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James Thill

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Senior Principal Technical Recruiter at GEICO
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

James is a results-oriented Principal Technical Recruiter with a proven track record of building high-performing engineering teams at companies like GEICO, BNSF, and LinkedIn. He specializes in talent acquisition for cloud infrastructure and holds certifications in Applied AI for HR. Colleagues describe him as highly engaged and an excellent teammate.

He was personally selected by a former CTO to join BNSF Railway, highlighting his strong reputation and the trust he builds with executive leadership.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Senior Principal Technical Recruiter
Job Level
Junior
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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AI in HR
Holds certifications in "Applied AI for Human Resources" and "Boosting Your Time Management with AI Tools, " showing a focus on leveraging new technologies in his field.
Talent Retention
Writes about the business imperative of retention in the current market, indicating he thinks strategically about the entire employee lifecycle beyond just hiring.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Senior Principal Technical Recruiter
GEICO
6-2025 - 11-2025
Principal Technical Recruiter, Infrastructure & Cloud
BNSF Railway
7-2024 - 6-2025
Principal Technical Recruiter, Platform Infrastructure Engineering
GEICO
9-2023 - 8-2024
Principal Technical Recruiter, Infrastructure: IaC, Containerization, CI/CD, Cloud Platforms
ID.me
3-2021 - 9-2023
Lead Technical Recruiter, Software Engineering - CTO Org.
LinkedIn
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Education
2022 - 2023
Change Management
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
2018 - 2019
Digital Marketing
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
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