Lyndon Chichester

About Lyndon Chichester

Talent Acquisition Leader | Strategic Hiring & Workforce PlanningTalent Acquisition leader with 12+ years of experience, including 10 years supporting healthcare organizations. Proven success leading full-cycle recruitment, partnering with leadership, and driving hiring strategies across complex, multi-region environments. Focused on improving hiring processes, aligning stakeholders, and supporting informed hiring decisions.I began my career as a Tech Recruiter at Robert Half Technology (NYC) and later advanced into a Talent Acquisition Program Manager role at Northwell Health, New York State’s largest healthcare provider and private employer.At Northwell, I partnered closely with executive leaders and operational stakeholders to solve critical workforce challenges across hospital and physician practice environments. My work focused on strategic hiring, workforce planning, and scalable recruiting programs that directly supported patient care and organizational growth.Key contributions include: • Designing and executing enterprise-wide recruiting initiatives across 23 hospitals and 700+ ambulatory practices • Leading veteran and director level hiring strategies that resulted in 1,500+ hires • Advising leaders on market insights, compensation trends, hiring strategy, and pipeline health • Developing and facilitating L&D workshops to strengthen recruiter and hiring manager capability • Driving process improvements across sourcing, screening, and stakeholder engagementRecognized for bridging strategy and execution—translating business needs into scalable recruiting solutions that drive measurable hiring outcomes.

Experience

1. Senior Recruiter, Talent Acquisition

   Varian

   Jan 2022 — Present · Palo Alto, CA, US

   Manages monthly portfolio of ~20 requisitions across NA, APAC and EMEA; full desk recruitment for business units across multi-disciplinary, radiation, and interventional oncology solutions, and finance including director roles•Lead hiring manager planning and recalibration meetings providing search updates e.g. market data, sourcing, top of funnel activity and conversions, candidate statuses, screenings, salary expectations, and JD recommendations•Train recruiters and coordinators on Workday (WD) process flow and recruiting tools hireEZ and LinkedIn Recruiter•Ensure candidate & requisition status data are accurately entered in WD maintaining data integrity and timely reporting•Follow up with candidates in timely manner via email, call, or text to ensure pleasant candidate experience

Education

• New York University

  B.S., Leadership and Management Studies; International Business

  2009 — 2012

• Institute of Audio Research

  Certificate, Audio Recording and Production

  2008 — 2009

• Hofstra University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2018 — 2020

• Community College of the Air Force

  A.A.S, Electronic Systems Technology

  2006 — 2008