Oct 2019 – Dec 2024 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• Lead a team of five Technical Recruiters, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous growth, and high performance.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and career development opportunities to ensure individual advancement and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Inspire and empower the team to consistently achieve hiring goals while upholding the highest standards of quality and candidate experience.
• Partner with senior business leaders to anticipate workforce needs and design a comprehensive global recruitment strategy that supports long-term growth.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to develop precise candidate profiles and deliver data-driven insights into market trends and talent availability.
• Establish and oversee recruiting performance goals, ensuring alignment with broader business priorities.
• Lead the design and implementation of a global recruitment strategy for technical roles, ensuring consistency and scalability across regions.
• Drive process improvements and champion recruitment technology enhancements to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop and execute innovative recruiting strategies tailored to evolving business requirements and competitive market conditions.
• Apply data analytics to optimize processes, identify areas for improvement, and scale best practices to support rapid organizational growth.
• Build and sustain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners, serving as a trusted advisor on all talent acquisition matters.
• Ensure compliance with HR regulations and labor standards across North America, EMEA, and APAC.
• Delivered a globally aligned, data-driven recruitment strategy that directly supported sustainable business expansion.
• Built a high-performing technical recruiting team recognized for operational excellence, innovation, and collaborative success.

Oct 2016 – Oct 2019 · 3 yrs

• Leveraged data and analytics to shape recruiting strategy, driving improvements in diversity initiatives, location planning, and industry-specific hiring effectiveness.
• Built strong cross-functional partnerships with sister teams including Data Science Analytics, Data Science Product, Data Engineering Product, Data Engineering Analytics, Compensation, Immigration, and Onboarding to streamline end-to-end hiring processes.
• Served as the global point of contact for the Data Engineering and BP&T organization, partnering closely with EMEA counterparts to train, mentor, and troubleshoot recruiting challenges across regions.
• Acted as a mentor to senior and junior colleagues on the Sciences and Engineering Business Tech team, supporting professional development and knowledge sharing.
• Partnered with leaders from the Director level through frontline hiring managers to shape recruitment strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
• Consistently exceeded performance targets, averaging 194% to goal for accepted offers, 94% candidate satisfaction scores, and a 93% offer acceptance rate across the last three cycles.
• Interviewed and assessed over 100 recruiter and sourcer candidates, contributing to team growth and capability expansion.
• Identified and engaged both active and passive talent through innovative sourcing methods, while managing scheduling and candidate experience in coordination with recruiting operations.
• Oversaw pipeline management and ensured data integrity, delivering actionable insights and updates to internal stakeholders.
• Established and maintained strong relationships with leadership and cross-functional partners across Recruiting, HR, Compensation, and Diversity, ensuring alignment on hiring priorities.
• Collaborated with recruiting peers to support high-volume hiring initiatives and special projects across functions.

Oct 2014 – Oct 2016 · 2 yrs · San Jose, California

• End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the full recruiting lifecycle—from role scoping and job description creation to sourcing, interviewing, and closing top technical talent.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Collaborate with hiring managers and executives to deeply understand technical requirements, team goals, and organizational growth needs.
• Sourcing Strategy: Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines through proactive outreach, networking, and leveraging multiple sourcing channels.
• Candidate Experience: Deliver a seamless, inclusive, and engaging candidate journey, representing the company’s culture and values at every touchpoint.
• Data-Driven Hiring: Track recruiting metrics, provide insights to stakeholders, and continuously optimize processes to improve efficiency and quality of hire.
• Market Expertise: Stay informed on market trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitive talent strategies in the technology sector.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Partner with People teams to design and implement inclusive hiring practices that foster a diverse workforce.
• Mentorship: Guide and coach junior recruiters and interview panelists on best practices in technical hiring.

Mar 2013 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos · Benicia, CA

• Valley Fine Foods is a family-owned company dedicated to creating chef-inspired foods to bring delight to every meal. We began in 1984 by creating one of the first lines of fresh pasta and sauces. Since then, we have continued the tradition of delivering the best-tasting, restaurant-quality products with a light environmental footprint. Our culinary-trained chefs start with the finest, 100% natural ingredients, sourced as locally as possible, to inspire new dishes from cuisines around the world. We finish by producing all our chef-crafted creations with 100% certified renewable energy. From the use of onsite solar panels to the purchase of certified renewable energy, we share your commitment to the environment. Today, we continue to create goods that are filled with passion and make your lives more delightful and more flavorful.
• Grew sales by 68% year over year in an already established market. Gained new customers via market presence and establishing relationships with Category Buyers. Responsible for managing distributors to insure product reaches store shelves. Building relationships with existing customers to maintain and grow product visibility. Developing new customer relationships to expand territory and product visibility.

Oct 2008 – Dec 2012 · 4 yrs 2 mos

• Recruit utilizing a full range of techniques and resources to find the right students for our campus
• Utilize a proprietary and consultative admissions methodology when working with prospective, future, and current students
• Participate in both on and off campus events such as open houses, orientations, and graduations
• Actively participate in training development as needed both in a group and individually
• Work closely with other departments to ensure a positive work environment that puts the needs of the student first
• Adhere to company Code of Conduct, policies and procedures and operate within federal and state regulations
• Input all activity into Transcripts contact management system in a timely and accurate manner

Oct 2007 – Oct 2008 · 1 yr

• Founded in 1948, Robert Half International (RHI) is a global professional and consulting services organization. RHI is a recognized leader in professional staffing and consulting services, and is the parent company of Protiviti, a global consulting and internal audit firm composed of experts in risk and advisory services.
• Responsible for recruiting new candidates for employment, conducting interviews. Building relationships with hiring managers to partner with them during their recruiting/hiring process.