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Barbara J. Garcia Gamboa

Lawrenceville

Summary

Industrial Relations professional specializing in Human Resources with 7+ years of experience in the HR and Talent Acquisition Operations Area, providing administrative and logistical support throughout the full recruitment cycle, onboarding process, and orientation of new employees.

I’m passionate about creating opportunities for improvement, solutions, and positive experiences for people. I’m also goal-oriented and intend to continue learning and developing new skills that will allow me to face new professional and personal challenges.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Liquidity Services Inc.
06.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for the full-cycle recruiting process for corporate positions in the United States and Canada. I currently work for five different business units for entry-level and senior-level positions in finance, IT, human resources, sales operations, marketing, and customer services
  • Work closely with hiring and human resources managers to understand their hiring objectives and requirements to create aligned sourcing and recruiting strategies to provide the best talent
  • Responsible for the project of transition and implementation of new ATS with the purpose of improving the recruiting and hiring process
  • Update and improve the workflow and process map of the full-cycle recruiting process proactively delivering the best experience for candidates and hiring managers
  • Implement a referral program develop internal communication and social media marketing plan and leverage talent acquisition tools, resources, and campaigns to source and attract top talent
  • Create weekly, biweekly and monthly reports including recruiting metrics and specific metrics to share with the Chief of HR and IT Director
  • Build weekly and biweekly reports to share with the Senior Director of Finance to ensure we meet the current staffing plan and budget expectations for the fiscal year
  • Implement a candidate survey to ensure a good experience for candidates and new employees
  • Reduced time to fill critical positions by building and cultivating strong relationships with hiring managers and understanding their specific needs through recruitment strategy meetings and recalibration calls
  • Request and gather new employee documents for the hiring process and work closely with HRBP, HR Manager and the HR Data Entry Coordinator to ensure a good pre-boarding process.
  • Tools: iCIMS, Oracle, LinkedIn, Indeed.

Talent Acquisition Operations Specialist

Philip Morris International
11.2018 - 01.2021
  • Implementation of the Talent Acquisition Operations process for different countries in PMI Americas including North, Central and South America and the Caribbean islands
  • Work closely with the TA Ops Team in Lausanne, Switzerland to guarantee a successful and aligned process implementation
  • Build and execute the workflow and process map of the new full cycle recruitment process that includes all the internal and external stakeholders involved, considering client policies and labor laws of each country
  • Develop strong partnership with local Americas HR teams, internal and external stakeholders to ensure recruiting goals are achieved
  • Primary point of contact for candidates, hiring managers and new hires for high-level positions
  • Schedule interviews, manage logistic processes including travel, hotel and transportation arrangements, expenses and reimbursement process
  • Responsible for the creation of offer letters and contracts
  • Manage background check process, medical checks and make sure of their completion to continue with the hiring process
  • Request and gather documents from new hires for the hiring process
  • Set up the onboarding process for new hires, equipment/tools and agenda for the first day of employment for new hires taking care of the employee experience, working closely with the IT Team, Facilities Team and Employee Experience Lead
  • Update information in ATS (Avature)
  • Develop and conduct onboarding interviews for high level positions
  • Coach Hiring Managers and Local HR Teams on ATS, recruitment tools and TA Ops process
  • Automatization and update the hiring process during the covid-19 quarantine through Adobe
  • Work closely with the International Payroll and Benefits Teams in the US
  • Create and implement improvement strategies for a positive candidate, hiring manager and employee experience
  • Tools: Avature and SAP

Talent Acquisition Coordinator for Internal TA Americas

Cielo Talent- RPO
05.2017 - 11.2018
  • Provide recruiting administration, coordination and onboarding support during the hiring process for LATAM
  • Posting jobs in job boards, candidate sourcing, conducting initial interviews, sharing qualified candidates with the Recruitment Team
  • Follow up the process and be the candidate's main point of contact
  • Schedule phone, video and face to face interviews
  • Manage the offer process, creating and routing offer letters for approval
  • Coordinate all aspects of the on-boarding and off-boarding processes
  • Manage background checks and work references for new hires
  • Prepare LATAM new hires tracker to be forwarded to HR in the US
  • Work with the IT department in the US and LATAM, set up new hire's equipment and accounts
  • Collaborate with Office Manager to go over employee's work location on site
  • Create the new employee folders with all the necessary documentation
  • Coordinate first day at the office and host New Hire Orientation
  • Act as local liaison with HMs during new hires training process
  • Assist LATAM employees with any questions, concerns or requests regarding administrative subjects and redirect accordingly (healthcare, payroll, administrative support and office management issues)
  • Office management support, providing logistic coordination and administrative support to Senior Vice President, Operations Director, Client Services Manager, HRBP, Team Leads and Corporate Recruiter in LATAM as needed
  • ATS: iCIMS, Cornerstone and TalentLink.

Talent Acquisition Coordinator for Honeywell

Cielo Talent- RPO
08.2016 - 04.2017
  • Provide recruiting administration and coordination support during the recruitment and interview process
  • Supporting 4-7 recruiters for Mexico (NW, NW and SC), Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela
  • Phone-screening candidates
  • Schedule interviews and book conference rooms
  • Arrange travels, transportation, and accommodation
  • Responsible for the offer process. Creating and routing offer letters for approval
  • Manage background check process, drug screening, medical checks and references check
  • Coordinate the new employee’s start date and all aspects of the on-boarding and off-boarding processes
  • Provide other administrative support to recruiters as needed
  • Resolve, refer and escalate issues effectively as needed in accordance with the client policies and procedures
  • Logistical support in job fairs and Hiring Event's organization
  • Update information in ATS (Taleo and iCIMS)
  • Create metrics reports to be shared with the Talent Acquisition Manager

Junior Recruitment and Selection Analyst

Vocem
04.2014 - 09.2014
  • Recruit and select high-volume positions through the assessment center process, competitive interviews, and job fairs
  • Execute dynamic and skills tests
  • Apply and correct technical and psychometric tests
  • Responsible for sharing benefits and salary offers to new hires
  • Assign candidates by campaign and service
  • Consolidate the hiring processes according to the profile of the telemarketer to meet the expectations of each client/campaign
  • Comprehensive monitoring of the full cycle recruitment
  • Develop metrics and reports
  • Facilitate corporate induction for new employees.

Human Resources- Talent and Culture Intern

Empresas Polar
06.2012 - 12.2012
  • Responsible for the organizational climate study and organizational commitment project nationwide of Empresas Polar
  • Support in measuring the population sample for the study of the Microclimate of Pepsi Venezuela. Including the following areas: Technical Department of Brewery and Malta, Commercial Operations, Sales and Distribution of Pepsi Venezuela
  • Population assessment and sampling
  • Define the territorial consolidation plan
  • Follow up on the communication plan and support in case of concerns or doubts the Coordinator and Regional Manager may have about operational performance
  • Administrative support in the company's Principles and Values project. Support the seniority recognition program and collaboration with the HR department as needed
  • Coordination of training sessions for the Talent and Culture Team.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Relations with specialization in Human Resources - Human Resources Management

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
2013

Skills

  • iCIMS
  • Avature
  • TalentLink
  • Cornerstone
  • Taleo
  • Microsoft Office Suite/ Google Suite
  • SAP
  • HireRight
  • Accurate
  • DocuSign

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Liquidity Services Inc.
06.2022 - Current

Talent Acquisition Operations Specialist

Philip Morris International
11.2018 - 01.2021

Talent Acquisition Coordinator for Internal TA Americas

Cielo Talent- RPO
05.2017 - 11.2018

Talent Acquisition Coordinator for Honeywell

Cielo Talent- RPO
08.2016 - 04.2017

Junior Recruitment and Selection Analyst

Vocem
04.2014 - 09.2014

Human Resources- Talent and Culture Intern

Empresas Polar
06.2012 - 12.2012

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Relations with specialization in Human Resources - Human Resources Management

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Barbara J. Garcia Gamboa