Apr 2024 – Dec 2024 · 8 mos · Tampa, Florida, United States · Remote

• Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Our cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion --- designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, our customers can meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital customer experiences and real-time business operations. Our mission is to help every organization harness data in motion so they can compete and thrive in the modern world.
• Learn more about our open roles at confluent.io/careersConfluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. Our cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion --- designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data, from multiple sources, to constantly stream across the organization. With Confluent, our customers can meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital customer experiences and real-time business operations. Our mission is to help every organization harness data in motion so they can compete and thrive in the modern world.
• Learn more about our open roles at confluent.io/careers

Jan 2024 – Apr 2024 · 3 mos · Tampa, Florida, United States · Remote

• You may know CARFAX as the company that has provided trusted vehicle information reports for over 30 years but we are so much more! CARFAX is on a mission to help millions of people shop, buy, own and sell used cars with more confidence. To do this we are constantly expanding our offerings, and stretching into new areas in order to provide needed, trusted assistance to consumers at all points of the car buying, ownership, and selling lifecycle. At CARFAX we invest in the growth of our employees and offer rewarding, creative, fast-paced work, as well as many other opportunities to challenge you in your career

Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 · 4 yrs · Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• (Acquired Pivotal 12/2019)
• Senior Recruiter (2021 - Present)
• Key responsibilities & accomplishments include:
• Since March (2023) participating on rotation with Executive Talent Discovery team (on extension)
• Executive talent mapping, research & candidate development across GTM & Product/R&D groups
• Partnership with VMware’s Tanzu Labs Services leadership team (Public & Private sector teams)
• Function as SME, crafting & executing recruiting strategies (pre-brief & debrief meetings)
• Manage candidates throughout full life cycle: source to hire
• Received multiple hiring team/manager spot bonuses since 2021 for excellence in staffing
• Common roles: solution architects (platform engineering / devops), product managers, delivery
• leads, data engineers, technical pre-sales & product support engineers
• Lead Technical Sourcing Specialist (2020-2021)
• Key responsibilities & accomplishments include:
• 75% of time dedicated
• Focused on passive, external candidate generation for high-priority roles
• Partner with recruiters and HMs across prof services, pre-sales and customer success orgs
• Engage with HMs & technical leads to develop deep understanding of profiles (what good looks like)
• Build-out diversity (DEI) talent mapping data to consult with business on labor market
• 25% of time dedicated:
• Lead team of 5+ technical sourcing specialists
• Weekly 1:1’s to enable/mentor & remove team roadblocks
• Led hiring process for open positions on Tanzu sourcing team
• Partner with TA manager(s) to ensure proper sourcing team alignment
• Mentor new sourcing team members on VMware systems & technical profiles
• Ad-hoc data analysis (on behalf of TA Leadership) for use with hiring teams and exec preso's

Nov 2014 – Dec 2019 · 5 yrs 1 mo

• Founded in 2013, Pivotal Software, Inc., combines our leading cloud-native platform, tools, and methodology to empower the world’s largest organizations to adapt to change and build great software. Our technology unleashes developer productivity, while fulfilling our mission to transform how the world builds software.
• Responsibilities & key achievements:
• Member of U.S.-based sourcing team partnering closely with recruiters and hiring teams to formulate
• sourcing strategies to identify, attract and engage passive talent in various global regions
• Sourcing Lead - mentoring new team members, conducting 1:1’s and providing thought leadership
• Exp sourcing data sales specialists (overlays), enterprise account executives and insides sales
• Tech profiles: oss, kubernetes, microservices, java/.net, cloud (IaaS/PaaS), devops/xp/agile
• coaches, pre/post sales solution architects, data engineers, engagement directors & field leadership
• Supported EMEA for 3+ years (2016-2019) as both full desk recruiter and sourcer
• Successfully recruited/hired our first VP of Customer Success for EMEA
• 3 months (2018) recruited for our APJ region - successfully placed GM ANZ (#1 priority w/in region)
• Succession plan recruitment for key executive-level roles (C-level, VP+)

Nov 2006 – Nov 2014 · 8 yrs · Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Customer-facing and trusted advisor responsible for account planning, business development and strategy within a specific portfolio of customer accounts.
• Responsible for the development, coaching, and retention of consultant payroll through monthly service touchpoint meetings with Hiring Managers for performance feedback to keep consultants engaged/motivated on assignments and ensure customer ROI.
• Exceeded annual target/quotas multiple years

Jul 2004 – Oct 2006 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• IBM Business Partner providing hardware sales and application development services.

Jan 2000 – Jun 2004 · 4 yrs 5 mos