Oct 2024 – Feb 2025 · 4 mos · Remote

• Principal Recruiter for Central AI Team
• Brought on to help the well-known tech company behind Jira, Trello, and Confluence to meet their hiring goals of building out a best in class Central AI team. Specialized in DEI sourcing and stakeholder management while also completing daily recruiting tasks.
• Tasked with maintaining a one pipeline approach for our Junior Machine Learning Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, and Senior Machine Learning Engineer positions, as well as the same level positions for Machine Learning Systems Engineer (MLOps) positions.
• Responsible for taking handoff of candidates from sourcers after initial interviews and guiding candidates through the rest of the interview process to offer stage. This process included 2 additional rounds of interviews, debriefs, hiring committee, and offer. I was responsible for everything from candidate availability to making sure candidates were properly prepped for interviews. And finally worked with all parties involved (candidates, internal stakeholders and compensation team) to make sure that candidates received a fair and balanced offer.
• Throughout the process I was able to maintain a high level of candidate experience throughout the interview lifecycle in a high volume, fast paced environment, as well as represent the specific interests and needs of my internal stakeholders
• Focus was on GenAI, LLM, NLP, Knowledge Graph/Knowledge Mining, Responsible AI, and Foundational Model Training.

Feb 2024 – Sep 2024 · 7 mos · Remote

• Principal Sourcer for Central AI Team
• Brought on to help the well-known tech company behind Jira, Trello, and Confluence to meet their high hiring goals of tripling in size over the next 5 to 10 years. Specialized in DEI sourcing and stakeholder management while also completing daily recruiting tasks. At the top of the funnel, targeted sourcing, going through 100-300 applicants a week, and conducting 10-20 Recruiters screens weekly.
• Tasked with focusing on senior level management and individual contributor positions such as Head of Engineering, Machine Learning and Senior Machine Learning Engineering Manager position as well as Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer and Principal Machine Learning Engineer positions.
• Responsible for maintain applications through iCIMS as well as direct sourcing through LinkedIn Recruiter and SeekOut
• Maintained high level of candidate experience throughout interview lifecycle in a high volume, fast paced environment.
• Worked in both a One Pipeline/Single Pipeline process, as well as on one off individual high level positions.
• Focus was on GenAI, LLM, NLP, Knowledge Graph/Knowledge Mining, Responsible AI, and Foundational Model Training.

Jan 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mountain View, California, United States · Remote

• Full-cycle recruiting for Business and FP&A Teams within APAC Region (2023)
• Full-cycle recruiting for Customer Support Services roles across the US. (2022)
• Brought on to help the well-known tech company behind Jira, Trello, and Confluence to meet their high hiring goals of tripling in size over the next 5 to 10 years. Specialized in DEI sourcing and stakeholder management while also completing daily recruiting tasks. At the top of the funnel, targeted sourcing, going through 100-300 applicants a week, and conducting 10-20 Recruiters screens weekly. On the backend of the process, setting up weekly meetings with stakeholders, working with candidates on interview preparation, setting up final interviews, offer negotiations with candidates and hiring managers, and finally hitting hiring quotas each quarter.
• Customer Support Services (CSS):
• In the first quarter I was tasked with hiring Cloud Migration Managers and a Manager, Data Science. After that quarter I was transitioned over to the Business Team within CSS and tasked to hire multiple Program/Product Managers across the organization.
• Hit or exceeded targeted hire expectations each quarter.
• Partnered with Heads of Departments and Program Management Leadership on multiple different teams to fill strategic roles in a timely manner.
• APAC Service Enablement (SET)/Migration Support (MSE)/Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):
• Partnered with Hiring Managers and Stakeholders within Australia to hire Service Enablement Engineers and Migration Support Engineers for CSS teams, as well Solution Architects within the FP&A organization.
• Successfully navigated extreme time zone differences to partner with stakeholders within all levels of the organization to meet and exceed hiring goals. In addition to running the entire recruiting funnel, was tasked with scheduling all levels of the interview process.

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · United States · Remote

• Talentful helps talent leaders succeed by providing experienced in-house talent acquisition teams who are dedicated to your business via a subscription model, allowing you to scale quickly and efficiently. We act as a true extension of a company's HR/Talent division.
• Hired in February of 2024 as a Senior Talent Partner III to join their biggest client Atlassian. Assisted with all aspects of being an effective Talent Partner and within a short time period of joining, became a subject matter expert and go to resource for a variety of topics and areas of focus.

Dec 2021 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

• Talentful helps talent leaders succeed by providing experienced in-house talent acquisition teams who are dedicated to your business via a subscription model, allowing you to scale quickly and efficiently. We act as a true extension of a company's HR/Talent division.
• Hired in December of 2021 as a Senior Talent Partner III to join their biggest client Atlassian. Assisted with all aspects of being an effective Talent Partner and within a short time period of joining, became a subject matter expert and go to resource for a variety of topics and areas of focus.
• While we are an agency we have an embedded Recruiting Model and we always have a visible impact on every team.

Aug 2016 – Oct 2021 · 5 yrs 2 mos · Walnut Creek, California, United States

• Cypress was founded to simplify companies’ hiring efforts by combining an intimate knowledge of our customer’s technologies, environments, and processes with providing a superior level of customer service.
• Responsible for finding the best possible talent for our different clients -- from Fortune 5 companies to established startups, they rely on Cypress to fulfill on their pressing contract, contract-to-hire, permanent, and temporary payroll needs. Whether it is within engineering, information technology, design, or marketing, Cypress understands our client’s sense of urgency when deadlines are set and talent is needed
• Full Cycle Technical and Creative recruiter filling both full time and contract positions
• Leveraging technical and business knowledge to qualify candidates through resume screening, phone and video interviews, and other assessment techniques
• Demonstrating proven techniques for targeting passive technical candidates
• Planning and owning the pipeline for closing for hard to fill roles
• Consistently building out growing technical network

Jan 2016 – Jul 2016 · 6 mos · Walnut Creek, California

• Systems Integration Solutions, Inc. (SIS) is a certified, Minority Owned, privately held Information Technology Contracting Services and Executive Search firm that specializes in delivering technology solutions to meet the needs of our clients.
• SIS is dedicated to keeping up with the ever-changing and dynamic world of IT. As a complete partner, we work closely with our clients to help improve their overall business results and gain more from their technology investments. We are a “preferred vendor” of several distinguished organizations nationwide and serve multiple industries including Banking, Financial Services, Retail, Insurance, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Software, and Services.
• As a nationwide provider of IT solutions, Systems Integration Solutions, Inc. (SIS) connects the very best technology professionals to great opportunities at leading companies. We use our insight, flexibility, and expanded resources to anticipate the needs of our client companies across various industries:
• Full Cycle Technical Recruiting
• Excellent sourcing experience
• Expert at navigating job boards
• Experience interacting with admin up to C-Level executives
• Qualifying requirements from hiring managers
• Finding qualified candidates on both a skill set and cultural level
• Supporting multiple accounts/clients
• Filling both contract and full time positions
• Experience with in house applicant tracking system
• Involved in new hire training

Oct 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed creative recruiting strategies that met anticipated staffing needs.
• Communicated the duties, compensation, benefits and working conditions to all potential candidates.
• Contacted all job applicants to inform them of their application status.
• Assisted management with presentations for business reviews and communications meetings.
• Researched and recommended new sources for candidate recruiting.
• Built social networks to find qualified candidates.
• Conducted reference and background checks on all job applicants.
• Thoroughly explained the employee handbook during new employee orientations.
• Maintained an accurate candidate tracking system.
• Managed all aspects of the employee life cycle process, including on and off boarding.
• Conducted more than 200 interviews each year.

Sep 2008 – Sep 2014 · 6 yrs · San Francisco Bay Area

• Scheduled an average of 10 appointments per week.
• Collaborated with other account managers to prepare and deliver performance updates and quarterly business reviews.
• Completed on average 75 daily outbound calls generating new sales lead and checking in on existing relationships.
• Addressed customer questions and concerns regarding products, prices and availability.
• Delivered exceptional account service to strengthen customer loyalty.

May 2004 – Aug 2008 · 4 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed creative recruiting strategies that met anticipated staffing needs.
• Communicated the duties, compensation, benefits and working conditions to all potential candidates.
• Contacted all job applicants to inform them of their application status.
• Assisted management with presentations for business reviews and communications meetings.
• Researched and recommended new sources for candidate recruiting.
• Built social networks to find qualified candidates.
• Conducted reference and background checks on all job applicants.
• Thoroughly explained the employee handbook during new employee orientations.
• Maintained an accurate candidate tracking system.
• Managed all aspects of the employee life cycle process, including on and off boarding.
• Conducted more than 200 interviews each year.

Oct 2003 – May 2004 · 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• I loaded the local trucks for delivery every morning.

Aug 2003 – May 2004 · 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Obtained highly sought after internship with the promotions department of a local Rock & Roll radio station.
• At the end of the initial internship, was retained and offer a paid position within the promotions team.
• Planed, organized and ran on-site promotions for the radio station.
• Conversed with listeners over the phone and via e-mail and answered any questions they might have.
• Handled prize distribution both at onsite promotions as well as via direct mail.
• Recorded promos for the on-site events that were played on air.
• Provided on air updates from live promotions.