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David Barner
Director-level Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in agency and healthcare/pharma recruiting
New York, NYTalent Acquisition Consultant18 years experienceDirectorStaffing & RecruitingAdvertisingMarketing
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Talent acquisition leader with experience at Grey, Publicis, and Taylored Search who specializes in building and restructuring recruiting teams and embedding TA into strategic business planning (including new business/RFP pipelines). Known for bringing market data and candidate sentiment into executive org-design decisions to improve hiring outcomes, speed offer approvals, and increase acceptance rates.
Experience
Talent Acquisition ConsultantTaylored Search
Director, Talent Acquisition – CoLab (Contract)Publicis Groupe
Director, Talent AcquisitionGrey Group (WPP)
Talent Acquisition ConsultantGrey Group (WPP)
Founder & PresidentBarndog Staffing
Co-Founder & Managing PartnerDigitalent Inc.
Senior Interactive RecruiterSynergy Interactive Solutions
Education
State University of New York at Geneseobachelor, Business Administration
Key Strengths
- Led recruiting teams up to 11 direct reports (typically 4–5) with mixed seniority and coordinators
- Rapid org assessment and restructuring: audited inherited team and onboarded 5 dedicated recruiters within 30 days
- Player-coach leadership style; maintains morale through transparency, feedback loops, and shielding team from exec churn
- Strategic executive partnership on org design and investment hires using market data (cost, timeline, profile calibration)
- Implemented end-to-end recruiting process improvements by embedding TA into new business/RFP pipeline to shift from reactive to proactive hiring
- Improved offer velocity and acceptance by aligning Finance early with market data and expectations
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