Margaret Hagen
Whitehouse Station
Summary
Senior Talent Acquisition Leader with 15+ years of experience, including 10+ years building and leading recruiting teams in global, highly regulated environments. Proven track record of scaling recruiting functions and advising senior leadership using talent market intelligence, resulting in a 33% increase in hiring volume and 35% reduction in cost-per-hire at a $3B organization. Known for leading complex, high-stakes hiring, influencing executive stakeholders, and personally securing top passive talent in highly competitive markets. AIRS and LinkedIn Certified; SHRM-CP expected July 2026.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Sanofi
Morristown, NJ
02.2023 - Current
- Lead recruitment strategy and execution for Director-VP-level hiring across Manufacturing & Supply, R&D, and Corporate Functions, partnering with senior leaders and HRBPs across the U.S. and Canada.
- Delivered 54 Director–VP hires in 2025 and 30 YTD 2026 (+30% YoY), maintaining 96% stakeholder satisfaction across high-visibility, business-critical searches.
- Partnered closely with senior executives and HRBPs to lead and course-correct hiring strategies, using data and market insights to reset expectations and drive effective decision-making.
- Leveraged talent market intelligence to assess feasibility of hiring requirements, advising on talent availability, location strategy, and alternative approaches when ideal profiles did not exist.
- Built and executed targeted sourcing strategies to identify and engage high-caliber passive talent, consistently securing candidates beyond traditional applicant pools.
- Negotiated and structured competitive offers for senior-level hires, balancing market data, internal equity, and candidate expectations to control costs and improve acceptance outcomes.
- Delivered a high-touch, consultative recruitment experience, building trust with candidates and stakeholders while maintaining a strong sense of urgency and high-quality hiring standards.
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Staples (B-to-B Division)
Framingham, MA
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Brought in to stabilize a high-volume recruiting environment, taking over an underperforming team and improving hiring outcomes, team performance, and process efficiency.
- Led and developed a remote team of 15 recruiters, improving performance through hands-on coaching, training, and accountability.
- Reduced time-to-fill by 21% while improving hiring quality and consistency across 13 fulfillment centers.
- Diagnosed and resolved critical staffing challenges, using data-driven analysis to identify root causes (e.g., shift timing vs. public transit), increasing staffing levels by 21.5% within two months.
- Implemented high-impact hiring initiatives, including on-site and virtual hiring events that improved candidate conversion and enabled faster hiring decisions.
- Influenced adjudication decisions in complex hiring scenarios, balancing risk, compliance, and equitable candidate outcomes.
Corporate Recruiting Manager
MATHESON
Warren, NJ
07.2016 - 09.2021
- After exceeding expectations in previous contract role, was hired back to build and lead the company’s first in-house recruiting function, addressing rising hiring costs and inconsistent hiring outcomes.
- Built and led a national team of 15 recruiters, supporting a multi-entity organization and rapidly establishing a high-performing, scalable recruiting function.
- Increased hiring volume by 33% and reduced cost-per-hire by 35%, eliminating reliance on external agencies for sales and senior-level roles.
- Transformed hiring strategy from “post and pray” to proactive, targeted sourcing, enabling consistent success in hard-to-fill and highly specialized roles.
- Led a national recruiting team across niche talent markets while personally leading and closing Director–SVP searches across North America and South Korea.
- Influenced executive leadership (CEO, COO, SVP HR, Marketing) to invest in employer branding, securing budget for a full careers site redesign that improved candidate engagement and talent attraction.
- Developed real-time recruiting analytics and reporting, providing leadership visibility into pipeline health, bottlenecks, and time-to-fill to drive faster, data-informed decisions.
- Oversaw recruiting integration across multiple ATS implementations, improving process efficiency, consistency, and compliance.
Corporate Recruiting Manager
Marcolin
Somerville, NJ
10.2015 - 07.2016
- Departed after 9 months to return to MATHESON for a strategic leadership opportunity; left on excellent terms.
- Sole recruiter supporting a 3,000-employee global organization, leading full-cycle hiring across corporate, operational, and executive roles (up to SVP level).
- Advised CEO and global leadership on talent market dynamics and competitive hiring strategy, contributing to the acquisition of high-impact talent from key competitors.
- Implemented targeted sourcing strategies to fill historically hard-to-fill roles across functions and levels.
- Modernized recruiting operations (ATS, processes, and advertising), improving hiring efficiency, volume, and candidate quality.
Corporate Recruiter (*5-month contract assignment)
MATHESON
Basking Ridge, NJ
05.2015 - 10.2015
- Brought in to support large-scale organizational restructuring, driving hiring across Sales, Operations, and Manufacturing.
- Delivered 80 hires in 5 months, rapidly filling key regional leadership, sales, and operations roles in a high-volume environment.
- Exceeded expectations and was recruited back to build and lead the company’s first in-house recruiting function, transitioning into a Corporate Recruiting Manager role.
Agency Recruiter-Pharmaceutical / Manufacturing Specialty
Management Recruiters of Bridgewater
Bridgewater, NJ
11.2010 - 01.2015
- Owned full-cycle recruitment for specialized roles across pharmaceutical, biopharma, medical device, and chemical manufacturing sectors.
- Achieved a 2:1 submission-to-interview ratio, significantly outperforming typical industry benchmarks and demonstrating strong candidate assessment and selection.
- Built and managed specialized talent pipelines to support highly competitive, time-sensitive hiring needs across multiple client organizations.
Education
B.A. - Liberal Arts, Human Resources
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJAdditional Experience
- Telexpertise – Recruiting Operations Manager (2007–2010) | Led and developed a team of 6, strengthening recruiting operations and team performance
- AT&T / Lucent Technologies- On-Site Manager-high volume, technical recruitment (1997–2000)
Certification
Talent Acquisition Technology: Workday, Cornerstone, Taleo, iCIMS, SmartRecruiters, Beamery, Phenom, Visier, Power BI, Tableau, LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Talent Insights, Sprinklr (Top Brand Ambassador), AI-enabled recruiting
Certifications:
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP) in progress, expected July 2026
- LinkedIn Certified Professional Recruiter (LCP-Recuiter)
- AIRS Certifications- DIR, CIR, ACIR, PRC, ECRE, CSNMR
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Sanofi
02.2023 - Current
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Staples (B-to-B Division)
10.2021 - 09.2022
Corporate Recruiting Manager
MATHESON
07.2016 - 09.2021
Corporate Recruiting Manager
Marcolin
10.2015 - 07.2016
Corporate Recruiter (*5-month contract assignment)
MATHESON
05.2015 - 10.2015
Agency Recruiter-Pharmaceutical / Manufacturing Specialty
Management Recruiters of Bridgewater
11.2010 - 01.2015
B.A. - Liberal Arts, Human Resources
Thomas Edison State University