Jill Craven, PMP

Experience

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  Insight Global

  Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

  -Conduct cold calls, sales meetings and pitches to Fortune 500 level clients -Conduct extensive research of IT industry, designated territory, as well as prospective clients and candidates-Present staffing services as a resource to managers in hiring positions at large corporations● Act as a liaison between hiring managers, candidates, new hires, and employees. This includes receiving and handling employee complaints, advising supervisors on treatment of staff and/or company policies, and responding to employee violations of policy-Researched in depth all client company policies and practices to become an expert for each business and better handle any employee relations issues-Handle the communication of corrective action notices, human resources issues, and/or terminations with contractors placed at client workplaces Show less

  • Account Manager

    Dec 2017 - Jan 2018

  • Recruiter

    Jun 2017 - Dec 2017
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  Wolfspeed

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2021

  Responsible for developing a formal Global University Relations/College Recruiting Program, which includes but is not limited to: -Managing the strategic planning and execution for the University Relations program and team-Building a sustainable Diversity Recruiting strategy to ensure a diverse pipeline of Early in Career Talent.- Consistently tracking metrics to ensure the success of the program and to report on diversity initiatives- Actively partnering with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to align to the organization strategy and promote the initiative from the top down.- Maintaining relationships with targeted Program and Partner Universities.-Lead a team of 2 University Relations Recruiters and 1 University Relations Coordinator.-Collaborate with key stakeholders (Finance, GMs, HRBPs) to determine headcount needs for the Annual Operating Plan (AOP).-Optimizing current processes and building new procedures to ensure efficency-Building out the New Grad and Early in Career Rotational programs in select business units-Aligning with the Total Rewards team to design a competitive compensation package to attract and retain top early-incareer talent.-Creating recruiting and talent management dashboards for effective reporting-Identifying key strategies to engage new schools and attract top talent Show less -Recruit over 120 interns within 6 months for the 2020 Summer Internship Program-Oversaw the smooth transition of the entire internship program to a virtual platform-Support hiring managers in a variety of functions including Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, IT, Accounting and Finance, Supply Chain, and EH&S-Head of planning for the Intern program, including management of hiring managers and internship openings, planning of volunteer events and outings as part of the intern program across all US locations, and implementing a recruitment timeline-Support Employee Relations team in confidential matters involving interns-Counsel interns throughout their time at Cree -Travel to various colleges and universities to host information sessions and tech talks representing Cree and the intern program-Arranged first ever international Cree internships at our Munich, Germany location, as well as working with U.S. immigration to coordinate international interns within the country.-Coordinate and lead developmental training programs for managers of interns and new graduates-Plan developmental training for intern classes across 6 locations -Develop new ways to engage students and attract new interns and hires to the company, in addition to branding Cree|Wolfspeed as an employer of choice-Developed and managed the execution of targeted University Relations activities for candidate sourcing to support early talent programs and intern hiring-Actively recruiting to hit various diversity initiative goals and metrics for the internship and new grad programs-Actively foster relationships with various professional organizations to attract and recruit top qualified candidates-Oversaw the transition of over 400 temporary workers to full time employees in 3 locations within 4 months-Facilitate and helped to create professional development courses, which are held monthly to help with resume and interviewing skills-Led ATS Transition from iCIMS to Workday Show less

  • University Relations Manager

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  • University Relations Recruiting Specialist

    Jan 2018 - Aug 2019
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  Red Hat

  Aug 2021 - now

  Operating within the North America SA & Adoption organization, which encompasses teams related to post sales customer success plans, technology adoption and utilization, and solution architect development. The responsibilities involved include but are not limited to: Successfully managing multiple projects simultaneouslyDeveloping detailed project plansAssessing risks and capabilities of various projectsWorking with internal and external stakeholders to bring concepts to fruitionLeading agile and traditional teams in project executionCollaborating with our global teams to ensure consistency across all Red Hat geosSetting accurate timelines and ensuring project progression Adapting a project or program when necessaryMitigating scope creep and maintaining focus on set goals and deliverablesEnsuring stakeholder satisfactionEvaluating project performance Maintaining accurate documentation and data setsCreating dashboards and utilizing project tracking toolsCommunicating project updates and status reports with necessary stakeholdersLeveraging systems such as Salesforce, Workday, Smartsheets, Asana, Jira, Tableau Establishing strong relationships between teamsLeading the Technology Thought Leadership Accelerator ProgramRunning Baseline Skill Development Programs for Solution Architects and Customer Success ExecutivesCollaborating with leadership on promotion opportunities within the Tech Sales organization Show less

  • Program Manager, North America Office of Technology

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Program Manager, Solution Architect Development

    Aug 2021 - Sept 2022