Peter Brooks, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at Northrop Grumman

Peter Brooks is the vice president of talent acquisition at Northrop Grumman. He takes pride in being an accomplished professional with “experience managing and leading in highly competitive businesses and IT markets.” His LinkedIn account reveals that he has a demonstrated track record initiating and coordinating professional services to c-level executives.

Brooks said that he is particularly effective at building, developing and focusing teams to dramatically increase revenues and profits while ensuring cost-effective deliverables. He touts being skilled at restructuring and migrating organizations toward solutions with particular expertise in recruiting management, consulting and professional services, operations and general management – including profit and loss responsibility.

Brooks has been with Northrop for over six years. He began his services for the company as a senior director of talent acquisition and worked his way up the corporate ladder to reach his present role.

Before joining his current employer, Brooks served in the same capacity at TASC, Inc., a subsidiary of Engility. He recalls being hired to lead an enterprise-wide talent acquisition function, handling recruiting operations and programs, digital media and advertising, staff- and executive-level hiring, recruiting strategy, bid and capture support and competitive intelligence.

Earlier in his career, Brooks was a senior staffing manager at Microsoft. During his time with the technology company, he was instrumental in the launch of a new recruiting transformation program, resulting in greater efficiencies, reduced cycle times and lower recruiting costs.

Brooks earned his bachelor’s degree in government and Hispanic studies from Connecticut College. He later earned advanced degrees from the London School of Economics and University of Virginia.