Steve McKenna

Managed end-to-end recruitment for manufacturing, product, sales, engineering, and leadership roles in a SaaS environment, reducing time-to-fill from 75 days to 32. Partnered with VP- and Director-level leaders to define hiring needs, build scorecards, and optimize pipelines, while training 100+ hiring managers on interviewing best practices and candidate experience.

Recruited and hired candidates for contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent IT roles across multiple client companies, including out-of-state placements. Identified and qualified candidates via internet resources, senior technical resume databases, and referrals, and negotiated salaries and hourly rates to extend offers.

Owned full-cycle recruiting—sourcing, screening, interviewing, presenting, and placing direct hire and contract candidates—for clients across Accounting & Finance, Engineering, Healthcare, Information Technology, and Manufacturing. Consistently exceeded performance goals while ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal employment and safety laws (including OFCCP and EEO) and building relat

Assisted with recruiting, training, and motivating an admissions team of 8–15 representatives, and coached enrollment staff through role-playing, phone scenarios, and in-person interview preparation. Monitored daily and weekly admissions activities for compliance with university standards, provided ongoing training for growth and retention, and maintained consistent new and re-entry student follow

Directed recruitment efforts for domestic and international students, including academic and financial qualification for applicants to Associate and Bachelor programs. Conducted student interviews, managed inquiry resources to maximize productive contacts, performed consistent enrollment follow-up, and represented the school at open houses and college fairs.

Earned a BA in Business Administration from Boston University.