Brie Bastidas

Head of Talent

San Francisco, California, United States13 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over a decade of experience in talent leadership.
Expert in building high-performing recruiting functions.
Passionate about fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS talent acquisition expert with a focus on high-growth environments.

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Team MotivationTeam ManagementDelegationLeadershipTechnical RecruitingAnalyticsRecruitingExecutive SearchBusiness AnalyticsExecutive RecruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsSourcingInterviewsTalent ManagementStrategic Partnerships

About

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can; there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did. As an experienced talent leader with over a decade of expertise in high-growth, VC-backed companies, I thrive on building and optimizing recruiting functions that drive meaningful impact. My career has spanned pivotal roles across companies like Render, Scale AI and Coinbase, where I’ve played a key part in scaling teams, implementing scalable processes, and enhancing critical metrics. I’m passionate about creating environments where top-tier talent can thrive and contribute, whether it’s through innovative strategies or fostering a culture of continuous improvement. What sets me apart is my balanced approach to leadership, combining data-driven insights with a genuine commitment to people. I believe that great teams are built on strong relationships and clear communication, and I’m dedicated to ensuring that every decision contributes to the overall success and culture of the organization. I’m excited about the opportunity to continue building world-class teams that not only meet but exceed the demands of today’s fast-paced tech landscape. I'm a kindle enthusiast, nature fanatic, and cold brew lover.

Experience

Emergence capital

Talent

Nov 2025 – Present · 5 mos

Partnering with early stage portfolio companies to build high-performing teams. Advising founders on talent strategy, recruiting infrastructure, and scaling hiring functions during critical growth phases across the SaaS/B2B ecosystem.

Render

Head of Talent

Oct 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid

Led talent acquisition strategy for Render during a critical growth phase from Series B to C. Grew the recruiting team, partnered directly with executives on hiring strategy, and was personally responsible for 21 hires across engineering, product, and GTM functions.

Scale ai

Head of Technical Recruiting

Mar 2022 – Oct 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Head of Technical Recruiting leading the Engineering, Product, and Design talent team across the US, and EMEA. Recruiting partner to CTO. Scaled the technical recruiting org from 3 to 20, launching and building the Generative AI and MLDG research teams from the ground up.
Additionally owned/supported Operations recruiting as interim leader (Aug 22-June 23), executing on M5–VP level EPD hiring.

Coinbase

Engineering Recruiting Manager

Jan 2021 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

Technical Recruiting Manager, OneCoinbase Frontend & Backend (Swe-Sr Staff Eng).

Mapbox

4 roles

Technical Recruiting Manager

Oct 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

Player coach

Lead Technical Recruiter, Team Lead

Jan 2019 – Sep 2019 · 8 mos

Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce

Promoted

Jul 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Diversity and Inclusion ERG Taskforce

Senior Technical Recruiter

Nov 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

Hiring across the Mapbox organization from data engineering, backend engineers, data scientists, platform, telemetry and navigation engineers.

Upstart talent

Senior Talent Acquisition

Aug 2017 – Nov 2017 · 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Working with founders to build powerful teams.

Quid

2 roles

Recruiting Lead

Apr 2015 – Aug 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos

San Francisco, New York, London.
NLP and Machine Learning

Recruiter & Talent Programs Manager

Apr 2015 – Sep 2015 · 5 mos

Lending club

Technical Recruiting

Mar 2014 – Apr 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo · San Francisco, California

Lending Club
Lending Club opened in 2007 with one simple mission: create an alternative to banks that offers both borrowers and investors a great rate. We are disrupting the $2.7 trillion dollar loan industry with our technology platform and named #5 on Forbes list of Most Promising Companies!
Provide continuous support to the tech recruitment team of ten.