People Manager responsible for the Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) Product Management (PM) User Research (UXR) and Novi (blockchain) product management recruiting teams. Manage key relationships within respective organizations to strategize and execute business hiring needs for IC level hiring. Led strategy and hiring for respective pillars including but not limited to operations, process improvements, and cross-functional partnerships with teams and the business. Manage team of recruiters and sourcers to optimize operations such as interviewing, training, and archetype alignment as well as communicating priorities for increased transparency and resource sharing. Support development and growth of team through coaching and career development conversations

Responsible for the direction, strategy, and execution of the full-cycle recruiting function, for an international free-to-play browser/mobile platform gaming company. Drove and supported the implementation and optimization of multiple HR systems including Jobvite, Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, and more. Managed a team of up to 8 averaging 45 hires a quarter at peak. Influential in growing the organization from 260 employees to 550+, and conversely supporting scaling down functions to optimize company to 200 employees in multiple locations including Vietnam, Australia, and Canada. Partnered with C-staff, Senior Management, and HR Leadership to source and recruit gaming and non-gaming talent through all available public and private channels.

Research, source, and recruit various levels of gaming talent including but not limited to, artists, designers, programmers, and administrative staff. Implemented ATS System (Jobvite) and developed and maintained full cycle recruiting workflow. Managed and drove entire candidate experience from source to offer. Developed pipelines of talent for three projects simultaneously and landed key hires across several disciplines. Directly support four executives in regards to overall recruiting coordination, strategy, and execution.

Responsible for the growth of National Accounts as well as local opportunities in a new branch office to establish and maintain brand presence while actively building a new candidate database supporting established and new customer accounts. Recruited contract technology professionals for a wide range of positions including Project Manager, Business Analyst, Software Engineer, Web Developer, Marketing/Data Analyst, Database Developer and many more. Supported the staffing initiatives for National and local clients Wells Fargo, Bank of the West, Accenture, Cisco, and Oracle.

Manage full cycle recruiting process for Western Region and National Professional Services, Operations, and Sales organizations. Responsible for recruiting technology professionals amongst numerous verticals including Citrix, Cisco, and Microsoft technologies, as well as hard to find niche technologies and supported business development and project coordination as needed. Phone and solicit businesses alongside sales team to qualify and fill client needs as well as develop regional markets. Monthly travel to regional offices to develop client accounts. Work closely with partners and technical team to support external and internal requirements. Supported marketing events acting as a keynote speaker and presenter. Recruit mid to senior/executive level sales and technical staff for internal requirements in conjunction with HR team.

Proactively contacted passive candidates to build and develop high volume/high quality pipeline of candidates under very tight timelines. Generated and developed leads by making over fifty outbound recruiting calls per day, built strong productive relationships with all potential applicants, and championed hiring needs for the diversity department in regards to specific position requirements. Partnered with recruiters and hiring managers to generate ideas, leverage resources and share information to facilitate an effective search process. Supported multiple business units within company and networked with various departments and engineers. Attended recruiting fairs to attract and further develop recent college graduates and interested candidates.

Phoned and solicited high level business professionals to recruit for contract/temporary/contract-to-hire/direct hire positions. Used high volume outbound calling to evaluate, interview and qualify technical, biotechnology, and general professional (Marketing, Accounting etc.) candidates; matching the skills and goals of candidates to job requirements; and creating and maintaining a pipeline of highly qualified individuals. Successfully interacted with clients to clarify job descriptions and generate new business. Assisted in developing innovative sourcing, marketing, and business development strategies, and practically applied these strategies in addition to networking and headhunting.

Used heavy outbound calling to solicit job orders from a variety of sectors from the business community in order to acquire, service, and expand client base, and created job descriptions to attract qualified candidates to open positions. Phoned candidates to create a high quality pipeline of applicants to screen and evaluate skills to match client’s specific requirements. Scheduled and conducted in-person interviews of all qualified candidates. Processed new hire paperwork, checked references, and verified employment eligibility information. Negotiated and closed numerous employment deals while managing collection and aging of accounts. Administrative duties included high level appointment setting, processing weekly payroll, and interfacing with Manager, Regional Manager, and key accounts when appropriate.