The University of British Columbia

Douglas College

Senior Technical Recruiter

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Senior Technical Recruiter - First Recruiter

Helping build out the recruiting function at Mosey from the ground up. Check us out at <a href="http://mosey.com">mosey.com</a>!

Mosey

Recruitment Advisor - First Recruiter

Seattle & Remote (across Canada & the US) Software Engineering, Mobile, & Machine Learning hiring.

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Senior Technical Recruiter (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Oculus)

Axiom Zen is an award-winning venture studio. We specialize in creating and reinventing businesses for a software-centric world.

-  Full Cycle Recruitment for Axiom Zen’s portfolio of companies, including the project management tool ZenHub and Series B funded Dapper Labs (see position below). Products were highly differentiated from each other from SaaS web applications, to gaming, to blockchain
-  Instrumental in Axiom Zen’s growth from 70-190+ employees. Was the only recruiter for the first 6 months where 40+ people were hired
-  Worked with People & Culture to replace Github, which had historically been used as an ATS, with Lever
-  Trained the Recruitment Coordinator in recruitment best practices and she was promoted into a Technical Recruiter role; trained the following Coordinator to take on co-op engineering recruitment.
-  Experience hiring for a wide range of roles with a focus on Software Engineering (Node.js / Golang / React / Blockchain / Smart Contract / Distributed Systems Engineers, DevOps, SRE, Head of Engineering, Engineering Management, Head of Product / CPO, Data Engineering, Head of Recruitment, and Head of Security)
-  Well-versed in a wide range of creative sourcing techniques due to Axiom Zen’s niche hiring needs; creating sourcing strategy plans, using social media channels (LinkedIn, AngelList, Github), attending networking & hiring events, and job board postings
-  In addition to Linkedin, experience using sourcing tools like Contact Out, Hiretual, and Nymeria; used MixMax for email reach out campaigns
-  Organized regular hiring lead syncs with key hiring managers across Axiom Zen in order to ensure transparency on the hiring progress of high priority roles; aimed to understand hiring manager needs to reduce interview to offer ratios
-  95%+ offer-to-close rate

Axiom Zen

Lead Technical Recruiter

Dapper Labs (the company behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot) uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences that are made for you and ready for the real world.

Formed in February 2018, Dapper Labs was spun out of Axiom Zen (see above position) to bring the benefits of decentralization to the first billion consumers through the power of play, fairness and true ownership. Notable investors in Dapper Labs include Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Alphabet’s GV (formerly known as Google Ventures), and the founders of Dreamworks, Reddit, Coinbase, Zynga, and AngelList, among others.

-  First recruiter for Dapper Labs
-  Full Cycle Recruitment. Roles were heavily focused on the world of web, gaming, and blockchain
-  Experience hiring for a wide range of roles with a focus on Software Engineering (Node.js / Golang / React / Blockchain / Smart Contract / Distributed Systems Engineers, DevOps, SRE, Head of Engineering, Engineering Management, Head of Product / CPO, Data Engineering, Head of Recruitment, and Head of Security)
-  Managed agencies and external contractors during high growth periods to increase top of funnel. Increased effectiveness of contracted sourcers by adjusting their focus and processes in order to increase ROI
-  After the departure of the talent marketer, took on aspects of talent branding (social media); helped organize a thought leadership / branding event in order to bring the Dapper Labs name to the local market
-  Was responsible for hiring a large part of the team that built NBA Top Shot & the Flow Blockchain from the ground up.
-  95%+ offer-to-close rate

Dapper Labs

Lead Technical Recruiter - First Recruiter

A leading innovator in Applied Big Data cloud technology, Visier provides SaaS Workforce Intelligence solutions that are enabling the world’s best brands to maximize their business outcomes through their people.

Visier’s solutions let organizations understand and plan — with precision — how to best and most cost-effectively recruit, retain, and develop their workforce.

Responsibilities:
- Recruited for a wide range of roles for the Series D funded startup; primarily sourced for Business Intelligence Consultants, Full-Stack Software Engineers (Scala, Angular, JavaScript, Java), Web Developers, Data Management Engineers, Technical Support Analysts, Project Managers, and other roles
- Exceeded recruitment targets and held a 100% offer to close rate
- Helped drive a recruitment speed dating event in collaboration with HackerX; our team hired 12+ individuals as a result, well above our initial goal of 5
- Full Cycle recruiting from role discovery, to reach outs, to coordination via Lever, to final negotiations and sign off
- Sourced qualified talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards (Glassdoor & Indeed), referral programs, recruitment networking events, career fairs, social media and other channels; majority of hires were sourced
- Engaged senior level stakeholders (Managers, Directors, Executives) to educate and influence them on candidate skills, recruitment processes, strategies and market conditions
- Used Google Suite/MS Office day-to-day, Slack for internal communication and <a href="http://Codility.com">Codility.com</a> for coordinating technical coding assessments with software developers
- Company growth from 300-400 with a recruiting team of 6 during the contract tenure

Visier Inc.

Technical Recruiter

- Worked with job-seeking students & graduates to ensure they have the knowledge for a smooth transition from the classroom to the job market. Coaching on resume building, LinkedIn, Effective Job Applications, Interviews, & Negotiations
- Helped students identify their personal goals to best impact their job search & educational experience
- Led both one-on-ones and career coaching group workshops
- Tracked student progress / outcomes and coordinated with teammates and RED Academy stakeholders on student performance
- Acted as the source of knowledge and experience for other career coaches & ensuring consistency among the coaches

RED Academy

Career Coach Lead (P/T)

- Recruited top talent for all open and future technical positions at Unbounce's head office in Vancouver; focus on development (Java, Ruby on Rails, React, Angular, Python, PHP, etc)
- Supported hiring managers by providing quality and speedy full-cycle recruitment services such as assisting with creating job descriptions, sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessing candidates' experience, knowledge, abilities, and suitability, reference checking, and salary negotiations
- Collaborated with different business stakeholders on how to get creative on how we attract talent.
- Worked closely with the Head of Recruitment and the People and Culture team to utilize cutting edge interview practices with a big emphasis on candidate experience
- Managed and optimized the candidate pipeline with our ATS, JazzHR

Unbounce

RECRUITMENT MANAGER
- Created & Managed RED's full-cycle recruitment process including proactive sourcing, job descriptions, screening, interviewing, assessment, and offer presentation/negotiation
- Worked with managers to create a customized recruitment process for each team
- Regularly recruited developers, UX/UI designers, Digital Marketers, among other roles.
- Well-versed in a wide range of creative sourcing techniques due to RED's niche hiring needs; creating sourcing strategy plans, using social media channels (LinkedIn, Angel List, Github), attending networking & hiring events, and job board postings
- Majority of recruitment was with passive candidates; a big focus must be on finding candidates with the right motivations and fit rather than purely selling a role
- Worked with BambooHR's ATS to ensure it is optimized for RED's hiring process
- Trained and managed others within the people team (Toronto and Vancouver) on recruitment best practices/techniques

TALENT MANAGER
- Actively partnered with local tech companies in Vancouver to expand RED Academy's corporate network. This included on-site face to face meetings with recruiters, hiring managers, executives, and business owners in various companies (start-ups to enterprise level organizations)
- Worked directly with external hiring managers to discuss their hiring needs and facilitate introductions and hires out of RED's graduate pool
- Established relationships and facilitated hires with companies such as: Ledcor, Broadband TV, Impark, DDB Canada, Samsung, Yellow Pages, Amazon, Microsoft, and Trader Corporation
- Sought to understand external hiring manager needs to ensure low interview to offer ratios
- Worked with graduates to introduce them to RED's network and support their job search
- Organized regular hiring events
- Co-led a quarterly professional development workshop
- 1-on-1 Career coaching for job seeking graduates

Recruitment & Talent Manager

- Promoted to Recruitment Specialist after hitting the necessary revenue targets and goals for promotion
- Received two invitations (out of two) for IT/IQ’s “Hy Rollers Club” for top performers
- Number two in recruiter performance for 2015
- Active in mentoring and guiding new associates

IT/IQ Tech Recruiters

Technical Recruitment Specialist - Software Engineering

- Sourced and established strong genuine relationships with IT professionals through various recruitment techniques including cold calling, referrals, internet postings, job boards, social media (Linkedin, GitHub, Facebook), and attending career fairs and networking events as an IT/IQ ambassador
- Performed internal database searches through Applicant Tracking Systems (including Bullhorn and Maxhire) using Boolean logic; suggested ATS tweaks to managers to improve work flow
- Interviewed and evaluated IT professionals holding various skill sets including: Infrastructure Support and Architecture (Networks and Systems), Development (Microsoft, Open Source/Java, Business Intelligence, Database), Quality Assurance, Project/Product Management, Business Analysis, Change Management, Technical Writing, and IT Leadership
- Partnered with Account Managers and client-side hiring managers to create and execute a recruitment plan in order to find the best local and national talent
- Acted as the key account manager for particular clients; coaching hiring managers on market trends and interview recommendations based on individual candidates
- Organized and documented initial phone screens, in person meetings, and client interview feedback from both candidates and hiring managers; ensured the full recruiting lifecycle is documented from initial reach out to offer, negotiation, and acceptance
- Worked with the recruitment coordinator in order to post and refresh current job postings
- Negotiated contract rates, employment offers, and benefits / vacation packages
- Acted as a consultant and subject matter expert for candidates in regards to the IT job market
- Conducted in-depth reference checks
- Able to succeed in a fast paced environment where requirements and priorities regularly shift; focusing on delivery when tasked with specific goals

Technical Recruitment Associate

- Taught English to businessmen and women working at different offices around Quebec City including organizations such as Quebec International, SSQ Insurance, and Festival d'Ete de Quebec; given a bigger client base due to positive initial feedback from early clients
-  Taught at the Low Intermediate to Upper Advanced levels
-  Developed teaching plans based around the needs of each group

Une Affaire d'Anglais

English Teacher

- Worked directly in customers’ homes doing sales presentations
- Customized sales pitches to individual customers, keeping them entertained and engaged in the products for sale; negotiated in order to finalize sales

Christopher Doege