking, Universities, recruitment and job fairs, vendor sourcing and management. • Extense profiles sourced and recruited: IT, Leaders, Directors, VP´s, QA, receptionists, assistants, finance, accounting, etc. • Manages recruiting team, identifies the talented candidates, and monitors the recruitment efforts of a company from sourcing of candidates to their hiring and onboarding. • International exposure recruiting and supporting (Mexico, India, USA, South America) • Design and implementation of processes and formats. • Leadership, innovation, teamwork, communication skills, commitment, responsibility. • Advanced English. Management: • Determine current staffing needs and produce forecasts. • Develop talent acquisition strategies and hiring plans. • Lead employment branding initiatives. • Plan and conduct recruitment and selection processes (interviews, screening calls etc.) • Take steps to ensure positive candidate experience. • Assist in employee retention and development. • Supervise recruiting personnel. • Organize and/or attend career fairs, assessment centers or other events. • Use metrics to create reports and identify areas of improvement. - - PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NIR-YU Guadalajara, Jalisco Aug 2021 – At present Role: Senior IT Recruitment Lead • Develop a pool of qualified candidates as required by the position using sourcing strategies such as passive candidate sourcing, leverage assigned sources, employ individual methodologies to source candidates via social media • Collaborate with the Recruiting team to determine appropriate sourcing strategy. • Create and maintain strong networking relationships with internal customers and external talent sources. • Work as a key member in supporting the company’s Diversity Initiatives with a focus on networking and talent acquisition. • Conduct preliminary phone interviews/screens with selected candidates to further validate skills, experience, and knowledge in relation to position requirements using behavioral-based interview techniques. • Builds winning TA strategy by taking information gathered from HR & the business and staying ahead of business needs to proactively search for a diverse pool of top industry talent using various recruiting methods (direct sourcing, internal recruitment, web-based, print media, social media) • Full life cycle recruitment efforts and client relationship management primarily for our Entertainment, Sports, and Animation Divisions • Daily responsibilities include sourcing active and passive candidates, client management, and administration of requisitions via Team Tailor. • Build networks to find qualified passive candidates to include attendance at networking events on behalf of the Company. • Seek opportunities to remove obstacles and implements complex and unique recruiting approaches. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Guadalajara, Toluquilla Site, Guadalajara May 2018 – August 2021 Role: LATAM & US University Recruiting Program Manager • Approver of partner schools, and determine approved budget by country/location • Internship and Graduate Recruitment end to end process of LATAM. • Provide recommendations for partner schools and events • Manage Workday and other HR systems configuration • Solicit, develop, document, test and manage business and technical requirements and provide detailed design and business rules to support the requirements throughout project life cycle up to and through change control. • HPE to conduct Intern Onboarding Sessions. Should an HPE resource be unavailable, HPE Global University • Source prospective bachelor candidates utilizing as first resource University Inters and various methods including internet job boards, Results • Leading a global team of recruitment professionals based across 7 countries, responsible for 2,000+ hires annually and • • • accelerating diversity within HPE Working in partnership with HPE to lead the recruiting strategy and execution for all areas of the business, ensuring alignment to the company's hiring goals Sourced and hire between 30 to 45 interns every Q season (4) a year, hiring more than 170 resources every year Decrease resource cost per hire a 50% of a normal salary. Nearshore Delivery Solutions, Guadalajara, Jal. Role: Sr. IT Recruiter & Key Account Specialist Jun 2015 – May 2018 TECHMAHINDRA Ciudad de México • • • • • • • • Headhunter expert in IT profiles in charge of a specific IT company as a client, end to end of the recruitment process providing value feedback to the client, candidate and team involved. Source IT requirements from México and LATAM Key contact with the client to understand their hiring needs. Staffing and recruiting of IT profiles. Follow up to screening process, fulfillment of open and closed requisitions Job offer negotiation process, Objectives Setting & Recruitment, Selection and Hiring Process and Incentives Payout Internal Designed pipeline programs within sites to meet current and future talent demands. Provided creative sourcing methods (internal and external) for difficult to fill positions Increase employer brand awareness through social media recruiting and campus recruiting activities. - - Results • Provided guidance regarding policies and procedures. • Planned and administration of the execution of strategies on the recruitment and selection department according to the client requirements. • Stablished the full cycle of recruitment process, attracting the highest top candidates through the appropriate recruitment channels. Flextronics Company, Guadalajara Jal. Role: US Talent Acquisitions Specialist • HR Global Business Services Talent Acquisition US and Canada • Staffing and recruiting of talent acquisitions on the US and Canada • Lead all the transactional activities involved in the TA process for US and Canada • Onboarding process Mar 2013 – Jun 2015 IBM México, El Salto, Jal Jul 2009 - Mar 2013 Role: HR Generalist In-Plant *Contractor* Systemplan - IT Recruiter • Company representation at IBM • Pay roll management • Employee training and company introduction and presentation • Contract of employment • Hiring and resign process employee demands. • Management and monitoring of indicators. Results: • Sourced, selection, hiring and on boarding for 25 managers and 3 areas at IBM. Payroll administration of almost 100 employees that the company had on IBM. Attention to them in all types of requirements, questions, paperwork, case analysis, personnel administration, Federal Laws IMSS and LFT. JABIL CIRCUIT DE MÉXICO, Zapopan, Jal Role: Recruiter • Being part of hiring department making selection and recruitment of manufacturing vacancies. Ene 2008 – Jun 2009 Results: • Massive recruitment of general employees for the Blackberry RIM Project hiring more than 2000 operative employees.