May 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

• Orchestrated a global talent acquisition strategy for the renowned Overwatch Franchise, spanning diverse roles in Engineering, Art, Production, and Design across multiple continents.
• Collaborated directly with Executive Leadership to shape visionary hiring strategies, delivering impactful monthly business reviews to the Board to showcase progress and alignment with corporate goals.
• Pioneered innovative hiring processes and standards, resulting in consistent surpassing of hiring targets and elevating the team's acceptance rate to an impressive 90%+ for all roles.
• Led efforts that increased the proportion of women hired from 17% to 32% in seven months.
• Spearheaded strategic partnerships with third-party agencies and tools, including the implementation of cutting-edge technologies to enhance hiring efficiency.
• Amplified internal referral rates by an impressive margin, from 5% to 21%, through strategic engagement and incentivization programs.
• Championed employer branding initiatives in collaboration with Overwatch leadership, leveraging innovative marketing strategies and immersive content creation to attract top-tier talent.
• Implemented a strategic sourcing approach aligned with upcoming game releases, ensuring maximum relevance and impact in talent acquisition efforts.
• Directed global headcount and capacity planning, positioning the organization for sustained growth and operational excellence.
• Collaborated closely with HR and senior leadership to execute comprehensive succession planning initiatives, reinforcing the organization's commitment to talent sustainability and resilience.
• Recognized for exceptional contributions to the field of Human Resources with the prestigious ABK 2022 HR Innovator's Award, underscoring dedication to innovation and excellence in HR practices.

Aug 2019 – May 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Managing 5 Recruiting Managers and 32 Recruiters, RPO's, and Agencies. Focused on Product, UX, PMO, QA, QAAE, Data Science, Product Science (around 45-50% of tech roles at Indeed). Partnering closely with a Sourcing Manager and 5 Sourcers.
• Consistently the highest performing team in Tech, averaging 135%+ to goal. Responsible for over 1500 hires since I built the team.

Oct 2017 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Sep 2017 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

May 2017 – Aug 2017 · 3 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Indeed is the #1 job site worldwide, with over 200 million unique visitors per month. Indeed is available in more than 50 countries and 28 languages, covering 94% of global GDP.
• Since 2004, Indeed has given job seekers free access to millions of jobs from thousands of company websites and job boards. As the leading pay-for-performance recruitment advertising network, Indeed drives millions of targeted applicants to jobs in every field and is the most cost-effective source of candidates for thousands of companies.

Mar 2015 – May 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Talent Attraction team!
• Supporting all things Product and Engineering.

Apr 2014 – Mar 2015 · 11 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• Specialize in the placement of engineering candidates for manufacturers in the building product and automotive industries.
• Work a full 360 desk.
• Attend trade shows, meet with existing and potential clients.
• Prepare and deliver informative presentations for existing/potential clients and negotiate salaries and fees.
• Perform targeted recruiting through aggressive cold calling.
• Review resumes, interview qualified candidates, conduct reference checks, and prepare candidates for interviews.
• Execute strategic recruiting techniques using social media, job boards, networking and client/candidate referrals.

Jan 2011 – Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Roseville, CA · On-site

• Recruited Executive candidates who were placed with clients generating $1MM+ in fees.
• Specialize in progressive, proactive, candidate contact and recruitment.
• Specialize in the placement of candidates for Renewable Energy and IT Cloud based companies.
• Perform targeted recruiting through aggressive cold calling.
• Execute strategic recruiting techniques using social media, networking and client/candidate referrals.
• Review resumes, interview qualified candidates, conduct reference checks and prepare candidates for interviews.
• Prepare/deliver informative presentations for existing/potential clients and negotiate salaries/fees.