Algernon Billups - Sr. Recruiter/Talent Acquisition, AgileOne

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Work Background

ConfidentialTalent Acquisition

Jan. 2022Atlanta Metropolitan Area · Remote• Manage and facilitate the full lifecycle recruitment process to attract, identify, and hire top internal and external talent. • Conduct formal, detailed consultations with hiring managers to ensure understanding of needs, outline the recruiting process and define targeted search strategies for open positions. • Serve as the lead for director-level and above talent searches and provide full service for each search. • Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and job applications and performing phone screenings. • Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience, and aptitudes. • Support hiring managers in candidate evaluation and selection. • Facilitate the offer process by calculating and extending the offer. • Lead special projects and initiatives to support best in class recruiting practices including employer branding and external recruitment strategy. • Assist and back up other team members regarding open positions, interview facilitation, and hiring manager calls.

CoinbaseSenior Talent Acquisition Consultant

Jan. 2021 - Jan. 2022San Francisco Bay Area• Own full recruitment process including interview, feedback and offer process. • Building a diverse pipeline of technical candidates with a Crypto focus using creative sourcing channels. • Collaborating with teams to deeply understand their hiring needs and proactively translate that into a positive candidate and interviewer experience. • Maintaining data integrity and report recruiting metrics as needed. • Building processes that will help the recruitment team scale its efforts for years to come. • Representing the company with integrity and professionalism

Datum Software Inc.Senior Technical Recruiter

Oct. 2017 - Jan. 2021Greater Atlanta Area

PSR Associates, Inc.Senior Recruiter

Oct. 2016 - Oct. 2017Greater Atlanta Area

Eagle Hill ConsultingSenior Recruiter

Sep. 2015 - Oct. 2016Washington D.C. Metro Area

North Highland/ TrueBridge ResourcesSenior Talent Advisor/Recruiting Lead

Oct. 2009 - Oct. 2015Greater Atlanta Area• Responsible for the full life cycle management of RPO services for Global a client. Managed the open requisitions and business needs for 9 offices in the Central and South Regions. • Acted as a liaison between the client and Business services recruitment to ensure prompt delivery of quality candidates • Responsible for building and maintaining a competitive intelligence database for qualifying and extracting information from multiple data sources to create a candidate pipeline for current and future hiring needs • Interfaced with the hiring managers, Human Resources and other key stakeholders to ensure client satisfaction. • Managed and reported all metrics and daily recruitment activity to the Director of the team • Led initial consultations with hiring managers on requisition definition and potential sourcing strategies. • Responsible for screening, presenting and “selling” qualified candidates to hiring managers. • Conducted weekly meetings with management to foster relationships and discuss recruiting needs and strategies. • Lead responsibilities for a team of two recruiters. Responsible for all training and mentorship. • Successful in achieving SLAs resulting in exceeding RPO client expectations. • Consistently performed against competitive metrics that were set by the clients in a high volume environment. Developed creative and cost efficient strategies to target additional talent, including cold calling, networking with LinkedIn users as well as targeting industry specific groups and associations. • Worked closely with Recruiters to develop and execute tactical sourcing strategies aimed at generating candidate flow to meet overall recruiting goals. • Analyzed recruitment trends, forecast hiring projections and connect workforce strategies to overall business goals and objectives. • Educated client groups and team members on changes in policies and practices within the organization.

Strategic Staffing SolutionsSenior Technical Recruiter

Dec. 2008 - Oct. 2009Greater Atlanta Area• Full life cycle recruitment to include sourcing, screening, testing, evaluation, interviewing, negotiating, offers, reference verification and on boarding of major IT positions to include: Various Engineers, Developers, Network Administrators, Programmers, Analyst and other technical opportunities through internet job boards, social networking sites, job fairs and advertisements. • Effectively identified, screened, evaluated and recommended candidates for hire in a variety of industry verticals utilizing full life cycle recruitment strategies. • Worked closely with the account mangers throughout the region to provide the highest level of service possible in filling open positions with precision, speed, and accountability. Assisted in executing high-level process and change management within the organization to create a streamlined hiring process. • Marketed qualified candidate pools to active clients and non active clients in order to create new opportunities and maintain the client relationship. • Attended user group meetings, community events, partner with Universities/Colleges/trade schools, and attend Job fairs.

MDISenior Technical Recruiter/Recruiting Lead

May. 2003 - Dec. 2008Greater Atlanta Area• Partnered with key leadership to provide recruiting expertise and execute short and long-term HR strategies to grow and develop talent • Sourced active & passive industry talent via targeted recruitment campaigns leveraging online recruiting resources, in-house ATS, Social Media tools and professional networking • Find top talent for a variety of positions within the Technology department such as C/C++/C# Developers, .Net and Java Software Engineers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, QA Leads with Scrum/Agile/Waterfall technologies, SalesForce.com Architects and IOS Developers • Partnered with recruiters and hiring managers to understand the skills and background required for each opportunity, the culture of the department and growth opportunities available. • Conducted recruitment intake strategy meetings, clarify successful candidate’s profile and market availability, develop and execute sourcing strategy, & complete phone screens. • Responsible for mentoring and providing on-going training and support for new recruiters • Led and managed a team of junior recruiters on sourcing techniques, behavioral based interviewing, recruiting processes and strategies, human resources policies and best practices. • Provided recruitment data and other information to line managers and executives for decision making which impacted budget allocation, salary levels, sourcing strategies, etc. • Conducted weekly recruiting status meeting with hiring managers. • Partnered with the client and internal Business Partners to develop comprehensive workforce plans develop and drive talent. • Responsible for the day to day activities of the Recruitment team, ensure that it meets the HR Recruitment SLAs. • Studied existing Vendor Management Systems (VMS) to establish benchmarks and understand industry standards for product functionality.

Experis-- Manpower Professional/COMSYSSenior Technical Recruiter

Jun. 2001 - May. 2003Greater Atlanta Area - Charlotte, NC• Recruited for all positions across SDLC such as Project/Program/Product Managers, Business Analyst, Programmer/Analysts, Software Developers, Quality Assurance, Web Developers, Help Desk Support, Network Engineers, and Systems Administrators. • Responsible for all steps associated with the identification, placement, and management of contract and permanent employees within Applications, Infrastructure, and Communications service areas • Administered technical tests, conducted reference checks, initiated background investigations • Negotiate wage rates, benefits and other terms/conditions of employment with contractors • Sourced candidates utilizing our internal database (RWS) and external job search engines (Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, etc.); cold calling; leveraging relationships • Developed an effective pipeline of key talent available for immediate hire as succession planning needs dictate • Researched & implemented innovative recruiting techniques and sourcing strategies to maximize our presence. • Built and maintained solid, professional relationships with technical professionals through meetings, coffee/lunches, phone contacts/emails and strategic networking. • Built strategic and consultative relationships with key stakeholders across business functions

ITBS ConsultingTechnical Recruiter

Jan. 1997 - Apr. 2001Greater Atlanta Area• Sourcing, screening and interviewing potential candidates to ensure the best possible matches to specific client requirements, reference verification, scheduling/coordinating of appropriate technical testing & assessments, salary negotiation, coordination of client interviews and maintaining excellent documentation • Responsible for formatting of submittal documentation prior to forwarding to respective hiring managers. • Scheduled phone screens and interviews between candidates and respective managers. • Responsible for negotiation of compensation for candidates. • Provided consultation to set expectations of requirements versus current market trends and respective compensation. • Meet with hiring authorities to better understand their projects, concerns and group culture.

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