Katherine LaRue

Head of Talent

Denver, Colorado, United States13 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led diverse recruiting initiatives at Meta.
  • Achieved high intern conversion rates at PlayStation.
  • Developed comprehensive employee engagement strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader in the Tech and Gaming industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

RecruitingTalent AcquisitionTeam LeadershipDiversity HiringTrainingUniversity Recruiting

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsCoachingCommunicationCritical ThinkingCustomer ServiceData AnalysisEmail MarketingEmployee EngagementEvent ManagementEvent PlanningHuman ResourcesInternship ManagementInterviewsLeadershipLearning and Development

Experience

Nubank

Head of Tech Recruiting

Jan 2025Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Denver, Colorado, United States · Remote

  • Nu is the world’s largest digital banking platform outside of Asia, serving over 100+ million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.
RecruitingTalent Acquisition

Coinbase

Recruiting Manager

Jan 2024Jan 2024 · 0 mo · Denver, Colorado, United States · Remote

RecruitingTalent Acquisition

Meta

Sr. Manager, Recruiting

Jan 2021Jan 2023 · 2 yrs · Remote - Denver

  • Led team of 27 Managers & ICs, supporting NORAM software engineering pipelines
  • Developed and executed recruiting team strategy in support of Meta Tech Recruiting (AI, AR/VR, General SWE)
  • Aligned stakeholders, identified knowledge gaps, & determined where the team could have the most impact, in order to develop mutual strategy & framework with the business
  • Developed and maintained qualitative & quantitative weekly team reporting in order to track and present org progress & initiatives
  • Launched Inclusive Sourcing Sessions to contribute toward Meta’s aggressive diversity hiring initiatives, building weekly results-based training for 100+ ICs
  • Built diversity training program, designed to foster sourcing & business acumen strategies
  • Piloted mentorship program for org, including 1:1 buddy program & 5:1 sourcing circle coaching
  • Developed & executed comprehensive, in-team onboarding for ICs, eliminating need for external trainers & lessening cross-training burden on XFN pipelines
  • Designed employee engagement strategy & extensive recognition program to ensure org had avenues to engage & recognize ICs
RecruitingTeam Leadership

Playstation

4 roles

Sr. Manager, University Recruiting

Promoted

Mar 2020Sep 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Owned the end to end University Recruiting function for PlayStation North America
  • Built, led, & coached a team of high performing recruiters & coordinators to drive innovation, development & program improvement
  • Developed strategies to grow strong & diverse pipelines of candidates through sourcing, networking & large-scale conference participation
  • Partnered with SVPs & hiring managers to ensure UR efforts met goals, initiatives & strategies within each individual organization
  • Produced data driven results & regularly presented to C-suite leadership to influence decisions & increase program impact
  • Delivered internship experiences, hosted 40+ summer social events annually including a multi-day gathering of all NA interns and facilitated large-scale networking opportunities for cohorts
  • Partnered and developed relationships with universities. Hosted on-campus and virtual events and learning sessions that engaged students and positioned PS’s brand as an industry leader
  • Exceeded intern conversion goal of 33%, delivering 50%-65% conversation six years in a row, providing the singular pipeline of entry-level talent into the organization
  • Piloted PlayStation’s involvement at Grace Hopper, NSBE, AfroTech & other diversity conferences. Developed pre-conference pipeline and digitized application process at fairs to optimize engagement and ROI
  • Engaged senior leadership for event sponsorship & support, enforcing a commitment to hire by each leader. Presented regular updates to SVP stakeholders on positions, results, & future goals and overall ROI
  • Managed multi-million dollar UR budget
University RecruitingTalent Acquisition

Manager, University Recruiting

Promoted

Apr 2017Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos

University Recruiting

Technical Recruiter

Jan 2015Dec 2019 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • FTE - Served as technical and non-technical recruiter for all disciplines within SIE. Carried req load between 15 and 28 positions ranging from individual contributor to Sr. Director. Supported all organizations and labeled as chameleon who could jump into any group and fill open reqs
  • Internships – Served as SIE’s sole university recruiter for two years, managing req load between 60 and 120 roles over six-month period. Positions spread across every SIE organization with a majority in software engineering, art, game design and corporate functions. Maintained reqs as necessary as team grew
Recruiting

Human Resources Intern

May 2014Dec 2014 · 7 mos

Recruiting

Seaworld san diego

Educator

Jan 2012Jan 2014 · 2 yrs · San Diego, CA

  • Educated park guests on marine animal information at exhibits and in classroom setting
  • Enthusiastically represented Sea World by displaying high levels of energy and commitment to quality
  • Presented and promoted techniques for conservation and sustainability

San diego state university

SDSU Ambassador

Jan 2010Jan 2014 · 4 yrs · San Diego, CA

  • Served in elite, campus-wide ambassador group acting as liaisons between the university and campus VIPs, industry representatives, and campus visitors
  • Selected as lead business ambassador for new student orientation supervising all business ambassadors to ensure that the information was distributed accurately and positively
  • Prepared and presented detailed graduation requirements to incoming freshman business students
  • Addressed incoming student concerns and questions to ease the transition into the university

Education

San Diego State University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration — Management Information Systems

Paris School of Business

Study Abroad — Business Administration

Clovis West High

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