Aug 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Hybrid

• 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗼 is a multi-stage investment vehicle focused on driving innovation in biotechnology and healthcare. We invest in life sciences funds, support startups, and co-create companies from the ground up.
• We are currently partnering with startups such as:
• 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝘀, a leading biopharmaceutical company in LATAM focused on making biologic treatments more accessible.
• 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱, a platform that enables smart purchasing solutions for the agricultural sector.
• Saya Bio is part of a broader Family Office structure. In addition to our work in biotech and healthcare, we collaborate with companies across other sectors through this network, including:
• 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮, a real estate investment and development firm.
• 𝗧-𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮, an early stage company with the vision of transforming the equipment rental industry through a state-of-the-art digital platform.
• 𝗚𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗼 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗦𝗔, a leading company in machinery and industrial solutions.

Jul 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Feb 2020 – Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• Managed a team of Recruiters to provide hiring support to multiple lines of businesses across LATAM
• Implemented D&I initiatives that helped reach and/or maintain a 50-50% gender representation across different teams
• Acted as a liaison between Uber and Cornershop during the M&A process, helping migrate their TA functions, systems and processes
• Used Recruiting Analytics to understand team’s performance, wins and opportunity areas for our teams and our clients

Sep 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Managed a team of 10+ Recruiters, Sr Recruiters and a Lead, to provide sales and operations hiring support to the Rides and Eats businesses across 11 countries in LATAM
• Worked on Diversity & Inclusion strategies which helped the UberEats business increase gender representation by ~25 ppts (from ~20% to ~49%)
• Collaborated with hiring managers to understand business needs and develop recruitment strategies
• Led the Tech Team in Brazil (3 Recruiters, 2 Sourcers) to help keep on building Uber’s LATAM Tech Center (6 month project)
• Used Recruiting Analytics to build monthly and quarterly business reviews

Mar 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Led a team of 9 Recruiters, Sr Recruiters and a Lead, responsible for Operations and Sales hiring across LATAM
• Partnered with the UberEats business to achieve a 5X growth within a year, by hiring an RPO to help us scale our capacity

Feb 2016 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr

• Owned full cycle recruiting for senior roles in the region, including Corporate, Operations, Strategy and Marketing roles
• Hired and trained around 10+ Recruiters, Sourcers and Talent Coordinators based out of Mexico and Brazil to support our hiring needs in LATAM
• Top performer in terms of KPIs, meeting and/or exceeding number of hires per month, offer acceptance rate, conversion rates, and candidate experience

Jul 2014 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

• I was the first recruiter for Uber in Latin America. During these times, it was all about growth, growth, growth. I hired many of the first employees across different cities and 11 countries in the region. The roles we were hiring back then were: Marketing, Operations and General Managers (who were the City or Country Managers).

Dec 2011 – Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos · On-site

• I joined Ooyala when they were just starting their office in Guadalajara. I was their main recruiter and I hired for the tech and non tech roles. We had constant communication with the headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
• Ooyala was one of the very first tech startups that opened in Guadalajara, and it somehow opened the door to many other startups here, proving that they can find great talent in the region.

Jan 2010 – Dec 2011 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Assist management with resume reviews, filtering candidates and onsite interviews
• Responsible for ISO and Knowledge Management certification and compliance
• Project manager/coach for internal improvement projects
• Performed HC tracking, backlog, KPIs and business reports on weekly and monthly basis

Jul 2007 – Jan 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Manage content and set up promotions product pages for both English and French websites
• Maintain product information, configurations and pricing on the web, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and customer-friendly presentation
• Member of the Knowledge Management team – Subject Matter Expert (SME) for my role
• Provide assistance during internal and external ISO audits

Mar 2006 – Jun 2007 · 1 yr 3 mos

• My role was to help the company obtain the CMMI certification for their software development process. I worked closely with the Software Engineering teams to document and ensure compliance with the CMMI requirements.