Katie Saffren
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Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor | Public Accounting & Professional Services | Helping Tax & Advisory Professionals Grow Their Careers at Sikich
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Senior Talent Acquisition AdvisorSikichJul 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)Sikich offers the public and private sectors a diverse platform of professional services across consulting, technology, and compliance. Highly specialized and hands-on teams deliver integrated solutions rooted in deep industry experience. Our approach is strategically and thoughtfully designed to help our clients, teams and communities accelerate success. Sikich has approximately 2,000 team members and operates across North America, the UK, and EMEA.
Partnering with tax and advisory professionals in public accounting on thoughtful, long‑term career moves at Sikich. I recruit for Tax (core tax and not-for-profit) and Transaction Advisory roles, focusing on transparency, fit, and sustainable growth. Candidates can expect honest co- Senior Talent Consultant, Juno Talent SolutionsJuno Search PartnersDec 2022 - Jul 2025 (2 years 8 months)
- Talent Consultant, Juno Talent SolutionsJuno Search PartnersAug 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 5 months)Juno Search Partners is a women-founded and women-led talent solutions firm working every day to connect the right people with the right kind of place.
Our collaborative team of experienced sourcers and recruiters specialize in assisting growing companies to build out their workforce through custom-built recruitment solutions. We have extensive experience in the placement of accounting, administrative, finance, human resources, legal, marketing, talent acquisition, and tech candidates nationwide.
By offering a multitude of service solutions — contingent search, retained search, contractor placement, executive search, custom talent solutions, and payroll services - we can help you get the talent you need, delivered in a - Talent Partner SpecialistThe Meet GroupAug 2020 - Apr 2021 (9 months)- Sole manager of the company’s contractor program, focusing on engaging talent agencies to bring their talent to our platforms
- Added 12 new partners in 9 months, increasing active partners fourfold with an average of $350,000 of revenue monthly
- Engaged in daily communication with existing partners, acting as their main resource for internal collaboration
- Developed an extensive pipeline of prospects
- Processed partner payments bi-weekly
- Played an active role in contract negotiations, mindful of the company’s bottom line and working in good faith for new partners
- Analyzed monthly data and reported on findings of growth and trends to upper management
- Worked seamlessly with other departments, s - Talent Development SpecialistThe Meet GroupNov 2019 - Aug 2020 (10 months)- Sourced for new talent for our live streaming app, Tagged, in order to keep the pipeline full
- Documented outreach and applicable information into HubSpot Pro to ensure timely and thoughtful followup
- Brought relevant and entertaining content to our apps that engages our users by meeting the universal need for human connection
- Analyzed data of streamers to pinpoint strengths and also room for improvement, giving the viewer the optimal experience
- Established month over month comparisons of data with management to ensure further focus on team growth and goals
- Reached or exceeded recruiting goals January - July, twice reaching the cap on commission bonus for performance
- Streamlined outbound messaging - Business Development RepresentativeEVERSANAMar 2019 - Nov 2019 (9 months)- Prospected through LinkedIn Sales Navigator to find decision makers in mid-market pharmaceutical companies
- Cold called prospects to understand their pressing needs and connect our solutions to their commercial operations
- Build connections with prospects through engaging conversation and personalized follow up
- Leveraged shared connections and knowledge of their product portfolio or therapeutic class to engage in thoughtful conversations
- Collaborated with other departments to establish best practices for outreach and solution sets to meet client’s needs
- Secured face to face appointments between clients and directors of business development to progress to the proposal stage - Account ExecutivesonicOct 2017 - Feb 2019 (1 year 5 months)- Managed full sales cycle of hearing aids to Hearing Care Professionals
- Prospected potential new accounts that fit the company’s target customer through cold calling, referrals, and LinkedIn
- Built rapport and trust with customers through effective listening practices and using a consultative approach
- Customized sales strategy for each customer to increase profitability while decreasing cost of goods
- Optimized strategy with existing customers and growth in market share through reporting and pipeline maintenance
- Learned customer’s buying trends to understand the company’s share of wallet
- Organized and documented customer interactions in CRM
Notable Accomplishments:
• Awarded 2018 - Hi - Education Quality PartnerFranklinCoveyJul 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 3 months)- Worked with schools and administrators to implement and maintain a school-wide leadership process
- Ensured quality client care through email and phone correspondence
- Scheduled trainings with schools with facilitators that best meet their needs
- Ran reports to optimize efficiency for territories
- Extensive work in Salesforce
- Responsible for retention revenue - Substitute Teacher/ParaprofessionalHopewell Valley Regionial School DistrictOct 2014 - Jun 2016 (1 year 9 months)- Fulfilled short term substitute assignments in all subjects including Science and Special Education
- Fulfilled long term substitute paraprofessional assignments in Special Education classrooms
- Worked with lesson plans provided by teachers for an effective time in the classroom
- Engaged with students of various academic levels and many different cultural backgrounds
- Praised for reliability and effectiveness
- Aided administrative staff in the main office when needed during free periods - Client Relations ManagerOn Campus MarketingOct 2013 - Aug 2014 (11 months)- Managed over 150 fundraising programs for Colleges and Universities across the country
- Communicated with clients through phone, email and social media
- Developed relationships with clients through face to face interaction at conferences
- Organized and compiled numerous reports for accountability standards
- Worked as part of a larger team to meet company goals
- Sold returning and prospective clients new programs - Customer Service and Night Shift SupervisorOn Campus MarketingAug 2012 - Oct 2013 (1 year 3 months)- Resolved customer issues leading to an increase in customer retention
- Responsible for prioritizing customer responses to achieve maximum customer satisfaction
- Documented the progress of claims with organized spreadsheets and filing systems
- Supervised the work of over a dozen seasonal employees
- Ran files and made daily deposits for multiple divisions within the company - Data EntryOn Campus MarketingJul 2011 - Jul 2012 (1 year 1 month)- Entered care package, linen, and diploma display orders to a database system for fulfillment.
- Surveyed other employee’s entered data to check for accuracy.
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- Master’s Degree, Curriculum and Instruction, Social StudiesThe College of New Jersey
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A, HistoryThe College of New Jersey
- Montclair State UniversityMontclair State University
- Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolHopewell Valley Central High School
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- HHighest Combined Unit and Revenue Achievement to BudgetJan 2019182% to target
- HHighest Year over Year Revenue Sales AchievementJan 2019248% growth YOY