Leasa McIntosh

Results-driven Chief of Staff with a proven ability to cultivate and sustain partnerships, drive projects to completion and offer strategic insights. Seeking to leverage my diverse experience and leadership skills. Contributing to optimal resource allocation, team dynamics and operational excellence.

A history of transforming partnerships into lasting relationships, successfully leading projects and demonstrating strategic acumen across a global landscape. Proficient in project lifecycle management, stakeholder collaboration and mentoring teams. Adaptable, tech-savvy and achieve impactful results.

Spent entire career living in Denver, CO. Worked remotely starting in 2007

VIP Services Team - Program Management | Problem Solver at IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (2020-08 – Present)

• Successfully led the first-ever two-day event with 4500 athletes, showcasing excellent planning and execution abilities
• Ability to delegate while simultaneously drive towards goals
• Usher projects from concept to completion while still working being hands owning the details
• VIP arrangements, check-in, confirmations, race week liaison, management meetings
• Welcome reception (planning, execution and delivery) team
• Banquet of Champions (planning, execution and delivery team
• Liaison to other teams (Media, Executive Team, Volunteers etc)

Program Manager/Executive Recruiter at Pluralsight (2022-01 – 2022-07)

Full life cycle recruiter for Product Designers, Product Managers, Financial Analysts, Director of Analytics, Director of Product,etc.

• Developed a UX/UI Designer hiring program via Trello. Reducing hiring time and broadening the candidate pool.

Sourcing for UX Designers at Bubbles (start-up) (2021-10 – 2021-12)

Asynchronous Communications

Sr Recruiter at Workday (2021-06 – 2021-08)

Full life cycle recruiter - Recruiting recruiters. Scale up full time staff across USA, Australia and Asia. Full life cycle team members.

Senior Technical Recruiter | Programs at AWS - Amazon (2016-09 – 2020-08)

Responsible for hiring Solution Architects, TPM's, Program Managers and occasionally Exec Assistants/Communication Managers and various Executive positions. Direct liaison with hiring managers (internal customers). I was employee 200,020 - we were over 1,000,000 employees when I left, with growth rate goals of over 40% a year. Due to the size of the organization we were also responsible for creating programs:

• Gaming Vertical SA's hiring – Achieved 100% of hiring goals with 50% diversity within 6 months Jan 2020 - August 2020
• Territory Vertical (small and medium businesses) 100% of quota within 11 months. (This team had not made a hire for two years)
• Onboarded and trained junior level recruiters.
• Train the trainer – Making Great Hiring Decisions.
• Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast
• Full ownership of planning and execution of Diversity Recruiting Events. Procure space, speakers, attendees. Organize committees execute events.
• POD recruiting days
• Planning and execution of multi-interview days for hard to fill positions.
• Pioneered "Return to Work Program" for Solution Architects, integrating professionals after a two-year hiatus.

Staffing Partner (Contractor) at VMWare/Air Watch (2015-02 – 2016-06)

• Staffing of various positions including VP of IT Security, VP of Finance, Director of Finance, Marketing Director, Communications Specialist, Sr Network Engineer, Technical Writer, Business Analyst, Customer Storyteller, EMEA - Sales and Sales Support
• Time to hire <30 days
• #2 filled positions in nation
• Executive high volume hiring day
• Hiring in US, England, France and Brazil

Owner | Executive Recruiter | Strategy Developer at What Should YOU Be Doing? (2007-06 – 2015-02)

• Manage verbal and written communications building business relations with vendors, two non-profit organizations and six business partners creating a synergetic working environment.
• Work closely with business partners to understand business goals and objectives and build effective strategies.and processes
• Provide guidance and consultation to all parties to evaluate the procedures and processes toward repeatable delivery with ability to scales
• Responsible for Business Development and recruiting within Major Organizations across the globe
• Develop strategies to source, attract, recruit and select high quality candidates against defined criteria for businesses 100 - 500 employees
• Industries include: Manufacturing, Financial, Technical, Retail, Oil & Gas, CPG

Bachelors of Science in Sociology/Marketing – Texas A&M University