Vetted Recruiting Professionals

“Broadcast sales leader who has owned a multi-million-dollar station revenue number at WGPR Detroit and built the operating discipline, forecasting rigor, and consultative sales culture to drive year-over-year growth. Stands out for combining strategic account expansion, public-sector deal navigation, and cross-functional media partnerships—evidenced by growing a law firm account to 4x spend, delivering 2,000+ attendees for a Detroit workforce campaign, and transforming an underperforming HD-2 channel through the SportsRap partnership.”

Vaishnavi Dangety

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Talent Acquisition Operations leader specializing in scalable global recruiting programs

Dallas, TX13y exp

“Recruiting Operations leader who has managed 6–12 person teams and owned the full recruiting ops lifecycle, including ATS governance, reporting, capacity planning, and vendor coordination. Notably redesigned interview scheduling/feedback workflows to cut time-to-fill 25–30% for priority technical roles, reduce candidate drop-off ~20%, and boost recruiter load capacity 15–20% without sacrificing quality; also led an end-to-end CPAL ATS implementation reducing manual scheduling effort by ~40%.”

“Recruiting/Talent Operations leader who managed 6–12 person teams across two office locations and drove measurable process improvements. Standardized onboarding (cut ramp time by 2–3 weeks) and redesigned interview scheduling to move candidates forward within 24–48 hours, while leveraging Workday/Lever reporting and leading a GoodTime rollout with HR/IT/HRIS.”

Alicia Chaney

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Talent Acquisition & Talent Development Leader specializing in early-career and workforce transformation

Remote, TX9y exp

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed teams up to 6 and specializes in fixing broken interview pipelines through workflow standardization, scheduling automation, and ATS analytics. Built real-time dashboards in Lever/ATS to track aging, time-in-stage, and req health, and drove a 20% reduction in time to interview while improving candidate experience and hiring manager visibility. Experienced leading cross-functional tool/workflow implementations with HRIS and IT for high-volume early-career hiring.”

“Chief of Staff to the family of Kevin Scott (CTO of Microsoft), serving as the first CoS to unify previously siloed teams and build an operating cadence for executive decision-making. Experienced running high-stakes, high-security events including a Presidential fundraiser/President Biden visit, coordinating with the presidential advance team and Secret Service while protecting principal priorities and privacy.”

“Senior/Team Lead SDR at Rippling with top performance (President’s Club FY2025), credited with sourcing the largest closed-won deal in company history and generating $7.95M pipeline / $2.45M closed-won. Previously spent ~8 years in full-cycle recruiting across internal (Hyatt) and agency (Randstad, Kforce) including tech/finance, known for data-driven stakeholder management and persistence on difficult searches (e.g., hard-to-fill Linux Engineer role resulting in offer and later FTE conversion).”

“Recruiting leader with experience managing a 5-person, non-US sourcing team and building their US hiring compliance knowledge (EEOC/visas/laws) through ongoing training. Has executed hands-on executive searches (Sr Director/VP), including filling a VP Revenue Operations role in ~2 months via tight CRO partnership, and led an ATS transformation by implementing Greenhouse with company-wide training.”

“Engineering leader managing two 6-person teams across internal tools and 14+ public brand websites, while staying hands-on in architecture and system design. Particularly interesting for teams exploring AI-assisted software delivery: they implemented a customizable multi-agent BMad workflow with human review gates across PM, architecture, development, QA, and DevOps.”

“Talent acquisition leader and former COO who has led distributed recruiting teams (up to 20) and specializes in executive search and C-suite talent intake. Has driven enterprise recruiting transformations (talent intake overhaul, ATS implementation, workforce culture change) and delivered high-impact leadership hires including deputy commissioners for a prison system while scaling organizational leadership structures internationally.”

“People/HR leader specializing in change management, leader coaching, and people analytics—partnered with VP Operations and HR to execute a large-scale restructuring ahead of a major live event cycle with compressed timelines. Uses a systems-thinking, metrics-first approach (operational + engagement + adoption) and has resolved high-stakes ER conflicts involving retaliation allegations through neutral investigations and mediation.”

“Former Division I scholarship athlete and professional player who transitioned into professional coaching in Europe, including coaching at Triglav across U12–U18 and the pro team, plus the U20 Women’s Slovenian National Team. Experienced in identifying and recruiting talent via film, in-person scouting, and social media, and leverages connections with major university coaching staffs to track the best recruiting tournaments/camps.”

“Recruiting professional with 2019–2024 experience managing 10–30 clients and 20+ concurrent requisitions, spanning contingency through executive hiring (sourcing) including work with Wipro’s executive hiring team. Known for operational rigor (ATS/Excel/dashboards, Asana/Salesforce) and high-touch candidate follow-up to keep BGV, drug tests, and I-9 steps on track, plus scaling delivery by coordinating 15+ vendors.”

Golden Johansson

Screened

Executive Operations & Consulting Leader specializing in law firms and tribal enterprises

Parkland, FL18y exp

“Operations leader (including COO experience) who has built and optimized internal operating systems for growing organizations, notably formalizing SOPs, org structure, KPIs/incentives, and business continuity for a scaling law firm. Also experienced translating board-level direction into executable, measurable plans at Seminole Tribe of Florida, using clear visuals and dashboards to mentor leaders without formal operations backgrounds.”

Pallabi Ghosal

Screened

Director of Talent Acquisition & Operations specializing in global recruiting systems and analytics

Remote, New Jersey10y exp

“Recruiting leader who has managed a global team of 12 and can still jump in hands-on for high-impact, confidential executive searches (e.g., Chief Security Officer). Strong in recruiting operations and analytics—built Greenhouse-to-Workday handoff processes, implemented structured job intake, and partnered with a CFO on hiring-speed forecasting dashboards, driving a 27% reduction in time-to-hire.”

Thomas LaBarbera

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in security technology and enterprise SaaS

New Jersey, USA21y exp

“Senior public sector sales leader with national territory experience across law enforcement, transit, city, and government accounts. Stands out for combining strategic sales leadership with direct involvement in complex enterprise deals, including winning NYPD, closing a $3.4M transit software deal, and launching Canada to 224% of target through a channel-led expansion strategy.”

“Sales leader from construction equipment, industrial distribution, and contractor-focused markets who has translated highly consultative, operationally critical selling into public-sector-like environments. He has led dispersed, multi-territory teams, delivered double-digit revenue and market share growth, and won complex CalTrans business by displacing an incumbent through executive relationship strategy, operational creativity, and disciplined execution.”

“People leader with experience spanning both large enterprises and smaller companies, partnering closely with executives on high-impact workforce decisions. Stands out for combining strategic HR judgment with analytical rigor across M&A integration, compensation design, workforce planning, and rapid scaling, including 55% headcount growth in a year.”