Alex Watson

Founder

New York City, New York, United States11 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Helped 5,000+ job seekers land interviews and offers
  • Engineered career transitions for tech professionals
  • Achieved significant salary increases for clients
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition and Career Development expert in the SaaS and Healthcare sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive CoachingTalent AcquisitionCareer Development CoachingInterview PreparationRecruitingResume Writing

Other Skills

Account ManagementAdapt / BullhornAirflowAirtableApplicant Tracking SystemsBusiness DevelopmentCareer CoachingCareer CounselingCareer DevelopmentCareer EducationCareer ManagementCareer OpportunitiesCareer Path PlanningCareer StrategistCareer Transition Services

About

πŸš€ Alex Watson | I’ve helped 5,000+ job seekers land interviews and offers 🌐 Founder, The Career Launch Campus (36K+ LinkedIn followers - 7K+ newsletter subscribers) I’ve spent 12 years decoding Fortune 500 and tech startup hiring - helping engineers, data scientists, and tech leaders transform visibility, land interviews, and command premium offers. My mission: turn your expertise into a magnetic personal brand and a results-driven job-search engine. πŸ’Ό What I Do: - ✍️ Resume Strategy & Rewrite – ATS-optimized, outcome-focused resumes that pass screenings and spark recruiter interest - 🎯 1:1 Career Coaching – Live sessions on job-search roadmaps, interview mastery, and salary negotiation tailored to tech roles - πŸ”— LinkedIn Optimization – Headlines, summaries, and content plans to drive recruiter outreach and thought leadership - 🀝 Interview & Negotiation Prep – Technical and behavioural frameworks plus data-backed negotiation tactics - 🌱 Community-Powered Growth – Access to an exclusive member network for peer feedback, live workshops, and AI-powered tools πŸ† Key Outcomes: - Engineers & analysts securing interviews at FAANG, unicorns, and top fintech firms - Career changers pivoting into data engineering and cloud roles within 6–8 weeks - Senior technologists negotiating 20–50% higher offers and equity packages - Students/grads landing multiple interviews within days of applying βš™οΈ Why It Works I blend recruiter insights with data-driven frameworks to eliminate guesswork. Every strategy, template, and coaching call is battle-tested against real hiring algorithms and manager expectations. Whether you’re driving data-platform builds, architecting AI pipelines, or leading cloud transformations, I’ll help you articulate your impact, expand your network, and capture the offers you deserve. βœ… Ready to engineer your career breakthrough? Connect for a free discovery call or join our community for ongoing support and tools.

Experience

The career launch campus

Founder

Aug 2024 – Present Β· 1 yr 7 mos Β· Remote

  • Transforming careers from students to C-suite executives through strategic coaching and market intelligence. Helping 5,000+ professionals unlock high-paying opportunities.
  • Services & Expertise:
  • 🎯 Executive Coaching & C-Suite Transitions - Leadership roles, career pivoting, market positioning
  • πŸ“ Resume Writing & ATS Optimization - Beating the screening barrier
  • πŸ’Ό LinkedIn Optimization - Professional branding for executive search firms
  • πŸ—£οΈ Interview Coaching - Executive, technical, behavioral mastery
  • 🏒 Talent Acquisition Advisory - Fortune 500 hiring strategies, employer branding
  • 🀝 Executive Search Partnerships - C-suite placements with retained search firms
  • πŸ“ˆ Leadership Development - Executive presence coaching
  • 2025 Success Highlights:
  • β†’ Ex-Global Head of Security: $650K role in 6 weeks
  • β†’ Marketing Graduate: 6 interviews, 2 offers in 3 weeks
  • β†’ Data Researcher (Belfastβ†’NYC): $260K ML role, 73% increase in 4 weeks
  • β†’ Senior AI Engineer: Head of AI, $200K+ healthcare network
  • β†’ 150+ placements across US, UK, Europe
  • Client Success Portfolio:
  • Google | Meta | Goldman Sachs | BCG | KPMG | JPMorgan Chase | Deloitte | HSBC | Accenture | Microsoft
  • Market Intelligence:
  • πŸ“Š "Career Advantage" Newsletter - 6,000+ subscribers
  • 🎀 Resume-to-Interview Accelerator - 300+ monthly participants
  • πŸ“ˆ Daily Job Analysis - 100+ tech roles with salary intelligence
  • πŸ” Executive Search Intelligence - Retained search partnerships
  • Core Competencies: Executive Coaching | C-Suite Recruiting | Leadership Development | Career Transition | Talent Acquisition | Executive Search
  • Building careers, one strategic move at a time.
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Tribal tech - the digital & tech recruitment specialists

Senior Recruiter

Dec 2023 – Dec 2024 Β· 1 yr

  • Tools: Vincere, ZoomInfo, Lusha, LinkedIn Recruiter, Job Boards, MS Office Suite
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Stablehouse

Talent Acquisition Manager

Aug 2022 – Jan 2023 Β· 5 mos

  • Built the entire Talent function from the ground up, establishing practices in talent management and end-to-end recruitment, hiring 8 employees across permanent and contract positions.
  • Collaborated with the senior leadership team as a strategic partner, aligning talent acquisition efforts with
  • business objectives, and oversaw a 12-month talent plan for the 2024 headcount in accordance with job
  • levelling systems and pay philosophy.
  • Set up the Workable ATS and provided coaching and training to hiring managers to optimise talent
  • acquisition efforts.
  • Tools: Workable, LinkedIn Recruiter, Cord, Slack, HiBob, MS Office Suite
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Spacelift

Talent Acquisition Manager

Apr 2022 – Aug 2022 Β· 4 mos

  • Founded the Talent function for a $22.6 Million series B funded B2B SaaS company across Europe and North America, successfully placing 6 new remote starters over a 5-month period.
  • Developed and executed end-to-end talent acquisition strategies, closely collaborating with HR and C-suite executives, and provided coaching and training to hiring managers to improve recruitment processes.
  • Identified geographical locations for remote employees that saw a 30-40% cost saving on salaries when compared to US locations, opting to use remote.com as an oversees legal entity.
  • Tools: Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Cord, Slack, HiBob, MS Office Suite
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The doctory network

Founder

May 2021 – Sep 2025 Β· 4 yrs 4 mos Β· Remote

  • Co-founded and Led the development and launch of a pre-seed AI-powered Recruitment SaaS platform, transforming healthcare staffing across the US. Designed and coordinated the platform build resulting in a solution with access to 8+ million healthcare professionals across all 50 states.
  • Recruited a team of 6 core founders across Engineering, Operations, Finance and Administration, as well as a US based seed investment advisor, and hired 10+ contractors and freelancers.
  • Reduced hiring costs by circa 60% decreasing from an industry average per hire of $4,700 to $1,800 for users, while also significantly decreasing time-to-hire from weeks to days.
  • Onboarded 83 users to the platform, aiding testing, and feedback to improve user experience and
  • functionality.
  • Tools: Hubspot, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Recruiter, MS Office Suite, Slack, Miro
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The talent crowd

Lead Technical Recruiter

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 Β· 1 yr

  • Grew a talent team from 0 to 4 consultants, achieving 4 performance-based promotions in the team within the first 12 months.
  • Consulted for a $150 Million funded international expert-network reducing their average time to hire by 75% from 2 months to 2 weeks per vacancy. Successfully filled 9 positions in a 4-month period, delivering 13% under the allocated budget of Β£685k securing headcount for Β£595k.
  • Provided salary benchmarking, designed a recruitment process and onboarding plan for a Data Science company in the UK. Successfully made 5 hires over a 3-month period, with an average time to hire of 3 weeks per vacancy, delivering at 17% under the allocated budget of Β£265k, securing headcount for Β£220k.
  • Tools: Adapt / Bullhorn, LinkedIn Recruiter, Zoominfo, MS Office Suite
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Advisable.com

Talent Acquisition Partner

Jun 2020 – May 2021 Β· 11 mos Β· Remote

  • Led the Talent function for a $2.5 million seed funded SaaS platform, hiring digital marketing, growth, creative and product focused candidates across EMEA and North America.
  • Managed talent pipelines across 42 contract and freelance vacancies delivering a 78% success rate across a 12-month period using direct outreach via LinkedIn, creating marketing funnels and referral systems to reduce the costs of investing in enterprise sourcing tools, saving over Β£13,000/annum.
  • Established and grew the talent network to over 7,000 freelancers & contractors across EMEA and North America regions. I departed the company when the platform was self-sufficient in hiring candidates due to the volume of qualified professionals in the database.
  • Tools: Advisable Platform, Airflow, LinkedIn Recruiter, Slack, MS Office Suite
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Itecco

Recruiter (Layoff Due to Covid Pandemic)

Aug 2019 – Jul 2020 Β· 11 mos Β· Manchester, United Kingdom Β· On-site

  • Achieved promotion from dedicated delivery recruitment to a 360-consulting position within 5 months.
  • Produced a record revenue placement when consulting with a NYC based FinTech company looking to hire a UK based CMO. I successfully delivered the placement over a 5-week period, secured the candidate at a Β£110k salary, delivered 18% under budget, and generated Β£33,000 in revenue.
  • Tools: MS Dynamics, LinkedIn Recruiter, MS Office Suite
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Slanguage

Recruiter

Aug 2016 – Oct 2018 Β· 2 yrs 2 mos

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Aspire careers

Director of Career Development

Sep 2014 – Oct 2023 Β· 9 yrs 1 mo Β· Remote

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Freelance (self employed)

Resume Writing & Careers Consulting

May 2014 – Apr 2019 Β· 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Provided professional resume writing and career advisory services.
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Education

Sheffield Hallam University

Diploma Accounting & Finance β€” Accounting and Finance

Jan 2014 – Jan 2017

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