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Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Managed distributed senior talent acquisition team of 12 supporting 3 critical business areas: Global Business Marketing, Global Experience and Product Strategy.• Jointly led development of organizational project plan recognized for sustaining engagement across team of 30 during organizational change and hiring freeze.• Collaborated with leaders on high-impact Team Health, Business Acumen, Learning & Development programs.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Served as hands-on leader of recruiting and sourcing team of 14. Coached team on how to identify, engage and close key talent in tight and competitive technology space (ML, AI, AR). Led diversity programs in employee outreach, sourcing, candidate engagement, events, training and business partnership.• Led team to significantly outperform hiring goals with more effective strategy. • Significantly overachieved DEI recruiting targets by redefining DEI strategy for entire department. • Outperformed benchmarks for Referral Response, Candidate Experience and Offer Acceptance.• Grew Offer Accept Rate despite shifting market and perception changes.• Established and led Team Health Committee recognized for fostering positive and inclusive culture across entire recruiting team of 50. • Partnered with SVPs of UX Research and Ops to grow interviewer pool by 87% – enabled business to fill backlogged open positions in 6 months.

Oversaw mid-senior level team whose work spanned 13 pillars and 15 role types for Facebook App, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Reality Labs Marketing, including management team recruiting.• Developed 88% of team members to promotions – ongoing coaching, performance management, etc.• Socialized and launched Diverse Slate Approach – credited with establishing diversity representation at all stages of funnel. Trained CMO, 100% of Consumer Marketing management, and recruiting team on DEI.• Created framework and led 8-12 week hiring sprints – closed 30+ roles per sprint. • Drove strategy and execution of multiple large-scale projects cited for increasing efficiency and compliance – batch hiring, headcount reconciliation, debrief and offer approval processes.

Led team of 6 aligned to Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger marketing roles. As In-Team Trainer for entire Marketing pipeline, used systematic process to onboard and train all new hires on talent maps, candidate outreach, business partnership, tools and using data insights to drive results.• Filled 8 senior-level roles, including 2 Director positions.• Coached sourcing team to 100% meeting or exceeding expectations.

While exceeding all recruiting goals, streamlined interview / assessment process and led trainings across multiple Marketing departments, which increased consistency and drove compliance with employment laws.• Surpassed hiring goals 125-170% each half by leveraging market insights, talent maps and strategic partnerships with the business. • As team’s 1st Diversity Change Champion, built strategy to attract, engage and hire diverse talent.

San Ramon, Ca, Us

Recruited candidates for a variety of in-house counsel positions in the environmental, litigation, compliance, transactional and employment law space.

San Ramon, California, Us

Partnered with key executives to fill senior level Software Architect, Research Development, Product Management, Quality Assurance and Go-to-Market roles. Directly supported the Chief Technology Officer, Chief Development Officer and Chief Marketing Officer.

Duluth, Georgia, Us

Identified, presented and closed technical talent for long term consulting and direct hire opportunities nationwide. Supported clients in a variety of industries including High Tech, eCommerce and Healthcare.

San Ramon, California, Us

Senior Executive Search Consultant (05/10-07/11)Led full-time searches for senior- to c-level positions for clients in need of top technical talent. Senior Technical Recruiter (07/09-05/10)Responsible for full-cycle recruitment efforts for long term consulting and direct hire positions in the Financial Services, Insurance, Biotechnology and High Tech industries.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Managed full-cycle recruitment efforts for R&D roles in the Packaging, Foods Product Development, Sensory & Consumer Insights and Solids Product Development departments.