Alita Macias

Alita Macias is a seasoned Talent Acquisition and Executive Recruiting Lead with over 15 years of experience in the Tech industry, specializing in partnering with B2B SaaS and B2C Tech startups to aid in their organizational growth and success.

Alita has a strong track record in creating and implementing end-to-end recruiting strategies and processes that result in acquiring top-tier talent and providing exceptional candidate experiences. Her expertise ranges from in-house to agency recruiting, catering to early-stage startups all the way to hyper-growth companies through IPO stages.

With a solid foundation built at Daversa Partners, a renowned executive search firm for Technology startups, Alita honed her skills in establishing close relationships with Tech CEOs, founders, investors, and executives. She further enriched her career at Lyft, where she contributed significantly as part of the Executive Recruiting team before advancing to lead various recruiting and talent functions at HomeLight, a real estate tech platform experiencing substantial growth.

Alita is known for her data-driven recruitment approach, utilizing talent intelligence, operational efficiencies, and cutting-edge technology tools like Greenhouse, Tableau, Ashby, and Gem to streamline the recruiting process and foster better collaboration between recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers.

Dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in recruitment, Alita has spearheaded initiatives to enhance representation in leadership roles and boost diversity recruitment efforts within organizations. She is passionate about guiding emerging leaders in evaluating their career options and positioning themselves for opportunities that align with their aspirations and ambitions.

Alita Macias holds a background in Japanese Language from Tsuru University and completed her BA in Japanese & Global Studies at UC Santa Barbara. She has held key roles in prominent organizations such as Anthropic, Freelance, Lyft, Mapbox, and Daversa Partners across her professional journey.