PJ Farnham

Senior Talent Acquisition Lead

BiOptimizers

Jul 2023 - Current (3 years 1 month)

• Built and led a team of 4 Senior Recruiters, offering mentorship, training, and ongoing development • Managed full recruitment lifecycle across departments including Sales, Marketing, Ops, and Tech, aligning hires with evolving workforce plans. • Scaled workforce from 83 to 161 employees in under a year through targeted hiring initiatives • Piloted AI recruiting tools, which contributed to a 40% boost in shortlisting efficiency and reduced recruiter workload. • Managed $2M recruitment budget, optimizing spend and ROI

Senior Recruitment Manager

Pfizer

Dec 2022 - Jul 2023 (8 months)

• Led 11 recruiters across Strategy, Global Product Development, and Innovation teams • Successfully hired 59 professionals aligned with workforce planning and growth goals • Drove collaboration with leadership to define hiring timelines and role expectations • Delivered pipeline insights and performance updates to executive leadership • Created and executed employer branding strategies to attract top-tier candidates

Senior Recruitment Manager

Apptopia

Jul 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 6 months)

• Directed hiring strategy during high-growth phase, managing a 7-person team • Designed structured interview processes, reducing time-to-fill and boosting offer acceptance • Championed DEI initiatives and candidate experience best practices • Collaborated with department heads to align recruiting with organizational goals • Leveraged data analytics to drive pipeline health and recruiter effectiveness

Recruitment Manager

Aquent

Jan 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 7 months)

• Oversaw a team of 18 recruiters across various hiring verticals • Drove mentorship and development efforts to improve recruiter performance • Managed full-cycle recruiting for high-volume and executive positions • Optimized multiple ATS platforms for scale and efficiency

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Professional Baseball Player

Oakland Athletics

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year 1 month)

Corporate Recruiter

Smartling

Feb 2015 - Oct 2018 (3 years 9 months)

• Enhanced hiring efficiency by 25% through process improvements • Led large-scale hiring events, increasing employee engagement by 112% • Performed compensation analysis, improving candidate retention rates

Territory Account Manager

Extreme Networks

Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years 1 month)

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