Talent Acquisition leader with nearly 20 years of domestic and international experience and a passion for building world-class organizations. I work closely with business leaders as a strategic partner, leveraging excellent communication and relationship skills to develop rapport and trust, understand hiring needs, manage expectations and advise on market trends, compensation issues and competitive intelligence. As a leader I have been successful at building and driving high-performance teams, along with planning, organizing and coordinating a wide variety of recruitment programs. I encourage and enable teams to identify, attract and close the highest caliber talent through a variety of sourcing methods focused on cold calling, networking, referrals and internet-based efforts.

Sr. Director, Global Talent Acquisition @ I lead Global Talent Acquisition for Wayfair, having grown the TA function from a group of 8 to a team of over 60 in the US and Europe. Along the way, we've scaled the business from 600 to over 3,000 employees worldwide. Wayfair (NYSE: W), the largest online-only retailer of home goods and housewares, is headquartered in Boston, MA. The Wayfair family of brands includes: Wayfair.com, Joss & Main, AllModern, DwellStudio, and Birch Lane. With 2015 YTD revenue of $1.5B and over 3,000 employees, the company operates eight global locations: Boston, New York, Ogden and Orem, UT, Hebron, KY, Berlin, London, and Galway, Ireland. Wayfair has been named one of America’s Most Promising Companies by Forbes Magazine and selected by the Boston Business Journal and Glassdoor.com as a Top Company to Work For and Top Company for Well Balanced Life. From October 2011 to Present (4 years 3 months) Director of Recruiting @ I led all experienced and campus recruiting efforts for Vistaprint's US headquarters located in Lexington, MA. Played key role in scaling company from 500 to over 3,000 employees. From January 2007 to October 2011 (4 years 10 months) Engineering Recruiter @ Responsible for recruiting Software Engineers and Research Scientists for the NY and Atlanta offices Drove new BS, MS and PhD hiring, and conversion of Engineering Interns More than doubled the size of Atlanta Software Engineering Team, partnering with Engineering Manager, and direct sourcing candidates in local tech community Hired first Post Doctoral Researchers at Google to work on NY Research Team Coached new and junior Recruiting Team members in effective interviewing, closing techniques, and Google best practices Facilitated regular weekly Hiring Committee meetings for the purposes hire/no-hire decisions on US and international candidates Assisted in planning and organizing NY-based Tech Talks to increase awareness of Google’s NY presence Assisted in planning and organizing Google’s attendance at Research conferences and industry events From January 2006 to December 2006 (1 year) Greater New York City AreaManager of Recruiting @ Led team of Recruiters, Coordinators, and offshore resources responsible for hiring experienced insurance professionals, including Underwriters, Actuaries, Claims, Accounting & Finance, etc. Team on run rate of 1,100 hires through calendar year 2005 Standardized recruiting and scheduling processes, performance goals, and guidelines for frequency and format of communications to hiring managers for Recruiters and Coordinators Managed relationship with client Human Resources Team to specify hiring priorities and strategies to fill those needs Developed key metrics and reports for both Chubb and ACS Leadership to track daily progress Managed vendor relationships with online job boards, contract recruiters, research firms, recruiting agencies, and background check vendor Managed research firms focused on developing market maps and targeted call lists for direct outreach by Recruiters From May 2005 to January 2006 (9 months) Greater New York City AreaHR Consultant | Talent Acquisition @ Hands-on recruitment of top talent for US Sales, Small Business Solutions, eBusiness, and Supply Management Project Managed high-volume recruiting effort to grow Sales team from 75 to 250 Associates Leveraged a variety of methods including cold calling, networking, referrals, job boards, internet research, and agencies to source candidates from senior-level Leaders to entry-level Inside Sales Partnered closely with Leaders, leveraging excellent communication and relationship skills to develop rapport and trust, understand hiring needs, manage expectations and advise on market trends, compensation issues and competitive intelligence From May 2003 to May 2005 (2 years 1 month) Greater New York City AreaSenior Recruiter @ Sourced and hired high-quality software engineers and consultants for Entology’s Solution Teams. Leveraged a variety of sourcing methods focused primarily on cold calling, referrals, and online research. From November 2002 to May 2003 (7 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Recruiter @ Jet Professionals is the only global company offering a full range of aviation staffing services which includes placements of full time staff for business jet operators. I generated new business opportunities and filled roles with first-time and repeat clients through aggressive networking, cold calling and direct marketing of high performance candidates. From April 2002 to October 2002 (7 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Recruiter / Team Leader @ Recruiting Team Leader | Sapient New Delhi, India 1/01 - 10/01 • Recruited in New Delhi, India for 6 months • Coached sourcing, recruiting, and negotiation techniques • Implemented new sourcing, testing, and interviewing techniques • Sourced and hired Sr. Technology Leaders Recruiting Team Leader | Technology 1/00 - 1/01 • Managed 14 person US Recruiting Team, successfully hiring 200+ Software Engineers per year • Provided career management and mentoring to team members • Managed multi-million dollar budget, meeting hiring numbers and cost-per-hire targets Senior Recruiter & Team Leader | Technology 2/97 - 1/00 • Grew NY office from 100 to over 300 employees, recruiting all levels and consistently meeting or exceeding targets • Coached teammates on recruiting and negotiation techniques • Promoted to build and manage Recruiting team in Atlanta. Team grew Atlanta from 50 to over 200 employees in under a year • Responsibilities also included sourcing and hiring Sr. Leaders for east coast region From February 1997 to October 2001 (4 years 9 months) Greater New York City Area

BS, Business Administration / Marketing @ La Salle University From 1991 to 1994 Kevin Murray is skilled in: Sourcing, Interviewing, Hiring, Cold Calling, Direct Sourcing, Recruiting, Applicant Tracking Systems, Leadership, Human Resources, Interviews, Internet Recruiting, Training, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Technical Recruiting