Vanessa Palazzi — Associate Consultant

Principal Consultant at Piper Maddox, covering Engineering & Commercial roles across Power Generation & Clean Fuels. Piper Maddox recruits exclusively into the Renewable Energy & Cleantech industry. We are unique in having teams dedicated to Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Storage, Electric Mobility, RNG, BioFuels and Energy Efficiency & Distributed Generation. We are one of the fastest growing Cleantech staffing partners in the USA. Our collective experience in recruiting for top tier Renewable Energy & Clean Tech businesses and projects is unmatched by our peers. We take an “inch wide, mile deep” approach to the market, allowing us to be true experts in our niche verticals. Our approach is one focused on Quality above all else. Our in-depth interview process allows us to fully understand our candidates’ key motivators, search parameters, and experience to present them with the most suitable opportunities. We also go to the same lengths with our clients, both old and new, so that we are best equipped to introduce the best talent to the right opportunities. We are passionate about our market: Our consultants go much further than our competitors to stay abreast of industry knowledge and news. By enveloping ourselves in our verticals we are able to best advise our clients and candidates about their potential target universes. As a trusted partner it is our goal to make our candidates and clients’ lives as easy as possible, providing seamless permanent and contract recruitment solutions tailored to fit each their needs. We understand the challenges inherent in recruiting in this industry and we are experts in overcoming them.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in Renewable Energy recruitment with a focus on clean tech sectors.

Location: Austin, Texas, United States

Experience: 9 yrs 10 mos

Skills

Full Life Cycle Recruiting
Renewable Energy
Account Management
Recruiting

Career Highlights

Expert in full lifecycle recruitment for renewable energy sectors.
Led significant fundraising initiatives as a committee chair.
Strong relationships with C-Level executives in clean tech.

Work Experience

Piper Maddox

Principal Consultant - Power Generation & CleanFuels (10 mos)

Key Account Manager (2 yrs 9 mos)

KeyStaff

Lead Recruiter / Account Manager (1 yr 7 mos)

Recruiter (4 mos)

Recruiting Assistant (4 mos)

Express Employment Professionals

Recruitment Specialist (4 mos)

EXPRESS

Sales Leader (3 yrs 9 mos)

Education

Bachelor's degree at University of South Florida

Associate's degree at St. Petersburg College

Vanessa Palazzi

Associate Consultant

Austin, Texas, United States9 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in full lifecycle recruitment for renewable energy sectors.
Led significant fundraising initiatives as a committee chair.
Strong relationships with C-Level executives in clean tech.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a specialist in Renewable Energy recruitment with a focus on clean tech sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Full Life Cycle RecruitingRenewable EnergyAccount ManagementRecruiting

Other Skills

Solar EnergyScreening ResumesTalent SourcingTracking SystemsRenewable Energy MarketsOffer ManagementTechnical RecruitingKey Account Acquisition & RetentionBoolean SearchingCross-functional Team LeadershipFostering inclusivityHiringLeadershipSalesInternet Recruiting

About

Experience

9 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Piper maddox

2 roles

Principal Consultant - Power Generation & CleanFuels

Promoted

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos

Proud to serve as the 2025 ATX Committee Chair, driving Austin’s largest fundraising initiative to date with $5K raised.

Key Account Manager

Nov 2022 – Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Working across Solar, RNG/Clean Fuels, Hydrogen, and Energy Storage sectors.
Key responsibilities include:
Responsible for full lifecycle recruitment service for Engineering and Commercial roles.
Utilized diverse sourcing platforms to headhunt top talent.
Engaged and partner with C-Level executives.
Provide market insights, and recruitment guidance to clients and candidates throughout the hiring process.
Managed offer stages and ensured the candidate’s expectations are kept in line throughout the process.
Provide post-placement support to ensure successful onboarding and integration into the organization.

Solar EnergyRenewable EnergyFull Life Cycle Recruiting

Keystaff

3 roles

Lead Recruiter / Account Manager

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

Account Management for small, medium and large size clients.
Seek new job requisitions from clients, consult, build relationships, and educate hiring managers on the full recruitment process, problem solving, and hiring timelines.
Proactively source (identify) candidates utilizing a broad range of various career and social media platforms.
Develop appropriate sourcing strategies.
Act a liaison between my recruiting team and hiring managers.
Utilize various VMS, HR management suites and ATS.
Assist with internal recruiting.
Consistently hit and exceed company metrics (weekly, monthly and quarterly).

Screening ResumesTalent SourcingAccount ManagementRecruiting

Recruiter

Dec 2020 – Apr 2021 · 4 mos

Screening ResumesTalent Sourcing

Recruiting Assistant

Aug 2020 – Dec 2020 · 4 mos

Screening ResumesTalent Sourcing

Express employment professionals

Recruitment Specialist

Nov 2019 – Mar 2020 · 4 mos

Full-cycle recruiting for Office Services (Administrative, Customer Service Personnel), Professional (Accounting & Financial, IT, Engineering and more).
Leverage social media platforms and online job boards to advertised open positions and engage with potential candidates.
Conduct initial resume review and interview screening process.
Operate and manage applicant tracking and candidate management systems.
Managed candidates through recruiting process including sourcing, identifying, interviewing, including candidate preparation and debriefing.

Screening ResumesTalent Sourcing

Express

Sales Leader

Feb 2016 – Nov 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Tampa, Florida, United States

Assist manage store operations through scheduling, payroll and compliance management.
Recruit, onboard and train top talent.
Drive top line sales metrics within the company landing top third in the district.
Coach and develop team to a strong succession plan and retention.
Peer coaching amongst leadership team to execute consistency daily.
Promoted customer loyalty and consistent sales by delivering friendly service and knowledgeable assistance.

Talent SourcingFull Life Cycle Recruiting