About Caroline Aitken:
Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner offering extensive experience from a range of industries including:-
Corporate Finance, Telco, Investment Banking, FMCG, Technology, Media & Broadcasting,
Operational and strategic, full 360 recruitment, DE&I and Inclusive hiring focus, direct resourcing, EMEA + US exposure as well as UK, data led delivery, EVP creation/promotion - passionate about a positive candidate experience & journey, very strong record of high engagement & collaboration with stakeholders.
I enjoy a challenge so any business with ambition, growth & solution driven suits my style - own it and deliver.
Consulting for last 12 years I can operate as a contractor or permanent dependent on your needs.
Experience
Talent acquisition/retention; culture evaluation/alignment& brand development; developing role, job analysis & job/people specifications; lines of communication; company structures; creation of reward structure; recruitment & selection process, direct & agency sourced, UK & International, direct sourcing through linkedin, referrals, online networking, development of network resourcing and events ; PSL management; Success – direct hiring stats improved from 50% direct sourcing to 90-100% measured over 2 years; internal promotion & mobility increase across brands & locations; introduced new internal referral programme
Advocate driving best practice; introduced metrics; promoting company values; improving communication channels; created high visibility of feedback Success – introduced internal & external feedback forms highlighting good practice and where improvement is needed
Creating policy, training senior managers on inclusive hiring process; building diverse pipelines; utilising online tools; hosted events to attract a more diverse range of candidates specifically in corporate finance/investment banking Success – improved gender ratios male/female from 65/35% to 55/45% over 12 months; inclusive hiring training delivered to all hiring managers
Managing teams both local and remote, including 1:1’s, key deliverables, learning & development plans; mentor to graduates; SME for TA with wider People functions
Resourcing & recruitment process evaluation and change delivery; ATS sourcing and implementation; MI & data analytics measurement and presentation; stakeholder relationship management Success – TA project manager introducing Workday ATS, implemented roadmap and ‘How to’ guides for hiring managers; ATS driven recruitment metrics delivered monthly to SLT
Ensuring process/policy is fully compliant with industry and legal requirements, specifically within the Financial Services & Investment Banking sectors; oversight of GDPR policy for talent intake
Growth, training & development; coaching & mentoring; talent retention & development; talent pipelining; representation and career planning
Online EVP strategy; updating & development of brand; market awareness and competition; research; employer of choice promotion and development; ESG company insights Success – EVP drive with external comms to attract future talent directly to website using social media tools & inclusive focussed storytelling – increased traffic up 55%
Redundancy; equal opportunities & diversity policies; disciplinary & grievance procedures; performance management; maternity & paternity; discrimination; employment legislation; contractual content; financial compliance requirements
Creating online networks; client relations & development; tapping into partnerships, agency, industry collaborations & direct, talent attraction events
Workday, Taleo, Bullhorn, ICIMS, Success Factors |
Education
Business Diploma/CIPD
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