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Blake Rice

New York,Ny

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Recruiter

Fox Corporation
12.2023 - Current
  • Led the expansion of the India-based streaming project team, increasing headcount from 87 to 143 in 6 months by successfully hiring iOS, Android, backend, frontend, and Roku engineers
  • Spearheaded the recruitment for critical roles in the US market, including Jamf and Apple engineers, ensuring alignment with project deadlines and technical requirements
  • Influenced stakeholders to revamp the interview and hiring processes to meet tight deadlines, resulting in a more streamlined and efficient recruitment cycle
  • Implemented innovative hiring strategies using Workday, enhancing equity and efficiency in the recruitment process
  • Managed the entire recruitment lifecycle from sourcing to salary negotiations, effectively closing candidates in the complex India job market with its extended notice periods.

Director of Talent Acquisition

TechTrust
07.2023 - 10.2023
  • Sculpted the company's growing talent landscape through strategic oversight and innovative and efficiency driven growth
  • Formulated and implemented strategic roadmaps for the end-to-end recruitment process
  • Fostered cross-departmental collaboration to ensure cohesive talent strategies and defined organizational culture
  • Continuously refine the talent infrastructure to align with evolving business needs and surpassed organizational objectives
  • Hired key critical leadership roles to shape the organization and grew the company by 75%.

Senior Diversity Talent Partner

Nike
07.2021 - 05.2023
  • Delivered an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle, from initial application to final candidate closing with recruiters, ensuring candidates feel informed and valued at every stage
  • Conducted weekly intake meetings with clients to review job postings, evaluate candidate pipelines, and stayed up-to-date on market trends, delivering tailored recruitment solutions that meet their specific needs
  • Proactively drove recruiting activities and continually sought to improve our approach, using creative strategies to attract top talent and streamline our recruitment process
  • Supported the software engineering and architecture product areas.

Engineering Recruiter

Google
10.2017 - 07.2021
  • Achieved an offer acceptance rate of 73% and consistently exceeded hiring targets and objectives
  • Provided a high tough experiment throughout the entire software engineering recruiting cycle from application evaluation, interviews and offer stages
  • Creatively drove all recruiting activities to consistently improve our hiring process and approach such as conferences and partnerships
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies and provide recommendations to better attract and retain the market's top talent, specifically in hardware and embedded software engineering
  • Developed interviewing resources, verbiage, trainings, and system design materials for the Silicon product area and streamlined the pre-screening process into a centralized location.

Sr. Technical Recruiter

TEKsystems
06.2015
  • Built client relationships to develop an understanding the local labor markets and consulted clients to implement the most effective talent attraction and retention strategies
  • Specialized in assisting professionals to find opportunities aligned with their skills, goals and interests
  • Trained new recruiters within the organization through coaching, workshops and training exercises
  • Achieved over $10,300 in weekly revenue
  • Successful placements in the applications division such as: Mainframe Developers, Java, Quality Assurance, Business Analyst, and Project Managers.

Education

BS in Business Administration & Management -

Elon University
Elon, NC

Skills

  • Recruiting
  • Employer Branding
  • Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Candidate Experience
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Candidate Assessment
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Salesforce
  • Workday

Languages

English
Proficient
C2
Mandarin
Intermediate
B1
Japanese
Intermediate
B1

Timeline

Technical Recruiter

Fox Corporation
12.2023 - Current

Director of Talent Acquisition

TechTrust
07.2023 - 10.2023

Senior Diversity Talent Partner

Nike
07.2021 - 05.2023

Engineering Recruiter

Google
10.2017 - 07.2021

Sr. Technical Recruiter

TEKsystems
06.2015

BS in Business Administration & Management -

Elon University

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