Jason Leonard
VP, Human Resources at Vericrest Financial
- Location
- Dallas/Fort Worth Area
- Industry
- Human Resources
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Jason Leonard's Overview
- Current
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- VP, Human Resources at Vericrest Financial, Inc.
- Past
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- Director of Talent Transformation at JCPenney
- Director of Staffing at Citigroup
- Director of Talent Acquisition at Mosaic Sales Solutions
- Director of Recruiting at Telvent (dba Caseta Technologies)
- Director of Recruiting at Spherion (dba Resulte Universal)
- Education
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- University of Oklahoma
- Sam Houston State University
- Recommendations
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86 people have recommended Jason
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
Jason Leonard's Summary
Jason Leonard is a proven talent leadership professional with a passion for continual improvement and innovation. After 3 years on the agency side he has spent the last 12 years in corporate HR. Currently the VP of HR with responsibility over Talent Acquisition, Human Resource and Compensation at Vericrest Financial, Jason previously spent 3+ years as the Director of Talent Transformation for JC Penney, preceded by 3+ years as a Director of Staffing for Citigroup and 4 years as the Director of Talent Acquisition at Mosaic. Jason received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma and lives in Dallas, Texas with his 6 year old daughter.
Specialties: Leadership, Talent Acquisition, Human Capital Management, Compensation, Strategic Planning, Change Management, Process Reengineering, Staffing / Recruiting, Corporate Transformation
Jason Leonard's Experience
VP, Human Resources
Vericrest Financial, Inc.
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Financial Services industry
July 2012 – Present (11 months) Irving, TX
Vericrest is a premier financial services company specializing in the servicing of residential mortgage loans in all 50 states. Through three Centers of Excellence in Texas, Oklahoma and California, Vericrest provides superior service and innovative solutions to meet the needs of our customers and investors while maintaining the highest levels of integrity and compliance. Vericrest's servicing portfolio currently includes approximately 105,000 mortgage loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $20.1 billion.
Director of Talent Transformation
JCPenney
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; JCP; Retail industry
January 2009 – July 2012 (3 years 7 months) Dallas, TX
More than a century ago, James Cash Penney founded his company on the principle of the Golden Rule: treat others the way you’d like to be treated – Fair and Square. His legacy continues to this day, as J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) boldly transforms the retail experience across 1,100 stores and jcp.com to become America’s favorite store. Focused on making the customer experience better every day, jcpenney is dreaming up new ways to make customers love shopping again. On every visit, customers will discover great prices every day in a unique Shops environment that features exceptionally curated merchandise, a dynamic presentation and unmatched customer service.
Director of Staffing
Citigroup
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; C; Financial Services industry
June 2005 – September 2008 (3 years 4 months) Dallas, TX
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Director of Talent Acquisition
Mosaic Sales Solutions
Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
July 2001 – June 2005 (4 years) Dallas, TX
Mosaic is a $250M annual revenue privately owned outsourced direct customer sales, merchandising, training and data collection solutions provider at the retail level for global, world class brands such as P&G, American Express, Microsoft, Wal-Mart, Disney, Best Buy, AT&T, Bank of America, Nike and Dell.
Director of Recruiting
Telvent (dba Caseta Technologies)
Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; TLVT; Information Technology and Services industry
July 2000 – July 2001 (1 year 1 month) Dallas, TX
Telvent, a global IT solutions and information services provider that improves the efficiency, safety and security of the world’s leading companies, employees over 6,000 highly qualified professionals working in 17 corporate offices worldwide. Caseta was a privately owned RFID technology company acquired by Telvent in 2007.
Director of Recruiting
Spherion (dba Resulte Universal)
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; SFN; Staffing and Recruiting industry
May 1998 – July 2000 (2 years 3 months) Dallas, TX
With over 300,000 employees and $2 billion in annual revenue, Spherion is one of the largest external search firms in the world. Clients include over 80% of the Fortune 1000. Resulte was a privately owned, $28M revenue boutique search firm acquired by Spherion in 2007.
Jason Leonard's Skills & Expertise
- Talent Acquisition
- Employee Relations
- Change Management
- Strategic Planning
- College Recruiting
- Diversity Recruitment
- Employer Branding
- Talent Management
- Compensation
- Performance Management
- Executive Search
- Talent Assessment
- Talent Development
- Workforce Planning
- Employee Engagement
- HR Strategy
- Leadership
- Talent Developer
- Corporate Recruiting
- Mortgage Servicing
- Mortgage Banking
- Retail
- HR Transformation
- Human Resources
- Recruiting
- Networking
- Public Speaking
- Social Media
- Coaching
- Team Building
- Humor
- Leadership Development
- Personnel Management
- Deferred Compensation
- Financial Services
- Banking
- Hiring
- Succession Planning
- Training
- Outsourcing
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Management
- Onboarding
- Technical Recruiting
- CRM
- Strategy
- Sourcing
- hr policies
Jason Leonard's Education
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration
1996 – 1998
Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon, IFC, Pre Law Club, Intramural sports
Sam Houston State University
1994 – 1996
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