John Chirichella

JOHN CHIRICHELLA- │-| www.linkedin.com/in/johnchirichella SENIOR-LEVEL TALENT ACQUISITION EXPERT Recruiting People Management Relationship Development A Seasoned Senior-Level Talent Acquisition Expert with 15+ years of comprehensive experience across dynamic large enterprise and startup environments. Proven track record in successfully recruiting high-volume candidates while excelling in sourcing and securing niche talent, leveraging a blend of innovative strategies and traditional methodologies CORE COMPETENCIES        Business Relationship Management initiated and maintained over 20 direct relationships with Dir, ED, MD & C level hiring managers Coaching advised and advanced over 20+ hires into internal career transitions driving down attrition Competitive Intelligence identified and monitored 15 key co.’s in real world data & real world evidence Complex Environments navigated a 25 step offer process at KPMG and maintained top 10 status for hiring nationally vs. 100+ recruiters Compliance per mandate maintained detailed slates of 3 or more candidates before extending offer Corporate Governance gained clearance on 10 approvals annually from KPMG advisory teams clients Diversity Recruitment created internship program & attended military career fairs that increased diversity by 25% yearly         Executive Recruitment sourced & hired over 25 Dir, MD, Heads of sales, finance & marketing Gobal Recruitment sourced and hired over 10 candidates from UK, Korea, and Costa Rica High Volume Recruitment sourced and hired over 125 candidates annually from early career to senior level status at Citi. Averaged 50+ calls a day, sourced & reviewed 400 resumes/profiles per week. Management coached teams of up to 10 recruiters, sourcers & sales people Pipeline Development Strategies attended niche career fairs/networking events to accelerate bioinformatic hires by 20% Recruitment (Boolean, LinkedIn)-Early adopter of LI with 6000 followers & 500 connections Training up skilled 5 coordinators, 6 sourcers (globally), 8 recruiters Vendor Management identified, executed contracts, organized & directed teams of 10+ vendors to reduce time to fill - │- PAGE 2 TALENT ACQUISITION FULL-TIME EXPERIENCE Revolve Security, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 6/2023 – 4/2024 (out of business) Senior Talent Acquisition Partner  Partnered with CEO in all elements of building a Cyber Security consultancy & making it profitable  Created processes and procedures to enable fast adding/scaling of teams based on project needs  Spearheaded revenue creation with sales & client relations through heavy networking via conferences, sales events & channel partner meetings   Recruited for Cyber Security Analysts (SOC), Pen Testers, Engineers, Auditors, Sales, GTM Marketing, and Interns Real time collaboration with Legal & Tech heads to stay agile and pivot as business models shift Medidata Solutions, NY, NY 5/2022 – 6/2023 (acquired/reorg/redundancy) Senior Talent Acquisition Partner  Leading the build of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division-50% increase in hiring within 6 months  Organized and managed team of 4 recruiters, 2 sourcers, and coordinator contractor  Lead executive search function including VP’s, Sr Directors, and Directors  Focus included Sales, Tech, Product, GTM Marketing, & Biostats Analysts  Created close relationships with head(s) of business unit as well as heads of departments to drive activity  TA team had doubled in productivity with amount of hires. Syapse, SF, CA 5/2018 – 5/2022 Senior Talent Acquisition Partner  Key leader in doubling the size of Syapse from small start up of 100 into 200 person company both Globally & Nationally  Drove commercial sales initiatives adding VP, Senior Director and Director level BD Executives, Alliance Managers & SME’s (targeting Life Science & Health System clients) needed to drive vital revenue into the company.  Built Philadelphia office team at all levels including Office Manager, HR, Legal, Sales, Finance, GTM Marketing, Bioinformatics & Manual Abstraction.  Coordinated efforts to direct a large pipeline of diversity and competition candidates for the above roles.  Managed 3 matrix reports including coordinator, contract recruiters and sourcers. KPMG, Montvale, NJ 8/2013 – 11/2016 Manager and Experienced Hire Recruiter  Recruited for global leaders in the areas of Advisory, Audit & Tax services and IT professionals in Cyber Security and Solutions areas  Drove national technology staffing initiatives in a highly compliance-driven environment  Built senior-level, heavily-certified, IT security and application development teams with strong iOS mobility and Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning skill sets  Managed efforts of direct report contractors, offshore sourcing team in India and qualifying team in South Africa PIERCE TECHNOLOGY AND ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER, Holmdel, NJ / White Plains, NY 1/2009 – 5/2010 Director of Sales/Recruiting  Sourced & Placed all levels of candidates including HR, Legal, Sales, Finance, Marketing.  Managed, recruited and assisted in the coordination of a global team of up to 10 recruiters and 3 sales people for boutique staffing consulting firm COMPUTER GENERATED SOLUTIONS, New York City, NY 2/2006 – 10/2007 Recruiter  Sourced & Placed all levels of candidates including HR, Legal, Sales, Finance, Marketing,  Full lifecycle recruiter including business development, recruiting fulltime / consulting candidates for large scale projects, and cold calling to recruit talent from competitors’ firms IMPAQ CONSULTING, Pennsauken, NJ 3/2000 – 1/2006 Director  Served as talent manager for an IT consulting firm with experience in all facets of business operations including managing team of 5, sales process (pre & post), client relations and deliverables.  Met with client to determine scope of project and analyze current systems and procedures  Implemented agreed on project plan and used MS Excel to report on key milestones  Sourced and qualified project managers, software engineers, business analysts, QA testers, and technical architects  Coordinated with P.M. and technical writers to include thorough documentation and training materials  Served as liaison between consultant and client to develop sales strategies and increase company revenue TALENT ACQUISITION CONTRACTING EXPERIENCE ConcertAI, Cambridge, MA 5/24-7/24 BulletProof Coffee, Seattle, WA 1/24-2/24 SUNGARD AS, Wayne, PA 12/2017 – 5/2018 Microsoft, Redmond, WA 11/2016 – 10/2017 TD SECURITIES, New York, NY 4/13 - 7/13 ONYX ENTERPRISES, Cranbury, NJ 7/12 – 11/12 CITIGROUP, New York, NY 7/10 - 6/12 2007 - 2018 NASDAQ, New York, NY 8/08 - 10/08 PERSHING, Pershing, NJ 11/07 - 8/08 Corporate Recruiter  Sourced & Hired all levels of candidates including HR, Legal, Sales, Finance, Marketing.  Built applicant sources and networked to attract business from client companies  Developed an understanding of client companies, their industry and the work culture and environment  Used candidate databases to match the right person with client vacancy  Determined applicant requirements by studying job description and job qualifications  Evaluated applicants, arranged interviews and informed candidates about interview results  Used social media to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships with employers TECHNICAL SKILLS      Applicant Tracking Systems: Workday / Oracle/ Taleo/ Greenhouse iCIMS/Jobvite / Kenexa / Phenom CRMs: SalesLogix / Salesforce.com / hireEZ Job Diva / Bullhorn HRIS: Workday / PeopleSoft      BI: Tableau Sourcing Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter, Zoominfo / Indeed / Glassdoor / Entelo Bitbucket / Github Dice / Ladders / Meta / X GSuite & Microsoft Office Suite EDUCATION WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science