Michael Bowen
@michaelbowen
Strategic recruiting operations and enablement leader optimizing hiring systems for high-growth organizations.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a Recruiting Enablement & Operations leader with 15+ years designing scalable recruiting programs, onboarding frameworks, and automation that improve recruiter performance and reduce time-to-fill. I build documentation, training, and analytics that simplify complex workflows and create repeatable hiring outcomes for stakeholders and executives.
Across startups and enterprise environments I have implemented ATS and CRM optimizations, created knowledge bases and playbooks, and partnered with People Ops and leadership on workforce planning. My work has driven measurable improvements—such as a 20% reduction in time-to-fill—by combining process design, enablement, and data-driven continuous improvement.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Recruiting Enablement Lead
Everguard Exterior, LLC
May 2024 - Present (1 year 9 months)
Led recruiting operations and enablement for a multi-state construction-tech scale-up, implementing ATS optimizations and onboarding guides that reduced time-to-fill by 20%. Built training materials and a centralized knowledge base to improve recruiter consistency and ramp time.
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Lifetime Quality Roofing
Jan 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 4 months)
Partnered with hiring managers to standardize intake and interview workflows, developed training resources, and built reporting dashboards to track funnel health and recruiter performance.
SASupported high-volume enterprise hiring through process optimization and recruiter enablement, introducing automation and analytics dashboards that improved recruiter productivity and candidate experience.
Talent Acquisition Specialist
T-Cetra, LLC
Nov 2019 - Jun 2021 (1 year 7 months)
Founding recruiter who built recruiting infrastructure for a fintech startup, including ATS implementation, hiring playbooks, onboarding programs, and reporting systems to scale technical and business hiring.
NIConsulted on executive recruiting processes and interview frameworks, providing enablement support to hiring teams on candidate evaluation and selection best practices.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SUStrayer University
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration degree focusing on business fundamentals and management practices.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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