Sep 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

• Mendel uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to bridge the gap between clinical research and medical practice. We’ve built a platform that can read healthcare records with the accuracy of a clinician and the scale of a computer, the result of five years of R&D in NLP and machine learning. We transform unstructured records into analysis-ready data.
• Our research team focuses on hybrid AI (ML/DL and symbolic) with novel approaches to:
• Knowledge representation, going beyond ontologies to achieve better conceptual understanding
• NLP/NLU on clinical text (EMR and literature)
• Natural language questioning of clinical knowledge
• Key contributions:
• Lead a team of recruiters and TA operations/coordinators, implementing innovative strategies to enhance candidate hiring, employer branding, and onboarding experiences across Egypt and the USA
• Spearheaded the launch of multiple tools and initiatives, driving 300% headcount growth in Egypt and 200% growth in the United States within 10 months
• Recruited top-tier AI/ML talent, with a focus on candidates holding PhDs in NLP

May 2020 – Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

• Successful outcome acquired by ServiceTitan.
• At Convex (YC W19), we built the leading Enterprise SaaS platform for the $400B+ commercial services market and became one of the fastest-growing companies in the Winter 2019 YC batch. Based in San Francisco, our investors include GGV, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, the founders of PlanGrid, and others.
• Key contributions:
• First hire in Talent; joined as Convex’s first recruiter and grew the talent team to five
• Scaled the company from 10 to 125+ employees across the USA and Canada, from Series A through Series B, raising $73M
• Led successful executive searches for VP of Sales, Head of Customer Success, Head of Marketing, and VP of Engineering
• Reported directly to the CEO/COO, providing weekly and quarterly talent reports and presenting to the Board of Directors
• Drove D&I recruiting initiatives, with measurable outcomes and reporting
• Hired across all verticals and levels, including Engineering, Operations, Sales, Finance, People, Talent, Customer Success, Design, and Product
• Managed talent/recruiting operations and recruitment marketing
• Partnered closely with investors Emergence Capital and GGV on talent initiatives

Feb 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco

• Was at WeWork during its peak, literally last man standing on the tech side of the TA team on the west coast, saw the fireworks up close, and even spent time with Adam. Let’s just say I learned a lot about culture, and scaling fast from 4.5k to 19k.
• Owned global talent acquisition reporting to the CTO, tracking key metrics and delivering insights on hiring performance across China, LATAM, North America, and Israel
• Built an engineering organization of 200+ in Lehi and Salt Lake City, Utah
• Led executive-level hiring in technology, conducting high-impact executive searches
• Identified trends and used data, market intelligence, and competitive insights to design creative, customized sourcing strategies while ensuring a white-glove candidate experience
• Built strategic partnerships with technology leaders, including the CTO, to develop detailed candidate profiles using a data-driven approach
• Provided mentorship, coaching, and career development to managers, recruiters, and sourcers, enabling teams to meet and exceed milestones and hiring targets
• Improved onboarding and offer processes by identifying operational gaps and implementing scalable solutions:
• Reduced average time-to-hire from 10 days to 3 days
• Designed systems to support hyper-growth hiring demands

Mar 2015 – Feb 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Culminated in a successful outcome in 2018 with Cisco’s acquisition of AppDynamics.
• Having gained experience at multinational corporations, I wanted to bring my expertise to a Series D mid-size startup - contributing to the talent acquisition function and playing a hands-on role in building its foundation for growth.
• Managed, mentored, and developed a global recruiting team supporting hiring across the US, UK, India, and APAC, completing 200+ hires annually
• Scaled, upleveled, and built the following organizations globally:
• BizOps/GA: 23 → 240 members
• Sales Operations: 6 → 48 members
• Marketing: 20 → 115 members
• Outperformed staffing goals by 108% year-over-year, with 49% of hires from women and underrepresented minorities
• Achieved the highest employee engagement scores among all business units for the Business and Marketing Talent Acquisition teams
• Introduced post-decision re-interviews to map candidate experience and identify opportunities to improve the recruitment journey

Apr 2014 – Mar 2015 · 11 mos · Cupertino, CA

• Played a strategic role in shaping recruiting practices for key roles, including hiring the first Area CMO for China
• Hired over 50 candidates in 12 months, maintaining a strong and consistent close rate
• Consulted with internal clients to define hiring profiles, create search strategies, assess candidates, and lead offer negotiations
• Partnered with business leaders to design talent planning processes, integrate operations, and build strong technical bench strength
• Managed client relationships with a consultative approach, setting clear expectations for the recruitment process
• Tracked and analyzed recruiting results, using insights to refine strategy with senior leadership
• Managed a high volume of requisitions efficiently, achieving a strong resume-to-interview ratio

Apr 2013 – Mar 2014 · 11 mos · Mountain View, CA

• Top recruiter with 3 A+ hiring packets in 12 months. Tapped by sourcing team to understand critical hiring roles for the PoPs org.
• Brought in top global talent while delivering an exceptional candidate experience and serving as a strong candidate advocate
• Recruited and sourced senior HRBP professionals for the GBO/Marketing organization, reducing search time from 8 months to 3 months
• Built Google’s new Human Resource Information System team, hiring key roles that impacted 55,000 employees worldwide
• Served as a senior advisor and thought leader on talent management within POPS, driving effective talent assessment, attraction, and retention strategies
• Guided candidates through Google’s complex hiring process while maintaining an outstanding candidate and client experience
• Developed strong relationships with sourcers, coordinators, and internal teams to maintain a high-quality, consistent talent pipeline

Jan 2010 – Apr 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Greater Melbourne Area

• Built Accenture’s first sourcing function in Australia
• Trained the recruitment team on the latest technologies and search techniques, delivering an intensive LinkedIn “deep dive” program to over 37 recruiters
• Recruited for high-demand, hard-to-fill roles across all levels, from Senior Consultant to Senior Executive
• Rolled out the LinkedIn “Work With Us” campaign across 2,800 Accenture profiles in ANZ to engage passive candidates
• Recognized as a global Subject Matter Expert for social media, consulting with Accenture teams in the UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, India, and the Global Recruitment Team, as well as the Australian/UK Unilever account
• Partnered with the Accenture Global Innovation Team to develop and implement global social media strategy, tracking ROI from campaigns monthly
• Created talent maps and advised stakeholders on salary expectations and hard-to-find skills
• Served as the “go-to” advisor on whether local ANZ talent could meet project needs or if overseas recruitment was required
• Implemented LinkedIn “Talent Direct” campaigns to target passive candidates with niche and hard-to-fill skills

Dec 2002 – Jan 2010 · 7 yrs 1 mo · Greater Chicago Area

• Promoted to Recruiting Team Lead within 8 months of hire
• Managed a team of 15 recruiters and sourcers using an onshore/offshore model
• Recognized by management for exceeding team sourcing goals
• Identified key talent through social media channels, job fairs, internet postings, cold calling, direct sourcing, referrals, and leveraging existing databases and contacts
• Responsible for sourcing, phone screening, interviewing, closing candidates, and making hiring recommendations to technical managers and directors
• Partnered closely with senior management to identify hiring needs, negotiate salary offers, and coordinate interviews
• Successfully recruited project managers, business analysts, ERP (PeopleSoft, Oracle), Business Intelligence (Business Objects, Essbase), middleware (MQ Series), data warehousing (Oracle, Teradata), and portal/content management (Vignette, Interwoven, Livelink) architects and developers
• Recruited software engineers (Linux Device Drivers, Windows Embedded, firmware), hardware engineers (design and verification, board design, RFIC, DSP/communications, digital and analog) and architects