Sierra is hiring! We're building a platform to enable every company in the world build their own autonomous AI agent. Our team works on the frontier of AI while staying grounded in real-world problems. Our co-founders are Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor: Bret was most recently chairman of the board of Twitter and co-CEO of Salesforce, which had previously acquired the company he founded, Quip. Before founding Quip, Bret was the CTO of Facebook. Before founding Sierra, Clay spent 18 years at Google, where he most recently led Google Labs. Earlier, he started and led Google’s AR/VR effort, Project Starline, and Google Lens. DM me regarding open roles!

ACME Marsh is a boutique consulting firm focused on HR and Recruiting solutions for high-growth companies and high-potential people, leveraging over 20 years of experience at Google, Square, and Pinterest. We primarily provide fractional executive support as Interim Head of People or Talent, providing part-time support to fill a full-time need with typical engagements lasting 4-8 months.I primarily stand in as an embedded, fractional, or interim Head of People and/or Talent (avg. engagement of 6-9 months). I've partnered with great companies, including Sierra AI, Earnest, First Round Capital, Whatnot, Oura, Webflow, LegalZoom, Faire, Gusto, BloomTech (Lambda School), Grammarly, Salesforce (Quip), and Celo. Areas of expertise include growing and developing recruiting teams, increasing operational efficiency, creating diversity & inclusion recruiting programs, launching executive search strategies, building campus recruiting programs, launching company-wide interviewer training, and providing mentorship & coaching.

Led Recruiting team of 30+ across all business-related functions, including Partnerships (Sales), Finance, Operations, People, Legal, and Communications, hiring hundreds of new Pinployees yearly. Join the team at https://careers.pinterest.com/

January 2015 - January 2016Led Talent Team of 30+ across Engineering, Creative, and Business Recruiting teams, including through Square's IPO in 2015. In ~4 years, the Talent Team helped grow Square from 200 to 1200+ employees.Business and Executive Recruiting LeadJanuary 2014 – January 2015• Managed team of 15 across Business, Creative, and Executive Recruiting Teams.• Led recruiting strategy for 100+ positions quarterly across all Business functions, including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Design, Communications, Legal and People.• Directed Executive recruiting searches for all VP and Director-level candidates, including Head of Corp. Development, Head of Europe, Head of Product Marketing, Head of Customer Acquisition, Head of Payments, and Counsel roles. • Managed team of 12 direct reports.Talent Programs LeadApril 2012 – January 2014 • Managed Campus Recruiting, Diversity Programs, and 'Square One' New Employee On-boarding Teams.• Launched Campus Recruiting and Programs, reaching 100% of hiring targets in two seasons, including 70+ full-time Software Engineers and 50+ Interns across Product, Infrastructure, Security, and Hardware. • Led Square’s first Campus recruiting campaign across 15-20 target universities, including 100+ events yearly.• Named #16 desired employer for CS students at “Top Schools” from Piazza Insights survey of 302 universities after only two years on campus: https://recruiting.piazza.com/insights• Co-led Diversity Programs, including Code Camp to inspire, education, and empower next generation of women in technology—efforts doubled number of female engineers at Square.• Oversaw “Square One” employee on-boarding program, welcoming hundreds of new employees yearly.

EMEA University Programs Manager (1/11 – 3/12)• Directed university recruiting strategy for business-related opportunities across EMEA, establishing, building, and maintaining relationships at 100+ target universities, reaching 100% of hiring targets for New Grads and Interns.• Managed international university programs and recruiting team of 12 direct reports in Dublin, London, Paris, and Stockholm offices, achieving 100% favorable results in semi-annual manager feedback survey.• Co-led Diversity Internship and Immersion Programs in Cambridge, MA and Dublin, providing students historically under-represented in the technology field exposure to Google. • Developed first non-technical internship program in Africa, placing students in the Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria, and South Africa offices. North America University Programs Manager (7/06-12/10)• Led undergraduate and MBA opportunities across North America, executing 50+ on-campus and on-site events yearly, presenting for audiences as large as 500 students and faculty.• Spearheaded Google’s partnership with Lime Connect, an international organization for students with disabilities, establishing Google as the top employment destination of Lime students.• Cofound Campus Ambassador Program, placing over 120 Student Ambassadors at over 60 campuses.• Promoted from Specialist to Senior Specialist (11/08) to Manager (11/09).

• Read, evaluated, and submitted decisions on over 600 undergraduate applications.• Performed as a first reader for applications from the Southeast and California regions and as a second reader for applications from the New England, Mid-West, and Mid-Atlantic regions. • Worked 20 hours/week while completing full-time degree program to help offset cost of education.

• Served on Admission Committee, enrolling 150 students from an applicant pool of over 1,200 students per year.• Read, evaluated, and submitted decisions on over 250 applications and interviewed over 125 prospective students and parents yearly, while managing admission territory across 10+ states as well as Canada and Bermuda. • Promoted from Assistant Director to Associate Director (7/04).