Nicki Lopes

Nicki Lopes is a professional with extensive experience in recruiting and talent acquisition. Here's a comprehensive overview of her professional background:

Professional Profile

Current Role:: Founder/CEO & Principal Recruiter at Virtuosity Partners1, a company providing executive search and recruiting services for technology, legal, and finance organizations.

Career Highlights

Recruiting Experience

• Verkada (August 2020 - November 2021): Enterprise Sales Recruiting

  • First Enterprise Sales Recruiting hire
  • Developed team-wide enablement tools and trained sourcing support
  • Achieved 120% personal attainment in Q3 20211

• People.ai (2018-2020): Multiple Recruiting Roles

  • First Internal Go-to-Market (GTM) Recruiting hire
  • Scaled team from ~20 to ~150 employees
  • Partnered on 65+ experienced hires across sales, marketing, customer success, and revenue operations
  • Worked directly with executive leadership
  • Consistently achieved 100%+ hiring goals1

Other Notable Positions

• Technical Recruiting at Facebook (May 2016 - November 2016)
• Technical Recruiting & Recruiting Development Mentor at Thumbtack (April 2015 - April 2016)
• Marketing Cloud Recruiter at Adobe (June 2014 - May 2015)1

Education

• Master of Arts in Mass Communications, Texas Tech University (2012-2013)
• Bachelor of Science, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (2005-2009)1

Additional Credentials

• Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)
• Group Personal Training Specialist
• Hot Yoga and Hot Power Fusion Yoga Certification
• Bilingual: Native English, Professional Working Proficiency in Spanish1

Personal Ventures

Alongside her recruiting career, Nicki also runs Nicki Lopes Coaching + Wellness, focusing on holistic personal development.2