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Ashley Chronister

@ashleychronister

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Strategic Talent Acquisition leader blending human-centered recruiting with AI-driven automation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking a senior talent acquisition or recruiting operations role where I can lead teams, scale AI-enabled automation, partner with executives, and drive measurable hiring outcomes.

I am a Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner and GPHR-certified leader with 15+ years transforming recruiting from transactional work into strategic business impact. I bridge human-centric relationship building with AI-driven workflow automation to return time to leaders and improve hiring outcomes.

In my current role I lead recruitment operations for major lines of business, manage a team of recruiters, and co-chair AI initiatives impacting 200+ RPO staff. I stabilized at-risk client relationships through accurate forecasting, radical transparency, and consistent delivery.

I design and deploy automation solutions including PowerAutomate workflows and Copilot Agents to eliminate manual processes, standardize candidate evaluation, and surface meaningful hiring insights. My work has produced measurable results — e.g., 66% interview-to-offer ratio, 50%+ reduction in time-to-fill for R&D roles, and 100% SLA compliance.

I enjoy mentoring recruiters, rebuilding launch-to-steady-state recruiting infrastructures, and partnering with executives to close difficult searches. I bring a curious-by-default mindset, a talent brand focus on LinkedIn storytelling, and a pragmatic approach to scaling recruiting operations globally.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Team Lead & Senior Talent Partner

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AgileOne

Oct 2025 - Present (4 months)

Lead recruitment operations and innovation for two business lines (~300 hires/year), stabilized an at-risk client relationship, and co-chair AI adoption across a 200+ person RPO organization to improve efficiency and trust.

Talent Acquisition CoPilot Studio Stakeholder Management Recruiting Operations

Senior Recruiter & Automation Architect

AgileOne

Jan 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 9 months)

Designed automation (PowerAutomate) and AI agents to standardize candidate evaluation and billing uploads, achieved a 66% interview-to-offer ratio and reduced time-to-fill for R&D roles by 50%+.

Power Automate CoPilot Studio Interview Automation ATS CRM Integration Process Optimization Data Parity

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

Korn Ferry

Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years)

Deployed as an SME to stabilize and scale recruiting functions, restructured screening workflows to cut time-to-hire by 15% while maintaining 100% OFCCP compliance and closing high-priority searches.

Process Improvement Metrics Analysis

Implementation Specialist & Senior Consultant

Xelerate LLC

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)

Configured CRM/ATS environments, led data migration and workflow setup, created playbooks, and built sustainable talent pipelines for clients with no prior recruiting infrastructure.

ATS Data Migration Playbook Development Training Pipeline Building Workflow Design

Talent Acquisition Lead

Grainger

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 (2 years)

Led talent acquisition efforts placing 200+ candidates annually across Operations, Sales, and Leadership with a 97% six-month retention rate and mentored 10+ recruiters on passive and diversity sourcing.

Talent Acquisition Retention team development BRG Partnership

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Northern Illinois University

Bachelor of Science, Human Resources

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree awarded by Northern Illinois University; field of study focused on HR-related topics as noted in professional summary.