For over a decade Randy has partnered with a diverse range of organisations to attract, source and secure high performing talent.
As an experienced recruiter and talent manager, Randy has formulated and executed talent acquisition strategies across a broad spectrum of business groups including finance, IT, sales and marketing, consulting, legal and administration.
Having worked for global organisations both in Australia and the UK/Ireland, Randy has developed strong commercial management skills that have an emphasis on process and systems. He has an excellent track record of engaging and managing stakeholder relationships at all levels of an organisation.
Throughout his career Randy has demonstrated honesty, pragmatism, adaptability, tenacity, enthusiasm and emotional intelligence. Randy has enjoyed a diverse international career during which time he has learned complementary skills from highly talented individuals. Sound commercial acumen and first class relationship management skills have delivered positive outcomes to Randy’s prior and current employers.
Talent Acquisition Manager, ANZ @ Manager, Talent Acquisition, Sydney
Reporting to Vice President, People Relationship Management (PRM)
Effective Service Delivery
• Partner with Heads of practice, service line, capability or function across our corporate, operational and sales organisations.
• Pro actively engage with passive talent regarding Capgemini’s global/local strategic goals, organisation structure, key people, business performance and EVP.
• Actively manage and promote Capgemini’s referral program to new and existing staff.
• Coach candidates on the expectations of our people and provide insight into the performance management process.
Stakeholder Management
• Regularly meet with members of the leadership team regarding talent identification and definition of recruitment strategy.
• Negotiate with senior level appointments on variable compensation schemes, commission models, short/long term incentives and general remuneration/compensation benefits.
• Engage with hiring managers about the recruitment service offering and recruitment best practice.
• Drive and influence discussion with hiring managers about grade alignment, competency/capability, ‘hot skills’ premiums.
Team Management/Leadership
• Responsible and accountable for a team of recruiters delivering full service recruitment to the business.
Operational Excellence/Process Improvement
• Delivery of VP sponsored initiatives aimed at improving candidate experience, reducing time to fill and transforming recruitment process.
Achievements
• Significantly improved direct recruitment via referral initiative, advertising and effective talent pooling.
• Creation of “Capgemini Australia Opportunities” group on internal Yammer group which broadcasts requisitions to global community.
• Over 200 successful appointments in 2010 and 2011.
• Transition and knowledge transfer of recruitment administration to off-shore delivery centre (Kolkata, India). From May 2008 to Present (7 years 8 months) Sydney, AustraliaBusiness Unit Manager @ Business Unit Manager
North Shore division
Reporting to Operating Director
Responsibilities
• Ambition Finance’s head count grew 50% over the course of 2007, my mandate was to drive revenue, profit and head count growth in an established yet underdeveloped business.
• Lead and manage a team of consultants focused on finance recruitment for commercial clients based on Sydney’s North Shore.
• Work with candidate research services in the acquisition of highly sought after talent.
• Engage with clients regarding talent acquisition, retention, market trends as well as negotiate trading terms, preferred supplier agreements and fee disputes.
Achievements
• Performance manage two consultants who were not delivering profit to the business, ultimately both resources were redeployed successfully to other roles.
• Successfully ensured revenue generation and protection through diversification of client base. From March 2007 to April 2008 (1 year 2 months) Manager @ March 2006 to April 2007
Manager
Finance and Accounting, Chatswood, Australia
Responsibilities
• Led and manage a team of consultants focussed on finance recruitment for commercial clients based on Sydney’s North Shore.
• Full P&L accountability for operating business.
• Recruit, train, appraise and mentor consultants.
• Facilitate training days for new hires.
• Ongoing analysis of revenues including temp vs perm, revenue per head count, client retention, budget vs forecast, outstanding debts, operating expenses.
Achievements
• Chatswood office delivered significant year on year revenue/profit growth through acquisition of high quality talent.
• Mentored and succession planned senior consultant into management position.
May 2004 to September 2005
Senior Consultant
Specialist Finance Markets, London UK
Responsibilities
• Experience of working within the permanent, temporary and contract market.
• Market specialising in internal audit, risk management, operational review and Sarbanes Oxley.
• Key clients included Accenture, BOC, BP, BAT, British Gas, BskyB, Burberry, Cisco, Colgate, Glaxo Smith Kline, ITV, Linklaters, News International, WPP, Viacom.
Achievements
• Ranked 3rd in the UK for permanent revenue across our whole finance and legal business for H1 2005.
May 2003 to April 2004
Senior Consultant
Permanent, Finance Middlesex, UK
As above.
November 2000 to April 2003
Recruitment Consultant
Temporary/Contract, Sydney
Responsibilities
• Placement of temporary/contracting financial staff into commercial clients based on the North Shore of Sydney. Appointments were made at all levels, including clerical/assistant accounting, newly qualified accountants, financial control, tax and treasury, strategy and planning.
Achievements
• Ranked consistently in the top 10 temp consultants in Australia, on occasion achieving No.1 in NSW. From November 2000 to March 2007 (6 years 5 months)
Holy Cross College, Ryde, Sydney AUS From 1990 to 1995 Randy Auer is skilled in: Recruitment/Retention, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Talent Identification, Talent Selection, Talent Scouting, Employee Hiring, Talent Mapping, Stakeholder Management, Technical Recruiting, Team Leadership, Recruitment Advertising, Sales Recruitment, Contract Recruitment, Social Networking