Marion Walker

Leading a team of programs managers focused on supporting our Talent Acquisition, Diversity Equity & Inclusion programs globally: Focus on: - Global Reporting - Talent Acquisition Enablement - Conference and Events Strategy - Branding & Social Strategies - POD (Power of Different) Group Engagement Strategy (VMware's Employee Resource Groups)

- Focused on creating ways to enable and educate our global Talent Acquisition team on everything relating to diversity, equity and inclusion and ensuring we are being inclusive through all of our recruiting practices - Leading global DEI Reporting and processes - Creating and managing events to attract Talent to VMware - Global point of contact for our PRIDE POD (Power of Difference Group)

Full cycle recruiting for Central EMEA Professional Services & Presales, responsibilities include: - Partnering with hiring managers across & stakeholders the region to identify their specific recruiting needs - Maintain a deep understanding of the PS & Presales Teams, solutions and technologies - Manage direct applicants as well as source for suitable passive candidates using various avenues (e.g. LinkedIn, XING, Blogs, etc) - Screen candidates to identify suitability before presenting to hiring manager - Manage the interviewing process & candidate relationships throughout recruiting process - Manage & negotiate the offer process with successful candidates - Leading projects and project teams focused on employment branding and social media - Provide training & workshops to hiring managers across EMEA on recruiting best practices

• Full cycle recruiting for all functions based in Ireland (Inside sales, marketing, legal, finance, tech support, IT, HR) & Technical Recruiting for Northern Europe • Responsible for partnering with hiring managers and stakeholders across the regions to identify their specific recruiting needs • Manage all candidates – direct applicants, referrals and passively sourced candidates throughout the entire recruiting process • Screen candidates to identify suitability before presenting to the hiring manager • Manage the interviewing process and candidate relationships throughout the recruiting process, including sitting in on onsite interviews to assist new managers with the process and decision making • Manage and negotiate the offer process with successful candidates • Leading social media projects to promote Cork and other European locations

Full cycle recruiting for Northern EMEA & Central EMEA Professional Services (PSO), responsibilities include: - Partnering with hiring managers across & stakeholders the region to identify their specific recruiting needs - Maintain a deep understanding of the PSO Team, solutions and technologies - Manage direct applicants as well as source for suitable passive candidates using various avenues (e.g. LinkedIn, XING, Blogs, etc) - Screen candidates to identify suitability before presenting to hiring manager - Manage the interviewing process & candidate relationships throughout recruiting process - Manage & negotiate the offer process with successful candidates - Provide training to recruiting and professional services teams - Participate in mentorship programs - Lead & participate in projects around social media, diversity and more - Participate in VMware Foundation Programs Completed training for VMware Certified Associate - Digital Business Transformation (VCA-DBT)

Responsible for research, sourcing, candidate development, gathering and utilising market research and intelligence on a global scale - Specialize in sourcing candidates for Professional Services/Consulting, Presales, Inside Sales, Field Sales and business roles (HR, Finance, Legal, Internal IT, Sales Support) - Sourcing and developing candidate pipelines for open roles globally via the most up to date sourcing tools and techniques - Identifying qualified candidates through creative channels: (Social Media networks, User Groups, Networking, Conferences etc) - Utilising in-house tools, networks, cold-calling, and research methods to source passive candidates. - Conducting screening calls with potential candidates to assess suitability - Partner directly with TA Partners and hiring managers to form a consultative relationship to meet current and futures business hiring needs. - Consultative approach to create solid partnerships for the business line

- Coordinating/scheduling all phases of the interview process for EMEA, AMER & APJ - Organize travel arrangements and complete expense reimbursements - Liaise with hiring managers and candidates to confirm interview details - Communicating professionally, tactfully and maintaining the highest level of confidentiality - Respond quickly to changes in schedules and communicate these to the candidates and hiring managers - Working on Staffing Operations projects and tasks as needed that support the recruitment function - Raise PO’s for Agency Spend and Staffing Costs - Maintain records of Agency PO Expenditure - Maintain EMEA agency PSL (Preferred Supplier List) - VMware Foundation: Volunteered as a CoderDojo mentor, encouraging girls to pursue a career in technology - Assisted with Candidate Development Recruiter (external candidate sourcing) duties from July 2015 before officially moving into the role

- Assisted the manager with preparation of commissions annual budget and financial statements - Managed processing of accounts payable and prepared accounts for payment, maintained records of accounts paid and produced relevant reports - Managed the commissions accounts receivable function, including raising invoices, maintaining debtors and processing remittances - Prepared and provided all documents required during Audits - Ran Wellness Project for Staff – monthly events to ensure staff were aware about every day issues such as mental health, and maintaining a healthy work life balance. - Assisted with maintaining HR records - Approved purchase orders raised by corporate support officer

Acted as the Executive Assistant to the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity while still working in my Management Support Officer role. - Provided administrative support and management to the commissioner’s office and workload and monitored the progress of information and advice sought by the commissioner - Attended to enquiries directed to the commissioner from Government and non-Government sources - Drafted and prepared routine correspondence as required - Organized meetings, functions and provided secretarial support including the preparation of agendas, records and distributed minutes of meetings and follow ups of agreed actions - Maintained the commissioners diary appointments schedule - Responded to Parliamentary, Ministerial correspondence and other confidential reports and correspondence to a high standard of accuracy and presentation on behalf of the commissioner - Assisted the commissioner with any other tasks as required

- Finance – payment of invoices by: - Raising purchase orders – Ongoing $0.01 and once off - Credit card payment -Sending purchase order exempt invoices to Office of Shared Services with the correct account codes written on them for processing - Custodian of petty cash – includes dealing with claims and a monthly recoup - Purchase requests – advising staff members and following standard operating practice/procedure. - Travel arrangements for staff and preparing quarterly travel report to the Minister - Inductions for new staff including preparation of new starter packs and office health and safety - Reconciling credit card payments - Running monthly budget and transaction reports - Various other administration jobs as required - Daily use of Government database software ‘TRIM’