Dec 2024 – Sep 2025 · 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Leading Recruiting Efforts for Senior Software Engineering at Meta

May 2021 – Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Lead, inspire, and empower a dynamic team of 20+ recruiters, sourcers, program managers, and managers to deliver an exceptional talent experience for Block’s emerging businesses. Elevate every team member to tackle high-impact tasks, driving aggressive hiring targets for niche and executive roles in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• ● Chosen to spearhead Block’s Emerging Business Recruiting strategy, successfully building a high-performing team of 20 top talent employees within one year, and ensuring the fulfillment of Block’s most critical and impactful roles.
• ● Recognized for cultivating talent from diverse and non-traditional backgrounds, fostering a phenomenal team culture of growth and development with 9 employee promotions in 2 years, and maintaining over 95% engagement in quarterly pulse surveys for four consecutive quarters during a time of significant organizational change.
• ● Visionary cross-functional leader propelling the business’s success by forging dynamic and impactful partnerships with HR, Finance, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Project Management, and Total Rewards teams, ensuring comprehensive and cohesive organizational growth.
• ● Lead the strategic vision for designing recruiting programs for Block Talent (400+ employees), providing innovative and data-driven solutions that create efficiency unlocks and increase the production of the Talent team (AI recruiting strategy, Talent Connections (company-wide talent sharing initiative), Flex recruiting team (internal recruiting agency within Block), and recruiting and sourcing trainings and programs: Sourcing 101 and 201, writing effective interview feedback, etc.).
• ● Established Block’s first-ever Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) Sourcing team, significantly enhancing representation in talent pipelines for every role the team targeted, and proactively building robust talent pipelines throughout the company.

Sep 2020 – May 2021 · 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• ● Led a team of 5 recruiters to build out Square's first financial services bank, successfully meeting aggressive hiring targets and creating the most diverse executive team within Block through innovative sourcing and strategic partnerships.
• ● Developed a comprehensive hiring strategy in collaboration with the CFO, which led to 60% diversity representation within the executive team and established strong pipelines of diverse talent for key financial, regulatory, and community reinvestment roles to ensure the successful launch of Square's financial services bank.
• ● Met a critical 5½-month deadline to hire the entire executive team (25 employees) by deploying creative sourcing strategies, including innovative video presentations to evaluate candidates' community engagement and presentation skills.
• ● Forged extensive external partnerships and conducted in-depth research, collaborating with organizations such as the Black Business Banking Group to enhance community engagement and representation in the hiring process.

Feb 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

• ● Led a dynamic team of 8 recruiting professionals, driving the strategic partnership between Stitch Fix's technology and product organizations, overseeing and innovating talent initiatives to ensure exceptional outcomes and seamless team coordination.
• ● Defined technology and product recruiting strategies and roadmaps aligned with each team’s key business deliverables and drove results through trust and transparency by providing a high-level consultative approach with cross-functional leaders resulting in a 30% increase in hiring efficiency and a 25% improvement in candidate quality (measured by a reduction in regrettable attrition).
• ● Oversaw and led organization-wide talent tool growth initiatives, including implementing integrations such as Eightfold, Good Time, and TextUs, leading to a 25% reduction in time-to-hire and a 35% increase in candidate engagement, and stronger pipelines of passive talent making their way into the funnel.
• ● Built organization-wide recruiting reporting dashboards to actively manage, measure and analyze key performance indicators which led to the team’s goals being consistently met and/or exceeded.
• ● Fostered a culture of continuous growth through coaching the recruiting team to foster their professional goals, identifying training opportunities for hiring managers, and design, lead, and implementing comprehensive company-wide recruiting training to increase the aptitude of all employees.

Feb 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Led a dynamic team of 8 recruiting professionals, driving the strategic partnership between Stitch Fix's technology and product organizations, overseeing and innovating talent initiatives to ensure exceptional outcomes and seamless team coordination.
• ● Defined technology and product recruiting strategies and roadmaps aligned with each team’s key business deliverables and drove results through trust and transparency by providing a high-level consultative approach with cross-functional leaders resulting in a 30% increase in hiring efficiency and a 25% improvement in candidate quality (measured by a reduction in regrettable attrition).
• ● Oversaw and led organization-wide talent tool growth initiatives, including implementing integrations such as Eightfold, Good Time, and TextUs, leading to a 25% reduction in time-to-hire and a 35% increase in candidate engagement, and stronger pipelines of passive talent making their way into the funnel.
• ● Built organization-wide recruiting reporting dashboards to actively manage, measure and analyze key performance indicators which led to the team’s goals being consistently met and/or exceeded.
• ● Fostered a culture of continuous growth through coaching the recruiting team to foster their professional goals, identifying training opportunities for hiring managers, and design, lead, and implementing comprehensive company-wide recruiting trainings to increase the aptitude of all employees.

Jan 2017 – Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Oakland, CA

• ● Thrived in a fast-paced environment, expertly executing full-cycle recruiting strategies and programs to consistently meet the organization's diverse hiring needs.
• ● Leveraged innovative sourcing methods to create a robust pipeline of candidates resulting in a diverse and highly skilled talent pool that enriched decision-making processes and overall team outcomes for the organization.
• ● Refined and elevated an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruiting process through personalized communication, streamlined interview processes, and proactive feedback, resulting in increased candidate satisfaction and a strengthened employer brand.
• ● Supported all functions and change management initiatives during company downsizing, streamlining processes, tools, and recruiting best practices, including the implementation of a new ATS system resulting in enhanced operational efficiency and stronger team resilience.

Mar 2015 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

• ● Led Sephora's product and technology talent acquisition strategy, spearheading the transition from outsourced agency support to establishing and scaling an in-house tech recruiting function. This involved designing and implementing a comprehensive recruitment framework, significantly enhancing the company's capability to attract and retain top technology talent.
• ● Successfully built and led the entire Tech and Product Recruiting Team, managing the recruitment for 150-200 openings, including both junior and executive-level positions (Director & VP). This initiative streamlined hiring processes and strengthened Sephora's ability to attract top-tier talent.

Mar 2015 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

• ● Managed Sephora’s product and technology talent attraction strategy and implementation including leading the transition from outsourced agency support to building out the entire tech recruiting function at Sephora
• ● Hired, onboarded and trained the entire Tech and Product Recruiting Team to support an average of 150-200 openings inclusive of junior and executive level roles (Director & VP).

Aug 2013 – Oct 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Drove strategic hiring across Information Technology and Marketing, filling roles from entry-level associates to management positions. Successfully managed an active workload of 30-45 open positions, consistently filling 15-23 positions monthly.
• ● Ensured a best-in-class hiring experience ensuring that both candidates and hiring managers have a high-quality positive experience through personalized communication, timely feedback, transparent expectations, and efficient coordination throughout the entire recruitment process.
• ● Collaborated and provided a high-level consultative approach with hiring managers to define recruiting and interviewing strategies and roadmaps aligned with their needs and drive results through trust and transparency.

Mar 2013 – Jul 2013 · 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Launched West Coast Operations to support Accenture’s contract and permanent
• placement needs within the technology sector
• Helped define best practices for on-boarding, timesheets, recruiter dashboards and
• tracking of candidates; resulting in drastic improvements in both retention and interview to higher statistics

Nov 2011 – Mar 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed a team of 30-50 Technical Recruiters focused on contract and permanent placements within SAP, Oracle and Cloud Technology
• Hired, trained and mentored team of 10-30 technical recruiters and sales executives.
• Directly influenced a decrease in turnover of new employees from 85% to an all-time low of 7%

Aug 2010 – Nov 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Delivered contract and permanent staffing solutions to Accenture within their main Operating and Industry groups-Application Outsourcing, Consulting, and Technology
• Full life cycle sales support from initial identification of key projects, qualifying requirements, candidate prep to offer presentation and close.
• Identified and met key Accenture managers to understand the business, and client environment
• Ensured seamless delivery on Accenture’s client engagements by sourcing candidate pipeline to meet forecasted demand

Mar 2007 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Simultaneously executed Robert Half Technology’s recruiting and sales practice in San Francisco while managing from 3-10 Recruiters and Account Managers.
• Managed hiring cycle including: job descriptions, sourcing and interviewing candidates, conducting reference checks, negotiating offer and extending final offers.
• Delivered consistent revenue growth through the delivery of quality technical staffing solutions to a diverse portfolio of clients within financial, retail, technology, healthcare and creative industries.
• Responsible for end-to-end recruitment including new business development, management of key accounts, sourcing and placement of contractors and permanent staff.
• Built entire book of business from calls, referrals, references and leads from candidates.

Dec 2005 – Mar 2007 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Successfully recruited, hired and trained over 50 new employees including managers and sales staff
• Facilitate all Management and Human Resource training for district
• Responsible for sales goals, staffing, training and overall operations of the Berkeley location

Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 · 2 yrs · Marin County

Jan 2001 – Jan 2003 · 2 yrs