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Chris Calabrese

New Jersey

Summary

Talent Acquisition Leader & Executive Recruiter with a demonstrated track record of growing and scaling successful teams in early-stage, Series A, B, and C start-ups, as well as large, multi-national organizations. Industry experience includes Health Tech/PBM, SaaS, and Financial Services.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition- Contract

Stellar Health
08.2023 - Current
  • TA Consultant overseeing full-cycle recruitment for G&A, Clinical, and Engineering roles.

Director, Talent Acquisition

LeagueApps (Position Eliminated-Company Layoffs)
05.2022 - 07.2023
  • Led team of TA Partners which oversaw recruitment efforts across all departments, including Customer Success, Engineering, G&A, Sales, and Product.
  • Decreased external agency spend by 75% during first year, resulting in $300k+ in savings.
  • Enhanced recruitment strategies, such as improving scheduling efficiencies and sourcing techniques, resulting in 40% reduction in time-to-fill.
  • Established and maintained strong relationships with Hiring Managers, providing guidance on job descriptions and best practices.
  • Oversaw negotiations and contracts with external vendors such as LinkedIn, Built In, and Circa.
  • Collaborated with Marketing to enhance employer branding efforts, including development of job description templates and redesign of company career page.
  • Conducted training sessions for employees focused on interviewing training and candidate evaluation.
  • Leveraged data and insights to build effective relationships with Hiring Managers to ensure alignment of recruitment process with business needs.
  • Analyzed recruiting metrics to share reports and recommendations with stakeholders.

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Capital Rx
04.2020 - 05.2022
  • Hired as 1st Talent Acquisition team member to lead full-cycle recruiting functions, from initial screening to final offer.
  • Built Talent Acquisition department to team of 4 (2 FTE + 2 Contractors).
  • Grew employee headcount from 65 to 350 during tenure.
  • Oversaw recruitment process across all departments, including Clinical, Customer Care, Engineering, IT, Sales, and Product.
  • Conducted weekly syncs with Hiring Managers to provide pipeline updates on roles, discuss recruitment strategies, and identify current or future hiring needs.
  • Trained new hires on recruiting processes and systems.
  • Optimized sourcing networks and used proactive methods to directly source candidates.

Recruiting Manager

National Debt Relief
01.2019 - 03.2020
  • Led team of 15 across 3 locations in California, Nevada, and New York.
  • Oversaw implementation of new ATS (Greenhouse), streamlining recruiting workflows, improving reporting capabilities, and enhancing candidate experience.
  • Developed strategic recruiting plan for new offshore location in Dominican Republic.
  • Responsible for performance management, strategic initiatives, and oversight of department.
  • Worked closely with C-Level team to gather requirements for new requisitions.
  • Implemented processes to create better recruiting efficiencies, such as development of candidate experience survey, career fair recruiting, phone screen scheduling software, and more.
  • Established contracts and maintained relationships with vendors, including LinkedIn, Indeed, Vettery, Dice, ZipRecruiter, Glassdoor, and more.
  • Met with leadership to discuss current and future hiring needs to develop strategy for pipelining.

Senior Recruiter/Team Lead

National Debt Relief
04.2017 - 01.2019
  • Oversaw recruitment process for junior-level to C-level opportunities across all departments, including G&A, Marketing, Engineering, Product, and Sales across 3 locations (California, Nevada, New York).
  • Supervised a team of 3: 2 Recruiters & 1 Recruiting Coordinator.
  • Posted requisitions to ATS (Jobvite), LinkedIn Recruiter, career site, and more.
  • Sourced, phone screened and interviewed candidates before presenting them to Hiring Manager.
  • Gathered feedback from Hiring Manager after conclusion of interview.
  • Extended offers, both verbally and written, to candidates.

Recruiter

Adam Personnel
10.2011 - 03.2017
  • Managed recruitment process from initial screening to final offer.
  • Developed and maintained network of contacts to identify qualified candidates for temp, temp to hire and direct-hire roles.
  • Recruited candidates for roles in Accounting, Admin, Advertising, Communications, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Media, Operations, Public Relations, and Engineering.
  • Screened applicants appropriately, conducted preliminary telephone interviews.

Education

BS - Psychology

Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
2010

Skills

  • Applicant Tracking Systems (Greenhouse, Jobdiva, Jobvite, Clearcompany)
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Work Authorizations
  • Compensation Analysis
  • Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
  • Interviewing and Prescreening
  • Employee Referral Programs
  • Candidate Pipeline Management
  • Hiring Trends and Analysis
  • Compensation Packages

Timeline

Talent Acquisition- Contract

Stellar Health
08.2023 - Current

Director, Talent Acquisition

LeagueApps (Position Eliminated-Company Layoffs)
05.2022 - 07.2023

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Capital Rx
04.2020 - 05.2022

Recruiting Manager

National Debt Relief
01.2019 - 03.2020

Senior Recruiter/Team Lead

National Debt Relief
04.2017 - 01.2019

Recruiter

Adam Personnel
10.2011 - 03.2017

BS - Psychology

Brooklyn College

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