Lorne Kurtz

Lorne kurtz

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Recruiting and Onboarding Practice Director at Enterprise Information Resources Inc.

  • Education

    • The university of western ontario - huron university college

      2003 - 2005
      Bachelor of business administration (bba) business administration and management, general

      Activities and Societies: Intramural sports organizer - inline hockey, dodgeball & broom ball.

    • York university

      2005 - 2008
      Honors economics and business

      Activities and Societies: Initiated late-night York dodgeball society

  • Experience

    • Toronto dodgeball

      Jun 2005 - Sept 2012
      President

      - Started Toronto's first organized dodgeball league for male and female aged 16 and above.- Expanded the organization from an 8 team division to 3 seasons of 6 divisions & an outdoor summer season of 2 divisions; totaling over 150 teams/1000 players a year.- Managed multiple venue/permit contracts across the public and private sector. - Trained over 30 referees and 5 league conveners, included on-site (rules/game play) and technically training(website/ statistical updates).- Consulted on numerous charity and private events ranging from 50 to 500 clients per event in Canada and the United States.- Created all communications, schedules, standings and other documents that the league required on a regular basis.- Produced seasonal income statements and balance sheet using Sage Simply Accounting software. Show less

    • Rogers communications

      Sept 2007 - Sept 2013

      This role supports the HR Systems and Talent Acquisition teams through technical and operation support and analysis, including: - Primary System Administrator for Applicant Tracking System (Taleo) which improves candidate and Recruiter experience.- Technical troubleshooting and integration expertise across the ATS and HRIS platforms.- Consult on variety of Talent Strategy and HR Systems related initiatives inclusive of Applicant Tracking Systems, On boarding Solution, Performance Management, and Candidate Assessment Tool.- Manage multiple Business partnerships/Vendor Relationships inclusive of contract negotiations, software vendors, and service providers.-Technical writing including: Business Cases, BRD, Change Requests, Data maps, Process workflows, Standard operating- procedures etc.- Frequent use of Microsoft Office Suite, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Filezilla and Outlook- Deploy regular system upgrades and functionality Show less -Supported the employee recognition and job shadowing program "Walk a Mile" @ Rogers.-Constructed and deployed the company's employee/team recognition tool.- Provided detailed statistical analysis for employee recognition and job shadowing programs for daily request and monthly/annual reports.-Organized the annual employee recognition awards banquet (included managing multiple vendors - venue, catering, music, transportation, etc.)- Prepared the programs annual budget for review by program manager and executive sponsors. Show less

      • HR Systems Delivery Analyst

        Oct 2010 - Sept 2013
      • Employment recognition program & system analyst

        Sept 2007 - Oct 2010
    • Rogers comunications

      Sept 2013 - Sept 2014
      Sr analyst - hr program delivery

      Information Management System – Project Lead- Created a three part project plan to ensure that the company’s past, present and future offer letters are securely stored in our information management system - currently stored in our recruitment system. - Managed and trained a summer intern to complete day-to-day project tasks.- Collaborated with multiple cross functional co-workers and contracted vendors to set responsibilities and deadlines. - Lead weekly in-person project meetings followed by an email summary stating the meeting minutes.Performance System - R10 Employee Engagement Program - Lead Technical Analyst:- Created the employee integration file connecting our system interface (Kinexa) to our Performance Tool (Success Factors).- Managed system vendors to ensure they delivered the program’s notifications, access and reports promptly and accurately.- Created test scenarios and data-mined employee information files for enabled users. - Provided regular status updates to stakeholders and integral part of weekly project status meetings.Compensation System - Year End Tech Grid Program - Lead Technical Analyst:- Responsible for configuring the compensation, reporting and dashboard tools in the production and test environments; enabling the ``Year End Tech Grid Step Increase and Bonus Program`` to operate.- Due to platform interface upgrade, was responsible for establishing new features (such as Role-based permissions and system notifications) and updating the Standing Operating Procedure document.- Created test scenarios and data-mined employee information files for suitable users.- Provided regular status updates to stakeholders and integral part of weekly project status meetings Show less

    • Cibc

      Sept 2014 - Aug 2015
      Senior consultant, talent acquisition esolutions

      Manage the CIBC integrated Applicant Tracking System for internal users (recruiters, hiring managers, report authors) and candidates (internal and external). This role is focused on leveraging system capabilities to optimization business processes and involves continual Talent Acquisition education.- Accountable for Taleo 14b enterprise edition deployment (upgrade from Taleo 13a) for CIBCs recruitment module, inclusive of all template content (correspondence, pre-screen question library & job templates).- Relationship lead with Aon Hewitt for all Talent Acquisition System technology inclusive of integration points into and out from the system (PeopleSoft, Success Factors, Time & Attendance tool). - Subject Matter Expert for business rule validations and issues from ATS to creation of employee profile (Taleo -> PeopleSoft)- Functional lead for the Project Management Office, collaborating for approvals and resourcing (including budget) for a variety of initiatives. These initiatives optimize our system and processes by: - simplifying the user experience - testing and deploying new functionality - strengthening the business processes, leading to innovative solution and green-dollar savings. - supporting & educating the Talent Acquisition team (120+) Show less

    • 3d results

      Aug 2015 - Jan 2018
      Implementation lead & recruiting services consultant

      - Prime consultant of multi-module SuccessFactors implementation for North American clients. This role is focused on project management capabilities including, but not limited to, project planning, budgeting, and ensuring a successful delivery of all tasks from sales transition meetings through post-implementation support. - Completed full end-to-end implementations while being a technical consultant on 3 different SuccessFactors modules (Recruitment, Onboarding and Career Site Builder); and have connected to Employee Central as a HRIS system and non-SAP HRIS system as well. Also, have been the lead RMX technical resource, managing data connections through the Dell BOOMI platform.- Development of innovative solutions and configurations that maximize the use of the product and mitigate customer pain point after completing structured reviews of current processes, existing documentation, and business requirements for relevant applications.- Train client administrator(s) & end users on validated system configurations through multiple channels, including face-to-face meetings, online sessions, and production training material. Show less

    • Rizing hcm

      Jan 2018 - May 2019
      Sr consultant - sap successfactors recruitment management services

      - Certified as a SAP SuccessFactors Consultant for the Recruitment, Onboarding and Recruitment Marketing/Career Site builder modules.- Lead consultant of multiple multi-module SuccessFactors implementation for Global clients. These roles have included being the project manager for my consulting team while also being a primary consultant in a specific module delivery area. - Experience mplementing to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and multiple other non-SAP HRIS systems as well. - Strong knowledge of data connections through multiple Integrarion tools including Dell BOOMI platform, SAP HCI and IPass. Show less

    • Rizing

      May 2019 - Jun 2021
      Managed services manager - successfactors recruitment, onboarding, rcm marketing, lms & reporting

      Responsible for leading a team of SuccessFactors certified Recruitment, Onboarding, Recruiting Marketing, Learning Management and Reporting Consultants who support our Managed Services clients. While I am accountable for developing my consultants' process and client management skills; my team's objective is to enhance current SuccessFactors clients use of their SuccessFactors Services.We support over 100 global clients with an average of 400 inquires a month.My team averaged a utilization rate of 70% per month while I personally maintained a 70% average as well. Obtained as Client Satisfaction Rating of at least 80% Show less

    • In-rgy group

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
      Team lead / delivery manager / sr successfactors consultant

      - Supported in the delivery of estimates and statement of works for clients interested in deploying and/or enhancing their SuccessFactors Talent Management modules.- Team Lead of other Talent Management module consultants- Hands on Sr SF Consultant for global clients deploying and/or enhancing their Recruitment modules (Candidate and Recruiter Experience) and their Onboarding 1.0 or 2.0 systems- Delivery Manager / Main Point of Contact for Manage Service clients, ensuring client satisfactory and budgetary control. Show less

    • Enterprise information resources inc.

      Sept 2022 - now
      Recruiting and onboarding practice director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Sap certified professional consultant for sap successfactors onboarding

      Sap
      Dec 2018
      View certificate certificate
    • Sap certified professional consultant for sap successfactors recruiting management

      Sap
      Oct 2018
      View certificate certificate
    • Sap associate certification – onboarding

      Sap
      Aug 2016
    • Sap associate certification – recruitment management

      Sap
      Aug 2016
    • Sap associate certification – recruitment marketing / career site builder

      Sap
      Aug 2016
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Lorne Kurtz
      2015 Q2 Achiever - Team Award CIBC - HR Department (Team member 1 of 6) Jun 2015 March Madness Employee Referrals Project TeamThis team is recognized for its effort in mobilizing 150 team members to contact 852 employee referrals, of which, 378 were pipelined for roles with us. The team demonstrated our value of accountability throughout the detailed pre- and post-work required by this initiative.
    • Awarded to Lorne Kurtz
      2013 Employee of Year Award Winner - HR Department Rogers Communications Dec 2013 Quote from award "Lorne often works well beyond his scope in overseeing all aspects of new hires for Rogers. He ensures that the recruitment experience goes smoothly for all involved, but especially for our candidates/new employees. Our recruiters are often required to bring in new employees urgently and immediately, and if any oversight occurs, Lorne quickly takes on the responsibility of fixing the data to facilitate the hire. Lorne continually works with our HR outsource vendor to make sure… Show more Quote from award "Lorne often works well beyond his scope in overseeing all aspects of new hires for Rogers. He ensures that the recruitment experience goes smoothly for all involved, but especially for our candidates/new employees. Our recruiters are often required to bring in new employees urgently and immediately, and if any oversight occurs, Lorne quickly takes on the responsibility of fixing the data to facilitate the hire. Lorne continually works with our HR outsource vendor to make sure new hires have a positive experience, which improves Rogers’ reputation as a great place to work. His manager says Lorne is always accommodating, even when after-hours work is required. He is a great team player and always willing to share his knowledge." Show less
    • Awarded to Lorne Kurtz
      2013 Member of the Team of the Year Award Winner - HR Rogers Communications Dec 2013 Success Factors Core Implementation TeamThe SFRE team delivered a new recruitment system to Rogers, which will have a positive impact on recruiters, HR business partners and hiring managers by increasing productivity and reducing hiring costs. Through tremendous teamwork and dedication they were able to deliver a system that will be more efficient and effective in hiring talented people. The team showed accountability for their work and proved their commitment to the company by putting… Show more Success Factors Core Implementation TeamThe SFRE team delivered a new recruitment system to Rogers, which will have a positive impact on recruiters, HR business partners and hiring managers by increasing productivity and reducing hiring costs. Through tremendous teamwork and dedication they were able to deliver a system that will be more efficient and effective in hiring talented people. The team showed accountability for their work and proved their commitment to the company by putting in long hours to get the system implemented on time. This was a large and complex project that will have a huge positive effect on the business every day. Show less