Willy Reese

Willy Reese is a seasoned leader in recruiting, specializing in sourcing, pipeline development, and talent acquisition strategy.

He is dedicated to establishing and nurturing meaningful relationships with clients and top talent, and he travels globally in search of top talent in various areas such as Azure, Cloud, IoT, AI, ML, Linux, OSS, and mobile.

His focus is on recruiting for software engineering, support engineering, escalation engineering, leadership, marketing, and sales roles in order to support Microsoft in becoming the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, with the mission of empowering every individual to achieve more.

Willy Reese's educational background includes studying at Foothill High School and obtaining a BA from UCLA.

His professional experience includes roles as a Recruiting Business Partner at Microsoft, Director of Talent Acquisition at Avaquest and speakTECH Inc, Talent Acquisition Manager at Electronic Arts, Lead Recruiter at T-Mobile, and Senior Contract Recruiter at Microsoft. In addition, he has volunteered as a YMCA Group Leader at YMCA.

His expertise lies in specialized recruitment, talent acquisition strategy, and fostering strong relationships with clients and candidates. He has a strong focus on sourcing top talent in various technical areas and is passionate about enabling individuals to advance their careers and futures.