Chad MacRae
VP, People / Talent AcquisitionVAST
Chad MacRae is currently the VP, People / Talent Acquisition for VAST. Previoulsy, he was Vice President, Global Talent for Tinder. He is a recruiting leader and design thinker with over eighteen years of experience in talent acquisition and twelve+ years of leading teams. He has provided recruiting strategies to organizations including Tinder, Plenty of Fish, Match Group, OpenX, Hearts & Science (an Omnicom company), Grindr, LivingSocial, Steelhouse, Souq.com (a division of Amazon), du Telecom, Rubicon Project, and Activision.
He is a strong believer in sharing experience and knowledge and has been featured in The Huffington Post, SHRM, The Undercover Recruiter, and CBS Pulse. As a strong believer in life-long learning, he has recently completed the University of Oxford scenarios planning program, Stanford's design thinking bootcamp, and MIT’s entrepreneurship development program.
9:15 –9:55 AM PDT —
Are you struggling to keep up with the ever-changing demands of the talent market? Do you find yourself constantly reacting to talent shortages and turnover, rather than proactively planning for the future? It's time to unlock the power of foresight and incorporate forward-thinking strategies into your talent acquisition approach.
In this presentation, we will explore effective techniques for infusing foresight into talent acquisition and to build better partnerships with the people team. From leveraging data analytics to identifying emerging trends and building strategic partnerships, I will cover a range of practical strategies that can help your organization stay ahead of the curve in acquiring and retaining top talent. You will learn how to develop a strategy that is flexible, adaptive, and future-focused, enabling you to build a workforce that can meet the evolving needs of your business.