Chris Johnson
@chrisjohnson2
AIHR-certified senior recruiter driving strategic talent acquisition and high-performing teams.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am an AIHR-certified senior recruiter and recruiting manager with over a decade of experience leading full-cycle talent acquisition across technology, healthcare, sales, finance, legal, and marketing.
I build TA functions from the ground up, have led teams up to 12 direct reports, and scaled hiring rapidly at startups and enterprise organizations while implementing data-driven KPIs.
My strengths include passive sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean/X-ray searches, ATS migrations (Greenhouse to Lever), and reducing agency costs through targeted executive and technical recruiting.
I am passionate about candidate-first experiences, diversity initiatives, process improvements that cut time-to-fill and cost-per-hire, and partnering with leadership to meet aggressive hiring goals.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Recruiter
Evolent Health
Dec 2023 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Managed end-to-end technical and healthcare recruiting for hard-to-fill roles, achieving a 40%+ response rate from passive outreach and hiring for Azure DevOps, Python, AI/ML, and analytics positions.
Lead Technical Recruiter
Indigo AG
Jan 2022 - May 2023 (1 year 4 months)
Managed a team of 4 and led hiring for senior technical, product, and data engineering roles, driving 150+ hires and scaling headcount from 400 to 700 while implementing KPIs and an ATS migration.
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Stericycle
Jan 2021 - Feb 2022 (1 year 1 month)
Led transition from RPO to in-house TA, built a team of seven and increased hiring capacity by 50% to over 200 hires/year while reducing candidate attrition for sales roles by 50%.
Senior Technical Recruiter
Stericycle
Apr 2018 - Jan 2021 (2 years 9 months)
Overhauled technical recruiting processes, reducing time-to-fill by 63% and achieving $500K in cost savings while maintaining a 40% LinkedIn response rate during remote transition.
Director, Talent Acquisition
Sphera
Aug 2016 - Mar 2018 (1 year 7 months)
Established global TA strategies as the first TA hire, executing executive searches and reducing agency costs while scaling hiring across Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
Led a team of 8–12 recruiters across North and South America, drove executive hiring for Director/VP roles, launched college recruitment, and attained a Six Sigma Green Belt through onboarding improvements.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Creighton University
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing.
AIHR (Academy to Innovate HR)
Certification, Human Resources / Talent Acquisition
Completed certifications in Strategic Talent Acquisition Professional and ChatGPT for HR in May 2024.
Six Sigma
Green Belt, Process Improvement / Quality Management
Completed Green Belt coursework/certification related to process improvement.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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