Pam Rodriguez

Strategic leader and overall in-charge of creating a successful candidate experience for nurses recruited from the Philippines and other countries to work at Shearwater Health's client facilities in the U.S. Responsible for recruitment of nurses in the Philippines, defining recruitment programs for nurses from other countries, marketing Shearwater internationally, and onboarding candidates successfully. Develops and maintains external partnerships with Philippine-based hospitals, nursing schools, partners, and regulatory agencies (notably, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW -- formerly the POEA).

 Overall in-charge of the development, implementation, and management of teacher recruitment and marketing strategies to provide digital livelihood opportunities to home-based online English teachers from the Philippines and from other parts of the world. Also oversees the Branding & PR initiatives as well as Social Media channels.  Organizational leader to a multi-functional group of 100+ team members including managers, supervisors, and staff who perform marketing/branding, sourcing, and recruiting roles  Responsible for the growth of the teacher population in the platform and the overall management of resources to make it possible (people, process, and budget)  Reporting directly to the Country Head in the Philippines

 Overall responsibility and management of North American and International Teacher Recruitment Operations in the Manila Office  Development and implementation of operational strategies for Teacher Sourcing & Recruitment as well as Teacher Experience  Organizational lead in matters relating to people, process, and risk management on the teacher operations side.  Reported directly to the Head of Operations and has a dotted line to the Business Unit General Manager (Beijing Headquarters)

 Identified new sourcing opportunities to recruit native speaking home-based online English teachers in the US and Canada as well as in other global locations like South Africa (American Academy and INET Programs)  Designed, developed, and maintained effective & sustainable recruitment strategies in a high-volume, fast-paced and customer-focused environment  Managed investment and ROI of online and offline marketing channels including job boards, social media sites, referral programs, and recruitment partners  Created & evaluated processes, investment and capacity plans for the department’s operations  Reported directly to the Co-Founder and Senior Vice President (Beijing Headquarters)

 Identify new sourcing opportunities to recruit home-based online English teachers in the Philippines and North America  Design, develop, and maintain effective & sustainable sourcing strategies in a high-volume, fast-paced and customer-focused environment  Manage investment and ROI of online and offline sourcing channels including job boards, social media sites, referral programs, university relations, recruitment partners, and events  Create & evaluate processes, investment and capacity plans for the department’s operations  Build & maintain partnerships with universities, business entities, and other viable channels to support business development & expansion  Prepare and present regular status reports for Management’s review and reference  Manage a team of talent acquisition and sourcing professionals who are responsible for delivering strong potential candidate pipelines through various channels

 Increased the hiring capacity of the talent acquisition team and managed the end-to-end recruitment pipeline for Filipino and North American home-based online English teachers  Build & maintain partnerships with universities, business entities, and other viable sourcing channels  Proposed new ideas and plans to support business development/expansion activities  Performed multiple sourcing & recruitment efforts against rapid and frequent deadlines  Created & evaluated annual investment & capacity plans for the department’s operations  Coached and evaluated the performance of recruitment, marketing, and sourcing team members  Presented operational and strategic reports to management with recommendations on how the goals can be achieved

 Worked closely with the recruitment, workforce, training, and operations teams in ensuring on-time delivery of required headcount  Integrated hiring profile requirements into the sourcing strategies to specifically target the talent pool  Developed branding initiatives across all sources to support the hiring demands (online, social media, ERP, etc)  Identified cost-efficient sourcing channels and ensures that savings for the company is achieved  Supervised day-to-day activities of the sourcing and phone-screening team

 Headed a specific sourcing group and ensured on-time delivery of target hires and footfall across all sites through strategic initiatives  Spearheaded programs that catered to internal and external marketing of the company's brand  Implemented process improvement initiatives to ensure operational efficiency  Managed sourcing team members and monitored their performance

 Headed the Networking Group of Sourcing & Alliances in executing internal and external networking initiatives  As OIC, supervised sourcing associates who each functioned as channel owners of Employee Referral Program, Networking & Special Events, Commercial Job Fairs, and Academic Linkages

 Point of contact for all initiatives related to Recruitment Marketing and Corporate Communications  In-charge of internal and external recruitment events, university relations, vendor management, print ads, and online sources

 Handled end-to-end recruitment of Corporate, Operations, and Support requirements  In-charge of sourcing, screening, and on-boarding procedures

 Handled end-to-end recruitment of Allied Medical, Diagnostics, and Support staff  Conducted interviews, administered exams, and facilitated on-boarding procedures for entry-level and supervisory positions