Tim Blaskovich

About Tim Blaskovich

Talent Acquisition leader with extensive experience leading enterprise recruiting, executive search, and full-cycle recruiting across financial services and complex, high-growth organizations. Expertise in building and scaling Talent Acquisition functions, including executive recruiting teams, high-volume hiring, and enterprise recruiting operations. Proven success delivering end-to-end recruiting strategies across workforce planning, talent strategy, sourcing strategy, and recruiting analytics. Known for reducing agency spend, improving time-to-fill, quality of hire, and cost-per-hire, and driving measurable improvements in recruiting efficiency and hiring outcomes.Deep expertise in TA Operations, recruiting process optimization, ATS optimization, talent analytics, KPI reporting, and stakeholder management. Trusted partner to senior leadership, aligning hiring strategy and workforce planning with business objectives to support growth and organizational performance. Experienced across executive recruiting, leadership hiring, high-volume sales recruiting, and enterprise hiring. Hands-on leader who combines strategic vision with execution—building high-performing teams, modernizing recruiting infrastructure, and positioning Talent Acquisition as a strategic, business-driving function.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Director of Talent Acquisition

   Citizens

   Aug 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Scaled Talent Acquisition for Citizens Bank across Private Bank, Wealth Management, and Mortgage Sales, driving 16% advisor headcount growth and adding 300+ Private Bank FTEs to support rapid market expansion. Strengthened workforce planning by aligning multi‑year hiring forecasts with business growth. Optimized vendor strategy, improved TA governance, and built executive dashboards that increased transparency and hiring predictability. Enhanced employer brand through refreshed digital assets and targeted campaigns. Modernized recruiting operations with AI‑enabled workflows using ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot to improve recruiter productivity, sourcing quality, and overall TA efficiency.

Education

• University of Iowa

  BA, Political Science

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Staffing
• Management
• Taleo
• Networking
• Screening
• Hiring
• Screening Resumes
• Deferred Compensation
• Staffing Services
• Human Resources
• College Recruiting
• Employer Branding
• Sourcing
• Cold Calling
• New Hire Orientations
• Internet Strategy
• Workforce Planning
• Plannning
• Temporary Placement
• Retention
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Campus Recruiting
• Retail
• Employee Relations
• Succession Planning
• Recruitment/Retention
• Employee Benefits
• Hris
• Talent Management
• Employee Selection
• Contract Recruitment
• Talent Selection
• Leadership
• Headcount Planning
• Internet Recruiting
• Customer Retention
• Executive Recruiting
• Training
• Resume Writing
• Sdlc