Jan 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• ↗ Advised candidates on compensation strategy, offer evaluation, and negotiation

Jul 2021 – Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

• Employee #5 | Scaled 5 → 50
• ↗ Joined as employee #5 and first recruiter; owned Talent & People Operations end to end during early-stage scale
• ↗ Led headcount planning and full-cycle hiring across Engineering, Product, Design, Compliance, Finance, Sales, and Operations
• ↗ Built and implemented the company’s recruiting infrastructure (ATS, hiring bar, interview playbooks, manager training, employer branding)
• ↗ Promoted to People Operations Manager to fill a critical organizational gap after completing SHRM certification
• ↗ Designed and rolled out core people systems including leveling, compensation philosophy, and performance management (Lattice)
• ↗ Partnered with leadership to define company Mission, Vision, and Values; presented and rolled out at company All Hands
• ↗ Built scalable onboarding, offboarding, HRIS, and benefits infrastructure; identified cost savings and operational efficiencies across vendors

Jan 2021 – Aug 2023 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• ↗ Founded and operated a career coaching practice focused on senior ICs and early managers in tech

Jan 2021 – Jul 2021 · 6 mos · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• ↗ Joined as the second technical recruiter during a rapid scaling phase, supporting the build-out of a repeatable hiring engine
• ↗ Led full-cycle recruiting across Product, Design, Integrations, and Data Science
• ↗ Closed 20 mid- to senior-level technical hires in 6 months with a 90% offer acceptance rate
• ↗ Maintained a 40-day average time-to-hire across 20+ concurrent roles
• ↗ Improved outbound response rates by 10% through A/B testing of prospecting and messaging strategies

Jun 2019 – Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco, California

• ↗ Joined as the first recruiter and built the company’s recruiting foundation, including ATS structure, hiring processes, and data hygiene
• ↗ Led full-cycle hiring across Data Science, Engineering, Product, Design, and Operations as the sole recruiter
• ↗ Hired 75+ full-time and part-time employees; managed a recruiting coordinator and multiple contractors
• ↗ Designed and scaled a part-time hiring program, closing 15 roles in 2 months
• ↗ Filled the Partner of Data Science role in 3 months after it had remained open for 11 months
• ↗ Built structured hiring practices (rubrics, interviewer training) to improve consistency and signal quality
• ↗ Laid the foundation for internal DEI initiatives; increased diverse representation by 10% in 3 months through data-driven sourcing strategies

Jan 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos · Tokyo, Japan

• ↗ Specialized in recruiting professionals for enterprise clients including Salesforce, Amazon, PwC, and Splunk
• ↗ Became the fastest consultant in company history to make a placement (under 2 months)
• ↗ Delivered 10 placements and $140K in billed revenue within the first year across global markets
• ↗ Negotiated and closed 10 offers with a 91% acceptance rate through strong candidate engagement and client partnership
• ↗ Operated in the Japan market, recruiting across global and cross-border roles in a high-context, relationship-driven hiring environment