Russell Podgorski
Director, Executive Recruitment @Presbyterian Healthcare Services
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Executive Recruitment @Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Champion the enterprise-wide executive talent strategy directing the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for Director-level and C-suite leadership. Partner as a primary advisor to executive leadership and HR stakeholders to translate high-level organizational priorities into actionable hiring results. Deliver a high-touch, concierge-style candidate experience while maintaining a rigorous focus on market mapping, competitive intelligence, and data-driven sourcing. Optimize the executive search function through continuous process improvement, ensuring best-in-class outcomes in leadership acquisition. Engineer complex offer strategies in collaboration with Executive Compensation and oversees high-stakes partnerships with third-party search firms to ensure fiscal alignment and strategic execution.
EDUCATION
Triton College
Associate in Applied Science - AAS, Business Management
Saint Joseph's College
Master of Health Administration - MHA
Columbia College
Bachelor of Arts - BA
SKILLS
ABOUT RUSSELL PODGORSKI
Summary:As an award-winning Executive and Physician Talent Leader, I transform talent acquisition into a strategic business driver. My passion is designing best-in-class TA functions that drive organizational growth, deliver a concierge client experience, champion diversity, and yield multi-million-dollar savings for national health systems.My career is defined by building a premier in-house executive search function from the ground up for one of the nation\'s largest non-profits. As a trusted C-Suite advisor and data-driven operator, I engineer scalable recruiting models that deliver top-tier talent, consistently exceed KPIs, enhance internal mobility, and fortify leadership pipelines. I am dedicated to mentoring high-performing teams and serving as a true business partner to drive sustainable growth. Key Highlights & Impact: Cost Savings: Saved $17M in annual search firm fees by building an internal team that managed ~95% of all executive and leadership searches. Talent Quality & Diversity: Accelerated candidate quality 47% and elevated candidate slate diversity 117%, converting 50% of diverse candidates to hires. Internal Mobility: Increased internal executive hires 100% by championing a proactive and highly visible internal talent mobility function. Process Excellence: Propelled client satisfaction scores 25% and decreased time-to-fill 50% versus external partners by implementing a concierge service model. Areas of Expertise:Strategic Talent Leadership Executive & Physician Search (Director to C-Suite) Talent Strategy & Execution Succession Planning & Talent Intelligence C-Suite Advisory & Business PartnershipTA Operations & Transformation In-House Search Function Design & Scaling Change Management & Transformation Vendor Management & Cost Reduction Program Development & OptimizationTeam & Culture Development High-Performance Team Leadership Organizational Design & Career Pathing Fostering Diversity & Inclusion Early Career:Foundational experience in TA began as an in-house Physician Recruiter for Presbyterian Healthcare Services, New Mexico\'s largest not-for-profit health system. Managed full-cycle recruitment for physicians and APPs, successfully placing over 200 providers across specialties to staff critical needs in both urban and rural communities. Focused on operational excellence by re-engineering the end-to-end hiring process from sourcing to credentialing, which enhanced the candidate experience and shortened the overall hiring lifecycle.
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