Cris Castillo-Brizard

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Head of Talent Acquisition, Versant at NBCUniversal - Versant Media

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Cris Castillo-Brizard is a results-driven talent acquisition leader with extensive experience in the professional services, financial, and entertainment sectors. She specializes in creating and executing global recruitment strategies, driving transformation, and leveraging data for service delivery optimization. She holds an M. S. from The New School University.

She is a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, actively participating in programs and partnerships like the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Cris is passionate about developing high-performing teams and fostering empowering conversations about race in the workplace.

Cris has led talent acquisition for some of the worlds biggest entertainment brands, including Universal Music Group and NBCUniversal.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Value Driven

Curious

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

Talent Transformation
Her career highlights implementing centralized, client-centric global talent acquisition models at large organizations like Marsh & McLennan Companies.
DE&I in Recruiting
She has experience implementing DE&I recruitment programs and actively supports foundations like the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
Data-Driven Hiring
She has a background in leveraging data analysis, AI, and analytics to inform recruitment recommendations and optimize hiring processes at companies like Shutterstock.

Media Appearances

Cris has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
Head of Talent Acquisition, Versant at NBCUniversal - Versant Media
8-2024 - 7-2025
Global Head of Talent Acquisition at Shutterstock
5-2021 - 8-2024
Vice President, Head of Talent Acquisition (US) at Universal Music Group
6-2011 - 5-2021
Regional Talent Acquisition Leader at Marsh & McLennan Companies
2-2007 - 6-2011
Recruiting Manager, Human Resources at Morgan Stanley

Education

Education details unavailable from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
M.S. from New School University, Milano Graduate School

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Insights For Selling To Cris

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Cris is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Cris

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Cris move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Cris take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Cris

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