Greg Stengel
Boonton,NJ
Summary
Results-oriented HR Business Partner and Talent Leader specializing in organizational effectiveness, AI integration, and talent planning. Partnered with senior leadership to implement large-scale restructures and optimize workforce strategies. Leveraged data-driven insights to enhance talent management and operational efficiency.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HRBP Manager (Customer Experience Organization)
Verizon
Basking Ridge, USA
03.2025 - Current
- Provide premium consultative guidance to executive leadership (VPs/Sr. Directors) within the AI Capabilities, Digital, and Planning & Operations teams.
- Lead high-stakes organizational design initiatives, including a large-scale workforce reduction and restructure, to improve organizational agility and efficiency.
- Execute detailed talent planning, succession strategies, and calibration sessions (Band 5, Mid-Year, End of Year) to ensure a robust leadership pipeline.
- Facilitated strategic discussions to identify gaps and drive continuous improvement in performance.
- Served as team’s 'AI Champion', implementing HR AI solutions that automated manual tasks and enhanced team efficiency.
- Partnered with Legal, Communications, Marketing, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Employee Relations to advance CXO initiatives.
- Earned a Spotlight Award from VCG CEO Sampath in late 2025, including a handwritten note, recognizing obsession with learning the business and building strong executive relationships.
Senior Manager Recruitment Consultant: Artificial Intelligence & Data
Verizon
Basking Ridge, USA
05.2022 - 03.2025
- Selected as a lead on the 'AI in TA Project,' successfully implementing AI into hiring practices and project managing the rollout of Generative AI job posting tools within Workday.
- Partnered with C-suite leadership and HRBPs to execute full-cycle recruitment strategies, sourcing niche AI talent in a competitive market and building relationships that secured critical hires.
- Created 'TA Galaxy' (centralized resource hub) and developed data-specific Verizon Careers microsite to enhance employer branding and attract top talent.
Senior Recruiter (Associate & Technical)
Verizon
Basking Ridge, USA
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Managed high-volume hiring projects under tight deadlines, collaborating with hiring managers to identify and secure top talent for Customer Service organization.
- Led 'Talent GPS' project, designing job code update processes and delivering training to ensure compliance in Talent Acquisition.
- Partnered with HRBPs to address complex union hiring compliance and employee relations issues across multiple Collective Bargaining Agreements.
Senior Technical Recruiter (Network Assurance)
Verizon
Basking Ridge, USA
09.2019 - 01.2021
- Executed full-cycle recruitment for hard-to-fill technical roles, engaging passive candidates through advanced sourcing frameworks and strengthening partnerships with engineering leadership to fulfill critical team needs.
- Led 'Team Saputo' sourcing project, developing a targeted framework using market data and Boolean logic to effectively identify and attract niche technical candidates.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to define staffing needs and candidate profiles.
- Sourced candidates using social media, job boards, and internal databases.
- Conducted interviews to evaluate technical skills and cultural fit.
Contract Technical Sourcer
Verizon
Basking Ridge, USA
10.2018 - 09.2019
- Sourced niche talent for Cyber Security and Global Network roles, managed full-lifecycle processes, and established trusted advisor relationships with hiring managers to facilitate effective recruitment.
- Conducted candidate searches across multiple platforms for technical roles.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to understand role requirements and expectations.
- Utilized ATS for tracking candidate progress and managing communication.
Technical Recruiter/Sales
TEKsystems
Parsippany, USA
06.2017 - 10.2018
- Developed network of top IT professionals through relationship-based recruiting and aggressive sourcing, enhancing client access to talent in competitive markets.
- Earned 'Rookie Recruiter of the Year' award in 2017 for exceptional performance.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to identify technical staffing needs.
- Developed job descriptions and specifications for various technical roles.
- Sourced candidates through job boards and social media platforms.
Education
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - Project Management
Strayer University
Washington, DC03.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Communications (Public Relations)
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY05.2017
Skills
- Talent acquisition
- Recruitment strategy
- Sourcing
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Workforce Planning
- Workforce diversity
- Succession Planning
- Talent Calibration
- Organizational Design
- Change Management
- Organizational development
- HR policies development
- Talent strategy
- Employee Development Programs
- Performance management
- Employee Relations
- Consultative partnership
- Work culture enhancement
- Executive communication
- Strategic planning
- HR analytics
- Strategic thinking
- Team collaboration
- Regulatory Compliance
- Workday
- Relationship management
- HR analytics
- Employee Development Programs
- Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Sourcing
- Recruiting
- Relationship management
Professional Skills
Organizational Design, Workforce Planning, Succession Planning, Talent Calibration, Employee Relations, Change Management, Generative AI for HR, Workday, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), AI Adoption Strategy, Sourcing, Recruiting, Benefits Negotiations, Boolean searching, relationship management, Workforce planning
Certification
Google Prompting Essentials
Timeline
HRBP Manager (Customer Experience Organization)
Verizon
03.2025 - Current
Senior Manager Recruitment Consultant: Artificial Intelligence & Data
Verizon
05.2022 - 03.2025
Senior Recruiter (Associate & Technical)
Verizon
01.2021 - 05.2022
Senior Technical Recruiter (Network Assurance)
Verizon
09.2019 - 01.2021
Contract Technical Sourcer
Verizon
10.2018 - 09.2019
Technical Recruiter/Sales
TEKsystems
06.2017 - 10.2018
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - Project Management
Strayer University
Bachelor of Arts - Communications (Public Relations)
Hofstra University