Ralph Chancy

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 193 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.

Managed full life cycle recruiting of principals, senior managers, practice leaders, and executives. Consulted with practice business leaders to define, develop, and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with practice priorities. Actively recruited for key positions while leading a seven-member recruiting team. Key Accomplishments:  Doubled new hires year-over-year by increasing productivity and efficiency through planning and prioritization improvements; grew recruiting team from one to seven talent acquisition professionals.  Consistently met deadlines while delivering quality results for a high volume of critical leadership roles.  Developed candidate pipeline and status reporting in partnership with operations team to give leaders real-time views of candidate pipeline and interview status and in turn guide candidate prioritization.  Continuously improved productivity, efficiency, and quality by leveraging data and analytics from Application Tracking Systems (ATS), LinkedIn, job boards, agency engagements, and custom tools.

Led full-cycle recruiting of IT leaders for the rapidly growing global SFDC Practice. Partnered with global business leaders to create, deploy, and track talent acquisition strategies. Led practice-wide recruiting programs. Key Accomplishments:  Met growth demand by collaborating with operations and recruiting teams to introduce best practices and processes that moved candidates through interview to onboarding more efficiently.  Cut agency fees by 50%+ while increasing hires.

Recruited talent for all levels of Salesforce.com practice, from Senior Consultant to Principal, as well as Oracle CRM and HCM practices. Collaborated on leadership recruiting, hiring process, job requisitions, and recruitment strategies to attract and select top talent. Key Accomplishments:  Crafted targeted talent acquisition plans to meet staffing goals, leveraging expertise as LinkedIn Recruiter and a personal recruiter seat to attract and engage high-quality candidates.  Analyzed job descriptions to optimize advertisements and posting content in line with position and business requirements.

RECRUITING MANAGER, SALESFORCE.COM, HYPERION & ORACLE Recruited senior talent for Salesforce.com/SaaS practice startup as well as roles spanning Hyperion, Customer Strategy, SAP, Aerospace & Defense, and Human Capital. Key Accomplishments:  Hired 60 Salesforce.com professionals within one year by implementing strategies and processes to recruit and hire in a market where demand exceeded supply.  Developed targeted acquisition plans, sourcing strategies, and advertisements to attract and hire talent critical to the success of a new practice.

My role with MarketSphere Consulting is to oversee and handle recruiting for the Mid West for the organization. I focus on recruiting for Business Intelligence, Finance and Accounting Solutions, Human Capital, Supply Chain, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Marketing Management and Unclaimed Property. Our EPM Practice consists of Oracle BI, Cognos, Hyperion and Microsoft BI solutions. The Enterprise Applications practice involves solutions with Peoplesoft, JDE, Lawson and Oracle. We bring top quality consulting talent to local companies with an uncomprimising position on flexibility, innovation, and value generation. MarketSphere business-oriented, delivery-focused perspective helps organizations acheive their strategic, operational and technology objectives. MarketSphere is currently growing at a very exceptional pace and currently offers great opportunity and an awesome work environment and culture.

Staffing - Accounting, Finance, Professional Services and Technology