Bianca Donerkiel

About Bianca Donerkiel

My career journey has allowed me to specialize in operationalizing talent acquisition, leading and developing recruitment strategies, performance management, coaching and leading teams, compensation analysis, Early Career Program development and management, and using data & metrics to tell the story.With experience in multiple industries including healthcare, consumer goods, manufacturing, sporting goods, transportation, professional services, and entertainment, I am a versatile human resource professional with expertise in Talent Acquisition and Operations.

Experience

1. Director of Talent Acquisition & Operations

   Varsity Brands

   Jul 2025 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Head of Talent Acquisition reporting to VP of Talent Management including Talent Operations, Talent Marketing, Data, and Early Career Program, overseeing full-cycle recruitment strategy across a complex of 8 Business Units, 100+ stakeholders, and hires annually. • Redesigned the TA operating model by redefining team structure, performance frameworks, and career pathways establishing a more efficient, scalable structure that improved alignment, accountability, and delivery. • Designed and deployed “Hiring Well” program, standardizing hiring practices across all business units by delivering micro-learnings, intranet resource site, live coaching, and tools that strengthened interviewing capability, quality, and created a consistent candidate experience.• Designed and deployed in collaboration with legal counsel the AI Recruitment Use policy, abiding by all state and federal EEOC laws, and designed recruiter and hiring manager interview training, aligning best practices with educating interviewers on policy, interviewer tools, and candidate evaluation.• Introduced recruiting intelligence dashboards that gave leadership clear visibility into recruiting health, capacity, and business alignment across Varsity Spirit and BSN Sports, strengthening operational transparency and strategic influence. • Elevate teams sourcing and recruiting capability through LinkedIn Learning upskilling, KPI discipline, and measurable pipeline impact. • Partner closely with business leaders on capacity planning and hiring demand, strengthening TA’s role as a strategic advisor and ensuring alignment with workforce plans. • Secured capital funding for an AI-enabled hiring transformation by developing the enterprise business case, ROI model, and executive narrative that aligned CHRO, CFO, Legal, and HR executive sponsors behind the vision and investment.• Design and Deployed Agentic AI recruitment tools in partnership with Phenom

Education

• Riverside City College

  Associates of Arts and Associates of Science, Business Administration

  2006 — 2008

• Fullerton College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

  2008 — 2010

• Cal State Fullerton, College of Business and Economics

  Bachelors of Arts, Human Resources

  2008 — 2010

Skills

• Hris
• Taleo
• Sap
• Talent Acquisition
• Human Resources
• Recruiting
• Onboarding
• Temporary Placement
• Temporary Staffing
• Interviews
• Sourcing
• Leadership
• Management
• Hiring
• New Hire Orientations
• HR Policies
• Process Improvement
• Customer Service
• Coaching
• Employee Relations
• Performance Management
• Payroll
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Technical Recruiting
• Screening
• Training
• Program Management
• Software Documentation
• Time Management
• Talent Management
• Strategic Human Resources Leadership
• Employee Training
• Sales
• Interviewing
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Business Process Improvement