Morgan Russell

Recruiter

Austin, Texas, United States7 yrs 2 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Achieved 90% offer acceptance rate in Cloud & AI roles.
  • Implemented streamlined recruiting processes for better hiring success.
  • Sourced an average of 50 qualified prospects weekly.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist with expertise in SaaS and Technical Recruiting.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingSourcingRecruitingStrategic SourcingFull-life Cycle RecruitingInterviewingProcess Improvement

Other Skills

Prospect QualificationPhone ScreensDiversity & InclusionScreening ResumesLinkedIn RecruiterIT SourcingCommunity OutreachEvent PlanningSocial MediaHigher EducationProgram DevelopmentOnboardingJob Description DevelopmentGlobal SourcingHuman Resources (HR)

About

Hi! I'm Morgan, a Talent Acquisition Specialist who wears multiple hats: sourcer, screener, interviewer, offer specialist, candidate advocate, hiring manager partner, process queen, and documentation guru.

Experience

7 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Expedia group

Technical Recruiter II

Feb 2026Present · 3 mos · Austin, TX · Hybrid

Technical RecruitingSourcingProspect Qualification

Microsoft

Sourcer & Recruiter

Jul 2025Feb 2026 · 7 mos · Remote

  • On contract via Averro
  • Candidate-experience–driven Technical Sourcer supporting Cloud & AI roles, including Cloud & AI Solution Engineer, Cloud Solutions Architect, and Solution Specialist (AI Business Process) within the App & Innovation organization.
  • Partner closely with Microsoft Cloud & AI recruiters and hiring managers to define hiring needs, calibrate on technical requirements, and design targeted sourcing strategies for highly competitive AI and cloud talent.
  • Consistently achieve a 90% offer acceptance rate across Cloud & AI roles through strong candidate engagement, expectation setting, and closing partnership.
  • Lead candidates end-to-end through the hiring process, delivering high-touch communication, clear guidance, and a seamless, inclusive candidate experience.
InterviewingStrategic SourcingRecruiting

Proactive md

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

May 2023Jul 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States · Remote

  • Implemented streamlined recruiting processes and tracked hiring data to measure the efficiency of roles being filled.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers to establish clear role expectations and defined the skills, experience, and cultural fit required for each position, resulting in better alignment and increased hiring success rates.
  • Managed and recruited an average of 35 roles.
  • Sourced and reached out to prospects daily for hard-to-fill positions.
Full-life Cycle RecruitingInterviewingTechnical RecruitingStrategic SourcingRecruiting

Fullstory

Technical Recruiter

Jul 2021Apr 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

  • Sourced an average of 50 qualified prospects per week, with a 42% reply rate due to customized, persistent outreach
  • Utilize pipeline data found in Ashby, GreenHouse, Gem, and Linkedin to show trends and patterns occurring within a specific timeframe to advocate for and influence change in job descriptions or interview processes
  • Developed and implemented teamwide recruiting processes to effectively align the hiring team, as well as, screen, interview, and hirer highly skilled candidates within the Product Experience and Engineering organizations
  • Partnered with hiring managers, interview panelists, recruiting coordinators, and recruiters to ensure alignment on open role responsibilities, interview process, and to provide a seamless candidate experience
InterviewingPhone ScreensSourcingDiversity & InclusionProspect Qualification

Microsoft via averro

Talent Sourcer

Mar 2021Jul 2021 · 4 mos · Austin, Texas, United States

  • Source active and passive candidates via iCIMS, Linkedin Recruiter, and Google for the Global Talent Acquisition - Go-to-Market teams.
  • Conduct candidate phone screens to ensure candidates’ skills and experiences meet the Required Qualifications and align with the open requisition’s responsibilities.
Screening ResumesSourcingProcess Improvement

Google

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Aug 2019Mar 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Austin, Texas Area · On-site

  • Contract via Signature Consultants
  • Accomplished an average of 5 Offer Accepts on 30 different technical and non-technical roles per month, such as Data Scientists, Technical Solutions Consultants, Global Product Leads, Product Technology Managers, Customer Experience Leads, Content Strategists, Research Insights Lead, etc.
  • Sourced active and passive technical candidates via gHire, utilizing Boolean searches.
  • Worked with Hiring Managers to understand their hiring forecasts and to create a hiring plan of action.
  • Improved job descriptions and role minimum qualifications to produce a higher quantity of qualified and diverse candidates by consulting with hiring managers and recruiters in intake meetings.
  • Team lead on an internal pilot project to streamline hiring team communication and job posting process.
  • Created ‘Role Post’ document to recognize trends of past roles, and created a training deck for an intern-to-host matching tool for 20+ teammates.
  • Selected as Employee of the Quarter - Q4 2020.

Oracle

SAAS Cloud Associate Consultant

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

  • Consulted with government clients (City of LA, City of NY, Choctaw Nation) and collaborated with cross-functional SMEs to configure the best HR software functionality for the client’s business needs
  • Created and conducted two 5-day trainings of Oracle Talent Management and Human Capital Management systems to an eight-person team
  • Troubleshot Oracle Learning Cloud environments and documented errors and proven solutions

Torchy's tacos via burnett specialists

Sourcer

Aug 2017Sep 2017 · 1 mo · Austin, Texas Area

  • Sourced technical full-time employees and received a 15% higher LinkedIn response rate than a goal by creating intriguing custom messages that magnify individual's unique skills
  • Built talent pool of quality, skilled candidates, communicated effectively with recruiters and hiring managers, advocated for Torchy’s and for the candidate and gained a reputation for sourcing top-quality applicants

Sizmek

Human Resources Administrator

Jan 2015May 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Austin, Texas Area · On-site

  • Managed incoming and outgoing correspondence with clients, scheduled appointments, and answered inquiries
  • Created employee onboarding training deck and conducted new-hire training weekly.
  • Collaborated with Qualtrics to create a 360 global company survey designed to improve company operations; with survey data, implemented top-down communication strategies, and created employee recognition programs: Employee of the Quarter and Wall of Applause

Cal farley's

counselor/caseworker

Jan 2013May 2013 · 4 mos · Amarillo, Texas Area

  • Facilitated individual interview and counseling sessions
  • Lead group therapy sessions
  • Assisted with the provision of case management services to the residents
  • Actively participated in the home life of assigned residents

Communities in schools of central texas

counselor/caseworker

Aug 2011Dec 2011 · 4 mos · Austin, Texas

  • Facilitated individual interview and counseling sessions
  • Lead group therapy sessions
  • Utilized non-directive play therapy skills
  • Assisted students and families with resources and basic needs

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Master's of Science in Social Work — Clinical/Medical Social Work

Jan 2012Jan 2013

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science in Social Work — Social Work

Jan 2008Jan 2011

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