David Bessin

Recruiter

Lisbon, Portugal13 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Specialized in blockchain recruitment for over 4 years.
Successfully developed candidate pipelines for diverse roles.
Recognized for enhancing candidate experience and company culture.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Blockchain Recruitment Specialist with extensive experience in talent acquisition and strategy development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent AcquisitionRecruiting Strategy

Other Skills

Global Talent AcquisitionTalent PipeliningInterviewingProcess Improvement ProjectsStakeholder ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Business DevelopmentTechnical RecruitingSalesPermanent PlacementSocial MediaWritingFinancial AccountingEditingVideo Editing

About

Check out our open positions: https://openzeppelin.com/jobs/ *OpenZeppelin does not accept CVs from external parties or recruitment agencies. Any unsolicited CVs sent to us will be treated as property of OpenZeppelin, and any attached terms and conditions associated with these CVs will be null and void.* I recognize the importance of bringing in the right people to an organization to not only deliver on its product/services, but to also foster a positive work culture to sustain success. With that in mind, I pride myself on both finding the right people and providing the best candidate experience possible - a recruiter is often times a candidate's first human exposure to a company and representation of its core values from the beginning goes a long way in ensuring there's a mutual fit. As a recruiter, I've placed qualified technical and non-technical candidates at companies of all industries and sizes, with a specialization in Blockchain over the last 4+ years. Placed positions have ranged from Product Managers to Engineers to Directors, infrastructure to SDLC, DevRel, front end/back end/full stack, blockchain, Java to .NET to smart contracts - you name it, odds are I've sourced for it. Over the last few years I have expanded my expertise into functional positions as well, primarily concerning sales/BD/ecosystem development and project management.

Experience

13 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Openzeppelin

2 roles

Senior Recruiter

Promoted

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos

Technical Recruiter

Sep 2021 – Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

OpenZeppelin has built the world’s leading Open Source library for smart contract development. We power well over 93% of all Solidity-based projects, with over 26.6k stars on Github and maintained by a community of 180+ contributors. We also conduct security audits for the Ethereum Foundation, Coinbase, and other leading organizations in the space, as well as host workshops and seminars to educate those interested in blockchain and it's potential/challenges/etc.
Source and screen prospects globally for candidates across all departments using LinkedIn, Github, Twitter, Discord, virtual events, and more. Develop a candidate pipeline for future talent.
Help drive recruiting strategy - meet with hiring managers and C-level to gather requirements, establish sourcing strategy and interview roadmap, set timelines, report on sourcing results, advise metric-driven changes to process/job definitions, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience.
Maintain awareness of global hiring laws.
Represent OpenZeppelin Talent Acquisition at various global industry conferences. Assist in running OpenZeppelin side events to the conferences with a goal to generate candidate leads and a greater network in the web3 community.
Help manage 3rd party vendors.
Collaborate with marketing team to help drive company/brand awareness for increased inbound applicants.

Global Talent AcquisitionTalent PipeliningInterviewingProcess Improvement ProjectsStakeholder ManagementTalent Acquisition+1

Randstad technologies us

Technical Recruiter

Apr 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos · El Segundo, California

Randstad is a $22.0 billion global provider of HR services and the second largest staffing organization in the world. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands, Randstad Holding NV is listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam.
Most placements in the Los Angeles branch for 2021 Q2

Blackline

Enterprise Business Development

Jun 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos · Woodland Hills, California

BlackLine is the leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process.
Attained 125% of quota for 2018 Q3 and 100% of quota for 2018 Q4.
Named 2018 BDR of the year for the Enterprise North Region.
Qualify and develop marketing-generated in-bound leads and respond to product inquiries from various lead sources. Coordinated activity and assist with marketing campaigns as necessary.
Generate Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) through outbound prospecting into target leads and organizations
Work with prospects to thoroughly understand their needs and align their needs with the right solution. After qualifying prospects, coordinate handoff to Sales Executive.
Actively understand BlackLine technology, solutions and industry trends to effectively communicate the value proposition and ROI of the solution. Handle software capability questions in the sales process.

Riot games

Recruiting Operations Clerk

Nov 2016 – May 2017 · 6 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

Conducted complete audit of contractor database. Investigated and verified 350+ contractor records.
Conducted complete audit of staffing agency database. Investigated and verified 350+ agency records.
Handle contingent workforce onboardings, data changes, report requests, and questions in ServiceNow.
Serve as liaison to TargetCW regarding contractor updates and weekly phone conferences.
Created Greenhouse prospect profiles for 500+ college resumes (University Programs team).

Nfl media

Production Assistant/Ticker Operator

Dec 2014 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Culver City, CA

Record and submit time codes to video editors to create highlight packages, B-roll, and sound bites under deadlines during a live show (Gameday Live).
Manage shot sheets that are given to on-air talent.
Provide NFL Network ticker with real-time scoring, statistics, updates and all statistical information.
Responsible for making editorial decisions and writing/editing bulletins in real time.

Trojansports.com

Digital MMJ

Sep 2014 – Jun 2015 · 9 mos · Los Angeles, CA

Conducted weekly interviews of USC athletics coaches, players, and recruits.
Managed the USC Rivals Twitter and Facebook accounts, including live tweeting during USC games.
Wrote recaps of USC athletic contests under strict deadlines.

Pac-12 networks

Production Staff

Sep 2013 – Jun 2017 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Los Angeles

Provide unique statistics to on-air talent during broadcasts. Manage talents’ promotional material.
Coordinate TV timeouts and interviews between producer, sports information directors, and game officials. Manage three assistants for certain sports events.
Assemble and operate cameras for live games.

Bleacher report

Sports Media Intern

May 2013 – Sep 2013 · 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

•Wrote and published NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAAF and NCAAB articles on Bleacher Report (25 articles).

Comcast sportsnet bay area

Live Events Intern

Jun 2011 – Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Interned on three separate occasions (Summer '11, January '13, and Summer '13).
Edited highlight reels for San Francisco Giants players.
Logged game tape from San Jose Sharks ‘10/’11 season.
Conducted statistical research in preparation for 2013 NFL and NHL Playoffs.
Updated and approved on-air talent timesheets for payroll.

Annenberg tv news

Sports Producer/Anchor/Reporter

Aug 2010 – May 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Los Angeles

Created, wrote, and anchored daily sports segment in Spring ‘14. Covered USC and LA pro sports. Managed five multimedia journalists.
Arranged and conducted interviews with USC coaches, players, and fans.
Shot and edited packages. Created graphics for sports productions.