Bethany Dearden

Talent @ Barracuda

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Talent Attraction leader with 10+ years of experience scaling recruiting in high-growth environments. Lead TA Strategy while staying close to the work —partnering closely with executives, building systems, and staying deeply embedded in the day-to-day execution. Design data-driven talent ecosystems that align hiring to product, operational, and revenue goals. Empower & enable recruiting teams to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes that support business growth.

Experience

  • Senior Manager, Global Talent Acquisition at Barracuda
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Veeva Systems (6 yrs)
    • Talent Attraction Manager
      Apr 2023 - Apr 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Senior Talent Partner
      Mar 2022 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Talent Partner
      May 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

      • Develop a team of Talent Partners • Build strong partnerships with Executives and hiring managers during the candidate journey • Deliver an exceptional end-to-end candidate experience • Leverage insights and data to drive results and continuous improvements • Deep understanding of Veeva’s products and services; able to clearly articulate our impact on the life sciences industry

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Partner at Toast, Inc.
    Feb 2020 - Apr 2020 · 3 mos

    • Dedicated Senior Recruiting Partner for the People teams • Built strong relationships with leaders across the People team • Consistently monitored key conversion metrics to track recruiter efficiency and cost-of-hire data • Influenced decision-making by providing hiring teams with weekly insights into the current pipeline and historical funnel trends • Streamlined the interview process and decreased the total amount of time from application review to offer accepted for HRBP roles • Wore many hats and participated in a critical market research project for the Customer Success team • Represented Toast as an Employee Ambassador in networking events

  • Wayfair (2 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Business Recruiter, Finance & Talent
      Dec 2018 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Led full-cycle recruiting efforts for US Corporate Finance, Legal, Real Estate & Talent teams • Built strategic relationships with business leaders VP+ (including C-suite) • Successfully influenced the compensation strategy for Wayfair's Talent Strategy team by building a business case for senior leadership using market comp analysis • Implemented a white-glove hiring approach and proactively cultivated strong relationships with target candidate communities to decrease time-to-fill • Co-led a Master class on stakeholder management and viewed as a subject matter expert by peers • Provided mentorship to teammates on navigating complex negotiations, creative sourcing techniques, and handling difficult stakeholder conversations

    • Business Recruiter, 3D Operations & Merchandising
      Dec 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Promoted in Y1 for exceptional performance on a consistent basis • Helped build out the Imagery/ 3D Operations team; guided stakeholders through scoping roles & profiles, developing job descriptions, and overall org design • Drove a streamlined recruiting process and created innovative sourcing strategies from scratch to hire against aggressive targets. Consistently met or exceeded monthly hiring goals • Collaborated with Talent partners on a variety of special HR projects. Led Wayfair's "Recruiter Roundtable" group to share strong candidate profiles between recruiting teams. Member of a small steering committee to standardize job description development across the company

  • Recruiting Consultant (Agency Recruiter) at BNG Consulting, Inc.
    Jul 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

    BNG Consulting is a boutique permanent placement agency focused on staffing Finance & Accounting, Investment, HR & Administrative professionals with clients across all industries. • Sourced, identified, and qualified potential candidates through the internal applicant tracking system, job boards, social media, search engines, contact lists, and cold calls • Screened candidates for essential function/duties, work history, technical skills, and salary requirements • Coordinated phone and in-person interviews with prospective candidates and hiring managers • Managed every phase of the recruitment process from the initial phone screen to extending an offer • Built and maintained a robust pipeline of talent to accommodate for current and future client demands • Maintained candidate files in the internal applicant tracking system • Developed and expanded long-term candidate relationships