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Jim Collins

Observer · DISC type ci
Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Urū Sports
📍 Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Personality Overview

How Jim shows up

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.

Priorities

Topics Jim cares 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.
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Career

Work history

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

Media appearances

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Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
University of New Hampshire
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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