Framingham State University

Manager of Customer Success Recruiting at Toast, Inc.

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

Managing a team of  5 Recruiters ranging in level from mid-career to Principal level.
Helping to build impactful teams from the ground up for International Commercial Expansion, India R+D offices, and all domestic functions.
Responsible for helping to onboard talent across the TA org.
Generate reporting and dashboards to highlight insights and make recommendations.
Work to provide an unparalleled candidate experience.

Toast

Senior TA Manager

Supervise a team of up to 11 geographically dispersed individual contributors, with various skills sets, and levels, across the U.S
Implemented interim hiring process for international hiring (India and Taiwan)
Worked cross-functionally to merge the new LOB into Toast (M+A)
Built and automated weekly reports for monitoring team achievements and updating stakeholders
Supporting all recruiting efforts in all functional areas, including R+D, companywide in an extremely high growth environment resulting in 100% growth YOY
Work to establish efficiencies and streamline processes using data gathered in the Greenhouse ATS
Generated and rolled out new Referral Program
Participated in strategy meetings to determine leveling, team capacity, and quarterly forecasts
Initiated quarterly performance reviews
Work with the team to establish quarterly MBOs and track their achievement
Continuously mentoring and growing the team to drive towards their individual career goals
Generated competency maps for Talent Team and guided direct reports according to their desired path
Frequent use of data to tell a story and make subsequent recommendations to both Hiring Managers and leadership
Implemented new process to shorten interview time and strengthened ability to hire a large number of candidates

Manager Talent Acquisition (SWAT team)

Cogo has unparalleled insight on how to turn a good idea into a great company by supporting its entire lifecycle, from inception to exit. Our startups accelerate their growth by leaning on Cogo's multi-faceted technology platform while leveraging insights and shared lessons from the other companies in the incubator.

- Responsible for generating “6-Pagers” for all new work initiatives
- Designed, planned, executed, and managed first MIT CSAIL internship program at Cogo labs
- Gathered data surrounding the Interview process, analyzed and made changes to the interview process resulting in a more efficient process
- Worked with Engineering team to generate team videos that would be used in all recruiting efforts
- Main POC of implantation and training of PI assessments

Cogo Labs

Sr Manager, Talent Acquisition

- rallyforrestaurants


Hiring, on-boarding and developing 11+ recruiters, including the delivery of performance reviews
Own recruiting for Customer Success and G+A across all markets
Engage with Senior candidates throughout the interview process
Mentoring and leading the team, enabling them to further their careers
Continuous improvement of the recruiting process through metrics and data
Developing Hiring strategy by being a Business Partner to SLT
Delivery of companywide Interview Training
Development and delivery of TA competency map
Development and roll-out of Internal Referral program


I have grown the group from 3 local employees to a cohesive 11 person team of geographically dispersed members that focus on the Customer Success and G+A organizations.  By delivering an unparalleled Toasty candidate experience and identifying innovative ways to streamline the recruiting process we are able to double the teams we support every year. In collaboration with SLT and Finance, I interpret metrics and identify future business needs and the strategies needed to attract top talent.  I have lead several initiatives that included a TA Competency Map, an Internal Referral Program,  and the researching and scoping out of a future Military Hiring program.

Toast, Inc.

Manager Talent Acquisition

Founded in 1997, Endurance has grown into an international family of brands that provides small business owners with the tools they need to establish and build their web presence, get found in online search, and connect with customers through social media, email marketing, and more.

At the heart of our technology is a commitment to (em)Powering small businesses and ensuring their success online. It’s what drives our 3,600+ employees every day. And it’s what ultimately changes the lives of our 5 million+ customers.

We are hiring!!!

Endurance International Group

Senior Technical Recruiter

Last year, businesses spent $12 billion dollars on protection that’s ineffective against today’s new and sophisticated attacks. Barkly is pioneering Runtime Malware Defense, a new type of endpoint protection that protects businesses from sophisticated cyberattacks by recognizing and blocking malicious behavior. Our product is being received by the market enthusiastically and we have customer momentum. Now we are ramping our acquisition efforts by building a world-class inside sales machine.

We are building a world-class team that will take Endpoint security to the next level.

Inbox me if you are serious about taking the next step in your career with a great ground floor oppertunity.

Barkly

Manager Recruiting

- Drive all local and International Recruiting efforts for a Telco SaaS company  (Mexico, Peru,                                             UK, Italy, APAC, EMEA)
- Filled all requisitions without any agency help
- Implement consistent interview process throughout organization using Greenhouse
- Focus on candidate satisfaction through interview process, priding myself on never letting a candidate go unanswered.
- Lead strategy discussion with SMTs and generate all reporting
- Drove Steering committee to identify and implement new Core Values
- Generate content, design and execute a quarterly Newsletter
- Spearhead internal social and recruiting events aimed at promoting employee interaction and culture
- Singlehandedly implemented new ATS (Greenhouse) and delivered trainings to all departments
- Point person for International payroll companies and setting up new employees following foreign employment laws
- Continuously source and move candidates through the hiring process
- National travel to recruiting events, including JMO fairs

Empirix

Recruiting Manager

Acquia is going through explosive growth and I am a hands on Manager with a req load of up to 40.  Last year I individually made about 75 hires.  I have been responsible for supervising a Technical Recruiter and HR Coordinator.  I am working with cutting edge Cloud Technologies and am responsible for attracting technical talent in a very difficult domestic and international landscape.  I am frequently found speaking on panels, planning events, attending conferences and career fairs.  I work directly with Technical Hiring Mangers in regards to Software Engineering, Professional Services, Pre-sales, Support, TAMs, DevOps  and Professional Services.

Acquia

Manager of Technical Recruiting

Acquia is a commercial open-source software company providing products, services, and technical support for Drupal. It is financed by venture capital, receiving $68.5 million in five rounds. Clients include, Twitter, Timex, Mercedes Benz, and Warner Music Group.

AIR Worldwide, Boston MA	Senior Technical Recruiter
- Hired for contract role and flipped to a perm position after 4 months
- Brought on to source technical candidates for R+D
- Instrumental with attending and planning meet-ups (including Microsoft NERD)
- Full cycle Recruitment
- Salary negotiations
- maintaining open and closed requisitions in the PeopleFluent

I am currently looking for:

GIS Software Engineers
HPC/Big Data Engineers
- Net Engineers

AIR Worldwide

Recruit for Software Engineers in the Mortgage automation industry.

Altisource

Contract Recruiter for the Targeted Advertising Industry.

Chitika, Inc.

Contract Senior Technical Recruiter

- Recruit candidates (Sales, Marketing, R+D, IT, HR) for multinational private Malware company
-  Research, gather requirements and implement OpenHire ATS.
-  Generate offer letters and employment contracts.
-  Source, screen and interview candidates.
-  Meet with top management on hiring needs.
-  Keep track of hiring metrics and headcount.
-  Negotiate and research salaries.
-  Responsible for completion and maintenance of Radford Salary surveys.
-  Employee recognition program
-  Assisted in all Events Committee planning

Kaspersky Lab

Senior Recruiter

B2B sales:
-  Responsible for calling on businesses identifying needs. - - Managed all client contracts.
-  Provided candidates with job openings electronically, by uploading employment opportunity information to Internet job boards.
-  Pinpoint recruiting. Raising the interests of candidates by being informative about prospective positions.
-  Scheduled interviews for both clients and candidates.
-  Keep on going relationships with HR/Line Managers for repeat business.
-  Utilizing Monster search engines, social media, networking techniques and key words to prospect potential candidates.
-  Called on potential orders from print, Internet and job search engines.

Cyber Coders

Recruiter

- Responsible for workforce growth from 150 to 400 employees with concentration on R+D.
-  Plan and execute College Career fairs
-  Internationally recruit candidates for Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, Operations and Sales
-  Solid understanding of programming languages and operating systems
-  Report to VP of HR
-  Plan and execute company events such as Christmas party, departmental outings, Intern nights
-  Main contact to all job boards and outside recruiters
generate offer letters and employment contracts
-  First line of contact for candidates as well as conducting in-person and phone interviews
-  Negotiate sand research salaries

Netezza

Internal recruiter/HR

B2B sales: Increased billings 200% in second year of employment. Responsible for calling on businesses identifying the need for Finance/Accounting needs. Managed all client contracts.  Provided candidates with job openings electronically, by uploading employment opportunity information to internet job boards.  Pinpoint recruiting. Raising the interests of candidates by being informative about prospective positions. Interviewed and screened candidates. Performed reference checks.  Scheduled interviews for both clients and candidates. Utilized Micro-J database. Kept on going relationships with HR/Line Managers for repeat business. Held Company-ins for prospective placements increasing hiring rates by 50%. Utilized Monster search engines, networking techniques and key words to prospect potential candidates. Called on potential orders from print, internet and job search engines.

'Sasha Yershov'