Zoran Nikolic

ZORAN NIKOLIC Cleveland, OH | - |-| linkedin.com/in/zoran-nikolic1389 TALENT ACQUISITION LEADER Strategic Hiring Partner | Full-Cycle Recruitment Expert Resourceful and results-driven TA professional with 10+ years of success leading full-cycle recruitment in corporate and high-growth environments. Proven ability to align talent strategies with business goals, optimize sourcing pipelines, and build high-performing TA teams. Recognized for a consultative approach, process optimization, and executive collaboration. CORE COMPETENCIES Sourcing Strategies | ATS Optimization | Full-Cycle Recruitment | Candidate Negotiation Data Analysis & Reporting | Recruitment Compliance | Team Leadership | Stakeholder Collaboration PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Northwestern Mutual – Remote Contract Talent Acquisition Specialist | Aug 2024 – Present Partner with hiring managers to design tailored recruiting strategies. Execute full-cycle recruitment while ensuring compliance and delivering a high-touch candidate experience. Leverage multi-channel sourcing to attract top-tier talent. Improved hiring manager training on interviewing and evaluation best practices. Rockwell Automation – Remote Talent Acquisition Manager | May 2022 – July 2024 Led a team of recruiters and managed strategic hiring across departments. Collaborated with executives to align recruitment with organizational goals. Reduced time-to-fill by 25% and improved candidate quality by 30%. Boosted recruiter productivity by 50% through mentoring and process refinement. Rockwell Automation – Remote Principal Talent Advisor – Team Lead | Aug 2021 – May 2022 Advised on hiring strategy, built diverse pipelines, and optimized sourcing via ATS analytics. Increased placement accuracy by 20% and improved retention by 15%. Enhanced hiring manager satisfaction by 35%. Rockwell Automation – Remote Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist | Mar 2020 – Aug 2021 Led recruiting for a joint venture (Sensia); managed end-to-end hiring and strategy. Reduced time-to-fill by 30% through proactive pipeline development. Eliminated agency spend via optimized internal sourcing. Swagelok – Cleveland, OH APAC Recruitment Consultant (Contract) | Nov 2019 – Mar 2020 The Garland Company – Cleveland, OH Corporate Recruiter | Nov 2017 – Mar 2019 CrossCountry Mortgage – Brecksville, OH Talent Acquisition Consultant (Contract) | Aug 2016 – Nov 2017 Robert Half – Cleveland/Akron, OH Permanent Placement Manager | Apr 2015 – Aug 2016 ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE EY – Cleveland, OH | Risk Assurance nVent – Cleveland, OH | Talent Acquisition Specialist EDUCATION Bachelor of Business Administration Cleveland State University – Cleveland, OH