Aug 2023 – Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos · United States

• Talent advisory and search for early and growth-stage technology companies. We believe speed and rigor can go hand in hand - and that great hiring happens when urgency meets intention.

Jan 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Video streaming infrastructure and performance analytics startup. Joined when the company was <100 as the first Head of Talent - grew company by 2x (supporting leadership roles across tech and business) before taking on additional scope also leading HR as VP of People and Talent. Built/evolved programs such as career ladders, performance reviews, open enrollment, headcount and compensation planning, etc. Also worked closely with exec team on internal communications and owned HR tools and systems.
• Helped the team scale up from roughly 70 to > 200 people, and then unfortunately scale back down to roughly 90 people before leaving.

Feb 2021 – Jan 2022 · 11 mos

Mar 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Robotics and automated trucking startup. Joined when the company was <30 as the first recruiting hire - built recruiting processes and systems 0-1 and grew company by 4x. Supported IC-VP level hiring hands-on across software, hardware, and business roles. After Covid-related layoffs, moved to the People/HR side and helped through the Nuro acquisition process.
• Acquisition by Nuro
• https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/23/nuro-acquires-autonomous-trucking-startup-ike/

Feb 2018 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Joined when the company had 85 engineers and spent the next 5 years scaling processes and team capacity during hypergrowth to hire 200+ technology team members per quarter (including over 100 senior engineers quarterly).
• Managed a distributed team of 80 (Managers, Recruiters, and Sourcers) bringing talent into the Engineering, Data Science, Product Management, Design, and IT organizations. Also managed M&A recruiting, technology executive search, and employment brand.
• Technical team in 2014 was 85 engineers/roughly 120 technical employees all based in San Francisco. From 2014-2019 facilitated/led hiring and establishment of technical talent hubs in Portland, Montreal, Seattle, and Beijing markets – built and managed the Beijing recruiting team 9/2016-9/2017.
• In addition to leading technology recruiting, designated Homes Recruiting Lead in 2018. Represented all of recruiting (technical and non-technical) at the Homes executive level.
• Partnered with leadership on quarterly headcount planning. Owned all forecasting and reporting for technology recruiting team. Built resource planning model used by worldwide recruiting team.
• Managed M&A Recruiting team of 2, partnering with the corporate development organization to successfully acquire, onboard, and integrate several companies over 5 years
• Managed Employment Brand Manager and sourcing candidate generation strategies to attract a diverse, high quality candidate pool
• Promoted a culture of coaching, feedback, accountability, and recognition leading to high promotion rates and low attrition

Jun 2015 – Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Apr 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

Nov 2010 – Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Helped Salesforce scale from 4,000 to 14,000 in 3.5 years. Supported niche teams such as performance and security engineering, hiring candidates from Associate to Architect level, as well as Managers and Directors.
• Successfully met and exceeded hiring goal each quarter; recipient of Heavy Hitter Award – top performer with high number of placements in recruiting organization
• Created systems and reporting to improve efficiency and track results/effectiveness of recruitment

Jun 2009 – Oct 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco, CA

• Seasonal hiring and recruiting lead for the Grant Avenue store; created strategies to streamline process and manage applicants, trained and developed new hires and current employees
• Operated as a community leader, developing multiple community partnerships that promoted the Company; coordinated and planned community partnership events, utilized social media to promote brand awareness
• Merchandising and consolidations lead - accountable for executing sell-through strategy; responsible for weekly sales analysis reports
• Met and exceeded sales plan for all months worked
• Supervised and motivated team of employees in a high volume store, prioritized and delegated work, provided feedback, followed up on outstanding issues
• Organized lululemon athletica run club, planned routes and events, networked in the run community to create partnerships and build program attendance

Aug 2007 – May 2008 · 9 mos · Pasadena, CA

• Worked FT while in college

Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 · 0 mo