John Chirichella
Recruiter
Doylestown,PA
Summary
SENIOR-LEVEL TALENT ACQUISITION EXPERT 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
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Partner/Recruiter
Revolve Security
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
06.2023 - 04.2024
- Increased the size of Life Science/Biotech start up by 100% sourcing niche candidates Globally & Nationally within the Oncology/Precision Medicine/Data Insights world including Commercial, Tech, Bioinformatics and Ops
- In 1 year delivered a massive project at Citi by hiring over 125 candidates including System Engineers, PM’s
- Product Managers, Business Analysts by embedding within the business and collaborating with Global MD responsible for the tech behind all financial risk for the bank
- Leveraged referral network, social media and vendors to source, evaluate and deliver
- Managing Director invited me to work for his team directly as a resource manager following the successful hiring of the team
- Identified and hired highly qualified Director and Associate Director level technologists to be hands-on with IBM’s
- Watson cognitive computing and Artificial Intelligence technology innovation to KPMG’s professional offerings
- This machine learning technology fundamentally changed the nature of KPMG’s auditing business
- With the addition
- Business Relationship Management initiated and maintained over 20 direct relationships with Dir, ED, MD & C level hiring managers
- Coaching advised and advanced over 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 overcandidates 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 vendors to reduce time to fill of these new technical leaders the joint venture with IBM has been successful in its initial beta phase
- Also built
- Cyber Security team including 3 Cyber Security Analysts (SOC), 5 Pen Testers, 2 Engineers, & 1 Auditor, 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, Marketing, and Interns
- Real time collaboration with Legal & Tech heads to stay agile and pivot as business models shift
Director
Medidata Solutions
, NY
05.2022 - 06.2023
- 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, 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.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Syapse
, CA
05.2018 - 05.2022
- 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 large tech team in Philly after SF office did reorg
- Added critical leaders in Tech, Sales, Finance, Marketing
- Legal, HR, 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.
Manager and Experienced Hire Recruiter
KPMG
Montvale, NJ
08.2013 - 11.2016
- 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
Director of Sales/Recruiting
PIERCE TECHNOLOGY AND ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
Holmdel, White Plains, NJ, NY
01.2009 - 05.2010
- Managed, recruited and assisted in the coordination of a global team of up to 10 recruiters and 3 sales people for boutique IT consulting firm
Technical Recruiter
COMPUTER GENERATED SOLUTIONS
New York City, NY
02.2006 - 10.2007
- Full lifecycle recruiter including business development, recruiting fulltime / consulting candidates for large scale projects, and cold calling to recruit talent from competitors’ firms
Director
IMPAQ CONSULTING
Pennsauken, NJ
03.2000 - 01.2006
- 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
Contract Recruiter
Various
, NJ
11.2007 - 07.2024
- 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
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Washington And Jefferson College
Skills
- Applicant Tracking Systems:
- Workday / Oracle/ Taleo/ Greenhouse
- Jobvite / Kenexa / Phenom/iCIMS
- CRMs: SalesLogix / Salesforcecom /
- HireEZ/Zoominfo
- Job Diva / Bullhorn
- HRIS: Workday / PeopleSoft
- BI: Tableau
- Sourcing Tools: LinkedIn Recruiter
- Indeed / Glassdoor / Entelo
- Bitbucket / Github
- Dice / Ladders / Meta / X
- GSuite & Microsoft Office Suite
- Social Media Recruiting
- Candidate Sourcing
- Background Checks
- Cold-calling
- Networking Events
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Recruiting and Sourcing
- Candidate Screening
- Team Collaboration
- Self-Motivated Work Ethic
- Full cycle recruiting
- LinkedIn Sourcing
- Salary and benefits negotiations
- Outbound Calling
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkGig WorkLocation Preference
RemoteHybridOn-SiteImportant To Me
Company CultureTimeline
Partner/Recruiter
Revolve Security
06.2023 - 04.2024
Director
Medidata Solutions
05.2022 - 06.2023
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Syapse
05.2018 - 05.2022
Manager and Experienced Hire Recruiter
KPMG
08.2013 - 11.2016
Director of Sales/Recruiting
PIERCE TECHNOLOGY AND ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER
01.2009 - 05.2010
Contract Recruiter
Various
11.2007 - 07.2024
Technical Recruiter
COMPUTER GENERATED SOLUTIONS
02.2006 - 10.2007
Director
IMPAQ CONSULTING
03.2000 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Washington And Jefferson College