Dennis Ivanov
Director, Global Talent Acquisition Unimacts Global
Dennis Ivanov is the Global Talent Acquisition Director at Unimacts, where he architected and scaled a Recruiting Center of Excellence that delivered over $2M in cost savings while supporting manufacturing expansion across the U.S., Mexico, India, and Europe. With a 15+ year career spanning Amazon, Microsoft, and global manufacturing, Dennis brings deep expertise in executive hiring, workforce planning, and recruiting operations. He is known for building high-impact TA systems from the ground up—merging employer branding, process excellence, and strategic advisory into a single function. At Amazon, he led technical and executive recruiting across 22+ countries and helped shape global TA strategy for Operations Technology and AI/ML organizations. At Unimacts, he embedded recruiting directly into P&L leadership, site launches, and M&A integrations. Dennis is also a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, contributing insights to shape cutting-edge research in leadership and organizational practices. He holds a BS in Business Administration from Montana State University and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.
Seminars
- Identifying the inefficiencies of reactive, vendor-led hiring and pivoting to a centralized Recruiting Center of Excellence to support expansion across manufacturing hubs in the U.S., Mexico, Asia, and Europe
- Delivering $2M+ in cost savings, 300+ hires, including 100+ in hard-to-fill roles like Plant Managers, Directors of Engineering, and steel production experts, and reducing time-to-fill by up to 50%, while eliminating $30K-$100K per executive search
- Embedding recruiting into workforce planning, P&L leadership, and post-acquisition integration by deploying a modern ATS/HRIS, standardizing global SOPs, and transforming recruiters into strategic advisors who drive business outcomes
- What strategies help organizations pivot from reactive, vendor-led hiring to centralized, strategic recruiting models?
- How can talent acquisition be embedded into workforce planning and business operations to drive measurable cost savings and scalability?
- What role do external partnerships and internal progression frameworks play in sustaining hypergrowth without compromising quality or culture?
- How can organizations balance speed and rigor in hiring while building long-term pipelines for critical roles?
