Derek Johnson

Recruiter @Hazel Health

HRHead HunterRecruiterAdministrative Specialist

Derek Johnson is a dynamic talent acquisition leader with extensive experience scaling high-growth startups from Series A through Series C. Currently serving as a talent leader at Hazel Health, Derek has built recruitment teams that have scaled technical and go-to-market organizations across companies including Octave Health, WorkRamp, and Chili Piper. He specializes in Go-to-Market (GTM) and General & Administrative (G&A) hiring, with additional expertise in engineering and product recruitment, executive leadership hiring, and international expansion. Derek consistently achieves exceptional offer acceptance and retention rates while reducing recruitment costs through direct executive sourcing. With a B.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Phoenix, Derek combines strategic thinking with practical recruitment experience to help job seekers navigate the competitive hiring landscape and position themselves for success.

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Work Background

Talent

Hazel HealthTalent

May. 2025Transforming clinical & corporate recruitment for one of the nation’s leading K-12 Telehealth providers.

Community Member

HRAIZONCommunity Member

Apr. 2025Proud member of a community of people committed to advancing AI 🤖 in HR

Co-Founder & CEO

Just Genius Recruiting SolutionsCo-Founder & CEO

Lead Recruiter

CartwheelLead Recruiter

Apr. 2024 - May. 2025-Lead full-cycle recruitment across multiple functions at Cartwheel including: Clinical, GTM, and Technical. - Conduct talent mapping and market analysis to provide leadership with strategic insights and data-driven recommendations. - Manage a pod of recruiters, providing oversight, workload distribution, and performance management to optimize hiring outcomes. - Train and mentor talent team members on best practices, tools, and resources to enhance recruitment effectiveness and team development.

Founder

Genius WorldFounder

Jun. 2023Under Construction 🚧 Coming Soon

Recruiter

OctaveRecruiter

Nov. 2022 - Apr. 2024High volume clinical recruitment for licensed psychotherapist. goal: 20 hires/week. (Primarily contract & some W2 providers) Secondary experience: Hiring clinical operations & business roles to support overall growth. Tools: Greenhouse Calendly LinkedIn Recruiter Indeed Spark Hire SkillSurvey Docusign

Recruiter (GTM & Technical)

WorkRampRecruiter (GTM & Technical)

Mar. 2022 - Sep. 2022*Affected by restructuring* Full cycle recruitment including, sourcing, screening, pipeline management, offer creation/negotiation, and onboarding Primary roles: SDR AE CSM Customer Support Product SWE Tools: Lever GoodTime LinkedIn Recruiter Hired.com(technical talent marketplace) Fetcher Angel List Google Boolean search string

Senior Global GTM & G&A Recruiter

Chili PiperSenior Global GTM & G&A Recruiter

Jan. 2021 - Jan. 2022Global Recruiter (USA & EMEA) for GTM & Business roles. Managed full-cycle recruitment from coordination to offer. Req load = 15+ Primary roles: SDR (average 5-10 hires a month) CSM Customer Support Marketing Business Development HR & People Tools: Greenhouse LinkedIn recruiter Gem

Founding Recruiter & People Consultant

Open Humanity IncFounding Recruiter & People Consultant

Jan. 2020 - Jan. 2021All things technical recruitment & people experience. Full lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding

HR Manager

AutoLinkageHR Manager

Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2020Managed daily operations: Vendor relations Customer relations Recruitment and staffing Payroll

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