Eric Ballenger

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About Eric Ballenger

Passionate about connecting top talent with Recruiting opportunities, I provide strong full-lifecycle recruiting support for high-demand roles and thrive in highly competitive markets. With over 16 years of experience, I have partnered with prestigious global companies such as Roche, Microsoft, and Accenture. Building strong relationships, achieving metrics targets, and surpassing revenue goals are my expertise. I adopt recruiter excellence best practices and methodologies, employing sourcing, pipelining, negotiation, and efficient candidate closures. Noteworthy achievements include- Exceeded VMware KPIs by reducing time to fill from 78 days (Target) to 63 days (Actual) for cloud engineers, Senior to Executive level Product Managers, and Senior Engineer to Senior Managers DevOps personnel- Maintained compensation ratios within 0.9 to 1.1 and achieved a 91% satisfaction rating in the candidate/hiring manager customer experience surveys- Doubled the size of the Diagnostic Information Solutions team in the highly competitive Bay Area Market, expanding from 25 to 50 members, including Senior Managers and Senior Developers- Generated $1.1 to $1.8 million in Gross Revenue with an average Gross Margin of 23% as an agency recruiter. Additionally, I possess the ability to build strong partnerships with Hiring Managers, HR Teams, and third-party vendors. I am experienced in team building, whether it's establishing startups, expanding existing teams, or navigating corporate transformation/re-organization within global-scale organizations. Let's connect! Feel free to contact me at ericballenger63@yahoo.com or connect with me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/ericballenger.