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Brad Friess

Executive Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in HealthTech and high-growth recruiting

Out-House RecruitingBinghamton UniversityRemote21 Years ExperienceExecutive LevelWorks Remote

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Recruiting leader who has managed teams of up to 6 while remaining hands-on with requisitions, owning end-to-end process design, ATS administration, and performance metrics reporting to senior leadership (including CFO/CPO). Built retention and quality feedback loops (7/30/90-day, 1-year check-ins and exit interviews) and drove process improvements like job description revisions to increase candidate quality and secure additional headcount when demand exceeded capacity.

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Key Strengths

  • Led recruiting teams of up to 6 direct reports
  • Built and evolved recruiting processes end-to-end
  • Owned team metrics/performance and reported results to senior leadership
  • Established structured feedback loops (7/30/90 day, 1-year check-ins and exit interviews) to reduce attrition and improve hiring
  • Comfortable balancing people management with a personal requisition load
  • Influenced executive decisions by escalating capacity constraints and securing additional headcount
  • Improved candidate quality by refining job descriptions and ensuring adoption via ATS control and hiring manager approvals

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Experience

Fractional Head of Recruiting / Operations Consulting / Executive SearchOUT-HOUSE RECRUITING · Jan 2023 – Presentfreelance
Fractional Head of Recruiting / Operations Consulting / Executive SearchMidi Health · Jan 2025 – Presentfreelance
Fractional Head of Recruiting / Operations Consulting / Executive SearchVesta Healthcare · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023freelance
Fractional Head of Recruiting / Operations Consulting / Executive SearchCosán Group · Jan 2023 – Jan 2023freelance
Head of Talent AcquisitionVesta Healthcare · Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
Head of Talent AcquisitionSnow Joe · Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Vice President of Talent AcquisitionVesta Healthcare · Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Director of Talent AcquisitionVesta Healthcare · Jan 2018 – Jan 2021
Chief of StaffVesta Healthcare · Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
Marketing Acquisitions / PartnershipsGoogle · Jan 2014 – Jan 2015contract
FounderBF Music Marketing, LLC · Jan 2013 – Jan 2016freelance
Head of Tour Marketing / Talent Manager / Product ManagerTenth Street Entertainment · Jan 2007 – Jan 2013
Head of Tour Marketing / Talent Manager / Product ManagerEleven Seven Music Group · Jan 2007 – Jan 2013
Agent-Assistant to Cara Lewis, Senior Vice PresidentWilliam Morris Agency · Jan 2004 – Jan 2007

Education

Binghamton Universitybachelor, Psychology

Awards

  • Billboard Music Award Nominee

Skills

RecruitingOnboardingProcess improvementWorkforce planningForecastingTeam leadershipTeam buildingProduct managementStakeholder managementTalent acquisitionFull-cycle recruitingExecutive searchSourcingCandidate screeningSelection interviewing

Languages

English

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Brad FriessExecutive Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in HealthTech and high-growth recruiting