Melinda Johnson

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ABOUT MELINDA JOHNSON

Talent Acquisition leader with 15+ years of experience building and scaling recruiting organizations within Fortune 100 aerospace and global professional services environments. I specialize in designing recruiting strategies that enable organizations to attract exceptional talent while strengthening long-term workforce pipelines.Throughout my career at Northrop Grumman and Deloitte, I’ve led large-scale hiring initiatives across early career and experienced recruiting, partnered closely with executive leadership on workforce planning, and developed high-performing recruiting teams that operate as strategic talent advisors to the business.Currently, I lead university recruiting strategy for Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics sector, supporting 700 - annual early-career hires across engineering and technical disciplines. I also serve as a leader in enterprise recruiting transformation initiatives, helping modernize campus recruiting strategy and strengthen strategic partnerships with universities nationwide.Prior to Northrop Grumman, I spent over a decade with Deloitte leading campus and experienced recruiting across the Western U.S, managing multimillion-dollar recruiting programs, developing recruiter teams, and partnering with firm leadership to drive innovative hiring strategies.I’m passionate about building recruiting organizations that combine data-driven strategy, strong relationships, and exceptional candidate experiences to deliver meaningful business impact.Areas of focus include:• Talent Acquisition Strategy• University & Early Career Recruiting• Recruiting Transformation & Operations• Workforce Planning• Talent Advisor Development• Data-Driven Recruiting Strategy• Diversity & Inclusive Hiring