In both established Fortune 500 corporations and venture capital-backed startups, the People Operations function frequently comes under scrutiny for a glaring shortfall: the lack of tangible action. Despite an abundance of meetings, planning sessions, and presentation decks, there's often an absence of meaningful follow-through. This disconnect manifests as a communication gap between business leaders and People teams, leading to a failure in unified strategies that align people strategy with business objectives.Talent by Action aims to rewrite this narrative. We specialize in delivering actionable people strategies and advisory services to growth-stage companies keen on refining their people practices in a manner that directly influences and supports their business goals. Our approach ensures that the strategic planning doesn't just end in a deck or a meeting, but translates into actionable steps that bring about real organizational change.Beyond serving organizations, we also address a notable gap in the career advisory landscape. We've observed that there's a scarcity of high-quality, trustworthy career advisory firms capable of providing counsel to individuals at every career juncture—be it entry-level, mid-career, or executive. Our mission extends to forming close partnerships with individuals, offering them the tailored guidance, support, skill refinement, coaching, and sector-specific expertise they require to propel their careers forward. We're not just about advice; we're about equipping you with the practical tools and strategies you need to take decisive action in your career journey.By focusing on actionable insights and strategies, Talent by Action is a transformative force in both organizational people advisory and individual career development.

My role at AlphaSense truly aligned with my passions: I was able to build one of the most cutting-edge, innovative AI-driven companies in the world and I managed a team of incredible people.In leas than 4 years, we scaled from 125 to over 1350 employees globally. We grew at a remarkable pace, built new teams from scratch across the org, rolled out new tools, systems, processes, made two acquisitions and were true partners to the business.

My role encompassed Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and everything in between. I partnered closely with leaders across all business lines globally on hiring, promotion and succession planning, organizational design/team structure, employee relations, COVID preparedness, extensive process creation and constant improvement. I implemented new tools, systems and processes to increase productivity, understand employee engagement, minimize costs and provide comprehensive reporting to my team and the business.Building a team from 1 to 22, we were collectively able to achieve outstanding results, hitting quarterly hiring targets every quarter during my tenure.

Partnered with the SVP of Sales to build out a world-class Enterprise Sales organizationHigh velocity Series B company

Lead Talent Acquisition efforts across the Global Marketing Organization

Percolate is The System of Record for Marketing. Percolate provides a powerful, intuitive software platform to manage all your marketing in one place. From campaign planning, content creation and global brand management to multi-channel audience acquisition and analytics, Percolate unites a brand's employees, partners, systems, and data, as well as their creative ideas and assets, so they can deliver more inspired communications to customers all over the world.

Managed the full-cycle recruitment process in a high-growth, start-up environmentResponsible for on-boarding of all new hires; inclusive of government and company required paperwork and documentationHired over 100 people ranging from Entry-level to Executive across Sales, Marketing, Analytics, E-Commerce, Merchandising, Fulfillment, Design, Creative, Product, Technology, Finance, Human Resources, Editorial and AdministrativePartnered with hiring managers to write job descriptions and set a recruiting strategy that included assessing internal and external talent, sourcing passive and diverse candidates and managing the flow of employee referrals

Execute all facets of the executive recruiting process from sourcing through offer negotiation and successful close.Implement a comprehensive search strategy that strategically identified and recruited top-tier talent in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.Identify, interview, evaluate, present and close qualified candidatesAssess candidate competence, cultural fit, and motivation through face to face interviews.Conducted extensive reference/background checks to report back to clientsResearch companies and industry news to maintain an edge on the market, to best understand the client’s needs and to keep account of all the key executives in the field.Provide expertise, data, interview guidelines and recommendations to clients to support key recruiting decisions at the most senior levels of their organizations.Ensure a positive client and candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment process.

Oversaw full life cycle recruitment for all FTE and contractors within Finance and Technology. Responsible for identifying, recruiting and placing qualified talent.Established proactive relationships with business leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future hiring needs.Developed and maintained a strong network of passive candidates through networking and social media.Positions recruited for included: Chief Technology Officers, Mobile Technology Developers, Financial Analysts, Global IT Managers, Software Developers, Software and Network Engineers, Quality Assurance Analysts, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Infrastructure Managers, etc.Gained expertise in placing talent with a wide variety of technological backgrounds including (but not limited to): C#, C/C++, Core Java, J2EE, Python, R, Matlab, KDB, QUtilized Applicant Tracking Systems including: Maxhire, Bullhorn and Taleo.