Talent Acquisition Leadership | Strategy, Operations & Execution
Head of Talent Acquisition, North America with experience building and improving recruiting functions across complex, multi-country environments.
Known for delivering hiring results through structured processes, strong partnership, and hands-on execution.
Current 2-page executive resume aligned to LinkedIn and site positioning.
Focus
What I Do
I lead and improve Talent Acquisition functions where hiring outcomes, consistency, and scalability matter.
- Lead Talent Acquisition across North America in multi-country environments
- Improve recruiting operations, workflows, and sourcing strategies
- Align hiring with workforce planning and business priorities
- Reduce agency dependency through internal pipeline development
- Support ATS optimization and recruiting process improvements
Executive Summary
Senior Talent Acquisition leader with experience leading and improving recruiting functions across complex, multi-country environments. Most recently led North American Talent Acquisition for a $3B, 50,000-employee organization, directing a 20-person team across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Delivered measurable improvements in hiring speed, recruiter productivity, and agency cost reduction through workflow optimization, sourcing strategy, and stakeholder alignment.
Proof
Selected Results
Approach
How I Work
I operate as a player-coach leader—balancing strategy with hands-on execution.
- Lead teams while stepping into critical roles when needed
- Focus on hiring delivery, not just process design
- Build structure without overcomplicating recruiting
- Partner closely with business and HR leadership
Core Strengths
North America Talent Acquisition leadership, recruiting operations, stakeholder partnership, workforce planning alignment, full-cycle recruiting, executive and professional hiring, ATS optimization, and recruiting performance improvement.
Resume
Resume
The current resume mirrors the positioning used across this site and LinkedIn: North America Talent Acquisition leadership, player-coach execution, recruiting operations, and measurable business impact.
At a glance
- Head of Talent Acquisition, North America
- $3B enterprise | ~50,000 employees
- 20-person TA team across 4 countries
- 29% faster Time-to-Hire | 12% faster Time-to-Fill
Writing & Perspective
People. Talent. Purpose.
This section reflects my LinkedIn series focused on Talent Acquisition, workforce trends, hiring strategy, labor market signals, and leadership in complex environments.
The writing covers practical perspectives on what hiring teams, HR leaders, and business stakeholders should pay attention to—from recruiting operations and candidate trust to workforce planning and broader market shifts.
View the series on LinkedInWhat the series covers
- Talent Acquisition strategy and operating discipline
- Workforce trends and labor market signals
- Candidate experience, trust, and employer brand
- Technology, ATS workflow, and practical adoption
- Leadership perspectives grounded in real operating experience
Connect
Contact
Email: johnaobrien27@gmail.com
New York City Metropolitan Area | Northern NJ | Remote / Hybrid
Available for full-time, fractional, interim, and advisory conversations.