I jumped the gun with my first blog post and neglected to properly introduce myself. I’m just so excited to get going! So here is a brief note on who I am and why I joined the company. First let me start with the fact that I am a die-hard SAP fan. I worked at SAP for 20 years (since I was 6 years old I like to joke). If that is not a testament to SAP as a good employer I don’t know what is. Prior to joining Ingram Talent I was the Solution Owner in the HR Line of Business responsible for SAP’s recruiting products. A fancy title meaning I was responsible for the strategy and direction of SAP’s recruiting products. I was part of the SAP E-Recruiting product from the time it was conceived as an idea until the current product. I also held a number of other positions in the company along the way, both in Walldorf, Germany and Palo Alto, CA.

So why leave if I love the company so much? Because I need to experience what it’s like for our customers from outside the organization and because I know I can have a direct positive impact on our recruiting customers at Ingram Talent. I truly believe that Ingram Talent has the best skills for advising around and implementing SAP’s recruiting products and that they have the customers’ best interests at heart. And finally I joined Ingram Talent because I want to be able to spend more time with my kids while they still want to spend time with me – remember my other work-life balance post? I imagine I’ll still work crazy hours, but with more flexibility.

I have lots of exciting plans for Ingram Talent – including kicking off more regular newsletters, creating some video tutorials to help customers understand the power of SAP’s recruiting products as well as some other tricks I have up my sleeve. Watch this space...

Cheers, Kim

Twitter: @KimLessley