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Daniel Riskey
Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in pathway programs and high-volume hiring
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Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader with experience across aviation, technology, corporate/finance, and education. Led a 12-person TA org and drove major operational transformations, including a Southwest Airlines pilot pipeline program cutting time-to-cockpit from ~10 years to ~4 and forecasting 400–600 pilots annually at peak. Recently served as primary TA stakeholder for an iCIMS-to-ADP RM ATS migration, simplifying workflows and reducing recruiter administrative work by ~70%.
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- Managed a 12-person talent acquisition team (team leads, recruiters, coordinators, sourcing advisors)
- Designed and launched a pilot pipeline program reducing time-to-cockpit from ~10 years to ~4 years
- Built internal/external partnerships to address long-term pilot shortage; program forecasted to produce 400–600 pilots at peak
- Led ATS migration from iCIMS to ADP RM as primary TA stakeholder, partnering with vendor and HRIS
- Streamlined recruiting workflow via improved application/screening, eliminating ~70% of recruiter work reviewing inactive candidates
- Executed high-volume seasonal hiring: hired 1,325 employees in ~5 weeks (target was ~1,000) with tight cross-functional coordination
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