Daniel Switalski

About Daniel Switalski

Strategic, data-driven Talent Acquisition leader with 10+ years of experience in enterprise and high-growth environments. Proven record of accomplishment in building high-performing teams and modernizing executive and professional hiring practices. Consistently deliver measurable improvements in time-to-accept, diversity, and candidate quality. Part of team that was recipient of ManpowerGroup’s Power Award for leadership in a new strategic business initiative. Six Sigma Yellow Belt trained with consecutive top performance ratings.

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Manager

   ManpowerGroup

   Oct 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Part of team recognized with ManpowerGroup’s Power Award Manpower’s Walmart initiative, delivering critical roles on tight timelines with strong stakeholder feedback and no negative TA escalations. • Manage a team of 2 – 6 recruiters, 2 – 4 offshore sourcers (2023), reduced time – to – accept across all career levels in 2025: CL 1-4 to 17 days; CL 5-8 to 29 days; CL 9-10 to 54 days; CL 11+ to 42 days; exceeding goals. • Partnered cross‑functionally and with business leaders to redesign the BDM profile and HM interview structure using strategic workforce analysis; improved Time‑to‑Accept from 68 to 25 days (63% YoY). • Implemented confidential/proactive pipelines (Market Managers, BDMs, Recruiters, Onsite Managers); delivered fills in as little as 4–14 days versus 12–52-day baselines; lowered overall Manpower TTA from 26 days (2024) to 22 days (2025). • Revamped CL9+ executive recruiting framework with TA/HRD/senior leader alignment; elevated choice for Sr. Leaders, clarity for TA, and speed; achieved executive TTA of 42 days (2025). • Compressed the TA Activity funnel to 9 (TA – candidate interviews) → 5 (candidate presentations) → 4 (hiring manager – candidate interviews) → 1 (offer extended), in 2025 while improving stage-to-stage conversions by 20–22%, sustaining HM-to-offer yield with less effort. • Driving a Six Sigma DMAIC revamp of the TA process to integrate Copilot/AI automation, eliminating manual administrative tasks, improving operational efficiency, and standardize data‑driven decision making. • Built the IHA contractor hiring process for a specific line of business to reduce risk and control cost; go‑live in 2026.

Education

• Carthage College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Technical Recruiting
• Information Gathering
• Onboarding
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Screening
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• History
• Interpreting Data
• Customer Service
• Oral & Written Communication Skills
• Public Speaking
• Event Management
• Employee Relations
• Analysis
• Critical Thinking
• Art Exhibitions
• IT Recruitment
• Presentation Skills
• Sourcing
• Facebook
• Talent Acquisition
• Social Media
• Communication
• Management
• Writing
• Detail Oriented
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Historic Preservation
• Recruiting
• Research