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Jim Collins

Founder

Co-founder at Uru Sports

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

FoundedUru Sports

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Jim Collins is Global Head of Leadership Search at Urū Partners, a sports-focused executive search firm. He has led talent acquisition teams of up to 23 people hiring more than 1,000 annually, and has held internal TA roles at 15Five and Ultimate Software, executive search experience at Cisco Systems, and five years of global executive search at Egon Zehnder International. He was a Division I collegiate baseball player for four years.

Co-founder at Uru Sports

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Co-founders at Uru Sports

HKHap Klopp
Hap KloppFounder & CEO
ZHZeke Harris
Zeke HarrisCo-founder
PHPatty Hubbard
Patty HubbardCo-founder
WSWill Sickles
Will SicklesCo-founder

Experience

  1. Urū PartnersGlobal Head of Leadership Searchcurrent2026 — presentJacksonville, Florida, United States
  2. Urū SportsGlobal Head of Talent Acquisitioncurrent2023 — presentJacksonville, Florida, United States
  3. 15FiveSenior Director of Talent Acquisition and Leadership Search2022Jacksonville, Florida, United States
  4. UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)Senior Director, Executive Recruitment (Ultimate Software became UKG)2020 — 2022Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  5. Ultimate SoftwareSenior Director, Talent Acquisition and Head of Executive Search2015 — 2020Atlanta Metropolitan Area
  6. Ultimate SoftwareDirector of Talent Acquisition - Services2014 — 2015Greater Atlanta Area
  7. CiscoGlobal Executive Talent Acquisition2013 — 2014Greater Atlanta Area and San Jose CA
  8. YP, The Real Yellow Pages®Director of Talent Acquisition - Technology and Corporate- yp.com2012 — 2013Greater Atlanta Area and Los Angeles
  9. Egon Zehnder InternationalExecutive Search - Technology Practice Specialist - North America, Global CIO Research Leader2007 — 2012Global

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)Build Strong Relationships2Relationship BuildingPeople ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategy17Strategy DevelopmentSearch1Leadership1ManagementExecutive Placements5Go-to-Market Strategy5
+12 moreStartup EnvironmentsStakeholder ManagementHigh-volume RecruitingHeadhuntingInteract with All Levels Of ManagementCompetitive LandscapeCommunity OutreachProgram DevelopmentKey Performance IndicatorsFull-life Cycle RecruitingGlobal Talent AcquisitionNiche Talent Acquisition

Languages Spanish

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Who is Jim Collins?
Jim Collins is Global Head of Leadership Search at Urū Partners, a sports-focused executive search firm. He has led talent acquisition teams of up to 23 people hiring more than 1,000 annually, and has held internal TA roles at 15Five and Ultimate Software, executive search experience at Cisco Systems, and five years of global executive search at Egon Zehnder International. He was a Division I collegiate baseball player for four years.
Where does Jim Collins work?
Jim Collins is Co-founder of Uru Sports.
What companies did Jim Collins found?
Jim Collins founded Uru Sports.
Where did Jim Collins go to school?
Jim Collins studied at University of New Hampshire (Bachelor of Arts - BA).

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