LeNard Wiltz

Head of Talent

Oakland, California, United States20 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led technical recruitment for a top fintech company.
  • Advocated for diversity in hiring practices.
  • Supported multiple R&D organizations in recruitment.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter with extensive experience in Fintech and SaaS industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruitingTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

Account ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsBenefits NegotiationBoolean SearchingBusiness DevelopmentCandidate GenerationCold CallingCollege RecruitingContract RecruitmentCorporate RecruitingData CenterDiversity AdvocacyEmployee RelationsEmployer BrandingExecutive Search

About

At Credit Karma, we are championing financial progress for all. Whether someone is interested in getting a better deal on a loan, looking for ways to save or simply needs to monitor their credit, Credit Karma offers tools to help members with their finances. A mission-based company, Credit Karma now serves more than 85 million members in the U.S. and Canada. The company is ranked among the top fintech companies in the world based on valuation and now employs more than 800 employees, over half of which are engineers, data scientists or analysts.

Experience

Credit karma

4 roles

Head of Technical Recruitment

May 2023Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Director, Talent Acquisition : Data Science, Security and Platform Engineering

Promoted

Dec 2022Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition : Data Science, Security and Platform Engineering

Jun 2021Dec 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Senior Recruiting Manager: Supporting multiple R&D Organizations within Credit Karma: Software Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Security, Platform Engineering and Fraud for all teams in Charlotte, LA and our SF/Oakland HQ
  • My team includes recruiters in San Francisco/Oakland, Los Angeles and Charlotte,
RecruitingTalent Acquisition

Staffing Manager / Staff Talent Acquisition Partner

Feb 2018Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

  • Recruiting Manager: Supporting multiple R&D Organizations within Credit Karma: Software Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Security, Mobile (Andriod, IOS, React), Product/Platform Engineering and Fraud for all teams in Charlotte, LA and our SF/Oakland HQ
  • Diversity Advocate / Recruiting Leadership*
  • With over 100 million members, Credit Karma is working to make financial progress possible for everyone. Since 2007, we have been knocking down barriers that block the path to financial health, helping our members make informed choices and feel confident about their opportunities.
  • Mission: At Credit Karma, we believe everyone should be empowered by their finances, not confused by them. Our goal is to continue offering valuable financial tools and resources at no cost to consumers.
  • We’re growing fast and looking for smart people to join our rapidly growing team. To learn more about our openings.
  • Check out: https://www.creditkarma.com/careers.
RecruitingTalent AcquisitionDiversity Advocacy

Twilio inc.

Senior Technical Recruiter / Diversity Advocate

Jul 2014Feb 2018 · 3 yrs 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Twilio is a cloud communications company that allows software developers to programmatically make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, have realtime video calls, conference lines, and Sip trunking using its web service APIs. Our communications platform powers customers of all shapes and sizes ranging from Uber, HomeDepot, Coca-Cola, Airbnb, and many more that you maybe using on a daily basis. Want to learn more? Please email me at LWiltz@twilio.com
  • At Twilio, I am a senior technical recruiter who's focused on building key relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and providing a consultative approach to hiring. Currently supporting positions based in the US, UK, and Tallinn.

Nest labs / a google company

Senior Full Cycle Engineering Recruiter

May 2014Jun 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · Palo Alto

  • Nest reinvents unloved but important home products, like the thermostat and smoke alarm. The company focuses on delighting customers with simple, beautiful and thoughtful hardware, software and services. The Nest Learning Thermostat™ and Nest Energy Services offerings address home energy consumption, and Nest Protect: Smoke + Carbon Monoxide™ will help keep people safe. Nest products are sold in the US, UK and Canada, and are installed in more than 90 countries. The Nest Learning Thermostat has helped save more than 1,000,000,000 kWh of energy to date. Nest is based in Palo Alto, Calif.
  • For more information, visit www.nest.com.
  • Nest is hiring! Check out our open positions and apply to join our team today: https://nest.com/careers/
  • Currently hiring candidates with experience in:
  • Embedded Algorithms Engineering
  • Embedded Application Engineering
Technical RecruitingDiversity Advocacy

Opower

Engineering Recruiter

Nov 2013Apr 2014 · 5 mos

  • Sourcing and recruitment for a variety of software engineering teams.
  • Our engineers are responsible for building a system capable of analyzing the energy use of more than 75 million households. They're adept at using a variety of tools—from Java, Ruby, Scala, and jQuery to HTML5 and CSS3. And through our Agile development process, they're able to deliver a new version of our platform every three weeks! What's best about this team is its depth: it includes both front-end and back-end engineers and QA, all working in unison to deliver innovative features that scale for millions of people.
  • Technologies we use everyday:
  • Dropwizard, Kiji Open Source Project, Hbase, Hadoop, Hive, MapReduce, Bootstrap, Openstack, OAuth 2.0, RESTful Web Services, Java, Scala, Ruby on Rails, Backbone.js, AngularJS, HTML5/CSS3, Javascript, jQuery, Hibernate, Spring, AWS, Linux, Puppet, Chef, MySQL/SQL, Native Mobile.

Twitter

Senior Platform Engineering Recruiter - Sourcer

Apr 2013Oct 2013 · 6 mos

Google

Technical Recruiter - Diversity Programs in Engineering

Feb 2012Mar 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo · Mountain View, Ca

  • Target elite software engineers with an extensive development background in Java, C++, C, JavaScript or Python
  • Utilize sourcing strategies including: LinkedIn, Boolean web searches, cold calling, patent searches, and company directories
  • Analyze interview feedback and process candidate applications based on interviewers’ recommendations
  • Provide sourcing and recruiting support for Google Engineering and IT operations groups
  • Coordinate and schedule subsequent technical phone screens and onsite interviews with engineers and recruiting team
  • Collaborate with interviewers and staffing team to match candidate’s background with Google’s products and services
  • Pre-screen candidates to ensure qualifications are well matched with the position and Google’s hiring bar

Teksystems

Senior Technical Recruiter

Jan 2010Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • TEKsystems is the leading IT staffing and services company specializing in applications, infrastructure, and communications technologies.
  • I specifically focus on the infrastructure vertical. I am constantly looking to meet and work with the top IT talent in the Bay Area and hopefully be a resource throughout their career.
  • Network to build a strong candidate pool for the 260 clients we are aligned with.
  • Develop creative recruiting resources to attract qualified professionals interested in contract, contract to hire and direct placement employment.
  • Identify networking activities such as attending career fairs, professional association meetings, calling on technical schools and outplacement services.
  • Match talented candidates to our clients needs.
  • Prepare resumes to put our Technical Professionals in the best position to succeed
  • Coach candidates through various interview processes

Koda

Senior Account Executive

Dec 2009Apr 2010 · 4 mos

  • KODA’s mission is to introduce today’s young professionals to the world’s employers. Since launching its beta site in May 2009, more than 400 employers including Fortune 500 market leaders use the site. KODA is changing the landscape of social recruiting through technology innovation that encourages self-expression. The premier online community for entry-level jobs, KODA is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, CA and New Orleans, LA. New Orleans’ CityBusiness recently named the company a “2009 Innovator of the Year.”

Enterprise rent-a-car

Branch Sales Manager

May 2004Nov 2008 · 4 yrs 6 mos

Education

California State University - East Bay

Buisness

J.W.North

Morehouse College

Morehouse College

Morehouse College

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