Global Talent Acquisition Director with a demonstrated ability to build, develop, coach and lead high performing talent acquisition teams which exceed management’s expectations by providing high quality low cost staffing solutions.

Director of Global Talent Acquisition @ Responsible for the delivery of all global talent acquisition services for a 3 billion dollar, 17,000 employee, Sensors & Controls manufacturer. Lead an in-house talent acquisition team of 28 Recruiters located on 3 continents supporting operations in 16 countries. From December 2015 to Present (1 month) Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist @ Hands on senior talent acquisition leader hired to be a change agent focused on restoring the reputation of the U.S. in house talent acquisition team. Established a new standard in talent acquisition support by applying executive search practices to all assigned searches. Influenced the redesign of the U.S. talent acquisition team structure to include sourcing specialists. Responsible for the national recruiting of Engineering, Information Technology, Marketing, Logistics, Procurement, Quality, Sales and Account Management professionals. Recognized by the Director of Global Talent Acquisition and Mobility for being the driving force behind the executive leadership team’s renewed faith and appreciation of the U.S. talent acquisition teams significantly improved support to the business. From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Talent Acquisition Consultant @ On site Recruiting Consultant responsible for national recruiting and placement of talent for a full array of positions within Marketing, Finance, Engineering, Information Technology, Project Management and others. 111 national searches successfully completed in 14 months time. From October 2012 to December 2013 (1 year 3 months) Senior Recruiting Manager @ Successfully managed the on time implementation of a Recruiting Process Outsourcing (RPO) partner to provide talent acquisition support to the Corporate hiring leadership Managed a team of one full-time and two part-time in-house recruiters and RPO partner to fill 387 unique corporate positions in 2011 with a 61-day average time to fill and a $1,265 average cost per hire Built and led a team of four Contract Recruiters and one Recruiting Coordinator which resulted in filling 221 unique corporate positions in 2010 with a 46-day average time to fill and a $1,300 average cost per hire Reduced recruiting expenses by 45% in 12 months by bringing direct sourcing capabilities in house which resulted in $541,000 of savings in outside contingent search firm expenses Businesses supported included merchandising, marketing, advertising, pricing, real estate, construction, customer relations, market research, store operations, pharmacy operations, inventory management, logistics, cvscaremark.com, extra care, corporate communications, community relations, Rx purchasing, legal, compliance and human resources. From October 2000 to February 2012 (11 years 5 months) Employment Manager @ Built and led a team of six Recruiters and four Recruiting Assistants, who filled on average 121 positions per month, for more than 12 consecutive months Managed executive recruitment efforts for Vice President and Senior Vice President level searches across all lines of business Developed effective recruitment strategies to meet clients business requirements From October 1997 to September 2000 (3 years) Staffing Manager @ 03/97 - 10/97 Staffing Manager Responsible for executive recruitment for Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company which included the Broker Dealer, Bank, Insurance and International delivery channels Exceeded time to fill standards by filling 37 high priority positions in less than the six week standard established by management 07/96 - 03/97 Human Resources Manager Responsible for the delivery of all human resources services to the Retirement Services Division Partnered with Corporate Staffing to develop and implement a recruitment strategy to meet the aggressive hiring needs of a start up division Partnered with Corporate Compensation to write and assign salary ranges to over 60 job descriptions From July 1996 to October 1997 (1 year 4 months)

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology @ University of Massachusetts at Lowell From 1984 to 1987 Stephen Russell is skilled in: Talent Acquisition, Team Leadership, Cost Reduction Solutions, Closing Deals, Consultative Approach, Manage Client Relationships, Strategic Partnerships, People Development, Applicant Tracking Systems, Contract Negotiation, Executive Search, Sourcing, Recruiting, Management, Leadership