Kris Johnson

Executive Director, Enterprise Solutions | Strategic Client Partner | MSP Partnerships | Delivering Innovative Contingent Workforce Solutions | DEI Advocate | 2x Founder | Local Beer Owner | Aspiring Grill Master

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

About

With over 20 years of recruitment expertise, I currently serve as Executive Director of Business Development at Motion Recruitment, where I contribute to the growth of our Canadian enterprise portfolio. My focus lies in fostering strategic client partnerships, delivering innovative contingent workforce solutions, and collaborating with client executives and MSP program leaders to meet their talent acquisition needs effectively. I am deeply committed to enhancing the employee and candidate experience while contributing to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals. My work is underpinned by core strengths in go-to-market strategy, performance reviews, and team management as I strive to provide tailored solutions that empower organizations to achieve their workforce objectives. Awards: Motion Recruitment: Awarded Kelly SETT Legends Circle Award 2025 - Enterprise BD Awarded Kelly SETT Legends Circle Award 2024 - Enterprise BD Agilus Work Solutions: President's Club - Top Branch (profitability/growth) Robert Half: Top Regional Branch- Growth SalesForce Search: President's Club SAP/Business Objects: Top AE - ICAM Team Aerotek: 2 x President's Club Winner

Experience

  • Executive Director, Business Development at Motion Recruitment
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Responsible for driving organizational growth through strategic planning, partnership development, and market expansion for Motion's Canadian enterprise portfolio. Cultivating key relationships with client executives and MSP Program Leaders to deliver exceptional support for contingent workforce solutions. Motion Recruitment provides IT Staffing Solutions (Contract, Contract-to-Hire, and Direct Hire) for mission-critical positions across North America. Our high-touch, specialized, team-based recruitment model’s success is proven through our exemplary track record in filling the most challenging IT positions for startup and enterprise clients alike. Our hyper-specialized tech focus results in a truly consultative approach for both our clients and candidates, within our recruiting areas of expertise: Software, Mobile, Data, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Product + UX and Functional. We’re also the proud creators of Tech in Motion and the Timmy Awards, our North American events and award series that connects over 250,000 tech enthusiasts to meet, learn, and innovate.

  • Co-Founder at Glory Days Brewing Co.
    May 2021 - Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Glory Days Brewing Company was founded by two friends with a simple belief: beer is social. We brew great drinking beer that pairs perfectly with moments of friendship, laughter, and reflection. We are focused on crafting the perfect social beer. Our award winning Lager can be found in the LCBO. Look for us in restaurants and pubs across the GTA as well as golf courses. * Boston Pizza. *Jask Astors *Kelsey's. *The Canadian Brewhouse. *Kenzington Burger Bar. *The Royal Oak. and many more

  • Managing Director | Founder at Epoch Recruiters Inc.
    Feb 2018 - Nov 2023 · 5 yrs 10 mos

    ep·och / ˈepək / noun a period of time in history or a person's life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics. Epoch has helped startups to enterprise clients hire leaders and individual contributors into their technology and sales teams, offering Executive Search, Contingent and Freelance recruiting services. Leveraging 18 years of recruiting expertise and continuous improvement to our processes, clients trust Epoch to help identify the best fit talent. Our clients choose to work with Epoch because: ✔ we understand your business ✔ contribute toward your diversity goals ✔ improve your KPIs (time to fill, interviews to hire) ✔ enhance your employee experience ✔ values driven Areas of focus: TECH - VP, Directors Engineering - Product Managers, Designers - Program Managers, Project Managers - Developers (Full-stack, iOS, Android, React, Java,.NET) - Engineers (DevOps, Cloud) - QATesters (manual and automated) - InfoSec SALES - CRO, VP Sales, Head of Growth - Sales Manager, Marketing Manager - Client Success - Sales Engineers / Solution Consultants - Account Executives, Account Managers - BDR/SDR CLIENT SEGMENTS - HCM - SaaS (Fintech, e-commerce, accounting, wellness) - HigherEd - Advertising - Financial Services - Professional Services We have an opportunity to impact lives and companies. What an amazing responsibility. We happily take on that responsibility and compete for you, each step of the way until get what you want. When you win, we win. For our clients the next great employee can help define a new period of your company's evolution. For our candidates, matching the next great organization in your career should be the start of a new era

  • Senior Consultant at dentsu international
    Jun 2022 - Nov 2022 · 6 mos

    Working with dentsu Canada on a number of initiatives from talent attraction to candidate experience to employee engagement across media and creative lines of business.

  • Regional Director at Agilus Work Solutions
    Jul 2014 - Jan 2018 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Reporting to the CEO, as Regional Director I was accountable for full P&L and the growth of 3 offices across the GTA with 17 direct reports across sales, recruitment, back office support and admin. Turned around an unprofitable business to a President’s Club award winning profit centre. Hired, trained and coached a team of recruitment professionals to deliver IT recruitment services to clients across Canada. Agilus formerly known as Design Group Staffing Inc. has been one of Canada's most successful staffing agencies since 1976 and is a Platinum Club member of the 50 Best Managed Companies in Canada. Design Group provides a wide range of recruitment services for engineering, technical, property management and construction personnel.