Nikki Joy D.
Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor @Choice Hotels International
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor @Choice Hotels International
North Bethesda, MD, US
Senior talent acquisition advisor supporting enterprise and brand operations within a complex, matrixed organization. Partner to senior leaders across commercial, operational, and analytics functions, providing strategic guidance on workforce planning, role design, and recruiting operations.Key contributions:• Serve as a strategic advisor to Directors, Senior Directors, Vice Presidents, and a Senior Vice President across multiple business units, supporting workforce planning, role architecture, and hiring strategy aligned to organizational priorities.• Translate business needs into scalable recruiting solutions, including standardized intake processes, competency alignment, and improved hiring readiness for critical leadership and specialized roles.• Partner cross-functionally with human resources business partners, finance, legal, strategy, and operations to ensure alignment, governance, and compliance across the talent lifecycle.• Deliver executive-level talent insights, market intelligence, and workforce trends to inform senior leadership decision-making and future talent planning.• Design and optimize recruiting workflows, reporting structures, and communication processes to improve consistency, transparency, and operational efficiency.• Build and maintain evergreen pipelines for operational and commercial leadership roles, increasing hiring readiness and reducing dependency on third-party vendors.• Drive disciplined execution through data-informed performance tracking, improving time-to-fill while maintaining strong quality-of-hire outcomes.• Recognized for strategic thinking, operational rigor, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders in high-visibility environments.
EDUCATION
Drexel University
Bachelor's Degree, International Area Studies (Concentration in Human Rights & Criminal Justice)
University of Maryland Global Campus
Master of Science - MS, Human Resources Management
ABOUT NIKKI JOY D.
Talent Acquisition leader with 11+ years of experience partnering with senior leaders to build, scale, and optimize enterprise recruiting functions, talent operations, and people strategy. I operate at the intersection of recruiting execution, workforce planning, and operating model design—helping organizations elevate Talent Acquisition into a business-critical capability aligned to organizational priorities.Throughout my career, I have worked across both growth-stage organizations and complex, matrixed enterprises, building foundational TA infrastructure and leading optimization and transformation initiatives within mature environments. My scope has included recruiting team leadership and mentorship, intake and workflow standardization, interview and assessment design, ATS and HR technology optimization, vendor and agency management, and KPI-driven performance management—improving hiring velocity, consistency, and quality at scale.In addition to hands-on recruiting leadership, I have led and supported Talent Acquisition professionals by setting performance expectations, strengthening assessment quality, and driving operational discipline across senior, specialized, and high-impact hiring portfolios. I am frequently engaged as a trusted advisor to Directors, Senior Directors, Vice Presidents, and executive leaders, supporting workforce planning, hiring strategy, talent strategy, and data-informed decision-making across commercial, operational, analytics, and corporate functions. My work balances speed, quality, compliance, and candidate experience within multi-stakeholder environments.I bring deep experience in talent operations and recruiting operations, including process design, intake governance, demand forecasting, pipeline strategy, and executive-level reporting. I have delivered talent insights, labor market intelligence, and hiring trend analysis to support leadership planning, headcount decisions, and organizational readiness. I have also expanded TA capability through recruitment marketing and employer brand initiatives, strengthening candidate engagement, pipeline health, and reducing reliance on third-party vendors.Currently completing a Master’s in Human Resource Management (UMGC ’26), I bring a thoughtful, accountable, and partnership-driven leadership style grounded in systems thinking and continuous improvement. I thrive in roles that emphasize strategic ownership, people leadership, talent operations, and operational excellence within Talent Acquisition.
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