William Kearns

William Kearns has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. William'smost recent position was as an Executive Recruiter at Clio - Cloud-Based Legal Technology, starting in April 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Amazon as a Sr. Client Lead - Recruitment - Operations Technology from December 2021 until April 2022.

Before joining Amazon, Kearns held several positions at Top Hat, including Sr. Manager of Talent Acquisition from March 2021 to December 2021, Manager of Talent Acquisition from January 2020 to February 2021, Talent Acquisition Lead from December 2018 to January 2020, and Recruiter from January 2018 to December 2019. In these roles, they were responsible for full-cycle recruitment, hiring needs analyses, stakeholder management, and goal setting with C-suite and hiring managers.

Prior to Top Hat, Kearns worked at FDM Group as an Account Executive and Technical Recruiter - North America from September 2015 to September 2017. In this position, they actively sourced, assessed, and recruited candidates across the software development lifecycle and fostered partnerships with academic institutions.

William'searlier experiences include roles as an English Language Instructor at Korea Poly School from September 2012 to August 2014, and as a Program Supervisor at REENA from September 2010 to August 2012. In both positions, they developed and implemented programs, conducted recruitment and onboarding, and assessed employee performance.

Kearns' career began as a Research Assistant at York University from September 2009 to May 2010, where they contributed to the publication of a research paper on the justice system.

Overall, Kearns has demonstrated expertise in talent acquisition, recruitment, stakeholder management, and program development across various industries.

William Kearns completed a Master's degree in Labor and Industrial Relations (MIR) from Queen's University between 2014 and 2015. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree in Education from the University of Toronto from 2010 to 2011. William'sundergraduate studies were in Labour Studies, where they earned a Bachelor's degree from York University during the years 2006 to 2010. In addition to their formal education, William Kearns also obtained the Ontario College of Teachers certification in March 2011.