Jim Collins

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DISC Type : ci

Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Urū Sports

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Overview

Jim Collins leads global executive search at Uru Sports, leveraging extensive experience from firms like Egon Zehnder and Cisco. He specializes in placing leaders within private equity portfolio companies and startups, previously managing teams hiring over 1, 000 people annually at Ultimate Software. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Hampshire.

Outside of his professional life, Jim is a former four-year Division 1 collegiate baseball athlete, a background that directly informs his current work in the sports industry. He is also a proud father and values building relationships based on trust and shared values.

He once built and scaled a services recruiting function entirely from scratch into an award-winning, high-volume team.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Curious

Assertive

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.  They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Athlete Career Transitions
His firm, Uru Sports, was formed by athletes to help place elite athletes into meaningful jobs after their sports careers, partnering with leagues like the NBA and NFL.
Executive Search
Has over five years of global executive search experience at Egon Zehnder and has led internal executive search functions at major tech companies like Cisco and Ultimate Software.
Scaling TA Teams
He has a proven track record of managing large talent acquisition teams, hiring over 1000 people a year, and building recruiting functions from the ground up.

Media Appearances

Jim has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2023
Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Urū Sports
3-2022 - 12-2022
Senior Director of Talent Acquisition and Leadership Search at 15Five
8-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Director, Executive Recruitment (Ultimate Software became UKG) at UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)
3-2015 - 8-2020
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition and Head of Executive Search at Ultimate Software
3-2014 - 2-2015
Director of Talent Acquisition - Services at Ultimate Software

Education

Bachelor of Arts - BA from University of New Hampshire

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Exp : 11 Location : Jacksonville, Florida, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Urū Sports
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Insights For Selling To Jim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Help them realize that there is no personal risk in making this decision

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jim is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jim

  • They are practical and friendly, don't expect a clear-cut response often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jim move?

  • They like to be detailed and take their time to arrive at decisions.
  • Can Jim take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Jim

Personality Compatibility


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