Alain Nakamura

Recruiter

San Francisco, California, United States19 yrs 5 mos experience

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Experience

19 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 10 mos
Current Experience

Posh

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Self-employed

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Jerry

Principal, Talent Acquisition

Jan 2023Jan 2024 · 1 yr · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

Gemini

Associate Director, Talent Acquisition

Feb 2021May 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Netflix

2 roles

Recruiting Manager

Promoted

Nov 2018Jul 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Sr. Recruiter

Sep 2017Dec 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Twitter

2 roles

Lead Recruiter/Recruiting Manager

Promoted

Jul 2013Sep 2017 · 4 yrs 2 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Lead Recruiter/Recruiting Manager
  • Manage up 6 recruiters/sourcers that are responsible for all domestic G&A hiring
  • Distribute requisition load amongst the team based on department and volume
  • Player/coach – manage a team as well as handle a requisition load of up to 20 roles at a time
  • Interview and hire recruiters/sourcers for G&A, Sales, Engineering and University Programs teams
  • Partner with hiring teams to build effective sourcing, assessment, and closing approaches with an ability to manage customer/partner expectations through a deep understanding of return on investment

Recruiter

Jan 2012Jul 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • G&A Recruiter
  • Build and maintain network of potential candidates through proactive market research and on-going relationship management; conduct in-depth interviews of potential candidates, demonstrating ability to anticipate hiring manager preferences through high interview-to-offer ratios
  • Recruit passive candidates and gauge chemistry of candidates for fit and motivation rather than simply sell a role
  • Work with the business, HR, and Compensation to determine appropriate salary ranges and negotiate compensation with candidates
  • Recommend ideas and strategies related to recruitment that will contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing any new processes and fine tuning standard processes for recruiting that fits within Twitter's mission to deliver the highest quality results to the customer

Google

Recruiter

Jan 2011Jan 2012 · 1 yr

  • Implemented targeted sourcing initiatives and generated a pipeline of candidates in a high-paced, dynamic work environment by managing time and effort across activities, planning the resources, timelines and deliverables for projects, taking initiative to complete unanticipated or ad hoc tasks, and verifying the completeness and accuracy of work
  • Partnered with recruiters and hiring managers to generate ideas, leverage resources and share information that facilitates an effective search process according to assigned timelines
  • Solved problems and produced solutions by offering suggestions, new ideas, or alternatives to improve or modify work processes; respond to urgent needs for information and analyses and request data or help from others as needed
  • Kept others involved in work by communicating information and status to project leads team members and stakeholders, networking cross-functionally, and influencing peers, project leaders and/or managers
  • Act as a search expert for a functional area by understanding hiring needs, position specifications and search requirements and proactively investigating new ideas to create innovative sourcing strategies
  • Key member of the Recruiting for Recruiters (R4R) team, hand selected to assist in sourcing for Wellness & Benefits and Business Operations & Strategy open requisitions, while continuing to support R4R efforts
  • Successfully sourced and hired 30+ Recruiters, Sourcers, and Recruiting Coordinators for the Engineering, Sales & Marketing, and G&A departments
  • Mentored new team members on sourcing techniques and hiring process and became main point of contact for staffing related questions

Robert half international

2 roles

Senior Staffing Manager

Promoted

Dec 2010Jan 2011 · 1 mo

Staffing Manager

Feb 2007Dec 2010 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Statestreet bank and trust

Auditor

Jan 2005Jan 2007 · 2 yrs

Education

Saint Mary's College of California

BS — Business Administration and Economics

Jan 2003Jan 2005

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