Muthoni Njeru
@muthoninjeru
Experienced recruitment leader driving high-volume hiring, process optimization, and talent strategy.
KenyaWhat I'm looking for
I am a recruitment specialist with 5+ years managing full-cycle hiring for technical and back-office roles across multiple African markets, leading large teams and delivering measurable improvements in time-to-hire and quality-of-hire. I have implemented ATS, automation and AI-driven workflows, produced Power BI recruitment dashboards, and designed graduate programs with demonstrated placement success.
I excel at stakeholder and agency collaboration, candidate experience management, and data-driven process optimization, having led teams of up to 18 recruiters and delivered hundreds of hires in short windows while cutting lead times by up to 50% and improving key satisfaction metrics.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Director, Volume Recruitment
Athena Labs LLC
Aug 2024 - Nov 2024 (3 months)
Managed full-cycle recruitment and led a team of 18 recruiters to deliver 650 hires in 3 months, introduced AI-driven workflows that cut time-to-hire by 50% and improved candidate experience.
Talent Acquisition Lead
Fresh Life
Aug 2022 - Jul 2024 (1 year 11 months)
Directed recruitment across Kenya and Zambia, managed a team of 13, designed a graduate program with 100% placement for the first cohort, and implemented ATS and automation to streamline hiring.
Recruitment & HR Business Partner
Cipla
Jul 2020 - Jul 2022 (2 years)
Managed recruitment across seven Sub-Saharan countries, developed sourcing strategies that reduced lead time by 50% and produced analytics reports to optimize the recruitment funnel.
Recruitment & HR Advisor
Adcock Ingram
Oct 2018 - Jun 2020 (1 year 8 months)
Oversaw senior and executive recruitment across East Africa achieving 97% quality-of-hire, implemented structured interview guides and partnered with external recruiters for specialist roles.
Recruitment Manager
Kibo Africa Limited
Feb 2017 - Aug 2018 (1 year 6 months)
Redesigned recruitment processes to cut lead time from 78 to 36 days and achieved a 98% probation completion rate by introducing structured reporting and pipeline tracking.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ULUniversity of East London
Master of Science, International Business Management
Pursuing a Master of Science in International Business Management; awaiting graduation.
College of Human Resource Management
Higher Diploma, Human Resource Management
Completed a Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management in 2016.
UNUniversity of Nairobi
Bachelor of Economics, Economics & Statistics
Completed a Bachelor of Economics with a focus on Economics and Statistics, graduating in 2012.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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