Dan Irish

About Dan Irish

High performing Talent Acquisition Leader with 16+ years of experience in full lifecycle technical recruiting, remote team management, and process improvement. Skilled communicator able to quickly build rapport and reduce roadblocks. Enthusiastic about training recruiters, delivering top technical talent, and providing white glove service for the candidate experience. Experience spans industries such as professional services, data and insights, research, government contracting, the Intelligence Community, and boutique software engineering.

Experience

1. Director of Talent

   The Swift Group, LLC

   Apr 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Managed and developed a team of three technical recruiters, setting performance goals, prioritizing requisitions, removing roadblocks, and advocating for competitive salaries with hiring managers to secure top technical talent on programs supporting the Intelligence Community requiring TS/SCI with Full Scope polygraph security clearances (FSP)• Recruited for Prime and subcontract technical positions requiring FSP, navigating one of the most competitive and constrained talent markets• Hands-on technical recruiting for hard-to-fill positions spanning data engineering, software engineering, DevOps, network engineering, technical integration• Improved sourcing strategy with ClearanceJobs and LinkedIn Recruiter to build pipelines of cleared talent and strengthen passive candidate engagement• Reinforced a multi-channel outreach strategy, instilling persistence in the team with layered approaches including email, phone, text, InMail, and direct connection requests• Trained technical recruiters on crafting candidate value propositions to increase engagement and boost offer acceptance rates• Delivered on “Best Athlete” sub requisitions, securing cleared talent in hard-to-fill areas like Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, DevOps, and Network Engineering • Overhauled external job postings to establish consistent branding and formatting; wrote dynamic content that resonates with technical applicants, resulting in a measurable increase in cleared applicants• Promoted database integrity in Greenhouse ATS by retiring outdated postings, leveraging tagged requisitions, and enhanced talent rediscovery through improved data hygiene

Education

• William & Mary

  Bachelor of Arts, English, Spanish

Skills

• Software Development
• Spanish
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Dod Top Secret Clearance
• Security Clearance
• Writing
• Os X
• Mac Os X
• Microsoft Office
• Project Management
• Screening
• Sourcing
• Sdlc
• Interviewing
• Social Media
• Interviews
• Business Development
• College Recruiting
• Taleo
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• Management
• Training
• Social Media Marketing
• Leadership
• Internet Recruiting
• Process Improvement
• Analysis
• Editing
• Recruiting
• Windows
• Marketing