Chad Dombrowski

About Chad Dombrowski

I\'m a talent acquisition leader who’s passionate about building high-performing, people-first teams rooted in exceptional culture. My career has centered on transforming Talent Acquisition into a strategic function that not only delivers top talent but shapes the future of the business.Innovation and technology are key to the way I work. I embrace tech-forward approaches to streamline operations, drive smarter decisions through data, and amplify the candidate and hiring manager experience. Whether integrating AI into reporting or scaling modern platforms, I’m constantly looking for ways to evolve Talent Acquisition into a future-ready, agile function. I’ve led teams through hiring surges, hiring pauses, and operating model shifts—establishing clear governance, improving data integrity, and building repeatable processes that enable smarter decision-making. By investing in people, setting high standards, and using metrics to guide execution, I help organizations move from reactive hiring to proactive workforce strategy.

Experience

1. Director Talent Acquisition

   Generac

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Lead and scale enterprise Talent Acquisition function, setting productivity goals and operating standards to balance recruiter workloads, improve efficiency, and strengthen partnerships across the business.• Designed and implemented end-to-end recruiting processes (profiling through onboarding), continuously improving candidate and teammate experience while supporting current and future workforce needs.• Developed and executed internal sourcing and workforce-planning strategies to reduce time-to-fill for critical roles and ensure talent readiness aligned to business growth.• Oversaw automation and technology modernization, including ATS administration and Workday implementation, improving data integrity, reporting, and operational scalability.• Partner with executive leadership, hiring managers, and HR Business Partners to align recruiting strategy with business objectives, succession planning, and retention initiatives.• Spearheaded recruitment marketing and employer branding initiatives, including referral programs, social media strategies, careers page enhancements, and the launch of a branded career site integrated across global brands.• Built and led a high-performing TA team, providing coaching, development, and performance management while strengthening capabilities in technology, compliance, and exceptional teammate experience.• Launched and managed diversity recruitment and inclusion initiatives, overseeing Affirmative Action Plans (AAP) and compliance to support equitable and compliant hiring practices.• Created and delivered executive-level dashboards and analytics, leveraging recruiting metrics to assess effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and cost impact of TA programs.• Collaborated cross-functionally with HR Shared Services, HRIS, and Total Rewards to optimize recruitment, preboarding, and onboarding processes across the enterprise

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

  Bachelor of Arts - BA

Skills

• Accounting
• Staffing Services
• Recruiting
• Talent Management
• Customer Service
• Leadership
• Business Development
• Sales
• Talent Acquisition
• Account Management
• Networking
• Cold Calling
• Administrative Work
• Leadership Development
• Program Management
• Temporary Placement
• Management
• Technical Recruiting
• Team Building
• Strategic Planning
• Staff Augmentation