Austin Norfleet
@austinnorfleet
I lead data-driven global talent acquisition teams, scaling hiring with speed and quality.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m a global talent acquisition leader with 20+ years of experience building, scaling, and transforming recruiting organizations across high-tech, global enterprise, and high-growth environments. I turn complex, high-volume, and hard-to-fill hiring into disciplined, data-driven TA functions that improve speed, quality, candidate experience, and stakeholder confidence.
In my current role, I built and led a 33-person global TA organization supporting Sales, Engineering, Finance, and G&A across three continents, with ~90% of roles requiring specialized sourcing in niche and constrained talent markets. I strengthened global hiring performance with an 82-day average time-to-fill, modernized recruiting operations by implementing Eightfold AI and Workday, and built Tableau/ClickView dashboards for real-time visibility. I also lead TA workstreams for global M&A activity, set hiring governance and workforce-planning cadences with key partners, and launched employer-brand and passive-candidate engagement campaigns in priority markets.
Earlier, I rebuilt intake and executive hiring-manager partnership at NetApp to improve recruiting precision, led global university recruiting and early-career programs at Nutanix, and built ViaSat’s Global University Relations Program from the ground up—scaling it into a primary engineering pipeline for 500+ technical hires annually. At Thermo Fisher Scientific, I led global diversity and university hiring strategy to achieve 62% diversity hiring and a 12-point year-over-year increase, and I continue to innovate—like building an AI job-search agent using Claude Code to automate role discovery and tailor candidate materials.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Built and led a 33-person global TA organization supporting Sales, Engineering, Finance, and G&A across three continents, with ~90% of roles requiring specialized sourcing. Delivered an 82-day average time-to-fill and implemented Eightfold AI and Workday capabilities with Tableau/ClickView dashboards for real-time pipeline, recruiter productivity, diversity, and time-to-fill visibility.
Led strategic recruiting delivery for Public Sector Engineering and Sales in high-clearance, limited-supply markets across cloud and architecture functions. Rebuilt intake and calibration with hiring managers, expanded multi-channel sourcing (events, digital communities, referrals, market mapping), and improved candidate experience through DEI-aligned hiring practices.
Led global university recruiting and early-career talent programs across Engineering and Sales during rapid growth. Owned headcount forecasting and KPI dashboarding (sourcing health, conversion, offer progress, recruiter productivity) to improve alignment with workforce plans and reduce late-stage hiring gaps.
Built ViaSat’s Global University Relations Program from the ground up, scaling it into a primary engineering pipeline supporting 500+ technical hires annually. Managed a 10-person recruiting team across multiple U.S. locations, standardizing workflows and modernizing recruiting operations by replacing manual processes with repeatable practices.
Global Director, Talent Acquisition & D&I Lead
Sep 2015 - Jan 2017 (1 year 4 months)
Led global diversity and university hiring strategy, achieving 62% diversity hiring and a 12-point year-over-year increase through pipeline redesign, recruiter training, and targeted partnerships. Unified early-career and diversity TA practices across regions to improve consistency and collaboration in a complex matrix environment.
Led recruiting teams delivering 1,000+ hires annually across corporate, engineering, university, systems, software, and hardware functions. Redesigned assessment, interviewing, scheduling, feedback, and offer processes with senior leaders to improve quality of hire and reduce offer declines.
Education
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Appalachian State University
Master of Arts, Leadership & Higher Education Administration
Earned a Master of Arts in Leadership & Higher Education Administration at Appalachian State University.
Western Carolina University
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Western Carolina University.
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