Lead Diversity L&D Program Manager at Amazon, AIRS CDR (He/Him/His)
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Talent Managment Recruiting Consultant @ Equifax Provided strategic consulting and utilizing sourcing techniques to staff a time sensitive critical in-house project. Key skills are Data Network Architects, Midrange Domain Architects, DC Facilities Engineer, Business Analyst, Physical DBA's and Mainframe Systems Engineers. From December 2008 to January 2009 (2 months) Senior Recruiter @ Matrix Resources Simply put, dominate...
Talent Managment Recruiting Consultant @ Equifax Provided strategic consulting and utilizing sourcing techniques to staff a time sensitive critical in-house project. Key skills are Data Network Architects, Midrange Domain Architects, DC Facilities Engineer, Business Analyst, Physical DBA's and Mainframe Systems Engineers. From December 2008 to January 2009 (2 months) Senior Recruiter @ Matrix Resources Simply put, dominate the agency marketplace. :) From November 2003 to August 2005 (1 year 10 months) Sr. Recruiter @ Kforce Professional Staffing Dominate the agency world. Go where no agency recruiter has gone before... From 1998 to 2003 (5 years) Tag Society Social Manager - Supply Chain & Logistics @ Technology Association of Georgia Social Media Manager, utilized social media to broadcast press releases, articles and updates to Supply Chain group. Acted as a liaison between the social media committee, the society's board of directors and the TAG staff. http://twitter.com/TAG_Logistics From September 2011 to December 2014 (3 years 4 months) Greater Atlanta AreaGlobal Talent Acquisition Supply Chain Recruiter @ Manhattan Associates Full life cycle Recruiter for the Professional Services across the global region, APAC, LATAM, and North America. Managed internal relationships with SVP, VP's and Sr. Directors. Sourced quality candidates while producing continuous pipelines for business critical roles (Engagement Managers, Omni-Channel/E-commerce, WMOS, Labor, TMS). Executed & implement sourcing strategies by meeting with leaders and studying organizational objectives & goals. Utilize analytics to evaluate labor market trends and recommended changes to internal and external sourcing strategies. Essential skills: Building relationships, strong negotiation and influencing skills, multi-tasking, focused, knowledgeable in TA processes and best practices, direct sourcing, social media messaging, problem-solving, cutting-edge techniques, persuasive written & communication skills and delivering quality hires. An active participant in several HR community volunteer projects: Diversity Recruitment Task Team to create a robust report to track the source of diverse hires. Implemented behavioral interview guides for key leadership roles in PSO services. Volunteer projects: "Habitat for Humanity" and "Light the Night." From April 2010 to May 2014 (4 years 2 months) Greater Atlanta AreaTalent Acquisition Consultant @ Coca-Cola Enterprises Performed sourcing, recruiting & staffing support to CCE's BIS organization. Key skill sets are: SAP Security Analyst, SAP WMS Configuration Specialist, SAP Security Governance, Information Architects, SAP ABAP Programmers, Mobile Programmers and SAP CRM Functional Configuration Specialist, Sr. Mgr Global Web & Portal etc. Previously worked on the largest CCE HR consolidation restructuring project in North America. Lead Talent Acquisition Consultant, hired 50 plus highly skilled experts in HR, Quality Specialist, Six Sigma Business Process Managers, Employee Relations Specialist and Trainers. From March 2009 to April 2010 (1 year 2 months) Staffing Consultant @ Microsoft, Inc Performed recruiting and sourcing for several internal I.T. organizations with Microsoft, (MSIT teams: (MIO, Customer Service.Also, provided additional staffing support to International sourcing & recruiting teams within Microsoft. From March 2008 to October 2008 (8 months) Senior Recruiter @ Home Depot As the Senior I.T. Corporate Recruiter, my role and responsibilities were to provide full-cycle recruiting for several I.T. divisions within the company including HD.com, Supply Chain, Retail Systems, Merchandising and Systems & Infrastructure Services. Specific responsibilities were coordinating status meetings with business leaders, gathering requirements, researching, sourcing and recruiting skills in several key technologies: SAP, (ERP), (CRM), Supply Chain, (Warehouse Management, Transportation and Logistics), (Manhattan Associates suite), Websphere Commerce, Portal developers, Java, Application Developers. From August 2005 to April 2008 (2 years 9 months) Principal Recruiter / Global Program Manager @ CommVault Systems Interim Talent Acquisition Manager for Australia, ANZ market. Successfully directed a turnkey assignment that included sourcing, recruitment, engagement, and talent pipeline development for key roles in the SouthEastern Asian Pacific region, i.e. Business Development, Enterprise Sales and Area Vice President. Created advertising campaigns, referral drives, and behavioral interview guides. Additionally, provided behavioral interviewing training to market hiring leaders. Principal Recruiter:o Global Sourcing & Recruiting- Strategically sourced and recruited for specialty leadership roles in multiple business areas, operations, sales, and marketing. Created strategic partnerships with CHRO, HRBP's and executive business leaders in America, EMEA and APAC.o Architect/Program Leader/Facilitator of Global Employee Referral Program.Re-engineered employee referral programs across the globe.Key Accomplishment -Saw an increase of 31 to 51% in employee referral hires.Enhanced awareness and branding of ERP with content, awards, and niche messaging. o LinkedIn Administrator/Trainer – Superuser /account holder for the internal recruiting team. o Co-Branding Lead- Leveraged social properties, Glassdoor, FaceBook, and LinkedIn Careers. From May 2014 to March 2016 (1 year 11 months) Corporate office located in New JerseyLead Diversity Sourcing Recruiter & Trainer, CDR - D&I Change Agent/Diversity @ Amazon Lead Souring Diversity Recruiter, part of a central diversity team supporting Amazon Devices & Alexa. My role is focused on D&I Training our 200 Industry Recruiters & Sourcers with Alexa and Devices. Additionally, architect and create diversity "Think Big" initiatives, strategic diversity programs, competitive intelligence using market research, training, mentoring, sourcing & recruiting, and lifting team members to understand why and how to identify diverse talent. Amazon Alexa & Devices is focused on bringing user-delighting, voice-activated experiences to Amazon customers. Amazon as a whole is a company of builders who bring varying backgrounds, ideas, and points of view to inventing on behalf of our customers. Our diverse perspectives come from many sources including gender, race, age, national origin, sexual orientation, culture, education, as well as professional and life experience. I am fortunate to wake up every day and do something I am passionate about and achieved success in. Feel free to reach out to me if you want to network, explore or learn about opportunities at Amazon. "No Pretenders Please" Thanks. California & Seattle, WA, reside @ a secret bunker in Las Vegas, NevadaLead Diversity L&D Program Manager @ Amazon Develop impactful learning and development curriculum that increase engagement and productivity of recruiters focused on marginalized underrepresented talent. Sr. Sourcing Recruiter/Diversity Trainer CDR. @ Amazon Web Services, AWS Sr. Sourcing Recruiter/Diversity Trainer at Amazon Web Services, provides strategic Sourcing & Recruiting for the AWS Partner Network. The AWS Partner Network is comprised of our strongest alliances in Technology, (Independent Software Vendors, SaaS, PaaS, Developer Tools, Management, Security) and Consulting, (System Integrators, Strategic Consultancies, Agencies, Managed Service Providers).I hire the best and brightest talent!If you are interested in joining us, please visit our careers site at http://aws.amazon.com/careers/ or contact me directly.I hire the best and brightest talent! From June 2016 to August 2020 (4 years 3 months) Seattle, Washington
Equifax
Talent Managment Recruiting Consultant
December 2008 to January 2009
Matrix Resources
Senior Recruiter
November 2003 to August 2005
Kforce Professional Staffing
Sr. Recruiter
1998 to 2003
Technology Association of Georgia
Tag Society Social Manager - Supply Chain & Logistics
September 2011 to December 2014
Greater Atlanta Area
Manhattan Associates
Global Talent Acquisition Supply Chain Recruiter
April 2010 to May 2014
Greater Atlanta Area
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Talent Acquisition Consultant
March 2009 to April 2010
Microsoft, Inc
Staffing Consultant
March 2008 to October 2008
Home Depot
Senior Recruiter
August 2005 to April 2008
CommVault Systems
Principal Recruiter / Global Program Manager
May 2014 to March 2016
Corporate office located in New Jersey
Amazon
Lead Diversity Sourcing Recruiter & Trainer, CDR - D&I Change Agent/Diversity
California & Seattle, WA, reside @ a secret bunker in Las Vegas, Nevada
Amazon
Lead Diversity L&D Program Manager
Amazon Web Services, AWS
Sr. Sourcing Recruiter/Diversity Trainer CDR.
June 2016 to August 2020
Seattle, Washington
Provided strategic consulting and utilizing sourcing techniques to staff a time sensitive critical in-house project. Key skills are Data Network Architects, Midrange Domain Architects, DC Facilities Engineer, Business Analyst, Physical DBA's and Mainframe Systems Engineers. Provided strategic consulting and utilizing sourcing techniques to staff a time sensitive critical in-house project. Key skills are Data Network Architects, Midrange Domain Architects, DC Facilities Engineer, Business Analyst, Physical DBA's and Mainframe Systems Engineers.
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Kevin Walters works for Equifax
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Kevin Walters is Talent Managment Recruiting Consultant
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