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Daniel Canton

Recruiter

San Francisco, California, United States9 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Successfully hired over 100 employees at PayPal.
  • Achieved 25% reduction in time-to-fill for technical roles.
  • Managed a $37 million hiring surge initiative.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Technical Recruiter specializing in Fintech and startup environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Technical RecruitingRecruiting

Other Skills

Applicant Tracking SystemsBatch Day HiringClosingCoachingCommunicationData EntryData-driven recruitment strategiesExtending OffersGoogle DocsGoogle SuiteInternal RecruitmentInterviewingLinkedIn RecruiterMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office

About

Looking to relocate back to the Bay Area Experienced Senior Technical Recruiter with 2.5 years at PayPal, specializing in full-cycle recruiting and data-driven recruitment strategies. Successfully implemented PayPal’s Batch Day Hiring for the Merchant Organization and managed the successful 2023 Hiring Surge for the Checkout team. Hired over 100 employees across various levels, partnered closely with senior leadership, and achieved a 25% reduction in time-to-fill for technical roles.

Experience

9 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
1 yr
Current Experience

Stealth space startup

Sr Technical Recruiter

Jun 2025Present · 1 yr · Saratoga, California, United States · On-site

Technology RecruitmentInternal RecruitmentApplicant Tracking SystemsCommunicationSourcingScreening Resumes+3

Paypal

Senior Technical Recruiter

Jan 2022Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Responsible for implementing and running PayPal’s Batch Day Hiring for the Merchant Organization after 1 month of being at the company.
  • Hired over 100 employees in my 2.5 years ranging from junior engineers to Directors.
  • Collaborated directly with Senior leadership and built strong partnerships resulting in great feedback from leadership teams.
  • Maintained high-quality candidates with great offer negotiation and quick offer closing skills.
  • Partner, advise, influence, and guide hiring managers on the hiring processes, strategy, policies, tools, and approvals.
  • Tasked with running the Hiring Surge process for the Checkout team in 2023 which was successful to the point of the CEO giving the team a $37 million check to repeat the process in 2024.
  • Implemented data-driven recruitment strategies that shortened time-to-fill by 25%, utilizing advanced ATS systems and conducting in depth market analysis to attract top-tier technical talent.
  • Spearheaded end-to-end recruitment for over 50 technical roles annually, utilizing ATS tools and data-driven sourcing strategies to reduce time-to-hire
  • Skills: People Management • Negotiation • Applicant Tracking Systems • Onboarding • Coaching • Communication • Strategy • Problem Solving
Batch Day HiringData-driven recruitment strategiesNegotiationCoachingProblem SolvingTechnical Recruiting+1

Dawnlight

Technical Recruiter

Jan 2021Dec 2021 · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Responsible for being the sole Technical Recruiter handling Sourcing, Interviewing, Scheduling, Extending Offers and Closing.
  • Found some of the top Computer Vision and AI engineers in their fields to interview and join the company.
  • Efficiently and accurately screen and assess candidates in order to advocate on their behalf for career opportunities.
  • Connected with motivated candidates to learn about their skills, match them to job opportunities and develop pathways to help them achieve their career goals.
  • Collaborate closely with hiring managers throughout the recruiting process to ensure their hiring needs and goals are being met.
  • Proactively gathered analytics to analyze pipeline health, utilizing data, and market trends to influence process changes and req calibrations
  • Implemented a streamlined recruitment process, reducing time-to-hire by 30% through enhanced sourcing strategies and integration of applicant tracking systems like Lever.
  • Developed and refined sourcing approaches that increased the candidate pipeline by 30% over six months, utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search techniques.
SourcingInterviewingSchedulingExtending OffersClosingTechnical Recruiting

Stealthmode

Sourcing / Recruiting

Mar 2020Jan 2021 · 10 mos · Sunnyvale, California

  • Helping Source, Recruit and Hire Engineers, Support Staff as well as Executive team members for early stage startups.
  • Key Hires include: Head of People / Vice President of Engineering.
  • Helped a Medical Device company in the Bay Area grow from just under 10 people to 30 people in a few short months.
  • Responsible for Full Cycle Recruiting on multiple positions at the same time. Duties included, Sourcing, Screening, Scheduling, Extending Offers / Closing.
  • Great Communication skills. Proficient knowledge with multiple ATS’s (Lever, Greenhouse, Trinet).
SourcingRecruitingCommunication

Diana fruit company

2 roles

Infuser Operator

Apr 2015Jan 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos · Santa Clara, California

  • Operate infuser using customer Human machine Interface (HMI) according to policies and standards.
  • Coordinate equipment loading and unloading, managing transfer or product into tanks and out to packing area.
  • Monitor ingredient levels and temperatures, ensuring necessary ingredient quantities and resolving any system stoppage issues.
  • Plan daily activities as well as system maintenance in collaboration with supervisor.
  • Generate daily, weekly, and monthly production reports using SCADA system data, and maintain event logs.
  • Collaborate with external department associates and colleagues productively.
  • Maintain compliance with rules, procedures, and practices as well as official regulations.
  • Responsible for logging and keeping track of incoming packaging materials and ingredients.
  • Other duties performed were being an assistant to the Purchasing and Inventory Control Manager.
  • Would help with receiving and tracking incoming packaging and ingredients.

Quality Control Technician

Sep 2013Apr 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · Santa Clara, California

  • Perform daily check for products being packed, ensuring continuous compliance with standards and policies.
  • Maintain adherence with pH and Brix levels for all products being packed.
  • Check incoming fruit according to requirements and official processes and conduct line audits, assisting with investigations of defective
  • products.
  • Collect records and review for accuracy and completion regularly.
  • Prepare samples for third-party lab testing and create signs and labels as required.
  • Manage document filing and completed data entry for pH and Brix record keeping.

Education

Cañada College

Associate's degree

Jan 2019Jan 2020

Cañada College

Associate's degree — Accounting

Jan 2019Jan 2020

Cañada College

Certificates in Accounting and Payroll Specialist fields — Accounting

Jan 2016Jan 2018

Cañada College

Computer Science

Jan 2016Present

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