Michael Jarvis
Head, Global Talent Acquisition at Litera
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Jarvis is a seasoned global talent acquisition leader with 11 years of focused experience building high-performing recruiting organizations for software and technology businesses. As Director of Global Talent Acquisition at Litera and previously at Change Healthcare and PDX, he has driven large-scale hiring programs (3k+ annual hires), opened and optimized offshore development centers, and delivered multimillion-dollar cost savings through strategic vendor reduction and process redesign. He combines hands-on operational leadership—running immigration, mobility, and DEI programs—with a track record of reducing turnover and agency dependency while scaling engineering and product teams worldwide. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Michael brings an uncommon technical curiosity for a recruiting executive, contributing to open-source documentation for the popular fish-shell project and maintaining interests in software development, cybersecurity, networking, and amateur radio (FCC call sign N5AB). Colleagues know him for translating complex workforce needs into measurable talent outcomes and for building recruiting functions that become strategic business partners.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Business Applications, Post Graduate Program, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Business Applications at Texas McCombs School of BusinessBA, Economics, BA, Economics at University of North Carolina at CharlotteMaster of Business Administration, Business/Commerce, General, Master of Business Administration, Business/Commerce, General at The University of Texas at Austin
Stackoverflow
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28answers
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Github Skills (13)
sphinx10
documentation10
restructuredtext9
rs9
git6
visual-studio-code6
vim6
go6
perl6
github6
python6
mysql6
shell4
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
fish-shell/fish-shell
Dec 2019 - Oct 2022
The user-friendly command line shell.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:2 reviews, 14 commits, 11 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to improving the project's documentation by addressing warnings generated during the documentation build process. Their work included fixing formatting issues, correcting errors in the CHANGELOG and other documentation files, and rephrasing text for clarity. These changes aimed to ensure the accuracy and consistency of the documentation, enhancing the user experience for anyone reading it. They also updated the CHANGELOG.
command-lineshellfishterminalrust
mojotx/xttitle
Apr 2016 - Mar 2022
Trivial utility to change window and icon title for Xterm windows
Contributions:1 release, 11 commits, 1 PR in 6 years
xterm
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