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Neil McLellan

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in high-growth recruiting and DEI analytics

PryonDrew UniversityNew York, NY11 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks Remote

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Talent acquisition leader who has owned the full TA function (and in some roles the broader people/HR function) at companies including Pryon, partnering closely with presidents/CPOs on strategy. Known for data-driven executive influence (e.g., preventing a costly location-restriction policy) and for streamlining late-stage hiring by redesigning CEO/President interview and equity-conversation processes to reduce senior-candidate backlog.

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Key Strengths

  • Built and managed a recruiting team (1 senior recruiter, 1 senior coordinator)
  • Owned end-to-end talent acquisition function and accountability for all hires
  • Regularly delivered recruiting metrics updates to executive leadership
  • Player-coach leader willing to jump into high-impact executive search work
  • HRBP-level experience across TA and HR (ER, performance, compliance)
  • Influenced executive location strategy using pipeline rebuild timelines and cost/comp data
  • Implemented process to eliminate senior-candidate bottleneck with CEO/President interviews and equity discussions

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Experience

Senior Director, Talent AcquisitionPryon · Dec 2023 – Nov 2024
Senior Director, Talent & HRPryon · Mar 2023 – Dec 2023
Senior Talent ManagerIntersection · Oct 2021 – Mar 2023
Director, Talent OperationsDemyst · Mar 2020 – Oct 2021
Manager, Talent OperationsDemyst · Jul 2018 – Feb 2020
Talent ManagerEmerge · Apr 2016 – Jul 2018
Executive RecruiterThe Goodkind Group · Jan 2015 – Apr 2016

Education

Drew Universitybachelor, Political Science (2013)

Awards

  • Quota Busters Contest Winner (25% increase in overall billing) - November & December 2015
  • 2016 “Emerging One” Award - Emerge

Skills

Workforce PlanningStakeholder ManagementTeam LeadershipVendor ManagementOnboardingPerformance ManagementCoachingGoogle WorkspaceSlackTalent AcquisitionFull-cycle RecruitingSourcingPassive Candidate OutreachDiversity RecruitingDEI Reporting

Languages

English

Certifications

Lever (certification)

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Neil McLellanDirector-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in high-growth recruiting and DEI analytics