Jessica Smith

Founder | Principal Recruiter at Savant Recruitment
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(386) 825-5501
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Greater Toronto Area, CA

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    • Canada
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder | Principal Recruiter
      • Jan 2022 - Present

      Toronto, Ontario, Canada As the owner and operator of Savant Recruitment, my vision is to revolutionize the recruiting industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology like AI and automation to streamline processes and deliver massive results for our clients. By using these advanced tools, we are able to match top talent with industry-leading companies up to 30-50% faster than our competitors. This innovative approach has not only led to success for our clients, but also caught the attention of investors who see the… Show more As the owner and operator of Savant Recruitment, my vision is to revolutionize the recruiting industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology like AI and automation to streamline processes and deliver massive results for our clients. By using these advanced tools, we are able to match top talent with industry-leading companies up to 30-50% faster than our competitors. This innovative approach has not only led to success for our clients, but also caught the attention of investors who see the potential for growth and disruption in the traditional recruiting landscape. I am committed to leading Savant Recruitment as the next-gen recruiting firm. Savant Recruitment operates all across North America and can facilitate finding you contract talent without you having to lift a finger or worry about the back-end. We will take care of Payroll, Insurances, and Benefits for you. Show less

    • United States
    • Internet Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Talent Attraction & Onboarding Manager
      • May 2021 - Dec 2021

      North America - United States/Canada Recruitment Created by brothers Anton and Jerod Venema in 2008, LiveSwitch has grown to over 80 employees, and 500 customers and 1000s of developers building with our SaaS product worldwide. Through technology and innovation, we inspire and enable development teams through industry leading enterprise-class real-time streaming and analytic solutions. With products built from the ground up, we live and breathe RTC technology. Come work for a company that is built by Developers for… Show more Created by brothers Anton and Jerod Venema in 2008, LiveSwitch has grown to over 80 employees, and 500 customers and 1000s of developers building with our SaaS product worldwide. Through technology and innovation, we inspire and enable development teams through industry leading enterprise-class real-time streaming and analytic solutions. With products built from the ground up, we live and breathe RTC technology. Come work for a company that is built by Developers for Developers! Responsibilities: • As a member of the People Team, I am responsible for providing day-to-day leadership, guidance, and mentorship to our employees. • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Advocate, making hiring intentional across LiveSwitch. • Attending DE&I networking events, and allying with BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and Women. • Implementing Best Recruitment Practices • Guiding Employer Branding • Make hiring decisions for the Talent Attraction & Onboarding team • Oversee the recruitment activity for all open roles including assigning postings to the appropriate team member, providing the necessary support and follow-up and ensuring all roles are moving forward in a timely manner • Develop and execute a recruitment strategy that will ensure we are able to find the right people at the right time for the right roles. • Drive content creation for recruitment – job descriptions and careers site content • Own the onboarding process for all new hires from the employee's start date to the end of their probation. • Execute the full-cycle recruiting process from resume screening to onboarding for postings as needed • Proactively generate and present weekly reports and dashboards on all recruitment and onboarding activity • Work with department leaders to understand and anticipate current and future hiring needs • Coach hiring managers to continuously improve their talent acquisition capabilities • People Operations Initiatives (Employee Experience) Show less

    • Canada
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • SAP Recruiter
      • Nov 2018 - Apr 2021

      Greater Toronto Area, Canada Illumiti is a Professional Services Organization and Platinum SAP Reseller. Illumiti has been in business for over 20 years, and we have over 250+ employees working for the organization. Since the beginning of 2020, I have been responsible for Leading and Managing our Campus Recruiting Initiative, on top of my standard recruitment responsibilities of filling hard to fill, senior-level SAP positions. • Lead and Manage Cross-Functional Teams, comprising of Recruiting, Marketing… Show more Illumiti is a Professional Services Organization and Platinum SAP Reseller. Illumiti has been in business for over 20 years, and we have over 250+ employees working for the organization. Since the beginning of 2020, I have been responsible for Leading and Managing our Campus Recruiting Initiative, on top of my standard recruitment responsibilities of filling hard to fill, senior-level SAP positions. • Lead and Manage Cross-Functional Teams, comprising of Recruiting, Marketing, HR, Senior Stakeholders, and C-Level Executives. • Creating and building a best in class vision and strategy for campus recruitment and associate early talent program. • Foster strong relationships with key schools, events and associations to ensure we have access to the top and diverse talent. • Market and communicate the EVP in ways that resonate with the target market via fairs, social media, sponsorships and referrals. • Ensuring Illumiti is competitive in the market with compensation experience and meaningful work. • Developing and ensuring a great candidate experience for new talent. • Planning and attending Virtual Career Fairs • Partnering with Educational Career Centres the EVP strategy • Compiling an early talent pipeline for future opportunities. Show less

    • Canada
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior IT Recruitment Consultant
      • Nov 2015 - Apr 2018

      Toronto, Canada Area Responsible for finding the right quality candidates for both Contract and Permanent roles across our various client base. MEAN, MERN, LAMP, Ruby, Python, AWS, Java, Javascript, ES (EcmaScript)Angular, 1-5, RPA , Blue Prism, SAP, Noc, ERP, Dynamics, Navision, Sage, Node.js HTML, CSS, Python, Perl, NumPY, Pig, Sqoop, Flume, R, Cloud, Golang, Infrastructure, Active Directory, BES, C, C++, C#, Python, PHP, PL/SQL, SOA, WDSL, SOAP, REST, JSON, AJAX, XML, API, Linux, Apache Tomcat… Show more Responsible for finding the right quality candidates for both Contract and Permanent roles across our various client base. MEAN, MERN, LAMP, Ruby, Python, AWS, Java, Javascript, ES (EcmaScript)Angular, 1-5, RPA , Blue Prism, SAP, Noc, ERP, Dynamics, Navision, Sage, Node.js HTML, CSS, Python, Perl, NumPY, Pig, Sqoop, Flume, R, Cloud, Golang, Infrastructure, Active Directory, BES, C, C++, C#, Python, PHP, PL/SQL, SOA, WDSL, SOAP, REST, JSON, AJAX, XML, API, Linux, Apache Tomcat, Visual Studio, GIT, Go, XML, UML, Windows, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySql, Solr, Lucenem, ElasticSearch, Sphinx, ActiveMQ, Eclipse, Netbeans, Hibernate, Spring, Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, Ansible, Saltstack, Zookeeper, JBoss, Junit, Ant, Maven, Jenkins, RUP, SDLC, TOAD, etc... Show less

    • Canada
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director, Client Services
      • Nov 2014 - Oct 2015

      Kitchener, Canada Area Recruiting in Manufacturing, Pharma, Construction, Technology and more! Placements include: Marketing Specialist Process Engineers (chemical backgrounds) Project Managers Medical Science Liaisons - Pharma Underwriters - insurance and re-insurance Production Manager/Supervisors Maintenance Supervisors Operations Managers P. Eng professionals Six Sigma Certified (Black Belt and Green Belt) And more.

    • Canada
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Emerging Technology Recruiter
      • May 2013 - Oct 2014

      Kitchener, Canada Area MEAN, MERN, LAMP, Ruby, Python, AWS, Java, Javascript, ES (EcmaScript)Angular, 1-5, RPA , Blue Prism, SAP, Noc, ERP, Dynamics, Navision, Sage, Node.js HTML, CSS, Python, Perl, NumPY, Pig, Sqoop, Flume, R, Cloud, Golang, Infrastructure, Active Directory, BES, C, C++, C#, Python, PHP, PL/SQL, SOA, WDSL, SOAP, REST, JSON, AJAX, XML, API, Linux, Apache Tomcat, Visual Studio, GIT, Go, XML, UML, Windows, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySql, Solr, Lucenem, ElasticSearch, Sphinx, ActiveMQ… Show more MEAN, MERN, LAMP, Ruby, Python, AWS, Java, Javascript, ES (EcmaScript)Angular, 1-5, RPA , Blue Prism, SAP, Noc, ERP, Dynamics, Navision, Sage, Node.js HTML, CSS, Python, Perl, NumPY, Pig, Sqoop, Flume, R, Cloud, Golang, Infrastructure, Active Directory, BES, C, C++, C#, Python, PHP, PL/SQL, SOA, WDSL, SOAP, REST, JSON, AJAX, XML, API, Linux, Apache Tomcat, Visual Studio, GIT, Go, XML, UML, Windows, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySql, Solr, Lucenem, ElasticSearch, Sphinx, ActiveMQ, Eclipse, Netbeans, Hibernate, Spring, Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes, Ansible, Saltstack, Zookeeper, JBoss, Junit, Ant, Maven, Jenkins, RUP, SDLC, TOAD, etc... Show less

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