Anna Martin Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, Wa, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Principal Executive Recruiter leading hiring for C-level, SVP, VP and Sr. Dir roles across every category at Cruise. Partner with Founders and C-Suite.Cruise is building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about. Since our 2013 founding in San Francisco, we have hired over 4200 talented individuals and opened additional offices in greater Seattle, Pasadena, Phoenix, Austin, Dallas and Houston. We have raised Billions from General Motors, Honda, Microsoft, SoftBank, T. Rowe Price, Walmart and others. Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale, building all-electric, zero-emission, self-driving vehicles that will help save lives, reimagine cities, reduce carbon pollution, redefine time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for individuals who live in dense urban settings.With an extensive background in strategic talent acquisition, my expertise lies in meticulously shaping leadership teams within the tech industry. My role extends beyond hiring the most senior executives in the company; it involves coaching hiring managers, optimizing executive interview processes, and fostering long-term relationships with top global talent. My proactive approach and dedication to the candidate experience have been pivotal in scaling Cruise's talent landscape, positioning us at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology.We are on a mission to up-end the status quo of transportation and create a new driverless model that saves lives, improves cities, and betters our planet. The future of transportation begins with Cruise.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

One of two Sr. Leadership Staffing Recruiters hired to co-lead the Executive User Experience (UX) talent acquisition practice across multiple product areas at Google. Focused on niche searches for Directors, Sr. Directors and Vice Presidents. Primary product areas included: Google Workspace, Cloud infrastructure, Hardware, Augmented Reality, Internal tools, Ads, SMB, Shopping, Google Assistant, Merchant Experience/Payments and UX Research. Partnered with the events and UX recruiting teams to create and help facilitate virtual UX events and fireside chats. Beyond UX, also partnered with YouTube Product Management and Engineering Execs to help round out their leadership teams. Recent Product Management searches focused on the YouTube Premium content / subscription space as well as in YouTube Learning.

Seattle, Wa, Us

January 2016 to July 2019:Senior Strategic Recruiter, UX, Product & Brand Design Leadership Managed Executive Design Leadership searches spanning all products and initiatives across Amazon. Including Distinguished Designer / Fellow Program."Design" included a combination of design disciplines ranging from Interaction Design, Visual Design, User Research, Prototyping/Design Technology, Production Design, to niche areas like motion, voice, Industrial, etc. Hired the majority of Amazon Exec Design leaders between 2016 and 2019. Primary areas of focus: AWS, Alexa, Devices (Echo, Fire and Kindle), Ops/Last Mile, Video, Original Content / Studios in Los Angeles, UX Research, Consumer/Retail experience, Search & Discovery and Fashion. Heavily involved with ideation, strategy and execution for Quarterly Design Open Houses. Frequently attended conferences and industry events representing Amazon at highest levels.Dec 2014 to Jan 2016Sr. Leadership Recruiter focused on hiring Directors of Product Management, Marketing, Business Development and Strategy across the Consumer Organization. Primary areas of focus were PRIME, FBA, Sellers, Marketplace, TRMS/Risk & Payments.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Supporting Marketing, Business Development, Advertising, UX and Data Science functions across Microsoft. Lead Recruiter covering Microsoft's Business Development Organization in addition to supporting the Xbox Organization, specifically Data Science and 3 PP (3rd Party Publishing / Business Development within Xbox), as well as lead Recruiter for Global Advertising, Campaigns & Brands. Notable work: Senior Business Development and Strategic hiring for Xbox and Surface as well as Skype / Lync, Bing, MSN and Wearables. Also focused on securing Sr. BD talent for Corporate Strategy team, as well as supporting the Global Compete team. In 2013 and early 2014 was lead Recruiter tasked with helping to stand up elite Competitive Advertising & Strategy team ("SWAT") based primarily in Washington D.C. under EVP Mark Penn, who directly reported to CEO Satya Nadella.

Redmond, Washington, Us

ASD (Applications and Services Division) formerly OSD (Online Services Division / Microsoft Advertising / BING). Leadership Hiring.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

*re-joined firm*Executive Recruitment along the West Coast. Primarily focused on hiring Exec/C-level functions for VC/PE backed start-ups as well as mid-size tech portfolio companies. Hired leaders across Product, Tech/Eng, Marketing & BD and many other functions. Primary Associate supporting Firm founders (former Heidrick & Struggles partners).

New York, Us

24 Seven is the leading creative recruitment firm for global brands and emerging companies and has the talent network to support brands at every stage of the consumer experience. *Departed firm for an out of state move.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Executive Recruitment along the West Coast. Primarily focused on hiring Exec/C-level functions for VC/PE backed start-ups as well as mid-size companies.Full desk - AM and Recruitment

Seattle, Wa, Us

Led proposal development for new media campaigns. Cultivated strong relationships with customers, industry leaders, and prospects in order to develop new customer alliances and increase services provided to existing customers.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Led client development, price negotiations, and long-term partnership strategy execution for Fortune 100 accounts including Starbucks, Pier 1, Alaska Airlines, Nordstrom, and T-mobile. Managed aggressive renewal negotiations for key accounts targeting increased transaction quantity. Collaborated with marketing, technology and client service teams to develop holistic solutions to client issues resulting in improved retention and customer loyalty.

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Achieved 40%+ year-over-year growth from fortune 100 corporate, tech, advertising and publishing accounts. President’s Club 2003 surpassing 160% of plan with $1.4 million in licensing fees. Pursued and negotiated minimum purchase agreements with key accounts to guarantee revenue and reinforce the partnership.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Drama

Undergraduate Studies