- Partnered with Spredfast as an in-house recruiting contractor (took the offer in Nov 2013 to start Jan 2014
- Made 13 hires in 3 months for 3 markets, both domestic and international. Hires included: 4 Senior UI Engineers, 3 Account Managers, 1 Lead for Mobile Engineering, 1 IT Manager, 1 Customer Support Analyst, 1 Training & Enablement Advisor, 1 Sales Engineer, 1 Junior Financial Analyst
- Worked closely with hiring managers including C-level Executives, EVPs, Directors and Managers, including HR, Engineering, Professional Services, Sales Engineering, Technical Customer Support, IT Management and Finance
- Streamlined hiring workflow processes with HR and senior level executives; helped set job descriptions and realistic expectations for what the market offers financially and in terms of talent; Negotiated with internal teams to ensure the best outcome for each budget and close candidates at competitive salaries
- Managed candidate life cycle from inception candidate relationship to close of the verbal offer and returned, signed offer letters
- Directed communication with outside vendors associated with hiring; Utilized Jobvite, LinkedIn and creative networking tactics
- Recruited and helped negotiate rates with recruitment agencies to attract additional talent for fast-paced projects where additional sourcing was needed
Spredfast
Senior Recruiter (Consultant)
Jan 2014 – Apr 2014
Austin, TX
Demand Media
Senior Recruiter (Consultant)
Oct 2012 – Nov 2013
Austin, TX
- Made 55+ hires for multiple offices, including: Santa Monica (HQ), Austin, Chicago, New York, Toronto, the UK, EMEA
- Managed 10 hiring managers/requisitions at a time in 2-4 time zones, including multiple candidates (varying between 3-15 on each position)
- Recruited for several divisions, including: Pluck, R&D, Content Channels, Livestrong, Content Studios, CoveritLive, Premium Names
- Worked closely with hiring managers including C-level Executives, GMs, VPs, Directors and Managers, including Engineering, Business Development, Sales, Tech Support, Customer Success, IT Operations, Information Systems, Product Development, Marketing
- Sold the culture and products of Demand Media, Pluck, other business divisions to candidates in order to sell opportunities to passive candidates
- Focused heavily on candidate experience throughout every stage of recruitment lifecycle while simultaneously managing expectations of hiring managers
- Negotiated with candidates, HR, Finance and hiring managers to ensure the best outcome for each budget and close the candidate at agreeable rates
- Screened, interviewed, coached, counseled, prepared and debriefed candidates throughout the interview process
- Orchestrated engineering presence, attended and represented company at UT Career Fair
- Created and executed summer internship program; determined budget with VP of Engineering and QA Manager of Pluck; presented to SVP of Social Solutions
Amazon
Recruitment Consultant (6 week project)
**Recruited for Seattle HQ, working remotely from Texas and California
Jun 2012 – July 2012
Austin, TX
- Approached by Amazon to help with a short-term, experimental Austin recruitment project; Determined Amazon hiring needs and built out business plan and proposal of services for the eCommerce Platform Services team
- Managed relationship with 6+ hiring managers to recruit Software Development Engineers, Technical Project/Program Managers, Development Managers, Software Development Engineers in Test and System Administrators; participated in 2 conference calls per week to present candidates to team
- Exceeded goals and expectations for project success by producing 4 offer extends and 3 offer accepts/hires (Needed 1 hire to warrant success of project)
- Developed, delivered and executed entire scope of recruitment plan by leveraging involvement across multiple departments, including staffing & engineering
- Coordinated and hosted 12 onsite interviews in Austin over a 2 day period with 6 Amazon employees from Seattle; Set up 4 phone interviews with qualified candidates outside of the Austin market to be considered for Seattle hires
- Attended Austin technical networking events as a representative of Amazon, including Door64 events and Austin Java User Group