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Most recruiters wait for people to apply. I go find the ones who never will - researching the market, mapping the competitive landscape, and building your pipeline before your competitors even know those people are available. Before I source a single candidate I take the time to deeply understand what you actually need - not just the job description, but the team, the culture, and the gap you're really trying to fill. That alignment is why the candidates I deliver are qualified. That's why I don't waste your time. If you've worked with agencies that sent you a flood of resumes that went nowhere, you already know what broken sourcing looks like. High volume. Low quality. No accountability. That's not how I work. I use AI-powered sourcing tools to research passive candidate pools, map competitive talent landscapes, and identify the people your competitors are also trying to hire. Every candidate I deliver has been vetted against your actual requirements, not a keyword match. I work with companies who are engaged and serious about making a hire, not interviewing everyone who crosses their desk. If you're committed to the process, I'm committed to your outcome. If your pipeline is thin, your process is broken, or your last three searches went nowhere, let's talk.
Founding the recruiting services unit within an established engineering firm - architecting offerings (retained, embedded, direct placement), building pricing and sales strategy from scratch, and co-developing go-to-market execution with the Head of Sales. Designed a scalable department framework built to grow. Currently the unit's sole operator, supporting sales calls to close new business while personally carrying an active search load of 3-4 roles. • Designed all service line offerings, pricing structure, and sales playbook; partnered with Head of Sales to train and roll out to the sales team • Actively participate in sales calls as subject matter expert to support deal closure • Built a scalable department framework and operational infrastructure designed for future headcount growth • Architect and run sourcing strategy across client engagements - designing AI-powered workflows, building Boolean logic, and leading talent mapping on complex searches • Manage ~10 concurrent client relationships while personally filling 3-4 roles per month • Reduced perm placement time-to-fill to under 30 days; time-to-value to under 3 days (first calibrated candidate profile delivered to client) • Serve as primary client advisor on talent market conditions, compensation benchmarks, and hiring process design • Led end-to-end ATS evaluation, selection, and implementation - owned the full lifecycle from platform research and vendor selection through migration (Loxo to Gem CRM/ATS), including user role design, permission structures, technical interview workflow build co-designed with engineering leadership, templates, naming conventions, and all process architecture from scratch
Independent consulting practice focused on one thing: getting the right people in seats before the window closes. Available for fractional and project-based engagements. • Researched, selected, and implemented an AI-driven hiring platform for a national investment firm; trained managers across 97 portfolio properties on adoption and best practices • Built and deployed custom GPT tools for client recruiting teams - automating outreach, improving targeting, and reducing time-to-fill to under 30 days • Delivered full-cycle hiring for product, data, and engineering roles including founding-level hires • Designed lean sourcing processes for early-stage teams replacing high-noise funnels with precision strategies • Coached internal recruiters on Boolean, market mapping, outreach strategy, and tool utilization
Provide one-on-one career coaching to clients across various industries, assisting them in identifying career goals, developing action plans, and enhancing their professional skills. Specialize in areas such as role identification, resume writing, interview preparation, career transitioning, and personal branding.
Supported global technical hiring for distributed teams across Elastic's ELK and Cloud platforms. Built targeted pipelines across EMEA and U.S. markets using advanced Boolean, X-ray, and outreach strategies for highly specialized engineering roles.
Sourced engineering and product talent during a period of aggressive headcount growth at one of the world's largest gaming platforms.